Site work and paving for a bridge / tunnel in Strong, Maine. Working plans call for site work for a bridge / tunnel; and for paving for a bridge / tunnel.

As of 7/11/2024 All bids have been rejected. Project will rebid next year. This project requires removal of the existing 50' clear span bridge structure (steel beams, precast concrete deck, on failing wooden abutments) and replacement with 66' clear span bridge structure (steel beams, precast concrete deck, on cast-in-place concrete abutments). The new bridge will have a low chord about 2' higher than the previous bridge as well, which allows for greater flood capacity. Road, which is a gravel road, will be regraded within +/- 200' of the bridge to blend in this raised height. Stream restoration will be required for this project. There is a riffle just upstream of the old bridge and a scour pool directly under the old bridge that are thought to have formed due to the old bridge being undersized. Sediment from the riffle is to be cut and placed into the scour pool, leaving the riffle as a high area and the pool as a low area, but brought to within the potential difference limits observed elsewhere on the stream questions concerning these specifications shall be addressed to: Steven C Govoni, P.E., M. ASCE President We ntworth Partners & Associates A Gold Standard Company 31 Commercial Street P.O. Box 2285 Skowhegan, ME 04976 Office: 207.858.8010 Mobile: 207.399.0900 Electronic: sgovoni@wpa-design.com The Franklin County Commissioners reserve the right to accept or reject any or all bids and to waive formalities. All permitting for this was applied for with the State of Maine Department of Environmental Protection (Maine DEP) and the United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE). All permits are in place as of May 1, 2024. The project's in-stream work shall be completed between July 15, 2024 and September 30, 2024. No proposal may be withdrawn for at least 30 days after receipt of proposals.