STATE OF ALASKA

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION & PUBLIC FACILITIES (DOT/PF)
CENTRAL REGION

INVITATION TO BID

Sealed bids for Nanwalek-Port Graham Airport Relocation Drilling Services Rebid, Project Number AIP TBD / Z556880000-C, will be received before 2:00 p.m., September 29, 2021 at 4111 Aviation Avenue, Anchorage, Alaska.

This federally funded contract will perform drilling between Port Graham and Nanwalek, Alaska beginning approximately May 2022. This project site is the location for a proposed new airport and access roads to both Port Graham and Nanwalek.  This drilling is in support of gathering geotechnical design data.  Approximately 47 test holes are planned with some requiring the installation of slope inclinometers.  Drill rig and associated tooling and materials will be air lifted to drill sites via helicopter. Field work will be supervised by a DOT&PF engineering geologist. Helicopter services will be procured under a separate contract and provided by the Department for the work described.

The Engineer's Estimate is between $1,000,000 and $2,500,000. The contract end date will be December 31, 2022.

A virtual, non-mandatory pre-bid meeting is scheduled for Tuesday September 14, 2021 from 10:00-11:00am. Please submit your name and email address to the Project Manager, aaron.hughes@alaska.gov, 24 hours in advance in order to receive the link for the virtual meeting.

Plans, Specs, Bid Packets and Addenda along with other additional information pertaining to the project may now be downloaded in their entirety at no charge from the Department’s approved online bidding service: https://www.bidx.com/ak/lettings. From the DOT&PF website: http://dot.alaska.gov/procurement/awp/awp-bids.cfm?rc=CR your company must self-register by clicking on the Plan Holders link, or register with the Central Region Plans Room, or your bid may not be accepted.

Bidding documents may also be purchased for $100.00 per set, payable to the State of Alaska, from the Central Region Plans Room, 4111 Aviation Avenue, Anchorage, Alaska before 4:30 p.m. (907) 269-0408.

Individuals with disabilities, including the hearing impaired, who may need auxiliary aids, services, and/or special modifications to submit a bid/proposal should contact the TTD number: (907) 269-0473, no later than one week prior to the submittal date to make any necessary arrangements.