BIDS OPENED - Tuesday - July 28-2026.pdf

This is a bid opening report from the Massachusetts Department of Transportation documenting two separate construction projects with bids opened on July 28, 2026. The first project, Fall River Bridge Preservation (F-02-065), involves the preservation of the Fourth Street bridge over I-195, with an office estimate of $1,884,510.00 and seven contractors submitting bids ranging from $2,385,000.00 to $3,726,335.40. The second project, Worcester Pedestrian and Bicycle Improvements on Pleasant Street, encompasses approximately 1.4 miles of roadway enhancements including mill and overlay work, buffered bicycle lane installation, new sidewalk construction, traffic control improvements, drainage upgrades, and utility coordination, with an office estimate of $3,924,628.00 and eight contractors submitting bids ranging from $3,260,984.00 to $4,558,253.90. Both projects required pre-qualification by MassDOT and submission of proposals via www.bidx.com with a 5% proposal guaranty.

The Worcester project includes labor participation goals of 15.3% for minorities and 6.9% for women, with a DBE goal of 0% and no MWBE or SDVOB goals specified. The Fall River project has a 9.00% DBE goal with no MWBE or SDVOB goals indicated. Work on the Worcester project is restricted to 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, with no lane closures during peak hours (7:00-9:00 a.m. and 3:00-6:00 p.m.), and night work requires prior approval and 48-hour notice. Both projects are subject to prevailing wage rates and Buy America preference requirements. Environmental compliance requirements for the Worcester project include northern long-eared bat and tricolored bat protection with tree removal prohibited June 1 through August 15, and the project falls within the Asian Longhorned Beetle Eradication Program Regulated Boundary with additional ALB compliance conditions applicable to bid item 102.1.