Concrete Box Beams, Bridge Rail and Components

The West Virginia Department of Administration Purchasing Division, on behalf of the West Virginia Division of Highways, is issuing a Centralized Request for Quotation (CRFQ DOT2500000071) for the one-time purchase of concrete box beams, bridge rail, and associated components for the Sand Fork of Fink Girder Replacement project located at District Seven near Weston, West Virginia. This solicitation encompasses fifteen line items including five precast, prestressed concrete interior box beams (832.5 square feet total), two exterior box beams (333 square feet total), elastomeric laminated bearing pads, swedged anchor bolts, sponge rubber preformed joint fillers in multiple sizes, sponge rubber washers, thrie-beam bridge rail systems with 16 posts and hardware for 87.5 linear feet, post-tension bearing plates, post-tension bars, and four asymmetrical thrie-beam transition sections. All concrete box beams must meet minimum strength requirements of 5,500 psi at detension and 8,000 psi at 28 days, utilize seven-wire uncoated low-relaxation oversize strands with 270,000 psi minimum tensile strength, and be finished with Tex-Cote 300 Bridge Coat latex acrylic copolymer coating. The bridge rail system must conform to West Virginia Division of Highways Standard Specifications Section 607 (2023 edition), and the fabricator is responsible for attaching guardrail components to beams prior to shipment, subject to shipping constraints. All box beam lab reports must accompany shipping documentation. The solicitation was issued on May 27, 2025, with bids closing on June 12, 2025, at 1:30 p.m., and technical questions must be submitted by June 4, 2025, at 10:00 a.m. Bidders must submit itemized quotations with unit prices and extended totals for all line items to the Department of Administration Purchasing Division, 2019 Washington Street East, Charleston, West Virginia 25305, and the award will be made to the qualified vendor(s) offering the lowest evaluated price.

The solicitation documents do not explicitly specify set-aside designations, small business restrictions, or disadvantaged enterprise preferences, indicating that this procurement may be open to all qualified vendors meeting the technical specifications. No incumbent vendors or current contractors are identified in the available documentation. All components must be shipped to the Division of Highways District Seven jobsite in Weston, West Virginia, with invoicing directed to Drawer 1228, Weston, West Virginia. The contract will be established under the CRFQ cooperative purchasing framework, which allows participating agencies and jurisdictions to leverage combined purchasing power and utilize the resulting award. Specific budget or award values are not disclosed in the solicitation documents; pricing will be determined based on the scope of work and competitive bidding process, with vendors required to complete all pricing fields with their proposed unit costs and total costs. For additional information or questions regarding this procurement, interested parties should contact John W. Estep, the designated buyer, at 304-558-2566 or john.w.estep@wv.gov.