The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) Central Federal Lands Highway Division (CFLHD), in cooperation with Santa Cruz County Regional Transportation Commission (RTC), is proposing to develop a 7.5-mile multi-use bicycle and pedestrian trail that would extend along the RTC-owned railroad corridor from Wilder Ranch State Park north to Davenport in unincorporated Santa Cruz County. The Proposed Project consists of developing a multi-use trail that would include an asphalt paved path with unpaved gravel shoulders. In addition, two parking lots along Highway 1 would be improved providing visitor amenities and ADA access to the trail. DO NOT SUBMIT BIDS VIA BIDEXPRESS. See the contract opportunity at https://sam.gov/opp/939f6b0fdadb4333b1ccb06ad5e789f0/view to view the solicitation and bid instructions, obtain bid documents and any addenda, and to submit bids. Bids are due March 5, 2024 at 1 PM Pacific Time (2 PM Mountain Time). A non-mandatory pre-bid site visit, conducted by representatives from the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), will be held on Thursday, February 15, 2024 commencing at 9:00 a.m. FHWA will provide a brief project presentation, a driving tour stopping at various locations to present design elements along the route, and be available to answer questions for the balance of the time period. Access to the project roadways are not restricted to the public during the site visit, please provide your own transportation and personal protective equipment. Tour stopping locations have limited parking, please consolidate vehicles to the extent practical. Interested parties will meet at 1101 Pacific Ave, Suite 250, Santa Cruz, CA 95060 at 9:00 a.m. If you would like to attend the pre-bid meeting, please email CFLContracts@dot.gov by Tuesday, February 13, 2024. FOR GENERAL INFORMATION: E-mail CFLContracts@dot.gov. FOR TECHNICAL INFORMATION (plans and specifications): Questions must be submitted in writing by e-mail at CFLContracts@dot.gov. ESTIMATED PRICE: The price range of the project work is estimated to be between $25,000,000 and $35,000,000.

The RTC is seeking a qualified construction contractor for debris removal, erosion repair and erosion control work (including installing live Willow Cuttings) in several areas of the Santa Cruz Branch Rail Line corridor that were impacted by the recent severe winter storms. Non-mandatory pre-bid site visit planned on Thursday, June 29 at 9:30 AM. Submit bid questions to via Bid Express by the deadline for questions.

PAJARO RIVER BRIDGE REPAIR PROJECT

The RTC is looking to establish one or more contracts for vegetation removal from a bridge (Capitola Trestle MP 15.89a,b) located in Capitola. Work includes vegetation removal and trimming along various spans of the bridge. Vegetation is mostly located on the substructure of the bridge and the use of special equipment such as bucket trucks and rope access equipment are anticipated. The contract lump sum price paid for Clearing and Grubbing shall include full compensation for furnishing all labor, material, tools, equipment and incidentals, including all of the work involved in protecting existing vegetation, including removal of all vegetation necessary to complete the contract and the handing, transporting, and disposal of all excess material, and no additional compensation will be allowed therefor. It shall be the responsibility of the Contractor to properly dispose of all debris off site. The Contractor shall comply with all Federal, State and Local laws and regulations.

The proposed Project will construct a 10 foot high tieback soldier pile retaining wall at the location along the Santa Cruz Branch rail line as depicted in the plans. The proposed Project will also construct drainage improvements consisting of ditch improvement and new chain link fence installation. MANDATORY ON-SITE PRE-BID MEETING: December 14, 2021 @ 1:00 PM