Site work for a road / highway in Greenfield, Massachusetts. Completed plans call for site work for a road / highway.

H-11A Road Crack Sealing in various Western MA communities in FY27. Contractor Qualification Highway Division Required for DCAMM contracts over $150,000, Highway Division contracts over $50,000. I. Fiber Crack Sealing (Fiber PG) 1. Materials Crack Sealer shall be an Asphalt-Fiber compound designed especially for improving strength and performance of the parent asphalt sealant. A. Asphalt Sealant shall be AC-10 or AC-20 with a penetration of 75-100. B. Fiber reinforcing materials shall be short-length polyester fibers having the following properties: Length 7mm Diameter 0.0008 inch plus or minus 0.0001 inch Specific Gravity 1.32 to 1.40 Melt Temperature 480 degrees F. Minimum Ignition Temperature 1000 degrees F. minimum Tensile Strength 75,000 PSI plus or minus 5,000 PSI Break Elongation 33% plus or minus 9% fully drawn Asphalt-Fiber compound shall be mixed at a rate of 6-8% fiber weight to weight of asphalt cement. C. Black Beauty Boiler Slag (type used for sand blasting) for cover. Application shall be sufficient to prevent pickup of completed application by traffic. 2. Equipment A. Air Compressor: Air Compressors shall be portable and capable of furnishing not less than 100 cubic feet of air per minute at not less than 90 lbs. Per square inch pressure at the nozzle. The compressor shall be equipped with traps that will maintain the compressed air free of oil and water. B. Manually operated, gas powered air-broom or self-propelled sweeper designed especially for use in cleaning highway and airfield pavements shall be used to remove debris, dirt, and dust from cracks. C. Hand tools shall consist of brooms, shovels, metal bars with chisel shaped ends, and any other tools which may be satisfactorily used to accomplish this work. D. Melting Kettle: The unit used to melt the joint sealing compound shall be double boiler, indirect fired type. The space between the inner and outer shells shall be filled with a suitable heat transfer oil or substitute having a flash point of not less than 600 degrees F. The kettle shall be equipped with a satisfactory means of agitating the joint sealer at all ties. This may be accomplished by continuous stirring with mechanically operated paddles and/or by a continuous circulating gear pump attached to the heating unit. The kettle must be equipped with thermostatic control calibrated between 200 degrees F. and 550 degrees F. Question Deadline 04/24/2026 All inquiries concerning this bid should be sent no later than 5 days before the bid is due and directed to: Laura Phelps, Chief Procurement Officer Franklin Regional Council of Governments Email lphelps@frcog.org ph 413-774-3167 x104