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Name of Contracting Activity:

National Park Service, Grand Teton National Park

Contract Number:

P1460040073

Contract Type:

Firm Fixed Price

Total Contract Value

$260,357.00

Contract Work:

Upgrade of Electrical system, replacement of building lighting, replacement of  flooring, repaint interior and exterior of Visitor’s Center, replace Engine House windows.

Contracting Officer & phone:

Thayne O’Brien, (307) 739-3447

Facility Manager & phone:

Doug Crossen, (435) 471-2209

Technical Manager & phone:

Mike Eissenberg, (303) 969-2488

 

DESCRIPTION OF THE PROJECT

Golden Spike National Historic Site is a National Park Service site, remotely located 65 miles northwest of Ogden, UT., that commemorates the completion of the first trans-continental railroad. It has many displays and exhibits and preserved artifacts from the actual first railroad, including two full size replica steam locomotives built to the exact specifications of the original engines.

 

The visitor’s center upgrade projects were necessary to brighten up the interiors, freshen up the exterior, and repair rodent and other damage to the electrical system. A new projector and sound system was added to the visitor’s theater area. New insulated windows were installed in the engine house where the replica engines are stored and serviced.

A number of challenges have occurred on this project.  Most had to do with the remoteness of the location and the need to keep the visitor’s center open during the remodeling. With a lot of coordination we were able to accomplish the work with a minimal amount of disruption to the site personnel and visitors. At the front entry shown above, exposed rafters were a favorite nesting place for barn swallows in the area. E-Corp proposed covering the exposed rafters with rough-sawn plywood soffett before paint to eliminate the nesting places from the swallows.