614241 DISTRICT 2 & DISTRICT 3 FAP No. HSI(VUS)-003S(989)X VRU Crosswalk Installation at State Sig

The Massachusetts Department of Transportation is soliciting sealed bids for vulnerable road user (VRU) crosswalk installation at state signalized intersections across MassDOT Districts 2 and 3, with bids due September 9, 2026 and a specific instruction that bidders must not submit through the COMMBUYS system. This project is federally aided and subject to Build America, Buy America requirements mandating that all iron, steel, manufactured products, and construction materials be produced in the United States, with limited exceptions for materials not exceeding 0.1 percent of total contract cost or $2,500, whichever is greater.

The scope encompasses traffic signal reconstruction at two primary locations—Chicopee Street (Route 116) at Meadow and Wilson Avenue in Chicopee, and Plantation Street at the I-290 Eastbound off-ramp in Worcester—plus a third location at Springfield Road (Route 20) in Westfield. Work includes installation of new signal posts and foundations, vehicle and countdown pedestrian signal heads with LED modules, Accessible Pedestrian Signal (APS) pushbuttons, signal cable, curb ramps, crosswalks, accessible paths to nearby bus stops, granite curb (431 linear feet total), cement concrete sidewalk (192 square yards), pedestrian curb ramps (165 square yards), temporary traffic control, and pavement markings. The project also involves excavation (147 cubic yards), fine grading, fine milling (215 square yards), superpave surface course placement (27 tons), asphalt patching, environmental health and safety program management, and disposal of regulated and hazardous soils. Contractors must comply with the 2026 Standard Specifications for Highways and Bridges, the 2015 Overhead Signal Structure and Foundation Standard Drawings, and the 11th Edition of the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD).

Labor participation goals are 15.3 percent for minorities and 6.9 percent for women across all on-site job categories for contractor and subcontractor personnel. Questions are due by 3:00 p.m. on the Tuesday preceding the bid opening date via email to massdotspecifications@dot.state.ma.us. Holiday work restrictions apply to major arterial and local roadways; District Highway Director authorization is required for work during restricted periods.