Site work for a bridge / tunnel in Sandisfield, Massachusetts. Working plans call for site work for a bridge / tunnel.

PreSolicitation Notice Colebrook Lake Dam Sandisfield MA ndash Old Route 8 Bridge Painting The US Army Corps of Engineers New England District is solicitating an Invitation for Bids IFB for Old Route 8 Bridge Painting in Sandisfield MA This will be a 100 Small Business SetAside IFB procurement The NAICS code for the work described below is 238320 and the size standard is 19 million The project is planned to be issued in August 2025 and will be set aside for Small Business The period of performance will be approximately 90 days The estimated magnitude of this project is between 250000 to 500000 The Old Route 8 Bridge is a single span through truss which carries Old Route 8 over the West Branch of the Farmington River in the Colebrook River Lake area of Colebrook Connecticut The bridge itself is located in Sandisfield Massachusetts and was built in 1927 The site of the work is fully within the Commonwealth of Massachusetts The span length of the bridge is 136rsquo2rdquo centertocenter of bearings The roadway width is 28rsquo0rdquo between 21rdquo wide by 8rdquo high concrete safety curbs with steel angle wheel guards The deck slab varies in thickness from 858rdquo at the center to 6 frac12rdquo at the curb and is supported by 18rsquo5rdquo or 20rsquo10rdquo long by 18rdquo deep American Standard Ibeam stringers spaced at 3rsquo7 frac12rdquo on center The Ibeams are framed into 3rsquo12rdquo deep floor beams and are spaced either 18rsquo5rdquo or 20rsquo0rdquo on center The floor beams are framed into the truss on both sides The chords of each truss are braced laterally in each bay The bridge is on a 41deg skew The work of this project consists of cleaning preparation and painting of the Old Route 8 bridge The existing paint on the bridge is believed to include the original coatings and subsequent maintenance coatings the number of these maintenance coatings is unknown applied over the original at various points over the life of the bridge The last maintenance painting was performed in 2008 Full removal of coatings has never been performed for this structure Data pertaining to the paints used for the original coatings and subsequent coatings is not available however the Contractor shall assume that lead containing paint was used for the original coatings and possibly some of the subsequent maintenance coatings as well and that lead concentrations are high 10 mgcmsup2 or 05 5000 ppm or greater Sampling and testing of the existing coatings for lead has not been performed Due to the high likelihood that lead containing coatings remain on the steel members of the bridge structure the Contractor is required to implement worker health and safety measures and environmental protection measures as required by these specifications and by applicable Federal State of Massachusetts and local laws and regulations including any applicable permits or licensing Scaffolding may be required and fall protection safety measures will be needed Please note that this solicitation is set aside for certified small businesses This is not a request for proposals at this time the solicitation requirements and contract documents which will include instructions for submission and the response date will be available on or about August 2025 Neither telephonic mailed nor faxed requests for hard copies of this solicitation will be accepted The solicitation will only be available online in order to view the solicitation offerors must access the System for Award Management website wwwsamgov In order to download the solicitation offerors must access the Procurement Integrated Enterprise Environment httpspieeebmil All responsible sources may submit a bid which shall be considered by the USACE New England District Additional questions may be emailed to the Contract Specialist at KaylaGonsalvesusacearmymil This notice does not commit the US Government to contract for any supply or service The Method of Contractor Selection has not been determined at this Time *The value for this project is based on a financial range. The value is listed as the highest possible cost from the range provided by a stakeholder or official project document.