Site work and paving for a road / highway in Smithfield, Rhode Island. Completed plans call for site work for a road / highway; and for paving for a road / highway.

The work encompassed in this project shall include, but not be limited to; implementing and removing traffic control measures during construction, milling and overlay of the roadway section, surface preparation (covering and protecting or removal of pavement markings, covering and protecting recessed reflectoiized markers, power washing of pavement surface, vacuum sweeping pavement surface, air cleaning of pavement surface, protection of utility and drainage structures, pre-treatment and filling of joints), application of binder resin, spreading and application of high friction surface aggregate, aggregate clean-up process installation of pavement markings to existing conditions or as shown on the plans, cleaning catch basins and all other incidentals, complete in place, as necessary to complete the work of this Contract to the satisfaction of 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 8.00 percent of the contract bid price, to the Contractors, Subcontractors, and/or suppliers whichadvantaaed 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 in dollar value of the work actually performed by DBE Contractors. There will be no Pre-Bid Conference scheduled for this project. 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. Prospective Bidders are hereby notified that all questions pertaining to this Contract must be submitted electronically. Phone Calls Will Not Be Accepted. 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. The Department of Transportation reserves the right to reject any or all bids. 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 electronically. RIDOT - HSIP - Statewide Roadway Departure Mitigation