Palm Springs Planet bids #BID 12-04

East Palm Canyon Drive Bridge widening, rehabilitation, and related roadway construction

The City of Palm Springs is seeking a contractor to widen and rehabilitate the East Palm Canyon Drive Bridge and complete related roadway and infrastructure work. - Government buyer: City of Palm Springs, Engineering Services Department, Engineering Division. - Project: East Palm Canyon Drive Bridge Project, City Project No. 12-04; Federal Aid Project No. BHLS-5282(041), in Palm Springs, Riverside County, California. - Main work: Widen and improve the bridge; build roadway, curb, gutter, sidewalk, driveway, curb ramps, bus pad, retaining walls, and soundwall; install bridge lighting and CV Sync conduit; coordinate utilities, including relocation of an SCE capacitor bank; improve storm drains and the Araby parking lot; rehabilitate the adjacent pedestrian bridge; and complete pavement rehabilitation, striping, traffic control, and related construction work. - Named manufacturers, companies, and systems: BEGA is the specified luminaire manufacturer, with Model 326P referenced in the plans. SCE is named for capacitor-bank relocation, CV Sync is referenced for conduit, and Caltrans standards are referenced for pavement markings; these are not identified as bidders or as manufacturers of the requested construction work. - Specified products and quantities: BEGA Model 326P shielded recessed bridge luminaire (quantity not stated); HP12X89 steel piling, 574 LF furnished and 12 piles driven; HP14X117 steel piling, 1,667 LF furnished and 36 piles driven; 2X12 IPE deck plank, 9.20 MFBM; and 2X6 IPE railing, 0.77 MFBM. - Add Alternate 1, which may not be awarded: Additional paving work includes 975 tons of rubberized hot-mix asphalt/open-graded friction course, 8,645 square yards of cold-plane asphalt-concrete pavement, striping and markings to match the existing layout, adjustment of five water valves, and reestablishment of four survey monuments. Plans also describe two additional paving segments totaling 77,800 square feet, with 2-inch pulverization; quantities are estimates and must be verified by the contractor. - Notable requirements: Complete the work within 350 working days after the Notice to Proceed. Work is restricted to daylight hours, and construction equipment is prohibited in Palm Canyon Wash during the Casey’s June Beetle flight season. Vegetation removal during nesting season is subject to BIO-12. The project requires coordination of traffic and access, environmental controls, and work in an environmentally sensitive flood-control channel; bidders must demonstrate relevant bridge and live-traffic experience and self-perform at least 50% of the contract work. - Estimated value: Approximately $12 million for the base bid and $380,000 for the add alternate, or up to approximately $12.38 million if the alternate is awarded.

Description

The City of Palm Springs is soliciting bids for the East Palm Canyon Drive Bridge Project, including widening the existing bridge with architectural treatment and lighting. Base bid work also includes CV Sync conduit installation, new curb, gutter, sidewalk, driveway, curb ramps, bus pad, retaining walls and soundwall, utility coordination, storm drain and Araby parking lot improvements, pedestrian bridge deck and railing rehabilitation, striping, and pavement rehabilitation. Add alternate work may include additional cold plane and overlay limits, water valve adjustments, survey monument reestablishment, and matching striping and pavement markings. Bids are submitted electronically; the stated estimated value is $12,250,000, and the work is to be completed within 350 working days.

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