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

The intent and purpose is to establish a contract with one qualified contractor to apply pavement markings, both paint and thermoplastic material, to Town streets and intersections. All proposals must be submitted to the Town's Procurement Officer by the specified deadline. Question Deadline 03/19/2026 at 5:00 PM ET Questions regarding this IFB should be sent to Tara Vance (tvance@christiansburg.org) PROJECT SPECIFICATIONS 1. All work shall be completed in a first-class workmanship manner, acceptable to the Town in all respects. 2. All materials shall be in conformance with current Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) Road and Bridge Specifications and current Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD) requirements 3. All paint markings shall be applied at a minimum thickness of 15 mils and the thickness applied shall be uniform. 4. All thermoplastic markings shall be applied at a thickness of 90 mils, with a tolerance of +/- 5 mils. 5. Reflective beads shall be applied with all paint and thermoplastic markings according to VDOT Road and Bridge Specifications and MUTCD requirements and standards. 6. The Contractor shall be solely responsible for ensuring that all pavement markings are applied according to the marking material manufacturer's recommendations and instructions, current MUTCD requirements, current VDOT requirements and specifications and requirements of the Town. The Contractor shall be responsible for correcting any problems encountered, as determined by the Director of Public Works (or his/her designee), at the Contractor's expense. 7. The Contractor shall be responsible for proper preparation of the pavement surface prior to marking by removing dust, dirt, loose particles, and other foreign debris immediately before applying pavement marking. 8. The pavement surface must be dry at the time of marking application. Marking material shall not be applied within 24 hours of rain or inclement weather unless authorized by the Town's Director of Public Works or his/her designee. 9. Pavement temperature shall not be less than 50o F at the time of marking application. 10. Pavement markings shall be applied in such a matter as to prevent splattering and over spray. The freshly applied marking shall be protected from vehicle traffic by guard or warning devices until the surface is assured to be track free. If any traffic marking or marking line is tracked or if splattering occurs, the designated area shall be removed and reapplied at the Contractor's expense to the satisfaction of the Town. 11. Eradication: The Contractor will cooperate and communicate with the Public Works Street Assistant Director or his/her designee to determine where eradication of existing pavement markings may be necessary. The Town reserves to right to purchase the eradication work from the Contractor via the contract or to have employees of the Town perform this portion of the work. The decision on who will be responsible for the eradication for any portion of the work requested belongs solely to the Town. If the Town elects to perform the eradication with Town employees for any portion of the areas to be marked, the Contractor must provide the Public Works Street Assistant Director (or his/her designee) with a minimum of two weeks' notice of when eradication must be complete for each intersection or area that needs eradication.