2025-CB-063 Addendum No. 1.pdf

This Addendum No. 1 is issued by the Rhode Island Department of Transportation for the rehabilitation of Wood River Bridge No. 056601, which carries Switch Road over the Wood River in the Towns of Richmond and Hopkinton. The project encompasses complete removal and replacement of bridge components including backwalls, abutment stems, approach slabs, bridge deck ends, bearings, and joints; removal and reconstruction of bituminous wearing surface with waterproofing membrane; concrete patching repairs to prestressed concrete I-beams and substructures; ripric repairs; installation of new guardrails and end treatments; signing and striping; and site stabilization. Work includes 54 line items with quantities including 300 square yards of clearing and grubbing, 225 cubic yards of earth excavation, 4,000 square feet of deck surface concrete removal by hydrodemolition, 75 cubic yards of concrete for bridge deck work, 18 elastomeric bearing replacements, and 1,500 linear feet of pavement markings. Questions must be submitted by September 16, 2026, at 12:00 PM EDT, with sealed bids due September 25, 2026, at 1:00 PM EDT through the Ocean State Procures platform. Construction will occur in two phases with alternating traffic control and is restricted to the low-flow season from July 1 through October 31, with an anticipated project duration of two to three months upon award.

The project is federally funded at 80 percent with 20 percent state funding on most items; certain guardrail and pavement marking items carry 100 percent federal funding. All work must comply with the Rhode Island Standard Specifications for Road & Bridge Construction (February 2026) and AASHTO LRFD Bridge Construction Specifications (4th Edition, 2017), and contractors must comply with Davis-Bacon Act prevailing wage requirements. Bidders must submit a 5 percent bid bond and 100 percent performance bond, along with general liability insurance of $1,000,000, workers compensation coverage of $100,000 each accident, and automobile liability insurance of $1,000,000. No Disadvantaged Business Enterprise requirement applies to this project. A 0.33 percent contract administrative fee will be withheld from all payments. Proposals must be submitted electronically through Ocean State Procures and must include DOT anti-collusion certification, debarment certification, conflicts disclosure, and Title VI assurances.