SAM #127EAX27Q0013

Tonto National Forest campground and recreation-site decommissioning

The USDA Forest Service is seeking a contractor to decommission campgrounds and recreation sites in Arizona’s Tonto National Forest. - Government buyer: U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), U.S. Forest Service, USDA-FS CSA Southwest 7; work involves the Tonto Basin and Globe Ranger Districts. - Scope: Base-bid work covers Tonto Basin sites; Jones Water Campground in the Globe Ranger District is an option. Sites named in the attachments include Schoolhouse, Windy Hill, Indian Point, Cholla, Bermuda Flat, Grapevine, and Burnt Corral. - Work requested: Demolish and remove buildings, toilets, fish-cleaning stations, septic and vault systems, pavement, concrete, campground fixtures, and other structures; dispose of waste and debris; backfill and compact; and restore disturbed areas to natural contours. Specified asphalt is to be pulverized, and designated ramadas are to be salvaged for the Forest Service. - Notable requirements: The contractor must arrange required asbestos/lead testing and permits, environmental mitigation, utility capping, licensed waste disposal, and material manifests. Davis-Bacon wages and performance and payment bonds apply. Work is to start within 10 days after notice to proceed and finish within 150 days. - OEMs and vendors: No commercial OEMs, manufacturers, or vendors are named. No manufactured products or product part numbers are requested. - Quantities: The item schedule includes, among other items, asphalt pulverization quantities of 9,000 at Schoolhouse, 10,000 at Windy Hill, and 5,000 at Indian Point; other listed quantities are recorded in the line items below. Units are not stated in the provided summary.

Description

The Tonto National Forest is looking to achieve a more sustainable recreation program. Through this project, several recreation areas will be decommissioned in the Tonto Basin Ranger District (RD), and Globe RD. The decommission of campgrounds at the Tonto Bassin RD is the base bid and at Globe RD, it is an option bid. The intent of this work is to remove and safely dispose outside of the National Forest boundaries, recreational accommodations that include but not limited to Entry station buildings, toilets buildings, sidewalks, asphalt pavement, fish cleaning stations, septic system, and parking lots.

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