Rehabilitation of Five Tunnels along the Blue Ridge Parkway - Project NC NP BLRI STR(1)

The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), Eastern Federal Lands Highway Division (EFLHD), is seeking qualified prime contractors for a design-bid-build construction project to repair and rehabilitate five tunnels along the Blue Ridge Parkway in North Carolina. The project involves the construction of Mechanically Stabilized Earth (MSE) walls, deep pavement patches, and additional pavement patches, as well as concrete repair/rehabilitation, cleaning and epoxy painting rebar, regrading, drainage work, stone masonry joint repairs, slope grading, milling and resurfacing, pavement markings, and other miscellaneous work. The work is divided into five schedules, each focusing on a different tunnel. The contractor must be a small business and must submit their intention to bid, firm size standard, applicable classifications, ability to perform at least 15% of the contract work, capability to perform a contract of this magnitude, experience in coordinating with multiple agencies, and current bonding capacities. • The project involves the repair and rehabilitation of five tunnels: Rattlesnake Mountain Tunnel, Bunches Bald Mountain Tunnel, Pinnacle Ridge Tunnel, Fork Mountain Tunnel, and Wildacres Tunnel. • The work includes concrete repair/rehabilitation, cleaning and epoxy painting rebar, regrading, drainage work, stone masonry joint repairs, slope grading, milling and resurfacing, pavement markings, and other miscellaneous work. • The contractor must be a small business and must submit their intention to bid, firm size standard, applicable classifications, ability to perform at least 15% of the contract work, capability to perform a contract of this magnitude, experience in coordinating with multiple agencies, and current bonding capacities. • The cost of the entire project is estimated to be between $5,000,000 and $10,000,000.