The Town of Chelsea invites the submission of project bids to repair storm damage to

5 Sites on TH#3 Brook Road/2 Sites on TH#34 Hook Road/1 Site on TH#33 Pent Road

Project Scope:

The contractor will be responsible for eight sites which includes the removal and diposal of debris, and the purchasing and hauling of materials unless other wise indicated.  

Brook Road

Site 1 – 43-58-32 lat 72-28-49 long – West Side of Road North of Allen Farm. Repair slope/replace culvert 75 ft x 20 ft. Excavate 222 Cy yards and replace with similar amount of Stone Fill Type IV. Culvert provided by Town.

Site 2 – 43-58-45 lat 72-28-53 long – Near Joe Compos. Replace culvert, fix outlet.25ft x 10ft. Excavate 37 CY and replace with similar amount of Stone Fill Type IV. Culvert provided by Town.

Site 3 – 43-59-44  lat 72-29-20 long – Near Button Farm. Repair/Reestablish ditch 150 ft x 6 ft Excavate 33 CY replace with similar amount of Stone fill IV and 1 -1/2” crushed stone. Material provided and hauled by town.

Site 4 – 43-59-52 lat 72-29-20 – East side of Road, south of Pent Road – Repair uphill slide area and reestablish ditch 75ft x 20 feet excavate 17 CY and replace with similar amount of Stone Fill Type I and 8 CY 1 – 1/2 “ crushed Stone

Site 5 – North of Pent Road. Repair/reestablish ditch. 300ft x 6ft. Excavate 66 CY material, replace with similar amount of Stone Fill Type 1and 33 CY 1 -1/2” Crushed Stone. Material provided and hauled by town.

Hook Road

Site 1 – 43-58-51 lat 72-30-10 long by Rick Allen’s. Fix shoulder of road and ditch. 200ft x 8ft Excavate 59 CY of material, replace with similar amount of Stone Fill Type I and 29 CY 1 – ½” crushed stone. Material provided and hauled by town.

Site 2 – 43-58-51 lat 72-30-10 long – By cemetery. Fix shoulder of road and ditch. Replace Culvert. 1320 Ft x 8. Excavate 391 CY material, replace with similar amount of Stone Fill Type 1 and 195 CY 1 -1/2” Crushed Stone. Materials and culvert provided and hauled by Town.

Pent Road – 44-00-32 lat 72-29-24 long – by Coburn’s Replace undersized culvert and stone line ditch. 550 ft x 8ft Excavate 163 CY material, replace with similar amount of Stone Fill Type 1 and 81 CY 1 -1/2” Crushed Stone. Materials and culvert provided and hauled by Town. Town will resurface road.

The project completion date is October 15, 2023, unless any unforeseen problem warrants a time extension.

This project may be subject to provisions of VT Stream Alterations General Permits; and is subject to the “Low Risk Site Handbook for Erosion Prevention and Sediment Control”, and the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices.  The contractor is responsible for understanding and complying with all of these permits and documents.

The municipality must ensure all participating contractors have the prerequisite experience, therefore contractors wishing to bid must submit at least one construction reference from a successful project similar in scale to this one for review.  This reference must be included with the project bid packet.

Bidders should note that a preconstruction meeting with the Stream Alterations Engineer may be required prior to the start of work. The Stream Alterations Engineer for this project is Jaron Borg. Jaron may be reached at (802) 371-8342, or Jaron.Borg@vermont.gov.

Bids will be received at the Chelsea Town Office or by email (grants@chelseavt.org) until 12 noon on Tuesday, 29 August. The town plans to issue a Notice of Award and Notice to proceed as soon as possible, once the bids have been properly evaluated during a Regular Selectboard Meeting to be held at 6:30 on Tuesday, 29 August 2023.

The Town of Chelsea Selectboard reserves the right to reject any or all bids and to accept any bid deemed to be in the best interests of the Town of Chelsea. Incomplete bid packages will not be considered. Please be sure to use the form provided on the Town of Chelsea website. Further information, including fact sheets and technical drawings can be found on the Town of Chelsea website. If you have any further questions regarding this project, please email Kasey Peterson at Grants@chelseavt.org. Questions will be received until 12 Noon on Wednesday, 23 August so that needed clarifications can be transmitted to all bidders in a timely manner prior to the bid deadline.