Site work, paving and renovation of a civil project in Warwick, Rhode Island. Completed plans call for the renovation of a bridge / tunnel; for site work for a bridge / tunnel; and for paving for a bridge / tunnel.

Rhode Island Federal-Aid\State-Aid Project Numbers: 3RD-PRTY(258), NHP-0037(012), NHPG-0037(013), NHP-TIGR(003) Project will consist of replacing 4 bridges, rehabilitating 11 bridges and culverts to preserve and extend the useful life of these structures and roadway work to inprove the traffic operations of Route 37, Pontiac Avenue and Sockanosset Cross Road in Cranston and Warwick. A Bidder Certification Cover Sheet MUST accompany each bid. Bid item description and quantities estimated for this project will also be available Electronically. 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). The project will consist of replacing four bridges,rehabilitating eleven bridges and culverts to preserve and extend the useful life of these structures and roadway work to improve the traffic operations of Route 37, Pontiac Avenue and Sockanosset Cross Road in Cranston and Warwick. 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 8.00 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 Computer Disks for competitive bidding for the above described work will be furnished by the Department of Transportation, Division of Administrative Services, Contracts & Specifications Office, Room 108, Two Capitol Hill, Providence, Rhode Island, 02903, Tel.Number (401) 222-2495. The Plans, Specifications and Special Provisions may also be examined on or after September 25, 2019 every weekday except holidays between the hours of 8:00 AM and 4:00 PM. 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. 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. It is advisable to print only the pages applicable to this bid; the rates active on the Rhode Island Vendor Information Programs bid solicitation date for this project are applicable for the duration of the contract resulting from this bid. Work Hours Act of 1962 - This contract is subject to Work Hours Act of 1962, Public Law 87-581 and implementing regulations. There will be no Pre-Bid Conference scheduled for this project.