26-County Line Bridge Replacement-Plan Set.pdf
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County Line Bridge Replacement Design-Build Project
This is a construction plan set and solicitation document for the County Line Road Bridge Replacement Project issued by Douglass Township in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. The project encompasses the complete design-build replacement of a bridge on County Line Road, including demolition of the existing culvert, installation of new footings, culvert arch sections, wingwalls, retaining wall sections, and restoration of embankments and disturbed areas. Sealed bids will be received online through the PennBid platform until 11:00 A.M. prevailing time on July 29, 2026, with public bid opening immediately following. A non-mandatory pre-bid meeting will be held on July 22, 2026, at 10:00 A.M. at the project site. The construction sequence includes erosion and sediment control installation, utility notification, complete culvert demolition, excavation and footing installation per structural drawings, installation of culvert arch sections and wingwalls, installation of retaining wall sections, final grading, site restoration with seeding and mulching per specifications, and completion of road work. The plan set includes detailed specifications for seeding and mulching schedules, with permanent seeding formulas using Kentucky bluegrass, Pennlawn red fescue, and perennial ryegrass mixtures at specified rates, along with erosion control fabric installation requirements for slopes 3:1 or steeper.
Each proposal must be accompanied by bid security of not less than ten percent of the bid amount, with unsuccessful bidder surety checks and bonds returned after contract award. The successful bidder will be required to furnish performance and labor and material bonds equal to one hundred percent of the contract amount, a maintenance bond of twenty-five percent of the total contract price, and a certificate of insurance. The project is subject to Pennsylvania Prevailing Wage Act requirements. No bidder may withdraw a bid within sixty days after the scheduled closing time. The township reserves the right to waive any informality or reject any or all bids as deemed in its best interest. The plan set specifies detailed erosion and sediment control best management practices, maintenance schedules requiring weekly inspections and post-runoff event monitoring, and permanent site stabilization requirements with minimum seventy percent vegetative cover or equivalent non-vegetative permanent cover. All earth disturbance activities must comply with approved erosion and sediment control plans, and the Pennsylvania One-Call System must be notified at least three days prior to starting earth disturbance activities for underground utility location.
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184 WEST MAIN STREET, SUITE 300, TRAPPE, PA 19426 ● (610) 489-4949 ● www.gilmore-assoc.com
18' WINGWALL
UPDATES TO STRUCTURE WINGWALL LAYOUT 1/28/26
UPDATED BY:
PENNONI
JDM
184 WEST MAIN STREET, SUITE 300, TRAPPE, PA 19426 ● (610) 489-4949 ● www.gilmore-assoc.com
18' WINGWALL
UPDATES TO STRUCTURE WINGWALL LAYOUT 1/28/26
UPDATED BY:
PENNONI
JDM
184 WEST MAIN STREET, SUITE 300, TRAPPE, PA 19426 ● (610) 489-4949 ● www.gilmore-assoc.com
STANDARD EROSION AND SEDIMENTATION CONTROL PLAN NOTES:
1. ALL EARTH DISTURBANCES, INCLUDING CLEARING AND GRUBBING AS WELL AS
CUTS AND FILLS SHALL BE DONE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE APPROVED E&S
PLAN. A COPY OF THE APPROVED DRAWINGS (STAMPED, SIGNED AND DATED
BY THE REVIEWING AGENCY) MUST BE AVAILABLE AT THE PROJECT SITE AT ALL
TIMES. THE REVIEWING AGENCY SHALL BE NOTIFIED OF ANY CHANGES TO THE
APPROVED PLAN PRIOR TO IMPLEMENTATION OF THOSE CHANGES. THE
REVIEWING AGENCY MAY REQUIRE A WRITTEN SUBMITTAL OF THOSE CHANGES
FOR REVIEW AND APPROVAL AT ITS DISCRETION.
2. AT LEAST 7 DAYS PRIOR TO STARTING ANY EARTH DISTURBANCE ACTIVITIES,
INCLUDING CLEARING AND GRUBBING, THE OWNER AND/OR OPERATOR SHALL
INVITE ALL CONTRACTORS, THE LANDOWNER, APPROPRIATE MUNICIPAL
OFFICIALS, THE E&S PLAN PREPARER, THE PCSM PLAN PREPARER, THE
LICENSED PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBLE FOR OVERSIGHT OF CRITICAL STAGES
OF IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PCSM PLAN, AND A REPRESENTATIVE FROM THE
LOCAL CONSERVATION DISTRICT TO AN ON-SITE PRECONSTRUCTION MEETING.
3. AT LEAST 3 DAYS PRIOR TO STARTING ANY EARTH DISTURBANCE ACTIVITIES,
OR EXPANDING INTO AN AREA PREVIOUSLY UNMARKED, THE PENNSYLVANIA
ONE CALL SYSTEM INC. SHALL BE NOTIFIED AT 1-800-242-1776 FOR THE
LOCATION OF EXISTING UNDERGROUND UTILITIES.
4. ALL EARTH DISTURBANCE ACTIVITIES SHALL PROCEED IN ACCORDANCE WITH
THE SEQUENCE PROVIDED ON THE PLAN DRAWINGS. DEVIATION FROM THAT
SEQUENCE MUST BE APPROVED IN WRITING FROM THE LOCAL CONSERVATION
DISTRICT OR BY THE DEPARTMENT PRIOR TO IMPLEMENTATION.
5. AREAS TO BE FILLED ARE TO BE CLEARED, GRUBBED, AND STRIPPED OF
TOPSOIL TO REMOVE TREES, VEGETATION, ROOTS AND OTHER
OBJECTIONABLE MATERIAL.
6. CLEARING, GRUBBING, AND TOPSOIL STRIPPING SHALL BE LIMITED TO THOSE
AREAS DESCRIBED IN EACH STAGE OF THE CONSTRUCTION SEQUENCE.
GENERAL SITE CLEARING, GRUBBING AND TOPSOIL STRIPPING MAY NOT
COMMENCE IN ANY STAGE OR PHASE OF THE PROJECT UNTIL THE E&S BMPS
SPECIFIED BY THE BMP SEQUENCE FOR THAT STAGE OR PHASE HAVE BEEN
INSTALLED AND ARE FUNCTIONING AS DESCRIBED IN THIS E&S PLAN.
7. AT NO TIME SHALL CONSTRUCTION VEHICLES BE ALLOWED TO ENTER AREAS
OUTSIDE THE LIMIT OF DISTURBANCE BOUNDARIES SHOWN ON THE PLAN
MAPS. THESE AREAS MUST BE CLEARLY MARKED AND FENCED OFF BEFORE
CLEARING AND GRUBBING OPERATIONS BEGIN.
8. TOPSOIL REQUIRED FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF VEGETATION SHALL BE
STOCKPILED AT THE LOCATION(S) SHOWN ON THE PLAN MAPS(S) IN THE
AMOUNT NECESSARY TO COMPLETE THE FINISH GRADING OF ALL EXPOSED
AREAS THAT ARE TO BE STABILIZED BY VEGETATION. EACH STOCKPILE SHALL
BE PROTECTED IN THE MANNER SHOWN ON THE PLAN DRAWINGS. STOCKPILE
HEIGHTS SHALL NOT EXCEED 35 FEET. STOCKPILE SLOPES SHALL BE 2H:1V OR
FLATTER.
9. IMMEDIATELY UPON DISCOVERING UNFORESEEN CIRCUMSTANCES POSING
THE POTENTIAL FOR ACCELERATED EROSION AND/OR SEDIMENT POLLUTION,
THE OPERATOR SHALL IMPLEMENT APPROPRIATE BEST MANAGEMENT
PRACTICES TO MINIMIZE THE POTENTIAL FOR EROSION AND SEDIMENT
POLLUTION AND NOTIFY THE LOCAL CONSERVATION DISTRICT AND/OR THE
REGIONAL OFFICE OF THE DEPARTMENT.
10. ALL BUILDING MATERIALS AND WASTES SHALL BE REMOVED FROM THE SITE
AND RECYCLED OR DISPOSED OF IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE DEPARTMENT'S
SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT REGULATIONS AT 25 PA. CODE 260.1 ET SEQ.,
271.1, AND 287.1 ET. SEQ. NO BUILDING MATERIALS OR WASTES OR UNUSED
BUILDING MATERIALS SHALL BE BURNED, BURIED, DUMPED, OR DISCHARGED
AT THE SITE.
11. ALL OFF-SITE WASTE AND BORROW AREAS MUST HAVE AN E&S PLAN
APPROVED BY THE LOCAL CONSERVATION DISTRICT OR THE DEPARTMENT
FULLY IMPLEMENTED PRIOR TO BEING ACTIVATED.
12. THE CONTRACTOR IS RESPONSIBLE FOR ENSURING THAT ANY MATERIAL
BROUGHT ON SITE IS CLEAN FILL. FORM FP-001 MUST BE RETAINED BY THE
PROPERTY OWNER FOR ANY FILL MATERIAL AFFECTED BY A SPILL OR RELEASE
OF A REGULATED SUBSTANCE BUT QUALIFYING AS CLEAN FILL DUE TO
ANALYTICAL TESTING.
13. ALL PUMPING OF WATER FROM ANY WORK AREA SHALL BE DONE ACCORDING
TO THE PROCEDURE DESCRIBED IN THIS PLAN, OVER UNDISTURBED
VEGETATED AREAS.
14. VEHICLES AND EQUIPMENT MAY NEITHER ENTER DIRECTLY NOR EXIT DIRECTLY
FROM THE PROJECT AREA ONTO GREEN LANE ROAD.
15. UNTIL THE SITE IS STABILIZED, ALL EROSION AND SEDIMENT BMPS SHALL BE
MAINTAINED PROPERLY. MAINTENANCE SHALL INCLUDE INSPECTIONS OF ALL
EROSION AND SEDIMENT BMPS AFTER EACH RUNOFF EVENT AND ON A
WEEKLY BASIS. ALL PREVENTATIVE AND REMEDIAL MAINTENANCE WORK,
INCLUDING CLEAN OUT, REPAIR, REPLACEMENT, REGRADING, RESEEDING,
REMULCHING AND RENETTING MUST BE PERFORMED IMMEDIATELY. IF THE E&S
BMPS FAIL TO PERFORM AS EXPECTED, REPLACEMENT BMPS, OR
MODIFICATIONS OF THOSE INSTALLED WILL BE REQUIRED.
16. A LOG SHOWING DATES THAT E&S BMPS WERE INSPECTED AS WELL AS ANY
DEFICIENCIES FOUND AND THE DATE THEY WERE CORRECTED SHALL BE
MAINTAINED ON THE SITE AND BE MADE AVAILABLE TO REGULATORY AGENCY
OFFICIALS AT THE TIME OF INSPECTION.
17. SEDIMENT TRACKED ONTO ANY PUBLIC ROADWAY OR SIDEWALK SHALL BE
RETURNED TO THE CONSTRUCTION SITE BY THE END OF EACH WORK DAY AND
DISPOSED IN THE MANNER DESCRIBED IN THIS PLAN. IN NO CASE SHALL THE
SEDIMENT BE WASHED, SHOVELED, OR SWEPT INTO ANY ROADSIDE DITCH,
STORM SEWER, OR SURFACE WATER.
18. ALL SEDIMENT REMOVED FROM BMPS SHALL BE DISPOSED OF IN THE MANNER
DESCRIBED ON THE PLAN DRAWINGS.
19. AREAS WHICH ARE TO BE TOPSOILED SHALL BE SCARIFIED TO A MINIMUM
DEPTH OF 3 TO 5 INCHES -- 6 TO 12 INCHES ON COMPACTED SOILS -- PRIOR TO
PLACEMENT OF TOPSOIL. AREAS TO BE VEGETATED SHALL HAVE A MINIMUM 4
INCHES OF TOPSOIL IN PLACE PRIOR TO SEEDING AND MULCHING. FILL
OUTSLOPES SHALL HAVE A MINIMUM OF 2 INCHES OF TOPSOIL.
20. ALL FILLS SHALL BE COMPACTED AS REQUIRED TO REDUCE EROSION,
SLIPPAGE, SETTLEMENT, SUBSIDENCE OR OTHER RELATED PROBLEMS. FILL
INTENDED TO SUPPORT BUILDINGS, STRUCTURES AND CONDUITS, ETC. SHALL
BE COMPACTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH LOCAL REQUIREMENTS OR CODES.
21. ALL EARTHEN FILLS SHALL BE PLACED IN COMPACTED LAYERS NOT TO EXCEED
9 INCHES IN THICKNESS.
22. FILL MATERIALS SHALL BE FREE OF FROZEN PARTICLES, BRUSH, ROOTS, SOD,
OR OTHER FOREIGN OR OBJECTIONABLE MATERIALS THAT WOULD INTERFERE
WITH OR PREVENT CONSTRUCTION OF SATISFACTORY FILLS.
23. FROZEN MATERIALS OR SOFT, MUCKY, OR HIGHLY COMPRESSIBLE MATERIALS
SHALL NOT BE INCORPORATED INTO FILLS.
24. FILL SHALL NOT BE PLACED ON SATURATED OR FROZEN SURFACES.
25. SEEPS OR SPRINGS ENCOUNTERED DURING CONSTRUCTION SHALL BE
HANDLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE STANDARD AND SPECIFICATION FOR
SUBSURFACE DRAIN OR OTHER APPROVED METHOD.
26. ALL GRADED AREAS SHALL BE PERMANENTLY STABILIZED IMMEDIATELY UPON
REACHING FINISHED GRADE. CUT SLOPES IN COMPETENT BEDROCK AND ROCK
FILLS NEED NOT BE VEGETATED. SEEDED AREAS WITHIN 50 FEET OF A
SURFACE WATER, OR AS OTHERWISE SHOWN ON THE PLAN DRAWINGS, SHALL
BE BLANKETED ACCORDING TO THE STANDARDS OF THIS PLAN.
27. IMMEDIATELY AFTER EARTH DISTURBANCE ACTIVITIES CEASE IN ANY AREA OR
SUBAREA OF THE PROJECT, THE OPERATOR SHALL STABILIZE ALL DISTURBED
AREAS. DURING NON-GERMINATING MONTHS, MULCH OR PROTECTIVE
BLANKETING SHALL BE APPLIED AS DESCRIBED IN THE PLAN. AREAS NOT AT
FINISHED GRADE, WHICH WILL BE REACTIVATED WITHIN 1 YEAR, MAY BE
STABILIZED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TEMPORARY STABILIZATION
SPECIFICATIONS. THOSE AREAS WHICH WILL NOT BE REACTIVATED WITHIN 1
YEAR SHALL BE STABILIZED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PERMANENT
STABILIZATION SPECIFICATIONS.
28. PERMANENT STABILIZATION IS DEFINED AS A MINIMUM UNIFORM, PERENNIAL
70% VEGETATIVE COVER OR OTHER PERMANENT NON-VEGETATIVE COVER
WITH A DENSITY SUFFICIENT TO RESIST ACCELERATED EROSION. CUT AND FILL
SLOPES SHALL BE CAPABLE OF RESISTING FAILURE DUE TO SLUMPING,
SLIDING, OR OTHER MOVEMENTS.
29. E&S BMPS SHALL REMAIN FUNCTIONAL AS SUCH UNTIL ALL AREAS TRIBUTARY
TO THEM ARE PERMANENTLY STABILIZED OR UNTIL THEY ARE REPLACED BY
ANOTHER BMP APPROVED BY THE LOCAL CONSERVATION DISTRICT OR THE
DEPARTMENT.
30. UPON COMPLETION OF ALL EARTH DISTURBANCE ACTIVITIES AND PERMANENT
STABILIZATION OF ALL DISTURBED AREAS, THE OWNER AND/OR OPERATOR
SHALL CONTACT THE LOCAL CONSERVATION DISTRICT FOR AN INSPECTION
PRIOR TO REMOVAL/CONVERSION OF THE E&S BMPS.
31. AFTER FINAL SITE STABILIZATION HAS BEEN ACHIEVED, TEMPORARY EROSION
AND SEDIMENT BMPS MUST BE REMOVED OR CONVERTED TO PERMANENT
POST CONSTRUCTION STORMWATER MANAGEMENT BMPS. AREAS DISTURBED
DURING REMOVAL OR CONVERSION OF THE BMPS SHALL BE STABILIZED
IMMEDIATELY. IN ORDER TO ENSURE RAPID REVEGETATION OF DISTURBED
AREAS, SUCH REMOVAL/CONVERSIONS ARE TO BE DONE ONLY DURING THE
GERMINATING SEASON.
32. UPON COMPLETION OF ALL EARTH DISTURBANCE ACTIVITIES AND PERMANENT
STABILIZATION OF ALL DISTURBED AREAS, THE OWNER AND/OR OPERATOR
SHALL CONTACT THE LOCAL CONSERVATION DISTRICT TO SCHEDULE A FINAL
INSPECTION.
33. FAILURE TO CORRECTLY INSTALL E&S BMPS, FAILURE TO PREVENT
SEDIMENT-LADEN RUNOFF FROM LEAVING THE CONSTRUCTION SITE, OR
FAILURE TO TAKE IMMEDIATE CORRECTIVE ACTION TO RESOLVE FAILURE OF
E&S BMPS MAY RESULT IN ADMINISTRATIVE, CIVIL, AND/OR CRIMINAL
PENALTIES BEING INSTITUTED BY THE DEPARTMENT AS DEFINED IN SECTION
602 OF THE PENNSYLVANIA CLEAN STREAMS LAW. THE CLEAN STREAMS LAW
PROVIDES FOR UP TO $10,000 PER DAY IN CIVIL PENALTIES, UP TO $10,000 IN
SUMMARY CRIMINAL PENALTIES, AND UP TO $25,000 IN MISDEMEANOR
CRIMINAL PENALTIES FOR EACH VIOLATION.
SEQUENCE OF CONSTRUCTION:
1) PRIOR TO ANY EARTH DISTURBANCE, A PRE-CONSTRUCTION MEETING IS TO BE
HELD BETWEEN THE CONTRACTOR, TOWNSHIP ENGINEER, AND BOROUGH
STAFF.
2) A MINIMUM OF 3 WORKING DAYS PRIOR TO COMMENCEMENT OF EARTH
DISTURBANCE, NOTIFICATION TO THE PENNSYLVANIA ONE-CALL SYSTEM SHALL
BE MADE.
3) MAINTENANCE AND PROTECTION OF TRAFFIC DURING CONSTRUCTION SHALL
BE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE SPECIFICATIONS AND PER THE PENNDOT
APPROVED DETOUR PLAN AND SIGNAGE PLAN.
4) EROSION CONTROLS SHALL BE INSTALLED PRIOR TO COMMENCING ANY EARTH
DISTURBANCE.
5) COMPLETE CULVERT DEMOLITION.
6) EXCAVATE AND GRADE FOR NEW FOOTINGS.
7) INSTALL FOOTINGS PER STRUCTURAL DRAWINGS.
8) EXCAVATE AND ROUGH GRADE FOR WINGWALLS/EMBANKMENTS.
9) INSTALL CULVERT ARCH SECTIONS AND ATTACH WINGWALLS PER
STRUCTURAL DRAWINGS.
10) INSTALL NEW RETAINING WALL SECTION.
11) FINAL GRADE EMBANKMENTS.
12) RESTORE DISTURBED PERVIOUS AREAS PER THE SEEDING AND MULCHING
SCHEDULE, INCLUDING EROSION CONTROL FABRIC INSTALLATION.
13) COMPLETE ROAD WORK PER SPECIFICATIONS.
SEEDING AND MULCHING SCHEDULE
1. SITE PREPARATION, STABILIZATION AND MAINTENANCE SHALL BE PERFORMED
IN ACCORDANCE WITH PENN STATE UNIVERSITY'S "THE AGRONOMY GUIDE"
AND PENNDOT FORM 408 SPECIFICATIONS' MOST RECENT ADDITION.
TEMPORARY SEEDING SPECIFICATION FORMULA E - ANNUAL RYE GRASS
PERMANENT SEEDING SPECIFICATION FORMULA B -
50% KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS MIXTURE
30% PENNLAWN RED FESCUE
20% PERENNIAL RYEGRASS MIXTURE
STEEP SLOPE SEEDING SPECIFICATION FORMULA W -
70% TALL FESCUE
20% BIRDSFOOT TREFOIL MIXTURE
10% REDTOP
SEEDING RATE FOR THE ABOVE MIXTURES:
10 LBS/1,000 SY FOR TEMPORARY SEEDING
21 LBS/1,000 SY FOR PERMANENT SEEDING
11 LBS/1,000 SY FOR STEEP SLOPE SEEDING (SEE NOTE 5)
2. HAY OR STRAW MULCH SHALL BE APPLIED AT THE RATES OF AT LEAST 3.0
TONS PER ACRE AND SHALL BE APPLIED IN LONG STRANDS, NOT CHOPPED OR
FINELY BROKEN. MULCH WITH MULCH CONTROL NETTING OR EROSION
CONTROL BLANKETS MUST BE INSTALLED ON ALL SLOPES 3:1 OR STEEPER.
3. PULVERIZED AGRICULTURAL LIMESTONE AND COMMERCIAL FERTILIZER SHALL
BE APPLIED TO ALL DISTURBED AREAS WHICH ARE TO BE SEEDED EXCEPT FOR
TEMPORARY SEED AREAS ARE THE FOLLOWING RATES:
PULVERIZED AGRICULTURAL LIMESTONE - 90 LBS/1,000 SF
10-20-20 ANALYSIS COMMERCIAL FERTILIZER - 20 LBS/1,000 SF
NOTE: APPLICATION OF LIME AND FERTILIZER FOR TEMPORARY SEEDING IS
UNNECESSARY AND ONLY SERVES TO CONTRIBUTE TO AN OVERABUNDANCE
OF NUTRIENT POLLUTION IN THE WATERSHED.
4. PERMANENT SEEDING SHALL TAKE PLACE FROM MARCH 15 TO JUNE 1 OR
FROM AUGUST 1 TO OCTOBER 15. IF COMPLETED AT IN OTHER SEASONS,
AREAS SHALL RECEIVE TEMPORARY SEEDING AND 3.0 TONS PER ACRE MULCH.
5. STEEP SLOPE AREAS SHALL BE PROTECTED FROM EROSION BY ONE OF THE
FOLLOWING METHODS. MANUFACTURER'S RECOMMENDATIONS SHALL BE
FOLLOWED FOR PARTICULAR METHOD AND SPECIFIC SITE CONDITIONS.
FLEXIBLE GROWTH MEDIUM: SHALL BE HYDRAULICALLY APPLIED
COMBINATION OF SEED, MULCH, AND EROSION PROTECTION MATERIAL
SIMILAR TO "FLEXTERRA" BY ACF OR EQUAL BY OTHER MANUFACTURER.
EROSION CONTROL MATTING: SHALL BE TEMPORARY MATTING SIMILAR TO
SC350 BY NORTH AMERICAN GREEN OR EQUAL BY OTHER MANUFACTURER.
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