ITB No. 26-2962-5EAR - Fruehauf Road Relief Sewer

Henrico County Department of Finance Purchasing Division is requesting sealed bids on the Fruehauf Road Relief Sewer project under ITB No. 26-2962-5EAR, with bids due August 6, 2026 at 3:00 p.m. and a non-mandatory pre-bid conference on July 16, 2026 at 10:00 a.m. via Microsoft Teams.

The scope includes installation of approximately 840 linear feet of 12-inch PVC and DIP gravity sewer pipe, 15 linear feet of 8-inch PVC pipe, five 24-inch top-diameter/48-inch bottom-diameter manholes, seven 6-inch laterals with site inspection ports, stormwater drainage crossing, milling and overlay of asphalt pavement, and erosion and sediment control. The project relieves sanitary sewer overflows in the Fruehauf Road vicinity and is located at 2407 Fruehauf Road, Richmond, VA 23228.

Addendum No. 1 (issued July 17, 2026) added Explosion, Collapse & Underground (XCU) insurance coverage mandates: minimum $1,000,000 for blasting operations 300 feet or more from a structure, and minimum $2,000,000 for blasting within 300 feet of a structure. Addendum No. 2 (issued July 31, 2026) revised manhole SSMH-02 invert elevation and bench reconstruction specifications requiring cementitious liner installation per Specification Section 02737, and included a geotechnical engineering report by Schnabel Engineering, LLC (dated October 8, 2024) documenting subsurface conditions: residual soils (clayey sand and silty, clayey sand) to 2–6 feet depth; disintegrated rock and auger refusal at 4–7.5 feet; pH 5.1; resistivity 15,000 ohms-cm; sulfate content 17.3 mg/kg; no groundwater observed. The report confirms rock anticipation during installation and assumes open-cut techniques at depths less than 10 feet.

Bids must be submitted electronically through Henrico County's ProcureWare portal. Bidders must acknowledge receipt of both addenda on their bid forms, or face bid rejection. Questions may be submitted in writing through ProcureWare or directed to Eric Rosen at ros074@henrico.gov.