Court Street Little River Bridge Replacement

INVITATION TO BID
Town of Exeter, New Hampshire
Court Street Little River Bridge Replacement

Sealed proposals for the Bridge Replacement over Little River at Court Street in Exeter, New Hampshire will be received at the Town Office, 10 Front Street (“the OWNER”), Exeter, New Hampshire, 03833 until 2:00 pm, May 22, 2017.  Bids received after the specified time will not be accepted. Bids will be opened at the Select Board meeting on May 22, 2017.

The project is located just south of the Phillips Exeter Academy Campus on Court Street in the Town of Exeter, New Hampshire.  The project begins approximately 160 feet south of NHDOT Bridge No. 095/063 and continues north through the bridge approximately 550 feet.  The project consists of removal and replacement of three existing corrugated metal pipe (CMP) arches spanning the Little River with a precast concrete adjacent box beam structure founded on stub abutments and driven steel H-pile foundations.  At the structure, the channel will have a natural stream bed with riprap channel protection along the banks.  The project includes installation of the bridge structure, reconstruction of the paved roadway with profile adjustments, installation of guardrail, slope protection, relocation of multiple utilities, and other ancillary approach work.

Plans and specifications may be viewed at the offices of:

(1)        Exeter Department of Public Works, Town of Exeter, 13 Newfields Road, Exeter, NH 03833
(2)        CMA Engineers, Inc., 55 South Commercial Street, Manchester, NH 03101
(3)        CMA Engineers, Inc., 35 Bow Street, Portsmouth, NH 03801
(4)        Construction Summary of New Hampshire, 734 Chestnut Street, Manchester, NH 03104
(5)        Infinite Imaging, 933 Islington Street, Portsmouth, NH 03801 (electronic copies)
(6)        Associated General Contractors of NH, 48 Grandview Road, Bow, NH 03304

Copies of the plans, specifications, and addenda may be obtained through the online plan room at Infinite Imaging.

Bidders will be required to furnish a bid bond in the amount of 5% of the total bid, and the successful bidder will be required to furnish a Performance Bond and a Payment Bond each in the amount of 100% of the Contract Price.  Work is anticipated to commence by June 19, 2017.   Substantial Contract completion date shall be October 9, 2017. Final Contract completion date shall be November 30, 2017.

Optional pre-bid conference will be held at the project site on May 2, 2017 at 10:00 am and May 12, 2017 at 10:00 am. Representatives of the Owner will be present to discuss the Project.  Addenda, as considered necessary by the Owner, will be transmitted in response to questions arising at the pre-bid conference.  Oral statements made at the pre-bid conference may not be relied on and will not be binding or legally effective.

The Owner reserves the right to waive any informalities in any or all proposals, to reject any or all proposals, or accept any proposal submitted for the project, as deemed by the Owner to be in its best interests based upon qualifications, experience, demonstrated ability to perform, cost, and other factors deemed by the Owner to bear on the successful outcome of the Contract.