Rehabilitation of the String Bridge

Sealed Bids for the construction of the Rehabilitation of the String Bridge Over the Exeter River will be received, by Town of Exeter, at the office of the Town Manager at the Town Hall, 10 Front Street, Exeter, NH 03833, until 2:00 PM local time on Monday, May 23, 2016, at which time the Bids received will be publicly opened and read. The project consists of rehabilitating the two bridges that are separated by Kimball Island. The bridges are similar in construction and consist of 50’ clear span buried cast-in-place reinforced concrete rigid frames. Rehabilitation includes concrete repairs, installation of a new barrier membrane, and repair/replacement of the concrete bridge railings. Roadway approach work will be limited to approximately 75’ west of the west bridge, 115’ east of the east bridge, and 105’ between the bridges on Kimball Island. Additional improvements include relocating overhead utilities within project limits underground and adding historic lighting on the sidewalk bridge railing. The Engineer’s estimate for the work is between $1,000,000 and $1,100,000. The anticipated project schedule is to start construction about July 2016 and complete construction about November 2017. A winter shutdown is required.

Bids shall be on a unit price basis as indicated in the Bid Form.

Bidders must be listed on the NHDOT “Prequalified Contractor’s List” with a classification of bridge and/or bridge rehabilitation or provide written documentation from NHDOT as of the date and time of the Bid Opening. Bids submitted from bidders who are not on the specified classifications of the NHDOT “Prequalified Contractor’s List” or who cannot provide written proof of prequalification from NHDOT prior to the time of the bid opening will be deemed unresponsive and returned unopened.

The Issuing Office for the Bidding Documents is: Hoyle, Tanner & Associates, Inc., 150 Dow Street, Manchester, NH 03101, The contact person for obtaining Bidding Documents is Donna Akerley, 603-669-5555, ext. 185 dakerley@hoyletanner.com. Bidding Documents may be obtained after April 25, 2016 for a non-refundable fee of $50.00 per set with an additional fee of $15.00 per set for shipping and handling if requested for mailing within the continental United States. Fee may be cash, company check, certified check or money order drawn from a U.S. bank, payable to: “Hoyle, Tanner & Associates, Inc.” Partial sets of Bidding Documents will not be made available. Neither Owner nor Engineer will be responsible for full or partial sets of Bidding Documents, including Addenda if any, obtained from sources other than the Issuing Office.

Bidding Documents also may be examined at: Town of Exeter, 10 Front Street, Exeter, NH 03833, the Town of Exeter website http://exeternh.gov/, and the office of the Engineer, Hoyle, Tanner & Associates, Inc., 150 Dow Street, Manchester, New Hampshire 03101, on Mondays through Fridays between the hours of 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM. Plan holders shall purchase bidding documents from the issuing office to be eligible to submit a bid.

Bidding Documents including hard copies and electronic Portable Document Format (PDF) files saved on a compact disk and may be obtained from the Issuing Office either via in-person pickup or via mail, upon Issuing Office’s receipt of payment for the Bidding Documents.

Bidder shall submit a bid using original forms authorized and obtained from the Issuing Office (See Instructions to Bidders). An optional pre-bid conference will be held at 10:00 AM local time on May 11, 2016 at the Exeter Public Library, 4 Chestnut Street, Exeter, NH 03833. Therefore, all interested bidders are encouraged to attend in order to prepare acceptable bid submissions.

Bid security shall be furnished in accordance with the Instructions to Bidders. Owner:Town of Exeter By: Ms. Jennifer Mates, P.E. Title: Assistant Town Engineer