Invitation to Bid - Quick Stream Bridge, Reed Road, Salem Township

Start Date: February 24, 2025
End Date: March 28, 2025
Type: Requests for Proposals (RFP)
Phone: 858-8010
Email: [email protected]

                                                                                                                                 DIVISION 00

                                                                                                                    000100 INVITATION TO BID

Notice is hereby given that the Inhabitants of Franklin County [Owner] will receive sealed bids for the Reed Road Bridge Replacement Project until 3:00 PM local time on March 28, 2025 at the offices of Wentworth Partners & Associates, located at 31 Commercial Street, Skowhegan, Maine, at which time and place all bids will be recorded and set for delivery to the Owner. Electronic Bids are acceptable but must be digitally stamped prior to 3:00 pm EDST. Electronic bids shall be addressed to the Engineer-of-Record at:

                                                                                                                      [email protected]

Bids received after time will not be accepted.

Each Bidder must submit a double-sealed envelope with three copies of the bid documents, the outside of which must be clearly marked  Reed Road Bridge Replacement Project.

Copies of the Project Manual and the Project Drawings may be obtained upon payment of a non- refundable fee of $450.00 per set and made available at the offices of Wentworth Partners & Associates, Skowhegan, Maine, or can be sent electronically at no cost upon electronic request to:

                                                                                                                     [email protected]

Advertisement shall be made within the Franklin Ciounty website, Franklin County’s Daily Bulldog news source, and the Maine Municipal Association. Advertisement shall be posted for at least one week prior to a mandatory pre-bid conference.

A mandatory pre-bid conference at the project location will be held at 9:00 am EST on Thursday, March 13, 2025.

Contractor Q&A period extend from the period Advertisement to 5:00 pm EDST Wednesday, March 26, 2025.

Bids are due 3:00 pm EDST Friday, March 28, 2028

All permitting for this was applied for with the State of Maine Department of Environmental Protection (Maine DEP) and the United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE). All permits are in place as of May 1, 2024. The project’s in-stream work shall be completed between July 15, 2025 and September 30, 2025.

The Franklin County Commissioners reserve the right to accept or reject any or all bids and to waive formalities. No proposal may be withdrawn for at least 30 days after receipt of proposals.

                               END SECTION 000100 – INVITATION TO BID