A37_2026 on-call guardrail upgrades

The Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) is procuring on-call guardrail upgrades services across multiple locations in the Lynchburg District of Virginia, with Louisa County as a designated jurisdiction. This is a renewable on-call contract that requires contractors to furnish labor, equipment, and materials for guardrail installation, removal, renovation, and related roadwork on various state routes throughout the district. The scope of work includes numerous bid items such as borrow excavation, utility test pits, aggregate base materials, multiple types of guardrail installations (GR-MGS1, GR-6, GR-7, GR-11, GR-2, GR-10), guardrail terminals, fixed object attachments, height transitions, shoulder renovation, site preparation, traffic control devices, and pavement delineators. Bidders must maintain prequalification status with VDOT and comply with all security, environmental, and safety requirements specified in the contract documents. The bid submission deadline is 10:00 AM on May 27, 2026, with contract completion scheduled for January 7, 2028. All questions must be submitted to VDOT through the Contractors Advertisement Bulletin Board (CABB). The contract includes provisions for two additional one-year renewal terms subject to mutual agreement and bonding agency approval, provided no unit price increases are implemented.

This is a federally funded project subject to Davis-Bacon prevailing wage standards, with wage determinations established for multiple Virginia counties including Halifax, South Boston, Buckingham, Campbell, Lynchburg, Amherst, Nelson, Charlotte, Emporia, Greensville, Surry, Prince Edward, Appomattox, Danville, and Pittsylvania counties. Contractors must comply with Made in the USA material requirements and Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) participation reporting, currently set at a 0% goal under interim requirements. The contract requires a bid bond equal to five percent of the bid amount and performance and payment bonds valued at the lesser of the contract value or $500,000. Payment for completed work will be made monthly based on approximate quantities of work performed as determined by the engineer, subject to retention provisions and subcontractor payment requirements governed by Virginia Code. Contractors are required to maintain comprehensive traffic control coordination through VDOT's Lane Closure Advisory Management System (LCAMS). The specific award value or budget range for this on-call contract is not disclosed in the available procurement documents.