Solicitation
UT NP ARCH 100(2) Bridges on Delicate Arch Road
Department of Transportation · Federal Highway Administration
AI summaryThe Federal Highway Administration (Central Federal Lands Highway Division) wants a contractor to build three 100-foot-span concrete bridges on Delicate Arch Road in Arches National Park, Utah, plus road raising, realignment and paving, under a sealed bid (invitation for bid, IFB) open to all businesses. Paper bids only, no electronic bids, are due by 2:00 PM local time on November 10, 2026 (an amendment moved it to Nov 19, 2026, 2:00 PM MST · 4:00 PM Eastern) (the response due date), and the lowest responsive, responsible bidder wins. The Government's estimate is $10,000,000 to $20,000,000; the notice shows contract completion in December 2028. More in the summary
A newer version of this notice was posted Oct 22, 2026. It moves the due date from Nov 10, 2026 to Nov 19, 2026, which is the date shown on this page. See the latest version.
AI summary Beta
Summary of the version posted Oct 15, 2026. The notice was amended Oct 22, 2026. The due date moved from Nov 10, 2026 to Nov 19, 2026. Check what else changed on SAM.gov. This summary may miss requirements: 5 of 14 attachments weren't read (Sign-in Sheet.pdf, UT NP ARCH 100(2) Pre-Show Powerpoint 10-8-2026.pdf and 3 more). Check the attachments on SAM.gov.
The Federal Highway Administration (Central Federal Lands Highway Division) wants a contractor to build three 100-foot-span concrete bridges on Delicate Arch Road in Arches National Park, Utah, plus road raising, realignment and paving, under a sealed bid (invitation for bid, IFB) open to all businesses. Paper bids only, no electronic bids, are due by 2:00 PM local time on November 10, 2026 (the response due date), and the lowest responsive, responsible bidder wins. The Government's estimate is $10,000,000 to $20,000,000; the notice shows contract completion in December 2028.
Who can bid (4)
- Active SAM.gov registration when you bid and at award, with NAICS 237310 in your profile and annual representations and certifications done
- Bid guarantee (bid bond) with the bid, in original form with original signatures and corporate seals
- Completed Authority to Bind certificate and VETS-4212 declaration with the bid
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- Large businesses that are the apparent low bidder must send an acceptable small business subcontracting plan within 7 days of the contracting officer's request
How to submit: Printed sealed bid mailed or delivered to Laura Slauter, Contract Specialist, Federal Highway Administration, Central Federal Lands Division, 12300 W. Dakota Avenue, Lakewood, CO 80228; electronic bids are not accepted, due November 10, 2026, 2:00 PM Mountain (local time; 4:00 PM Eastern); bids are publicly opened at that time. What to include is under Full summary below. Check the solicitation's instructions on SAM.gov.
Things to watch (11)
- Serious: Paper sealed bids only. Electronic bids are not accepted, so the bid and original bond must be printed, sealed and delivered to Lakewood, Colorado by the response due date.
- Serious: Original bid bond required. A photocopied or faxed bond makes the bid non-responsive, so the surety must supply an original with original signatures and seals.
- Serious: Performance and payment bonds on a $10 to $20 million job. Bonds are referenced for the contract; the amount and days after award are in provisions not read, so confirm your bonding capacity.
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- Serious: All options must be priced. A bid missing prices for Schedule A, Option X or Option Y is not eligible for award.
- Worth checking: HUBZone price preference. The Government adds 10% to the price of bids from firms that are not HUBZone small businesses, which can cost other bidders the award.
- Worth checking: Steel bridge railing plant certification. The railing fabricator must be an AISC-certified plant and no alternatives will be considered, so a supplier must be lined up before bidding.
- Worth checking: SAM registration must be complete when you bid. A late or incomplete registration can send the award to the next bidder. Check a SAM.gov registration.
- Worth checking: Park access and site limits. There is one park entrance with a 13 feet 11 inches kiosk height, a one-day cattle drive in November and April, and no water on site; time limits are in sections 107, 108 and 156 of the special contract requirements.
- Minor: Questions due November 2, 2026. Technical questions go in one Word document by email to CFLContracts@dot.gov; none are accepted after the stated time.
- Minor: The site visit was Oct 8, 2026. Check the notice and its amendments for whether attendance was required, and whether another visit is offered.
- Minor: Named product for delineators. Item 63309-0100 must use Shur-Flex tubular markers to match those in the park, so price that product.
Read from the notice and 9 attachments. 5 of 14 not read. Show which files.
- 6982AF27B000005.pdf (read)
- QnA 10.15.26.pdf (read)
- UT PRA ARCH 100(1) As-Builts.pdf (read)
- UT NP ARCH 100(2) - Cross Sections-Option Y.pdf (read)
- UT NP ARCH 100(2) - Cross Sections-Option X.pdf (read)
- UT NP ARCH 100(2) - Cross Sections-Schedule A.pdf (read)
- UT NP ARCH 100(2) Bridges on Delicate Arch Road Pavement Memo.pdf (read)
- UT NP ARCH 100(2) Bridges on Delicate Arch Road-Delineators-JOFOC.pdf (read)
- UT NP ARCH100(2) Bridges on Delicate Arch Road Final Hydraulics Report_Signed.pdf (read)
- Sign-in Sheet.pdf: not summarized: open it on SAM.gov
- UT NP ARCH 100(2) Pre-Show Powerpoint 10-8-2026.pdf: not read (it couldn't be opened): open it on SAM.gov
- UT NP ARCH 100(2) - PLANS.pdf: not read (it couldn't be opened): open it on SAM.gov
- UT.NP.ARCH.100(2).Bridges on Delicate Arch Road.Geotech Rpt FINAL.February 2025.pdf: not read (it couldn't be opened): open it on SAM.gov
- UT NP ARCH 100(2) Physical Data.zip: not read (the AI doesn't read this file type yet): open it on SAM.gov
Full summary
What they want
- Build 100-foot-span concrete bridges at Salt Valley Wash, Salt Wash and Winter Camp Wash, with drilled shafts (750 LNFT of 24-Inch Diameter and 890 LNFT of 30-Inch Diameter)
- Raise the road at each wash and move the road and new bridge north of the existing crossing at Salt Valley Wash; 10,000 CUYD of embankment and 1,725 CUYD of riprap
- Rework the remaining road sections by full depth reclamation (grinding up and reusing the old pavement) or pavement removal, including parking areas, then a 4-inch overlay; 8,300 TON of asphalt concrete pavement
- Place 752 CUYD of structural concrete, 138,000 LB of epoxy coated reinforcing steel and 642 LNFT of steel two-rail bridge railing
- Install 3,921 LNFT of reinforced, colored concrete curb and 1,290 LNFT of guardrail
- Provide 5,800 HOUR of flagger traffic control; the road stays a busy park road
- Price Schedule A (0.99 miles and 2 parking lots), Option X (0.35 miles) and Option Y (1 parking lot); all three must be priced
- Use the Government's Masterworks web system for daily reports and pay notes, including a training session
- Contract type
- Sealed bid (invitation for bid) for construction, priced by unit price for each bid item
- Period of performance
- Start within 10 calendar days after notice to proceed. Notice's anticipated schedule: award November 2026, notice to proceed December 2026, contract completion December 2028; the exact completion time is in Section 108.01 of the special contract requirements
- Place of performance
- Delicate Arch Road, Arches National Park, Grand County, Utah (Moab, UT)
- Estimated value
- Government's estimate: between $10,000,000 and $20,000,000
- How they'll choose
- Lowest price. Award goes to the lowest responsive, responsible bidder if funds are available. The Government first adds Schedule A plus Options X and Y, and drops options in a set order if funds fall short. A 10% price factor is added to bids from firms that are not HUBZone small businesses.
- Offers due
- November 10, 2026, 2:00 PM Mountain (local time; 4:00 PM Eastern); bids are publicly opened at that time (from the version posted Oct 15, 2026; amended since)
- How to submit
- Printed sealed bid mailed or delivered to Laura Slauter, Contract Specialist, Federal Highway Administration, Central Federal Lands Division, 12300 W. Dakota Avenue, Lakewood, CO 80228; electronic bids are not accepted
What they'll judge offers on
- Price: total of Schedule A plus Option X plus Option Y, then Schedule A plus Option X, then Schedule A plus Option Y, then Schedule A alone, depending on funds
What to include when you submit
- Put the bid and bonds in a sealed envelope or package marked with the time and date for receipt, the solicitation number, and your name and address
- Send SF 1442 (the Standard Form 1442 solicitation, offer and award form), pages A-1 and A-2, and list every amendment in block 19
- Include your answer on interest in formal partnering (page A-6), the bid schedule (pages A-7 through A-17), and the Authority to Bind certificate (pages A-18 through A22)
- Include the Buy American Act and Hazardous Materials pages (A-23 and A-24)
- Include the bid guarantee: bid bonds must be originals with original signatures and corporate seals; photocopies and faxes make the bid non-responsive
- Include the VETS-4212 declaration (page A-ii) and the Bidders' Information pages (B-5 through B-8)
- Price every item in Schedule A, Option X and Option Y; the unit price governs if it conflicts with the extended amount
- HUBZone small businesses that choose to waive the price preference complete Section C of the IFB (RFO clause 52.219-4)
- Bid changes or withdrawals can be sent by mail or email to cflcontracts@dot.gov before the time bids are due
After award, you must have
- Performance and payment bonds for the construction contract; the form's checkboxes couldn't be read, so check SF 1442 item 12A and the days after award in item 12B on SAM.gov From 6982AF27B000005.pdf:
Item 12A: PERFORMANCE AND PAYMENT BONDS: See RFO Clause 52.228-15…
- Steel bridge railing must come from a plant certified under the AISC quality program (the Government says level SBR is adequate) From QnA 10.15.26.pdf:
The railing is required to be from a certified plant.
Current contractor
No incumbent is named. A justification for other than full and open competition covers one item only, Item 63309-0100 Delineator, Type 1 (Shur-Flex HD Tubular Markers, Shur-Flex Driveable Delineators, 100 each), to match markers already used in Arches National Park; the rest of the job is full and open.
Not in the notice text
- Much of the solicitation was not read in full: the plans, geotechnical report, physical data zip and pre-bid presentation are attached but not read, and the middle of the IFB (the bid schedule, special contract requirements, clauses and wage rates) was left out of the text
- Exact contract completion time is in Section 108.01 of the special contract requirements, which was not read; the notice only shows December 2028
- Amount and timing of the bid guarantee and of performance and payment bonds are in provisions not read
- Wage rule: the IFB lists Department of Labor construction wage rate requirements in its Section D, but the rates were not read
- Time and season limits on work are in sections 107, 108 and 156 of the special contract requirements, not read
- Whether the notice's "design and construct" wording means any design work; the IFB issues plans and specifications with the bid
Eligibility and how to respond
- No set-aside: any business, large or small, can bid unless the notice says otherwise.
- How to submit, from the AI summary: Printed sealed bid mailed or delivered to Laura Slauter, Contract Specialist, Federal Highway Administration, Central Federal Lands Division, 12300 W. Dakota Avenue, Lakewood, CO 80228; electronic bids are not accepted. Check it in the notice before you send anything.
- Construction contracts over $2,000 pay at least the local Davis-Bacon wage rates, from the wage determination in the solicitation. Price your labor from it: How to price a government contract, and how Davis-Bacon differs from the Service Contract Act.
Notice details
- Posted
- Oct 15, 2026
- Notice type
- Solicitation
- Office
- 6982AF Central Federal Lands Divisi, Lakewood, CO
- Product/service code
- Y1LB · Construction of Highways, Roads, Streets, Bridges, and Railways
- Business type
- Construction & renovation (FedReady's grouping, from NAICS 237310)
- Versions
4 versions have been posted, newest first.
- Oct 22, 2026 · Amendment 0003Due Nov 19, 2026 (changed)
- Oct 15, 2026 · Amendment 0002 (this version)Due Nov 10, 2026
- Oct 6, 2026 · Amendment 0001Due Nov 10, 2026
- Oct 6, 2026 · SolicitationDue Nov 10, 2026
- Attachments
Past awards and competition
Who has won work like this before, the likely incumbent, and what similar contracts paid, from USAspending.gov.
Before you respond
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Terms on this notice: Solicitation
Full notice text from SAM.gov
PROJECT NUMBER: UT NP ARCH 100(2) PROJECT NAME: Bridges on Delicate Arch Road PROJECT DESCRIPTION: Delicate Arch Road (DAR) is within Arches National Park (Park) and provides access to Delicate Arch. DAR is a functional class 1 roadway (Principal Park Road) and is heavily traveled by visitors and often congested during periods with moderate-to-high levels of visitation. DAR crosses three low-gradient ephemeral washes (Salt Valley Wash, Salt Wash, and Winter Camp Wash) near their confluence in the Salt Wash Basin downstream of Wolfe Ranch. Culverts installed during original road construction in the mid-1990s and during subsequent upgrades are inadequate to allow unobstructed stream flow and sediment transport downstream. This existing condition produces flooding and sediment deposition, which creates unsafe conditions for visitors, triggers road closures, potentially strands Park visitors, diminishes visitor experience of the Park, and generates high operational costs associated with traffic management, visitor safety, and cleanup operations. SCOPE OF THE WORK: This project will be designated as Reconstruction (4R) with one segment of restoration (3R), and will design and construct 100’ span concrete bridges at the Salt Valley Wash, Salt Wash, and Winter Camp Wash. The DA roadway profile at each Wash will be raised to accommodate a 10-year design frequency and allow a medium-sized excavator to access each wash. The DA will be realigned at the Salt Valley wash, moving the roadway and new bridge location to the north of the existing roadway and drainage crossing. The remaining 3R sections of the roadway will receive full depth reclamation (FDR) or removal of pavement, including all parking areas, followed by a 4-inch pavement overlay. PRINCIPAL WORK ITEMS: 20420-0000 Embankment Construction: 10,000 CUYD 25101-0300 Placed Riprap, Class 3: 1,725 CUYD 30202-2000 Roadway Aggregate, Method 2: 5,140 TON 40101-5600 Asphalt Concrete Pavement, Gyratory Mix, 1/2-Inch or 3/4-Inch Nominal Maximum Size Aggregate, 0.3 To <3 Million ESAL: 8,300 TON 55201-0200 Structural Concrete, Class A (AE): 752 CUYD 55401-2000 Reinforcing Steel, Epoxy Coated: 138,000 LB 55601-1100 Bridge Railing, Steel, Two Rail: 642 LNFT 56501-0200 Drilled Shaft, 24-Inch Diameter: 750 LNFT 56501-0300 Drilled Shaft, 30-Inch Diameter: 890 LNFT 60901-1300 Curb, Concrete, 15-Inch Depth (Reinforced, Colored): 3,921 LNFT 61701-4500 Guardrail System Mgs, Type 2, Class A Steel Posts: 1,290 LNFT 63506-0500 Temporary Traffic Control, Flagger: 5,800 HOUR ANTICIPATED SCHEDULE: Advertisement – September 2026 Award – November 2026 NTP – December 2026 Contract Completion – December 2028 ESTIMATED COST RANGE: Total estimated cost between $10,000,000 and $20,000,000 This will be solicited as a full and open competition.
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