Delaware City 5th Street Bridge Replacement Project

The Philadelphia seeks to award a single Firm-Fixed Price resulting from an unrestricted sealed bid acquisition in accordance with FAR Part 14. Award will be as a whole to one bidder without discussion to the responsible bidder whose bid, conforming to the invitation for bids, that will be the most advantageous to the Government, considering only price and the price-related factors included in the invitation. The solicitation and subsequent contract will include FAR 52.236-3 Site Investigation and Conditions Affecting the Work, therefore potential bidders are urged and expected to inspect the site where the work will be performed and bidders are encouraged to participate in the one escorted a site visit that the Government will host. All interested bidders are expected to contact Tim Kelly at (215) 656-6878 within five days after the solicitation has been posted, to coordinate participation in the site visit.

The work will consist of removing the existing 5th Street bridge and area features at Delaware City, DE, and constructing of a new bridge and incidental related work, as indicated in the invitation/solicitation. The bridge carries two lanes of traffic and pedestrians across the Delaware City Branch Channel of the Chesapeake & Delaware Canal via 5th Street/Route 9. The existing bridge is a two-girder steel bascule bridge founded on concrete abutments atop timber piles. The new bridge will be a single-span, simply-supported structure spanning approximately 150 feet. The stub abutments will consist of concrete pier caps atop steel piles. The superstructure will consist of six-steel plate girders. The deck width is 38 feet clear allowing for two lanes of traffic and a shared pedestrian/bike-lane shoulder with an 8 foot raised sidewalk. There are privately owned structures on properties adjacent to the proposed construction limits. These structures will be monitored during construction activities such as pile driving and demolition. The civil site work will include minor modification of the approaches on both sides in order to tie into the existing roadway, sidewalks and curbs, ADA ramps, bituminous pavement, guardrail and relocation of existing utility lines.

The contract duration will be a total of 540 calendar days from Notice to Proceed, to provide for ordering materials, and submission and approval of schedules and submittals. Within the 540 calendar day period of performance a ninety (90) day closure to traffic for demolition and construction activities will be allowed.