Rail improvements from the North Hampton/Hampton town line to south of Barberry Lane in Portsmouth

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 7 HAZEN DRIVE JOHN O. MORTON BUILDING POST OFFICE BOX 483 CONTRACT SECTION INVITATION FOR BIDS CONCORD, NH 03302 Proposals are to be submitted electronically via https://nhdot.exevision.com/icx/Index.aspx by 2:00 o'clock PM, Eastern Time, on THURSDAY, DECEMBER 8, 2022 for the following project: HAMPTON-PORTSMOUTH X-A003(355) 26485 THIS PROJECT CONSISTS OF RAIL TRAIL IMPROVEMENTS FROM THE NORTH HAMPTON/HAMPTON TOWN LINE APPROXIMATELY 7.9 MILES TO APPROXIMATELY 50' SOUTH OF BARBERRY LANE IN PORTSMOUTH. BID BOND: 5% OF THE BID AMOUNT A schedule of the minimum wages for all labor classifications as determined by the Secretary of Labor pursuant to Section 115 of the Federal Aid Highway Act of 1956 is included in the proposal. Unskilled labor may be hired from lists prepared by the NH Department of Employment Security designated in the proposal.

BIDDERS SHOULD ACT PROMPTLY AND SUBMIT ALL QUESTIONS PERTAINING TO THE PROJECT IN WRITING TO MARGARETE BALDWIN AT Margarete.A.Baldwin@dot.nh.gov AT LEAST FIVE (5) BUSINESS DAYS BEFORE THE HOUR AND DATE SET FOR THE BID OPENING. NO PHONE CALLS OR FAXES WILL BE ACCEPTED. Plans and specifications (NOT FOR BIDDING PURPOSES) may be seen at the at the Assoc. General Contractors of NH, 48 Grandview Rd, Bow, NH; Construction Summary of NH, Inc., 734 Chestnut St., Manchester, NH; Signature Press & Blueprinting, Inc., 880 Candia Road Unit 7, Manchester, NH; Infinite Imaging, 933 Islington Street, Portsmouth NH; Minuteman Press, 95 Brewery Lane, Portsmouth, NH; Copy World, LLC, 5 Airport Road, Unit 21, West Lebanon, NH; Works in Progress, 20 Farrell Street, Suite 103, So. Burlington, VT; and Office of Const. Industries of MA, 1500 Providence Hwy., Suite 14, Norwood, MA. In order to be authorized to bid, the Departments Request for Proposal (RFP) form must be submitted to the Contract Office of the Department of Transportation. Once the RFP form has been approved, the Contractor is authorized to bid. At this time, the password card will be issued allowing the Contractor access to the on-line bidding documents, including the Plans and Specifications. In addition, hard-copy Plans and Specifications can be obtained at the Contract Office of the Department of Transportation for THIRTY-FIVE DOLLARS ($35.00) (NON-REFUNDABLE). An additional FIVE DOLLARS ($5.00) will be charged for shipping fees (NON-REFUNDABLE). Checks should be made payable to "Treasurer, State of New Hampshire". Send check with Project Name and No. to the Department of Transportation, c/o Finance & Contracts, P.O. Box 483 Hazen Drive, Concord, NH 03302. Proposals must be submitted electronically via https://nhdot.exevision.com/icx/Index.aspx and received by the Department of Transportation as specified above no later than the date and time mentioned above, at which time they will be publicly opened and the results immediately posted on the Departments website. A bid bond shall be submitted electronically at the time of bid in the amount listed above, payable to, "Treasurer, State of New Hampshire, as security for the execution of the contract. All individuals, firms, partnerships or corporations intending to bid, must file a statement showing their qualifications with the Department of Transportation on forms prepared for that purpose at least ten (10) days prior to opening of bids. No authorization to bid will be granted to a prospective bidder not prequalified. Any information submitted as part of the Invitation to Bids may be subject to public disclosure under RSA 91-A. In addition, in accordance with RSA 9-F:1, any contract entered into as a result of the bid letting will be made accessible to the public online via the website Transparent NH (http://nh.gov/transparentnh/). If contract price is $35,000 or more, the successful bidder will be required to furnish electronically, at the time of approval, a contract bond in the amount of One hundred (100) percent of their bid. All bidders will be required to execute a sworn statement pursuant to Section 112(c) of Title 23 USC, certifying that he or she has not either directly or indirectly, entered into any agreement, participated in any collusion, or otherwise taken any action in restraint of free competitive bidding in connection with such contract. Civil Rights Act of 1964,78 Stat. 252, USC 2005d to 2005d-4 and Title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, Department of Transportation, Subtitle A, Office of the Secretary, Part 21, Nondiscrimination in Federally-assisted programs of the Department of Transportation issued pursuant to such Act, hereby notifies all bidders that it will affirmatively insure that in any contract entered into pursuant to this advertisement, minority business enterprises will be afforded full opportunity to submit bids in response to this invitation and will not be discriminated against on the grounds of race, color or national origin in consideration for an award. The right is reserved to waive any informalities in or to reject any or all proposals. NOVEMBER 15. 2022 F Peter E.Stamnas, P.E. Director of Project Development