RAIL REMOVAL AND SALVAGE PROJECT ON BERLIN BRANCH RAILROAD CORRIDOR IN BETHLEHEM, NH

SCHEDULE OF VALUES FOR RAILROAD RAIL AND TIE REMOVAL PROJECT ON THE BERLIN BRANCH RAIL CORRIDOR IN LITTLETON, NH PROJECT # TB-2301 Calendar Year 2023-2024 Cost Values Mobilization and Demobilization Removal of approximately 11,300+/- of railroad track (equaling 22,600+/- of rail length) rail joint bars, and all other rail components plates and transported to the NHDOT rail yard in Whitefield NH. Tie removal and disposal for entire project length Clean-Up, Restoration, and disposal of materials Allowance for unforeseen conditions 10,000 Total Lump Sum NOTE: The Schedule of values must be completely filled out in order for bid proposal to be considered responsive. Bid Proposal Page 4 ALLOWANCE #1: Unanticipated Modification and/or Additions to Contract Items: Include in the Contract, a stipulated sum/price of $10,000 for use upon the Project Managers instruction. This Allowance will make money available for modifications and/or additions to contract items due to owner-initiated changes,

or for unknown, latent or differing existing conditions. Contractors costs for products, delivery, installation, labor, insurance, payroll, taxes, equipment rental, overhead and profit will be included in Change Orders authorizing expenditure of funds from this Allowance. a. Funds will be drawn from an Allowance only by Change Order. Contractor can proceed with Change Order Work against Allowance with direction from the Project Manager. The Contractor shall not proceed with any work that will exceed the amount of Allowance remaining. b. Credits can only be added to an Allowance by Alteration Order. The Contractor may not use a credit until an Alteration Order is fully executed. c. Not withstanding the Contractors objection, the Project Manager may at any time reduce the funds remaining in the Allowance by Alteration Order. d. At Final Payment of the Contract, funds remaining in the Allowance will be credited to the State. Bid Proposal Page 5 SIGNATURE PAGE Company Name ____________________________________________________________________ Address Phone ____________________________ Fax E-mail Address _____________________________________________ Signature of Authorized Bidder Print Title Address of Bidder (if different than company) Names and Addresses of Members of the Firm/Corporation Name address Name address Name address Bid Proposal Page 6 GENERAL CONDITIONS GENERAL This contract is to be governed by all the applicable provisions of these specifications. This project consists of dismantling approximately 22,600 lf+/- of out of service rail, plates, joint bars and Other Track Materials (OTM) and removal of RR ties from 2.25 miles (11,880) of abandoned rail corridor (650 of corridor more than track removal). The corridor will be developed into a year-round recreational trail. Contractor shall be responsible for transporting all rail, joint bars, plates and all other rail components to the NHDOT rail yard in Whitefield NH BIDDING REQUIREMENTS Bids shall only be accepted on the official Bid Proposal Forms, attached to these specifications. Any bids submitted that are not on the official bid proposal forms will not be accepted. CONDITIONS AT SITE OR BUILDING Bidders shall visit the site and be responsible for having ascertained pertinent local conditions such as: location, accessibility, general character of the site or building, the character and extent of existing work within or adjacent to the site, and any other work being performed thereon at the time of the submission of this bid. RIGHT TO WORK IN N.H. All bidders must be registered and have a certificate of good standing from the Secretary of State, Corporate Division, (telephone 603-271-3244) in order to do business with the State of New Hampshire. All Bidders must obtain the certificate of good standing before the bid award is approved. Certificates of Good Standing can be obtained online through NH Quickstart. PROPOSAL SELECTION In most cases the proposal submitted by the qualified bidder with the lowest base bid price shall be selected. However, the Department of Natural and Cultural Resources reserves the right to reject any or all proposals or advertise for new proposals as it judges to be in the best interest of the state. CONTRACTORS QUALIFICATIONS The successful bidder shall provide evidence upon request that they have been in the construction business successfully performing this type, scale, and quality of work for a minimum of five years. G.C. 1 https://quickstart.sos.nh.gov/online/Account/LoginPage?LoginType=OrderCertificateofGoodStanding EXECUTION OF CONTRACT The Contractor's attention is called to the following: EXECUTION AND APPROVAL OF CONTRACT. The contract shall be signed by the successful Bidder and returned, together with the contract bond, if applicable, within 10 days after the contract has been mailed or otherwise delivered to the Bidder. No contract shall be considered as in effect until it has been fully executed by all the parties thereto and, when the contract amount is more than $10,000, the award has been concurred in by the Governor and Council. FAILURE TO EXECUTE CONTRACT. Failure to execute the contract within 15 days after the contract has been mailed or otherwise delivered to the successful Bidder shall be just cause for the cancellation of the award and the forfeiture of the proposal guaranty which shall become the property of the Department, not as a penalty, but in liquidation of damages sustained. Award may then be made to the next lowest Bidder, or the work may be re-advertised as the Commissioner may decide. STARTING DATE The Contractor shall start work on November 8th, 2023, after the notice to proceed is received. The notice to proceed shall be issued immediately upon contract approval by the Governor and Executive Council. PROTECTION OF EXISTING PROPERTY It shall be the responsibility of the contractor to protect existing property and salvaged rail components from damage. Any damage caused by the contractor in the performance of the work shall be repaired or replaced at his expense to the satisfaction of the of the NHDOT Railroad Operations Engineer and DNCR Department Project Manager. CODES All work performed shall meet the provisions, if applicable, of WORKMANSHIP All work shall be performed in a neat workmanlike manner by skilled workmen who have been actively engaged in performing the type of work specified under this contract for the last two years. CLEAN-UP All debris from the project shall be cleaned up weekly and removed from the site at least on a monthly basis. G.C. 2