Bridge Replacement Project Documentation - Great Barrington, Massachusetts

This document is a project description and supporting exhibit prepared by the Town of Great Barrington, Massachusetts in coordination with the Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) for Federal Aid Project No. HIP(NGB)-003S(961)X. The project involves replacing an existing temporary modular truss bridge carrying Division Street over the Housatonic River with a new single-span steel plate girder structure approximately 136 feet in length. The replacement structure will feature a cast-in-place concrete deck with a 3-inch bituminous concrete wearing surface, an out-to-out width of 35 feet 3 inches accommodating two 11-foot travel lanes, two 5-foot shoulders, and MassDOT standard S3-MTL4 railing. The project includes reconstruction of approach sections on both sides of the river. The existing bridge, which measures approximately 140 feet overall with an out-to-out width of 26 feet 10 inches, will be supported by existing abutments. Only contractors pre-qualified by MassDOT in the BRIDGE - CONSTRUCTION category are eligible to submit bids for this work.

The file establishes the technical specifications and qualification requirements necessary for competitive bidding on this infrastructure replacement project. Prospective bidders must maintain current pre-qualification status in MassDOT's BRIDGE - CONSTRUCTION category to participate. The project represents a federally-aided undertaking under the Highway Improvement Program, indicating that federal funding mechanisms and compliance requirements apply to this contract opportunity.