Commerce Street Bridge Replacement

The Town of Pulaski, Virginia is requesting sealed bids for superstructure replacement of the West Commerce Street Bridge over Peak Creek, including water line replacement and approach work, with bids due December 16, 2026 at 2:00 p.m. All bidders must be VDOT-approved for bridge construction work and pre-qualified with VDOT for all pre-qualifiable trades; a copy of the VDOT Certificate of Qualifications must accompany the bid submission.

The scope encompasses 70 bid items: demolition of the existing superstructure and portions of the substructure, substructure repair, and reconstruction with a single prestressed concrete bulb-T beam bridge and concrete deck. Work includes mobilization, traffic maintenance, construction surveying, concrete placement, reinforcing steel installation, excavation, backfill, cofferdam and dewatering systems, railing installation, prestressed beam placement, bridge deck grooving, riprap placement, shotcrete application, water line systems ranging from 8 to 24 inches in diameter, gate valves, pavement demolition and replacement, guardrail installation, erosion control, seeding, and traffic control devices.

The contract is federally funded under state project 4602-125-124 and federal number STP-5125 (127). MBE/WBE firms are encouraged to submit bids; the DBE contract goal is 0%. The fixed completion date is August 18, 2028 (459 days from commencement on or before May 17, 2027), with liquidated damages assessed at $1,350.00 per calendar day. Bidders must submit a certified check or acceptable bid bond equal to 5% of the base bid plus alternates. The successful contractor must furnish performance and payment bonds each in the amount of 100% of the contract sum and obtain a Town of Pulaski Business License before beginning work. General liability insurance of $1,000,000 per occurrence / $2,000,000 aggregate, automobile liability of $1,000,000 per occurrence, and excess catastrophic coverage of $2,000,000 are required, with the Town of Pulaski and Schwartz & Associates, Inc. named as additional insureds. The notice of award is expected on or about February 14, 2027. A non-mandatory pre-bid conference is scheduled for October 28, 2026 at 10:00 a.m. at Town of Pulaski Engineering. Questions were due November 11, 2026 at 12:00 p.m., with answers posted by November 25, 2026.