Guide and Traffic Sign Replacement on a Section of Route 2

Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) Highway Division is requesting electronic proposals for guide and traffic sign replacement on Route 2 from the Lancaster/Harvard town line to the intersection with Route 2A/Route 119 in Concord (approximately 13.8 miles), with proposals due July 21, 2026 at 2:00 p.m. Bidders must be pre-qualified by MassDOT in the SIGNING - STRUCTURAL category prior to bid submission.

The scope includes furnishing labor, materials, and equipment for installation of new guide sign panels on existing or new supports; exit sign panels on existing or new ground-mounted supports; warning, regulatory, and route marker sign panels with their supports; and removal of existing signs and supports as indicated on plans or required by the Engineer. The work spans Route 2 in Worcester County across the towns of Harvard, Littleton, Acton, and Concord.

The project value is $1.61 million. A 5% proposal guaranty is required. The contract is federally funded under the Highway Safety Improvement Program (Federal Aid Project No. HSI-003S(985)X) and includes price adjustments for hot mix asphalt ($712.50 per ton base price), Portland cement concrete ($452.13 per ton base price), diesel fuel ($4.497 per gallon base price), gasoline ($3.752 per gallon base price), and structural and reinforcing steel (Base Price Index 362.0).

All contractors must comply with prevailing wage requirements as determined by the Massachusetts Department of Labor and Workforce Development and the U.S. Department of Labor, equal employment opportunity provisions under Executive Order 11246, Davis-Bacon Act requirements, and federal nondiscrimination statutes including Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Americans with Disabilities Act. Contractors are subject to Massachusetts General Laws Chapter 30 Sections 39M, 39O, and 39R, requiring maintenance of detailed financial records, submission of audited financial statements, and compliance with internal control standards. Electronic proposals are submitted through www.bidx.com.