Corridor - Hope

The Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) has issued a solicitation for Rhode Island Contract No. 2025-CB-062, a comprehensive infrastructure improvement project located in Kent County, specifically in the towns of Coventry and Scituate. The project, titled "Corridor - Hope," encompasses extensive bridge repairs and transportation infrastructure upgrades, including improvements to Hope Hill Trench Bridge No. 255 and Hope Bridge No. 256. Specific deliverables include mill and overlay work, partial full depth reconstruction, PROWAG-compliant sidewalks, berm and curbing installation, guardrail upgrades, utility relocations, and stormwater treatment unit installation. The solicitation, which opened on October 29, 2025, at 11:00 AM EDT, has a submission deadline of December 2, 2025, at 1:00 PM EST, with vendor questions accepted through November 23, 2025, at 12:00 PM EST. The project encompasses 109 line items across multiple specification categories, including clearing and grubbing, pavement removal, hot mix asphalt preparation, concrete sidewalks, curbing, guardrail work, and pavement markings. Bidders must submit proposals electronically through Ocean State Procures and must be registered in the system prior to submission.

The contract is funded through the Federal-Aid Highway Program, with an 80% FHWA/20% state funding split for most items and 100% FHWA funding for guardrail and signage components. All bidders are required to submit a 5% bid bond payable to the State of Rhode Island, with the successful contractor needing to provide a performance bond equal to 100% of the contract price. Insurance requirements include general liability ($1,000,000 per occurrence/$1,000,000 aggregate), workers compensation ($100,000 each accident), and automobile liability ($1,000,000 each occurrence). Prevailing wage rates per the Davis-Bacon Act will apply to all workers on this federally-funded highway project. Notably, there are no specific Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) requirements for this contract. The solicitation references the Rhode Island Standard Specifications for Road and Bridge Construction (Amended March 2018), Standard Details (1998 Edition), and Bridge Standard Details (2010 Edition) as the governing technical specifications. While a specific budget range is not explicitly stated, the comprehensive nature of the project and the multiple infrastructure improvements suggest a significant capital investment for infrastructure rehabilitation and enhancement.