attachment-3-bid-94-26.pdf
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- Solicitation number
- Bid 94-26
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- Hillsborough County, New Hampshire
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This is a technical specification sheet for bridge approach rail components issued by the State of New Hampshire Department of Transportation, Bureau of Bridge Design, in support of Request for Bid (RFB) 94-26 for bridge rail parts procurement. The document provides detailed engineering drawings and specifications for T3 steel bridge approach rail systems, including dimensional requirements for W-beam guardrail panels (12 gauge), W6x25 and W6x8.5 steel posts, connection plates, end caps, splice bars, and transition sections from W-beam to thrie-beam configurations. The specifications detail rail post installation with slotted holes for bolting, taper requirements for post tops, galvanized steel end caps with rounded corners, and synthetic offset blocks for guardrail transitions. Components must conform to MASH TL-4 crashworthiness standards as validated through NETC crash testing completed in 2005 and approved by NHDOT administrators and FHWA, with computer simulations confirming compliance. All materials except tubular rail must meet ASTM standards, with carriage bolts specified as ASTM A307 and nuts as ASTM A563 Grade A or better galvanized finish. Post spacing is typically 6 feet 3 inches, with approach rail sections incorporating flared W-beam guardrail configurations at 80:1 slope for 25 feet to restore rail-to-rail width, and transition sections featuring double-nested 12-gauge thrie-beam components with connection plates and terminal connectors.
The specification sheet establishes that all bridge approach rail materials, dimensions, sizes, and notes shall be identical to bridge rail components unless otherwise specified, ensuring consistency across the rail system. Delivery is required to Franklin Yard, 13 Range Road, Franklin, New Hampshire within 120 days of purchase order receipt, with 48 hours advance notice to Christopher Balch at 603-934-5735. The successful bidder must provide a one-year warranty covering all parts, labor, shipping, and expenses or the manufacturer's standard warranty, whichever is greater. Bid submission deadline is 11:00 AM Eastern Time on February 23, 2026, with vendor questions accepted through February 19, 2026 and State responses provided by February 20, 2026. Award will be made to the lowest compliant bid based on total cost of all thirteen line items combined, with pricing required to be firm and inclusive of all delivery costs on an FOB Destination basis. All prospective vendors must be registered to conduct business in New Hampshire and maintain a completed Vendor Application Package with the Bureau of Purchase and Property prior to contract award.
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T Y
P
2"
SCALE: 1
SIDE VIEW
RAIL POST (W6x25)
FRONT VIEW
� RAIL POST
INSTALL TWO BOLTS
(4 SLOTS IN POST
FLANGE OPTIONAL)
� 1 8"x 1
8"
SLOTTED HOLES
V A
R
IE
S
V
A R
IE
S
"8
6 "8
(TYP)
"4
2"
TAPER ALL
W6X25 TOPS
AS SHOWN
* 1"x 1"x 8"
TAB (TYP)
16"
SCALE: 1
END CAP DETAILS
ROUND CORNERS
16" PLATE
** 7
8" HSS8
2" HSS4
* WELD TABS TO END CAP PLATE
IN TAPERED POSITION SO CAP
CAN BE JAMMED INTO END OF
RAIL TUBE
** SEE RAIL NOTES ON BRIDGE
RAIL SHEET
H
S S
H
S S
4"
** 3
8" HSS8
** 3
2" HSS4
1" Ø HOLES
(TYP)
4" Ø HOLES
(TYP)
SCALE: 1
CONNECTION PLATE
CLIP
1"x 1"
8" STEEL (GR 36)
CONNECTION PLATE
(GALVANIZED)
4"4"
"4
3"4
1'-08"3"
2'-3"
3"
SCALE: 1
SECTION B-B
(CONNECTION PLATE)
TOP RAIL
8" CONNECTION
PLATE
16"
16"
8"
8"
16"
16"
16"
8"
8"
4"
10 GAGE PLATE OF
THRIE-BEAM TERMINAL
CONNECTOR
OUTLINE OF
TERMINAL
CONNECTOR BOTTOM RAIL
4" Ø A307
CARRIAGE BOLT
(TYP)
TOP RAIL
OVERLAPPING OF DOUBLE NESTED
THRIE-BEAM NOT SHOWN FOR CLARITY
SCALE: 1
DETAIL A
B
B
OUTLINE OF
TERMINAL CONNECTOR
� W6x25
BOTTOM
RAIL
CONNECTION PLATE
RAIL SLOPE SET
AT BOLT LINE
4" Ø HOLES AT FRONT
FACE OF W6x8.5 POST (TYP)
END OF
CONNECTION
PLATE
� W6x8.5 (POST)
& SYNTHETIC
OFFSET BLOCK
4" Ø A307
CARRIAGE BOLTS
4"4"
"4
4 "4
1'-1
"8
2"8
1'-18"3"
"8
2'-5
SEE RAIL
POST DETAIL
SEE BRIDGE RAIL SHEET FOR
RAIL ATTACHMENT METHOD (TYP)
LAP SECTIONS
IN DIRECTION OF TRAFFIC
W-BEAM GUARDRAIL (12 GAGE) (ROADWAY ITEM)
(6'-3" POST SPACING TYPICAL)
8'-5 4"
SLOPE
DETAIL A
8'-8" POST
LENGTH (TYP)
SCALE:
4" = 1'-0"
ELEVATION - APPROACH RAIL
16"
MIDDLE RAIL 4
16"
BOTTOM RAIL 1
4"
ALL RAILS
(ONE PIECE)
2'-11"
A
A
2'-10"
2'-10"
FACE OF RAIL CONNECTION PLATE
(GALVANIZED)
CURB LINE
PLAN VIEW - APPROACH RAIL
W-BEAM GUARDRAIL (12 GAGE) (ROADWAY ITEM)
FLARE BACK W-BEAM GUARDRAIL AT 80:1 FOR
25'-0" TO RESTORE RAIL-TO-RAIL WIDTH
UNLESS DIRECTED OTHERWISE
SCALE:
4" = 1'-0"
7" REVEAL
7" REVEAL
1" (TYP)
FLARED @ 10:1
4" REVEAL
END CAPS (GALVANIZED)
(TYP)
W6 x 8.5 POST (TYP)
LEVEL
1" (TYP)
SYNTHETIC OFFSET BLOCK (TYP)
8" DEEP (NOMINAL) x 1'-10" LONG
SYNTHETIC OFFSET BLOCK FOR TRANSITION SECTION
8" DEEP (NOMINAL) x 1'-6" LONG
PAY LIMITS ITEM 565.232, BRIDGE APPROACH RAIL T3 (STEEL POSTS), (APPROXIMATE LENGTH = 29'-2")BRIDGE RAIL T3
2'-7"
SPLICE BARS (TYP)
(PAID UNDER APPROACH RAIL UNIT)
(SEE NOTE #6)
SYNTHETIC OFFSET BLOCK
FOR W-BEAM GUARDRAIL
(TYP)
(DO NOT BEND)
MORTAR JOINT
(SEAL WITH
ITEM 562.1)
1'-8" OR L
1'-6" ± 3"X'-X"
(W-BEAM TO THRIE BEAM) (10 GAGE)
6'-3" TRANSITION SECTION
DOUBLE NESTED 12 GAGE THRIE BEAM (12'-6")
"8
2'-5
3 SPACES @ 2'-2" = 6'-6"
(3'-0" - 5'-6" MAX)
X'-X"
PLATE
CONNECTION
TERMINAL CONNECTOR
THRIE BEAM
"2
3'-1"2
" = 9'-44
6 SPACES @ 1'-6
6'-3""2
3'-1"2
3'-1
SECTION
FLARED
(DO NOT BEND)
32'-6" OF STRAIGHT GRANITE CURB (ITEM 609.01)
SCALE:
4" = 1'-0"
SECTION A-A (POST RAIL ASSEMBLY)
VARIES
X
8" Ø A307 B.H.
SPLICE BOLT (TYP)
1"
FINSIHED GRADE SHALL BE
LEVEL WITH TOP OF CURB
SYNTHETIC
OFFSET BLOCK
W6 x 8.5
APPROACH
CURB*
8" Ø
2" A307
BUTTON HEAD BOLT (TYP)
SEE GENERAL
PLANS*
WEARING
COURSE*
HBP*
CRUSHED GRAVEL*
PAY LIMITS
COMMON EXCAV.*
DOUBLE RECESSED NUT
W/ ROCK WASHER (TYP)
2'-6"
"4
* SEE BRIDGE APPROACH CURB DETAIL SHOWN
ELSEWHERE IN THE CONTRACT PLANS.
NOTES:
PENETRATION BUTT WELD (B-U2).
6. WELD BARS ADJUSTED FOR SLOPE & BEND. USE COMPLETE JOINT
606 OF NHDOT SPECIFICATIONS.
7. ALL COMPONENTS, EXCEPT TUBULAR RAIL, SHALL CONFORM TO SECTION
NOTED. SEE BRIDGE RAIL SHEET FOR NOTES AND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.
SHALL BE THE SAME AS THOSE OF THE BRIDGE RAIL, UNLESS OTHERWISE
3. ALL BRIDGE APPROACH RAIL MATERIALS, DIMENSIONS,SIZES, AND NOTES
GRADE A OR BETTER (GALVANIZED).
5. CARRIAGE BOLTS SHALL BE ASTM A307, AND NUTS SHALL BE ASTM A563
W6 x 8.5 POSTS SHALL BE THE SAME AS W-BEAM GUARDRAIL POSTS.
4. W6 x 25 POSTS SHALL BE THE SAME MATERIAL AS THE BRIDGE RAIL POSTS.
1. FOR USE ON ALL INTERSTATE, STATE, AND LOCAL ROADS.
NCHRP 350 TL-4 (FHWA LETTER: HSSD/B-146, JULY 2008).
JUNE 2022. CRASH TESTED (NETC 2005) AND ACCEPTED AS RAILING",
"IN-SERVICE PERFORMANCE EVALUATION OF NETC BRIDGE (29 YEARS):
(NETC), APRIL 2020. FIELD PERFORMANCE CRASHWORTHINESS DETAILS"
MASH COMPUTER SIMULATED STEEL BRIDGE RAIL AND TRANSITION
"DEVELOPEMENT OF 2. MEETS MASH TL-4 BY LS-DNYA SIMULATION:
IN THE TITLE BOX OF THE SHEET.
THE MODIFICATIONS HAVE ON OTHER COMPONENTS WITHIN THE SHEET AND NOTED AS THE DESIGNER
FOR THE MODIFICATIONS BECOMES THE ENGINEER OF RECORD (EOR) FOR THOSE DETAILS AND ALL EFFECTS
IF ANY MODIFICATIONS ARE MADE TO THE DETAILS OTHER THAN NOTED BELOW, THE ENGINEER RESPONSIBLE
THIS SHEET IS BACKED BY CRASH TESTING AND APPROVED BY THE NHDOT ADMINISTRATORS AND FHWA.
1. DISTANCE FROM LAST BRIDGE POST TO 1ST APPROACH POST.
10 GAGE
4"x
2"
SLOTTED HOLES
1"x 2" DIAGONAL
SLOTTED HOLES
SCALE: 1" = 1'-0"
THRIE-BEAM TERMINAL CONNECTOR
C
C
SCALE: 1" = 1'-0"
VIEW C-C
9 - 1" Ø HOLES FOR
4" Ø A307 CARRIAGE
BOLTS (TYP)
"8
7 ( T
Y P
T
Y P
3""4
4"4
44"
"4
1'-08"2"
2'-6"
3"
SCALE: 1" = 1'-0"
x
F O
R
Ø
B U
T T
O N
H E
A D
B O
L T
S x
S
L O
T S
S
L O
T S x
S
L O
T S
THRIE-BEAM TO W-BEAM TRANSITION SECTION
" (10 GAGE)2
7'-3
"4
4"4
4 2"
2" MIN
2" MIN2" "4
4"4
6'-3"
"2
3'-1"2
3'-1
"4
"4
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION * BUREAU OF BRIDGE DESIGN
BRIDGE NO. STATE PROJECTTOWN
LOCATION
REVISIONS AFTER PROPOSAL
SHEET SCALE
DESIGNED
DRAWN
QUANTITIES
REV. DATE
ISSUE DATE FEDERAL PROJECT NO. SHEET NO. TOTAL SHEETS
FILE NUMBER
OF
BRIDGE SHEET
DATEBY
CHECKED
CHECKED
CHECKED
DATEBY
SUBDIRECTORY
BR-RAIL-ST T3 BR-APP-RAIL
.DGN LOCATOR
T3 STEEL BR APP RAIL (STEEL POSTS)
XX
NHDOT
JSZ 10/05
XX/XXXXXXX/XXXXX
PJP 10/05
3/02NETC/JSZ
AS NOTED 12/2024
11/15/05
N26ADH
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