ITS Installation and Signalization Improvements, Richmond. Dist.

The Virginia Department of Transportation is requesting bids for Intelligent Transportation System installation and signalization improvements on various routes in Hanover and Hopewell counties within the Richmond District, with bids due July 22, 2026. Prequalification is required for bidding eligibility.

The scope encompasses traffic signal equipment, detection systems, and wireless communications infrastructure across multiple signalized intersections, with primary work in the Town of Ashland. Deliverables include installation of approximately 11,005 linear feet of Cat5e and Cat6 direct burial cables; 10 local traffic signalization controllers, 20 hybrid sensor detectors, 21 video camera detectors, 21 detection processors, 11 central control units, 3 CCTV cameras, 10 single unit routers, and 13 wireless broadband radios; removal of existing conductor cables, pole-mounted antennas, and video detection cameras; temporary traffic control devices and police patrol services.

The contract is federally funded through the Surface Transportation Block Grant Program (FHWA Number STP-5B27(318)) and is subject to Davis-Bacon prevailing wage requirements, with traffic signalization electrician wages at $36.85 per hour plus $14.13 in fringe benefits. Bid bonds equal to five percent of the bid value are required. Payment is structured as 70 percent upon Field Acceptance Test completion and 30 percent upon 30-day System Acceptance Test completion for major equipment items including uninterruptible power supplies and wireless broadband radios.

All network-capable devices must comply with the VDOT Operation Technology Critical Infrastructure list and pass cybersecurity review by the Department's Office of Information Security; cybersecurity review may require up to eight months if cloud or artificial intelligence components are involved. The contract includes Executive Order 11246 equal employment opportunity provisions, drug-free workplace standards, and non-discrimination requirements. Joint venture proposals are permitted with documentation of each party's responsibilities and capacity pledge. Contract completion is scheduled for September 3, 2027.