612089 DUDLEY SOUTHBRIDGE FAP No. NHP(NHS)-004S(028)X Resurfacing and Related Work on Route 131

Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) is soliciting electronic bids for resurfacing and related work on Route 131 in Dudley-Southbridge under Federal Aid Project No. NHP(NHS)-004S(028)X (Project 612089), with proposals due December 8, 2026 at 2:00 p.m. through www.bidx.com. Bidders must be pre-qualified by MassDOT in the PAVEMENT-SURFACING category and must submit a completed Request Proposal Form (R109) to prequal.r109@dot.state.ma.us for approval before bidding, making prequalification the gating eligibility filter. The notice instructs bidders not to use COMMBUYS for this project.

Bidders must obtain a valid MassDOT vendor code and apply for a Digital ID at least 14 days before the bid opening date. Official bidders access proposal documents on bidx.com, and informational Contract Documents containing Plans and Special Provisions are available free of charge on request to MassDOTBidDocuments@dot.state.ma.us. A proposal guaranty equal to 5% of the bid value is required. The Notice to Contractors values the project at $4.606 million.

The project is federally funded and subject to prevailing wage rates set by the Massachusetts Department of Labor and Workforce Development and the U.S. Department of Labor. It incorporates Standard Federal Equal Employment Opportunity specifications and Title VI Civil Rights Act protections, with minority and female participation goals and timetables specified in Appendices A and B-80. All work is subject to Architectural Access Board regulations.

The contract includes price adjustment provisions keyed to base prices for hot mix asphalt ($712.50 per ton), Portland cement ($452.13 per ton), diesel fuel ($5.413 per gallon), gasoline ($3.665 per gallon), and structural steel (Base Price Index 391.4). MassDOT posts adjustment updates on its Highway Division website. The notice was posted November 2, 2026.