Site work and paving for a bridge / tunnel in Providence, Rhode Island. Completed plans call for site work for a bridge / tunnel; and for paving for a bridge / tunnel.

A Bidder Certification Cover Sheet MUST accompany each bid. Bid item description and quantities estimated for this project will also be available online. Should you need assistance in registering or downloading a bid, call (401) 222-3766. Failure to comply will result in mandatory disqualification per Item 4 of Section 12.102.12 of the Division of Purchases Procurement Regulations Adopted December 2010 and RI General Law 37-2-17 which references the RI Vendor Information Program (RIVIP). RI Contract No. 2019-CB-078, RI Federal Aid Project No. RIDOT ADMIN EXP-1, for the Preservation of Cranberry Culvert. Bridge No. 1220 project in the Town of Scituate, County of Providence. will be completed using a three-week closure of Jackson Flat Road for the replacement of the culvert and full depth reconstruction on Jackson Flat Road. The remainder of the roadway work, downstream channel improvements, and stream diversion will take place outside of the three-week closure. The preservation work shall include the installation and subsequent removal of a temporary bypass pipe, demolition of the existing stone masonry culvert, the construction of a precast special culvert manhole which will tie the new culvert to the existing 53" diameter culvert, the installation of a new 54 diameter reinforced concrete pipe culvert, the construction of a new cast-in-place headwall and the installation of riprap channel protection within Cranberry Brook downstream of the culvert. The work also includes, but is not be limited to, road reconstruction including gravel borrow subbase course, hot mix asphalt pavement, sawcutting, curb, sidewalk, pavement markings, drainage, guardrail installation, erosion control. trimming and fine grading, dust control, traffic control, uniformed traffic persons, flag persons, temporary construction signs, maintenance and protection of traffic, temporary barrier, field office, mobilization and all other incidentals, complete and accepted, as required by the Engineer. The Contractor will be required, in accordance with the provisions of the Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Affirmative Action Certification for Contractors and Consultants, to meet the established Race-Conscious Goal, or Contract Goal, of not less than 10.00 percent of the contract bid price, to the Contractors, Subcontractors, and/or suppliers which qualify as Disadvantaged Business Enterprises (DBE's). Failure by the Contractor to demonstrate every good faith effort in fulfilling its DBE commitment during the construction period will result in the reduction in contract payments by the amount determined by multiplying the awarded contract value by the established DBE percentage, and subtracting the dollar value of the work actually performed by DBE contractors. This action will not preclude RIDOT from imposing sanctions or other remedies available as specified in paragraph (I)(C) of the Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Affirmative Action Certification for Contractors and Consultants. The Bid Package consists of a single compact disk (CD) containing the following items: Construction Plans, Standard Specifications for Road and Bridge Construction, Compilations of Approved Specifications, Required Contract Provisions for Federal-Aid Construction Contracts, RI Division of Purchases Procurement Regulations, General Provisions, Rhode Island Standard Details, Rhode Island Bridge Standard Details, Federal Wage Rates, Contract-Specific General Provisions, Job-Specific Specifications, Distribution of Quantities, Appendices (if applicable), Quest Lite bid file, Quest Lite installation software and a Quest Lite User Manual. Only complete bid packages will be issued. It is the policy of the state of Rhode Island to support the fullest possible participation of businesses owned and controlled by individuals who are minorities, individuals who are women, and individuals with disabilities in State public works projects and in State purchases of goods and services. "Minority Business Enterprises" is a small business concern which is at least fifty-one percent (51%) owned and controlled by one or more socially and economically disadvantaged individuals or in the case of a publicly owned business, at least fifty-one (51%) of the stock of which is owned b one or more sociall and economicall disadvanta ed individualso and whose management and daily business operations are controlled by one or more such individuals. "Woman Business Enterprise" or "WBE" means a small business enterprise that is owned and controlled by one or more individuals who are women as defined by R.I. Gen, Laws 37-14.1-3. To be recognized under these Regulations as a WBE_, the business must be certified as a WBE by the ODEO. Minority business enterprises (MBE's) and "Woman Business Enterprise" or (WBE) shall have the maximum opportunity to participate in the performance of procurements and projects outlined in R.IG.L, 37-14.1-3. This shall apply to any and all state purchasing, including, but not limited to, the procurement of goods, services, construction projects. or contracts funded in whole or in part by state funds, or funds which, in accordance with a federal grant or otherwise. the state expends or administers or in which the state is a signatory to the construction contract. Minority business enterprises shall be included in all procurements and construction projects and shall be awarded a minimum of ten percent (10%) of the dollar value of the entire procurement or project in accordance with R.I.G.L 37-14.1-6. Sanctions maybe imposed upon contractors not in compliance with RIGL 37-14.1 and those shall include but not be limited to: (1) Suspension of payments; (2) Termination of the contract; (3) Recovery by the state of ten percent (10%) of the contract award price as liquidated damages; and (4) Denial of right to participate in future projects for up to three (3) years. Participation of firms owned and controlled by minorities and women (MBE's) in state funded and state directed public construction programs and projects and in state purchases of goods and services, including assisting MBE's throughout the life of contracts in which they participate. Submission of MBE/WBE Compliance Plan. Bidders must submit a MBE/WBE Compliance Plan to the Division. The MBE/WBE Compliance Plan shall identify each MBE/WBE name, each subcontract dollar amount and type, and each subcontract that the Bidder projects will be awarded to MBEs/WBEs over the period of the project. Unless otherwise indicated in the solicitation, the Lowest Bidder must submit this MBE/WBE Compliance Plan within ten (10) calendar days of the lowest bidder's receipt of a post qualification letter issued by the Division Please also note that all Bidding Documents required to be submitted and in fact submitted to the Purchasing Agent as part of a bid will be considered returned to the State and need not be returned to RIDOT. A bid bond payable to the State of Rhode Island, in the amount of 5% of the total or gross sum of the bid must be furnished by each bidder. The Proposal Guaranty will be furnished by surety companies authorized/licensed to do business in the State of Rhode Island. The State reserves the right to retain the surety of all bidders until the successful bidder enters into the Contract or until such time as the award or cancellation of the Contract is announced at which point Sureties will be returned to all bidders by the State of Rhode Island. A performance bond of one hundred (100) percent of the contract price with a satisfactory surety company will be required of the successful bidder. All surety companies must be listed with The Department of the Treasury, Fiscal Services, Circular 570, (Latest Revision published by the Federal Register). The Department of Transportation reserves the right to reject any or all bids. Required Contract Provisions - The attention of prospective bidders is called to the fact that this project is to be bid upon and the contract executed subject to all applicable federal laws and regulations for carrying out the provisions of the Federal-Aid Highway program.. Wages of labor on Federal -Aid Highway Projects - the prevailing rate of wages for laborers and mechanics employed by contractors or subcontractors on the initial construction of highway projects on the Federal - Aid Highway System, authorized under the Federal Highway Act of 1968, shall be paid wages at rates not less than those prevailing on the same type of work on similar construction in the immediate locality as determined by the United States Secretary of Labor, in accordance with the Act of August 30, 1935, known as the Davis - Bacon Act, under Decision Nos. 1 through 6 as applicable. Prevailing wage rates and Davis - Bacon Wage Determination Reference Materials are available online . It is advisable to print only the pages applicable to this bid; the rates active on the Rhode Island Vendor Information Program's bid solicitation date for this project are applicable for the duration of the contract resulting from this bid.