# NM BR AAO ELBU(1) Elephant Butte Historic Roads

Canonical: https://abierto.us/opportunities/6982af24b000011

- Solicitation number: 6982AF24B000011
- Notice type: Award notice (first published as presolicitation)
- Status: Awarded to Whelcon Contractors LLC for $7,610,794.70
- Department: Department of Transportation
- Agency: Federal Highway Administration
- Contracting office: 6982AF Central Federal Lands Divisi (6982AF)
- NAICS: 237310 Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction
- Product or service code: Y1LB Construction Of Highways, Roads, Streets, Bridges, And Railways
- Set-aside: HUBZone set-aside
- Place of performance: Elephant Butte, New Mexico
- County: Sierra County (FIPS 35051). https://abierto.us/counties/sierra-county-nm-35051
- City: Elephant Butte. https://abierto.us/cities/elephant-butte-nm-3522720
- First posted: October 21, 2024
- Last posted: April 25, 2025
- SAM.gov: https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/07342a33045b498cb3fc16ec80f393f2/view

## Description

**PROJECT NUMBER:** NM BR AAO ELBU(1)

**PROJECT NAME:**

**Elephant Butte Historic Roads PROJECT DESCRIPTION:** The Elephant Butte Dam approximately 4 miles east of Truth or Consequences, New Mexico, in Sierra County. The Elephant Butte Lake State Park which is managed by NM State Parks under a lease agreement with the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation. The project is located at the southern end of the Elephant Butte Reservoir and includes the Damsite area and Paseo del Rio. The Damsite area includes visitor amenities, a day use area, camping, casitas, and houses to rent.

Paseo del Rio offers campsites, river access, hiking and biking trails, and historic information boards. Roads within the historic district also provide access to the largest marina at Elephant Butte Reservoir.

**SCOPE OF THE WORK:** The project will use asphalt and aggregate base to resurface, restore, and rehabilitate multiple road segments within the Elephant Butte Historic District including: Dam Site Winding Road A/B, Ruins Road, Hospital Canyon Road A/B, Dam Site Entrance Road, unpaved Dam Site Marina Entrance Road, and Paseo Del Rio Campground Access Road. The Paseo Del Rio River Access Road has native surfacing but will be improved with aggregate surfacing. Six paved parking lots will be rehabilitated and repaved.

Four additional gravel/native/paved parking lots will be rehabilitated with aggregate surfacing. This project is separated into a base Schedule A, along with two Options, X and Y, to maximize the work that can be completed with the available funds.

**Schedule A Includes:**

• Hospital Canyon Road A and B • Dam Site Entrance Road • Winding Road and Approach Roads • Paseo Del Rio Campground Access Road and Approach Roads • Dam Site Upper East and Upper West Parking • Dam Site Recreation Area Restaurant parking and Overflow Parking • Paseo Del Rio Recreation Area Highway 51 River Access Parking • Paseo Del Rio Recreation Area Campground Comfort Station Parking • Old Fish Hatchery Parking • Winding Road Parking Option X includes:

• Ruins Road Option Y includes:

• Dam Site Marina Entrance Road (concrete) • Dam Site Marina Entrance Road (unpaved) • Dam Site Marina South Parking

## Award on USAspending

- Recipient: Whelcon Contractors LLC (UEI CAJHDXWX86H5)
- Contract: 6982AF25C000023, definitive contract
- Obligated: $7,794,305.11
- Competition: Full and Open Competition After Exclusion of Sources, 5 offers received
- Link: award number 6982AF25C000023 equals the contract number; same awarding office 6982AF (high confidence)
- Record: https://www.usaspending.gov/award/CONT_AWD_6982AF25C000023_6925_-NONE-_-NONE-/


## Publications

- October 21, 2024: Presolicitation. Notice 3157c4590b364aa0ae2bdeda021b781d. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/3157c4590b364aa0ae2bdeda021b781d/view
- January 10, 2025: Solicitation, due February 11, 2025 at 4:00 PM EST. Notice e9c29df6173442a68c6170f6f617ceed. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/e9c29df6173442a68c6170f6f617ceed/view
- February 4, 2025: Solicitation, due February 11, 2025 at 4:00 PM EST. Notice a0571f5ee1d7448f9b274db6f0f67355. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/a0571f5ee1d7448f9b274db6f0f67355/view
- February 6, 2025: Solicitation, due February 11, 2025 at 4:00 PM EST. Notice 12ee04d9e6e747ba8c5aafe2b13e2e9b. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/12ee04d9e6e747ba8c5aafe2b13e2e9b/view
- February 10, 2025: Solicitation, due February 20, 2025 at 4:00 PM EST. Notice 8e859eeaadc84766b3e8093dfd6fd575. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/8e859eeaadc84766b3e8093dfd6fd575/view
- February 19, 2025: Solicitation, due February 20, 2025 at 4:00 PM EST. Notice 272b911c1ba34d1aa1557f45c6b5beda. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/272b911c1ba34d1aa1557f45c6b5beda/view
- February 19, 2025: Solicitation, due February 20, 2025 at 4:00 PM EST. Notice 4ea61584790041d0a8faec31092afcf3. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/4ea61584790041d0a8faec31092afcf3/view
- February 19, 2025: Solicitation, due February 20, 2025 at 4:00 PM EST. Notice a7eb5410c0744df095e1dcc2be14c05a. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/a7eb5410c0744df095e1dcc2be14c05a/view
- February 20, 2025: Solicitation, due February 20, 2025 at 4:00 PM EST. Notice 52a8e211ef2440ec8ed7dce66787f769. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/52a8e211ef2440ec8ed7dce66787f769/view
- April 25, 2025: Award notice. Notice 07342a33045b498cb3fc16ec80f393f2. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/07342a33045b498cb3fc16ec80f393f2/view

## Points of contact

- Douglas Whitcomb, CFLAcquisitions@dot.gov
- Ryan Phillips, cflacquisitions@dot.gov

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