Site work and paving for a road / highway in Rifle, Colorado. Completed plans call for site work for a road / highway.

This project is a full rebuild of 3rd Street from East to West Avenue, and Railroad Avenue from 2 nd Street to 5th Street and includes new concrete sidewalk, asphalt roadway, concrete roadway, road base, traffic signals at 3rd & 5th Street intersections, surveying, storm drain, water main & services in 3rd Street, demolition and export of materials in the project boundary, alley improvements, parking lot, signage & striping, lighting, electrical, retaining walls, landscaping, irrigation, landscape architecture, fencing, railings, ground water drain columns, etc. Traffic control will be the responsibility of the contractor. Traffic control plans will be required for submittal and approval. A Bid Bond in the amount of 5% of bid price is required, and a Performance and a Payment Bond, each in the amount of 100% of bid, will be required. The contractor will be required to submit a phasing plan and work with the City and the Project Engineer to determine a plan of least impact to businesses in the downtown area. Access to businesses shall remain open for the duration of the project. Public Notification will be handled by the City of Rifle but the awarded contractor should expect to be present in meetings with business owners to communicate the phasing plan prior to beginning work. The new water main in 3rd Street shall be installed, tested, activated, and new services installed prior to abandoning the existing main in an effort to minimize the water shut down time to each business. The contractor will be required be perform their own investigation of existing water service size and location prior to starting construction. Road subgrade will be proof rolled and soft spots stabilized prior to road base placement. A final proof roll will be performed prior to asphalt placement. The contractor shall provide a loaded water truck and driver. It should be anticipated that there will be multiple paving dates to ensure portions of the project are opened as soon as possible. Xcel Energy will perform overhead electric relocation to underground in the alleys. The contractor will be required to provide electrical services underground to each business/building.