Sloan Canyon Contact Station Construction & Delegated Design   4

Background
In November 2002, Congress designated the Sloan Canyon NCA to preserve and protect a portion of southern Nevada’s Mojave Desert for future generations. The 48,438-acre national conservation area forms the southern mountainous skyline of Las Vegas Valley and the City of Henderson (COH). The Sloan Canyon Petroglyph Site is one of the most significant, scenic, and important cultural resources in southern Nevada having more than 300 rock art panels, and nearly 1,700 designs representing native cultures dating from Archaic to historic era. Visitation to the area has been increasing from over 35,000 visitors when Phase one of the Visitor Contact Station was completed to over 82,000 visitors in 2019. This 81% increase in visitation provides an opportunity for needed economic development; and brings management challenges.
Providing adequate infrastructure for trails, trailheads, other recreation types and the need for public interpretation of the area is much needed to meet the needs of diverse user groups. The project area is located near the intersection of Democracy Drive and Nawghaw Poa Road, the multi-purpose facility and surrounding areas complement existing and planned trails within the COH, connecting to the communities of Inspirada.
Facilities, signage, and outreach materials will be located to support diverse recreational demands for various types of recreation within Clark County. This project implements deliberate recreation planning, Sloan Canyon NCA growth and resource protection, developed in response to increasing demand on BLM-administered lands in Clark County, directly conserving natural resources into the future while providing additional recreational opportunities for expanding user demographics.
The Visitor Contact Station will provide recreational opportunities for the communities of Inspirada, Anthem, and other nearby neighborhoods by providing picnic areas, interpretive hiking, outdoor exhibits, and other facilities for the community to use. It will meet demands for out-of-town visitor recreation; specifically hiking, cultural resource history, and visitation to the North McCullough Wilderness by providing interpretive tours of the area.

Work Details
The project includes construction services necessary for completing construction of a 3,000 square foot visitor contact facility that includes an indoor exhibit space, outdoor amphitheater, ½ mile interpretive hiking loop, and an interpretive hiking station. The contractor shall complete the design for the water service connection which includes delegated design for water service, power and fiber optics from the utility connection to the visitor contact facility.
The project consists of an approximately 3,000 SF Visitor Center (construction type II-B) including a welcome/exhibit area, conference rooms, offices, breakroom/kitchen, public restrooms, and support spaces. Site work includes new asphalt parking, shade structures, amphitheater, an accessible loop trail with interpretive exhibits and new connector trails between parking and existing trail.

Period of Performance
760 calendar days following the date of the Government issued project Notice to Proceed.

Place of Performance
Henderson, Nevada