Site work and paving for a civil project in Hartford, Connecticut. Completed plans call for site work for a road / highway; for paving for a road / highway; and water / sewer project.

Project Description / Scope of Work: The Connecticut DEEP Division of Forestry is soliciting quotes for a drainage improvement project on 1.07 miles of Butter Jones/Spruce Ledge Road from its intersection with North Tower Hill Road north to its end. The goal of the project is to resurface the road and repair/install new drainage infrastructure to prevent erosion of the road and maintain its long-term utility. Broad-based dips are the preferred drainage structure in most spots requiring improvement due to their low maintenance requirements. 9 locations for drainage structures were identified by the State's monitoring forester in the planning of this project. A map showing the location of the project, estimated required depth of new material, and proposed locations for drainage structures is attached to this ITB, as well as two shapefiles, one containing the proposed locations of drainage structures, and one containing line features attributed with the required depth of new material in each section of the road. The Agency reserves the right to award in part, to reject any and all proposals in whole or in part, for misrepresentation or if the proposal limits or modifies any of the terms, conditions, or specifications of this Invitation to Bid. Introduction The Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) is charged with conserving, improving, and protecting the natural resources and the environment of the state of Connecticut as well as making cheaper, cleaner, and more reliable energy available for the people and businesses of the state. The agency is also committed to playing a positive role in rebuilding Connecticut's economy and creating jobs - and to fostering a sustainable and prosperous economic future for the state. The Forestry Division is comprised of several important programs that work together to conserve and manage forests. Connecticut's state foresters and their partners protect our forest resources by: _ Encouraging private landowners to practice responsible long-term forest management (private landowners own 73% of Connecticut's forest, with more than two-thirds of that owned by families or individuals), _ Protecting Connecticut's forest resources from the effects of fire, insects, disease, and misuse, _ Providing accurate and timely information about Connecticut's forest resources, _ Certifying forest practitioners, _ Managing the State Forests, in which exist many large blocks of unfragmented forest land, _ Engaging municipalities and citizens in the work of urban forestry, and _ Promoting the local forest industry. Project Description / Scope of Work: The Connecticut DEEP Division of Forestry is soliciting quotes for a drainage improvement project on 1.07 miles of Butter Jones/Spruce Ledge Road from its intersection with North Tower Hill Road north to its end. The goal of the project is to resurface the road and repair/install new drainage infrastructure to prevent erosion of the road and maintain its long-term utility. Broad-based dips are the preferred drainage structure in most spots requiring improvement due to their low maintenance requirements. 9 locations for drainage structures were identified by the State's monitoring forester in the planning of this project. A map showing the location of the project, estimated required depth of new material, and proposed locations for drainage structures is attached to this ITB, as well as two shapefiles, one containing the proposed locations of drainage structures, and one containing line features attributed with the required depth of new material in each section of the road. DEEP is seeking quotes from qualified contractors to resurface the road and repair/install necessary drainage structures on this section of Butter Jones/Spruce Ledge Road. Products to be used, equipment, methods, and an estimated duration of work should be detailed by the contractor as part of their quote. All material used must meet Department of Transportation specifications for roadbuilding. Interested Parties: _ May evaluate the treatment site at their own convenience. _ Are invited to attend a pre-bid site meeting / showing with the State's monitoring forester and project supervisor. See below for pre-bid site walk details. RSVP is required. Work Requirements _ The road will be upgraded to a width of 16'. _ Depth of material added to the road will be variable, ranging from as little as 4" to 12" or more where necessary. Necessary depth has been determined by the depth needed to establish a functional crown on a given road segment. _ Required order of operations: o Brush out road edges to 10-feet from road centerline OR if drainage ditch is present, a distance of 5-feet beyond the outer edge of the drainage ditch. _ Brush and tree tops will be chipped on-site. Chips can be blown into the woods. Chips cannot be blown into wetlands or drainage ditches. _ Wood greater than 6", which can be left in longer lengths, will be left on site for f irewood. Any trees over 12" diameter will be bucked into 9' logs and left roadside. _ Cut brush should not be left in the drainage ditches. o Remove all organic material (leaves, debris, brush, trees) from the drainage ditches. _ If necessary, re-shape and grade drainage ditches for appropriate drainage to the applicable culvert. All drainages should be cleared and water should flow into and away from culverts. o Remove existing culverts, dispose of old culvert material, and replace all culverts with HDPE H20 corrugated pipe with smooth interior. _ Replacement culverts should be sized larger than the existing culverts by one size rating. Any 12" and 15" culverts should all be upgraded to a minimum of 18" (i.e. 12-15" culverts replaced with an 18", 18" culverts replaced with a 24", 24" culverts replaced with a 36" etc.). _ Side-by-side, or double culverts will not be used. If replacing a side-by-side culvert with a single pipe, sum the diameters of the two side-by-side culverts and replace to increase by one size rating. _ All culverts should have a minimum of 12" cover to accomplish load rating. _ Culverts will consist of one 20-foot section, an appropriately sized coupler, and an additional 10-foot section to ensure enough span to cross the road, with some overhang on the outflow side. Some culverts could reach 3 lengths of 20' sections (60'). Changing the angle of pipe could allow better flow. _ Culvert inflows and outflows will be cleaned of organic material, graded for drainage away from the road and lined with rip-rap. o Mill/remove remnants of old asphalt from road. _ Approximately 50% of the Butter Jones/Spruce Ledge was a paved road at one t ime. Prior to addition of material and grading, this impervious surface muse be milled/removed from the site to ensure new road has proper drainage and no potential future pothole issues. o Rough grade the entire road including removing boulders / ledge where necessary. _ Rough graded roads should be appropriately crowned so water effectively drains to the roadside drainage ditches. _ All roughed graded road work should be compacted at the end of each day, especially before rain. _ Any disturbed areas on the road should be compacted at the end of each day. _ Where the road is appropriately wide, boulders unearthed during excavation should be re-purposed and strategically placed to prohibit vehicles from accessing the roadside drainage ditches. o Install 1 _" processed aggregate to the desired depth identified on the RFP, or until the appropriate crown height is attained. _ Prior to utilization of processed aggregate, the contractor will submit the name/location of the gravel pit where their material will be coming from. DEEP may request a sample (5 gallon bucket) to ensure the aggregate meets DOT specs. _ If large depressions exist in the road, the vendor may use rip-rap, 3-inch minus or equivalent to establish a base prior to resurfacing with 1 _" over the base. Depressions should be compacted in 1' lifts. _ If the roadbed is underlain by seasonally wet soils, geotextile fabric should be installed prior to installing base / aggregate material. o Grade the road to achieve a functional crown which results in the centerline of the road being 6-8" higher than the edges and will adequately shed water to the roadside drainage ditches. DEEP can occasionally approve water Bars to allow water to shed across the road. o Broad-based dips will be installed as follows: _ 48' from top of dip to discharge point, 48' from discharge point to top of berm, 48' from top of berm back down to preexisting grade. _ Approximately 8" elevation difference between bottom of dip and top of berm. _ Uphill side of dip will be tied in with the bank of the road to prevent water going around the dip. _ Bottom of dip will be reinforced with modified riprap to a depth of 1' _ Face of dip will be reinforced with 8" of 1 _" aggregate or 3"-. _ 3% slope across the bottom of the dip. _ Bottom of dip angled across the road at approximately 30 degrees. _ Compact the road by rolling with a 10-ton vibratory roller. o Install culvert marker posts (4 per culvert) and reflectors (2 reflectors per post). If boulders are not onsite 6"-8" highway posts with reflectors will be installed. If you have further questions, please contact me at the following: Anna Toledo CT DEEP Bureau of Natural Resources Wildlife Division Natural Diversity Database 79 Elm Street Hartford, CT 06106-5127 Anna.Toledo@ct.gov