CO BR UCPO Blue Mesa Road(1) Blue Mesa Road

THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR BID – PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS ARE NOT AVAILABLE.

PROJECT NAME: CO BR UCPO Blue Mesa Road(1) Blue Mesa Road

Blue Mesa Road is a 1.44-mile corridor located in Gunnison County, CO and provides access to the Bureau of Reclamation (BOR) Power Plant and Pine Creek Trailhead recreational activities on the Curecanti National Recreational Area.

SCOPE OF THE WORK

 Schedule A: Proposed rehabilitation of 0.86 miles to replace existing gravel roadway with asphalt concrete pavement. Reconstruction/Rehabilitation, as needed, for 0.24 miles of existing asphalt to incorporate raising roadway profile at US 50 intersection, drainage improvements including replacement and/or lining of damaged culverts, relocation of traffic counters, formalize parking area with ADA stalls, signing and striping, ditch reconditioning, rockfall mitigation.

Option X: Proposed rehabilitation of 0.34 miles to replace existing gravel roadway with asphalt concrete pavement from BOR gate to Blue Mesa Power Plant, drainage improvements to include replacement of damaged culverts, signing and striping, ditch reconditioning, installation of 6” electrical conduit for purposes of future automatic gate installation.

Option Y: Proposed 6-inch electric conduit installation and 2 ft x 2 ft max trenching for 2,215 LF miles from the electric security gate to The Blue Mesa Power Plant. Conduit will provide future access for BOR to provide electric connection to security gate.
 

PRINCIPAL WORK ITEMS:
Schedule A:

• 15225-0000 Slope, Reference, and Clearing and Grubbing Control: 1.051 MILE
• 20301-1900 Removal of Pipe Culvert: 5 EACH
• 20401-0000 Roadway Excavation: 1,500 CU YD
• 30201-2000 Roadway Aggregate, Method 2: 2,500 CU YD
• 30302-1000 Ditch Reconditioning: 3,280 LN FT
• 40301-0100 Asphalt Concrete Pavement, Type 1: 2,500 TON
• 60103-0140 Concrete, Headwall for 24-Inch Pipe Culvert (L-Shaped): 3 EACH
• 60103-0160 Concrete, Headwall for 30-Inch Pipe Culvert: 1 EACH
• 60103-0280 Concrete, Headwall for 66-Inch Pipe Culvert (Includes Wingwalls): 1 EACH
• 60201-0800 24-Inch Pipe Culvert: 255 LN FT
• 60201-0900 30-Inch Pipe Culvert: 45 LN FT
• 60707-1200 Lining 66-Inch Pipe Culvert (HDPE Slipline): 110 LN FT
• 60707-1300 Lining 72-Inch Pipe Culvert (HDPE Slipline): 190 LN FT
• 63401-0300 Pavement Markings, Type B, Solid: 46,000 LN FT

Option X:

• 15225-0000 Slope, Reference, and Clearing and Grubbing Control: 0.38 MILE
• 20420-0000 Embankment Construction: 200 CU YD
• 30201-2000 Roadway Aggregate, Method 2: 700 CU YD
• 40301-0100 Asphalt Concrete Pavement, Type 1: 650 TON
• 56603-0000 Reinforced Shotcrete: 180 SQ YD
• 60704-0000 Cleaning Culvert in Place: 7 EA
• 63401-0300 Pavement Markings, Type B, Solid: 8,500 LN FT

Option Y:

• 63610-3410 Conduit, 6-Inch, HDPE (Schedule 40): 2,215 LN FT
• 63621-1000 Utility Box, Pullbox: 6 EA
• 63622-0000 Utility Trench: 2,215 LN FT

ANTICIPATED SCHEDULE
Advertisement: November 2026
Award: January 2027
NTP: April 2027
Construction: May 2027- October 2027

ESTIMATED COST RANGE: Between $2,000,000 and $5,000,000

 A NON-MANDATORY PRE-BID SITE VISIT WILL BE HELD NOVEMBER 4TH, 2026 AT 10:00AM. PLEASE SEE ATTACHEMENTS FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION