616286 CHESTERFIELD-HINSDALE-MIDDLEFIELD-PITTSFIELD Maintenance and Preservation of Municipal Brid

The Massachusetts Department of Transportation Highway Division is requesting bids on maintenance and preservation of municipal bridges in Chesterfield, Hinsdale, Middlefield, and Pittsfield, with electronic proposals due August 25, 2026 at 2:00 p.m. through www.bidx.com. Bidders must be pre-qualified by MassDOT in the Bridge-Construction category and submit a Request Proposal Form (R109) to prequal.r109@dot.state.ma.us at least 14 days before bid opening.

Work encompasses five bridges: Indian Hollow Road (Chesterfield), Old Windsor Road (Hinsdale), two bridges on Town Hill Road (Middlefield), and Holmes Road (Pittsfield). The scope includes removal and replacement of hot mix asphalt wearing surfaces, full and partial depth concrete deck repairs, joint replacements, substructure repairs, structural steel repairs and repainting, concrete bridge deck sealing, guardrail installation and repair, and traffic control and staging. Quantities span structural steel repairs (6,913 pounds total), reinforced concrete work, pavement micro milling (232 square yards), asphalt surface course (168 tons), concrete deck sealing (252 square yards), and roadway flagging (252 hours). The contractor must maintain an Engineer's Field Office for 24 months at a fixed Schedule of Operations price of $11,500.

The estimated contract value is $2,272,000. All work is subject to prevailing wage rates and price adjustments for hot mix asphalt, Portland cement, diesel fuel, gasoline, and structural steel. A 5% proposal guaranty is required. Labor participation goals are 15.3% for minorities and 6.9% for women.

Seasonal and operational restrictions apply: construction in Chesterfield is limited to October 1–April 30; Pittsfield work must occur between June 25–August 20. Detours and lane closures cannot exceed six weeks. The two Middlefield bridges cannot be closed concurrently. The contractor must conduct pre-construction utility surveys within 30 calendar days of commencing work. Tree cutting is prohibited April 15–October 31 unless otherwise determined due to Endangered Species Act protections for northern long-eared and tricolored bats. The Massachusetts Endangered Species Act determination, issued June 29, 2026, authorizes work for five years; physical work must commence within that window.