1428-20260202112937 Clarksdale

The City of Clarksdale, Mississippi is conducting an invitation to bid for the design, fabrication, and delivery of one prefabricated pedestrian bridge to cross the Sunflower River and connect boardwalks on the east and west banks at the Sunflower River Walk project. The bridge must be approximately 80 feet long and 8 feet wide, constructed of fiber-reinforced polymer (FRP) composite materials using a side-truss design with pultruded FRP composite profiles and high-strength E-glass and isophthalic polyester resin. The successful bidder must provide structural design with final stamped engineering plans and calculations, procurement of prefabricated materials, delivery to the Clarksdale site, and assembly and installation instructions, with the bridge engineered to accommodate a minimum live load of 90 pounds per square foot, wind speeds of 125 miles per hour, seismic design category C, an overturning load of 20 pounds per square foot, and a snow load of 27 pounds per square foot. Bidders must demonstrate a minimum of five years of experience in bridge design and fabrication and provide references for five similar bridge projects in service for at least three years, with structural drawings and calculations required to be submitted and signed by a licensed professional engineer after receipt of order and before manufacture begins. Sealed bids must be submitted by Friday, February 20, 2026 at 1:30 p.m. at City Hall Office of the City Clerk in Clarksdale, with bids to be opened and read aloud at 2:00 p.m. the same day; requests for information must be submitted by February 13, 2026 at 12:00 p.m. Central Time. The award will be made to the bidder whose proposal is determined to be the most advantageous to the project considering all factors, with bidders establishing their own completion schedule as part of their proposal.

No specific bid security, insurance, or performance bonds are required for this solicitation, and no set-aside designations or restrictions on respondent types are indicated in the available documents. The City of Clarksdale is exempt from taxes, and bidders should exclude taxes from material costs in their pricing. One alternate is available for bidders to propose, providing an FRP composite 2 x 6 plank decking surface option in addition to the base bid specification for wood decking, with the city reserving the right to accept or reject this alternate bid. The successful bidder shall warrant the structural integrity of all FRP materials, design, and workmanship for 15 years, excluding defects caused by foundation failures, abuse, misuse, overloading, accident, faulty construction, or alteration. Supporting concrete bridge abutments will be designed and constructed in a previous phase by the city, with the selected bidder receiving all relevant coordination information; no specific award value or budget range is provided in the solicitation documents.