IFB 161199 Ditch Cleaning Services

The Virginia Department of Transportation is requesting bids for ditch cleaning services for the Franklin Residency under IFB 161199, with bids due September 24, 2026.

The scope includes ditch maintenance operations, traffic control management, and erosion and sediment control implementation. The contractor must provide all traffic control operations — signs, flagging equipment, certified flaggers, cones, and transport vehicles — in accordance with the Virginia Work Area Protection Manual. Equipment specification requires 800 series ditch cleaning trucks. Erosion control materials (silt fencing, asphalt, biodegradable paper, burlap, excelsior, jute, straw, and site-specific measures) fall under Commodity Code 08585 and are to be determined case-by-case by project Superintendents. The contractor assumes all costs for traffic control operations, erosion control material supply and placement, and transport of excavated dirt to nearby landfill facilities, which the bidder must independently identify.

Contract operations commence upon execution. Superintendents serve as points of contact for early morning communications. All associated costs must be included in bid pricing. A Questions and Answers document (161199 Q&A1.pdf) addressing six clarification questions from prospective bidders was posted September 23, 2026.