tb-2603-bid-tab.pdf

This is a bid tabulation document prepared by the State of New Hampshire Department of Natural and Cultural Resources, Division of Parks and Recreation, Bureau of Trails for Project TB-2603, a rail removal and salvage initiative along the Berlin Branch railroad corridor in Bethlehem, New Hampshire. The project encompasses the removal and salvage of rail, rail components, ties, and other railroad-related infrastructure spanning approximately 2.25 miles (22,600 linear feet) of out-of-service track, beginning 650 feet north of the prior project boundary at Oxbow Drive and extending 2.14 miles east to a point west of Wing Road. An invitation to submit bids was issued in June 2026 in accordance with Department of Administrative Service policy, with sealed bids due on August 7, 2026, by 2:00 p.m. Nine bid proposals were received by the deadline. The anticipated project start date is November 10, 2026, pending Governor and Council approval, with a completion deadline of October 29, 2027. Liquidated damages of $300 to $600 per working day apply for delays beyond the completion deadline.

Nine contractors submitted bids for the project, with amounts ranging from $215,287.00 to $965,000.00. Allen Rexford Excavating was selected as the low bidder at $215,287.00, followed by GBI Right of Ways and Land Clearing at $239,232.50 and Sam Jeffers General Contractors at $272,000.00. The project is structured as a lump-sum contract with a $10,000 allowance for unanticipated modifications. Funding is provided by the National Recreational Trails Program and private donations. All bidders were required to be registered as New Hampshire State Vendors with current Secretaries of State certificates of good standing and demonstrate a minimum of five years of construction experience on similar projects. The contractor must provide a 100 percent performance and payment bond at least 15 days before construction commences and maintain workers' compensation and commercial general liability insurance of at least $1 million per occurrence and $2 million aggregate, plus commercial umbrella liability of at least $1 million.