Historic Bridge for Sale in Laconia NH

Agency:	City of Laconia
State:	New Hampshire
Type of Government:	State & Local
NAICS Category:	237310 - Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction
Posted Date:	Apr 23, 2024
Due Date:	May 14, 2024
Solicitation No:	24-04-09
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THE CITY OF LACONIA

NEW HAMPSHIRE

REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL

RFP No. 24-04-09

Historic Bridge for Sale in Laconia NH

Due 2:00PM – May 14, 2024

City of Laconia

Purchasing Office

45 Beacon Street East

Laconia, NH 03246

Date:

RFP#:

RFP Due Date:

RFP Due By:

04/23/2024

24-04-09

05/14/2024

2:00PM

Please direct and questions regarding this Proposal to: Gina Roy at 603-524-3877 X 151 or by email to groy@laconianh.gov

REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL FOR: Historic Bridge for Sale in Laconia NH

Unless specifically amended or deleted by the Purchasing Office, the following General Terms and Conditions apply to this RFP and any resulting

Purchase Order or Contract.

GENERAL TERMS AND CONITIONS:

RFP’S. Proposals must be received at the Purchasing Office before

the date and time specified. Proposals are to be made less Federal

Excise Tax and no charge for handling unless required by law.

Proposals will be made available to the public after the time of

contract. Results will be given by mail only if requested in writing

and accompanied by a self addressed, stamped business size

envelope.

SPECIFICATIONS. Vendors must submit on items as specified. Any

changes in specifications must be noted. Vendors shall be notified in

writing if any changes to the specifications are made.

AWARD. The award will be made to the responsible vendor

submitting a conforming proposal meeting specifications at the

lowest cost unless other criteria are noted in the Request for

Proposals. Unless otherwise noted, the award may be made by

individual items. If there is a discrepancy between the unit price and

the extension, the unit price will prevail. Discounts will not be

considered in making award but may be offered on the invoice for

earlier payment and will be applicable on the date of completion of

delivery or receipt of invoice, whichever is later.

ASSIGNMENT PROVISION. The responding vendor hereby agrees to

assign all causes of action that it may acquire under the antitrust

laws of New Hampshire and the United States as the result of

conspiracies, combinations, or contracts in restraint of trade which

materially affect the price of goods or services obtained by the city

under this contract if so requested by the City of Laconia.

CITY’S OPTIONS. The City of Laconia reserves the right to reject or

accept all or any part of any proposal, to determine what constitutes

a conforming proposal, to award solely as it deems to be in the best

interest of the City, and to waive irregularities that it considers not

material to the process.

PUBLIC INFORMATION. The responding vendor hereby

acknowledges that all information relating to this proposal and any

resulting order (including but not limited to fees, contracts,

agreements, and prices) are subject to the laws of the State of New

Hampshire regarding public information.

PERSONAL LIABILITY. The responding vendor agrees that in the

preparation of this proposal or the execution of any resulting

contract or order, representatives of the City of Laconia shall incur

no liability of any kind.

PROOF OF COMPLIANCE. The responding vendor may be required to

supply proof of compliance with bid/proposal specifications. When

requested, the responding vendor must immediately supply the

Purchasing Office with certified test results or certificates of

compliance. Where none are available, the City of Laconia may

require independent laboratory testing. All costs for such testing,

certified test results or certificates of compliance shall be the

responsibility of the responding vendor.

FORM OF CONTRACT. The terms and conditions set forth in any

additional Terms and Conditions by the Purchasing Office are part of

the proposal and will apply to any contract awarded the responding

vendor unless specific exceptions are taken and accepted and will

prevail over any contrary provisions in Terms and Conditions

submitted by the responding vendor.

OFFER. The undersigned hereby offers to sell to the City of Laconia

the commodities or services indicated in the following page(s) of this

RFP at the price(s) quoted in complete accordance with all

conditions of this RFP.

Company Name: ____________________________________

Address: ___________________________________________

____________________________________________

Phone#: ____________________Email: ___________________

Authorized Signature: ________________________________

Printed Name: ______________________________________

This document must be signed by a person who is authorized to

legally obligate the responding vendor. A signature on this

document indicates that all City of Laconia terms and conditions are

accepted by the responding vendor and that any and all other terms

and conditions submitted by the responding vendor are null and

void, even if such terms and conditions have terminology to the

contrary. The responding vendor shall also be subject to City of

Laconia contract and purchase order terms and conditions.

Insurance Requirements

Additional Coverage is Required if Checked

Minimum Limits Required

Commercial General Liability

General Aggregate

Products-Completed Operations Agg.

Personal and Advertising

Each Occurrence Injury

Fire Damage (Any One Fire)

Medical Expense (Any One Person)

D Occurrence

D Claims Made

Additional Coverage to Include

D Owners & Contractors' Protective - Limit

D Underground/Explosion and Collapse

$2,000,000

$1,000,000

$ 50,000

$ 5,000

Commercial Automobile Liability

Combined Single Limit

D Any Auto, Symbol 1

D Include Employees as Insured

$1,000,000

Additional Coverage to include:

D Garage Liability

D Garage Keepers Legal Liability

Workers Compensation

NH Statutory including Employers Liability

- Each Accident/Disease-Policy Limit/Disease-Each Employee

Commercial Umbrella

□May be substituted for higher limits required above

Follow Form Umbrella on ALL requested Coverage

Other

D 1. Professional/Errors & Omissions

D 2. Builders Risk- Renovation Form

All Risk completed value form including Collapse

Sublimit for Soft Cost Coverage

D 3. Installation Floater (Equipment)

D 4. Riggers Liability

D 5. Environmental - Pollution Liability

D 6. Aviation Liability

D 7. Watercraft - Protection & Indemnity

$100,000/$500,000/$ 100,000

$1,000,000

(X) The City of Laconia, NH must be named as an Additional Insured with respect to

general, automobile and umbrella liability.

RFP No. 24-04-09

HISTORIC BRIDGE FOR SALE IN LACONIA, NH

Per 23 USC 144(g) Historic Bridges, the City of Laconia, Department of Public Works will

accept proposals on the 14th day of May, 2024 2:00pm for the removal and reuse of the

Academy Street Bridge over Durkee Brook in the City of Laconia, New Hampshire. To be

considered, all proposals must be submitted by mail to:

Gina Roy, Purchasing Specialist

City of Laconia

45 Beacon Street E

Laconia, NH 03246

Proposal must be titled "PROPOSAL FOR ADAPTIVE REUSE OF ACADEMY STREET BRIDGE"

Proposal information including copies of the location map, bridge plans, inspection reports,

and project environmental documentation, are available upon request from the City of

Laconia Department of Public Works at nguerette@laconianh.gov.

Academy Street Bridge (no. 121/037)

Laconia, New Hampshire

Project: Laconia, X-A005(214), 26706

The existing two-lane 15-foot single span bridge has a total width of 67 feet; and has two

travel lanes, an asphalt parking/pedestrian lane, and a 17-foot-wide vegetated strip. The

bridge has concrete encased steel I-Beam girders with a cast-in-place concrete deck and is

built on stone masonry abutments. The bridge has substandard pedestrian rails on both

sides. The bridge was originally constructed in 1930. The most recent NHDOT Bridge

Inspection Report lists the deck as being in poor condition, the substructure in fair condition,

and the superstructure in serious condition. The bridge is E-2 weight posted.

Proposals for reuse shall be for the steel girders and steel components of the superstructure

only. Reuse proposals shall not include the concrete bridge deck or masonry abutments.

The bridge is available for inspection as it is located in a public right-of-way.

The existing Academy Street Bridge was determined to be individually eligible for the

National Register of Historic Places, and is considered a historic resource under Section 4(f).

The successful proposal shall include a description of how the bridge would be dismantled,

moved, reused, and preserved, including the location to where the bridge will be moved, as

well as a schedule for the bridge removal and site cleanup.

Following selection, the successful proposer/entity must sign a Bill of Sale for $1.00.

This sale is “AS IS, AS SHOWN.”

Proposals must be submitted by mail, titled "PROPOSAL FOR ADAPTIVE REUSE OF

ACADEMY STREET BRIDGE," and received by the 14th day of May 2024 2:00pm at the

following address:

Gina Roy, Purchasing Specialist

City of Laconia

45 Beacon Street E

Laconia, NH 03246

Receipt will be confirmed.

The City will notify the successful entity after all submitted proposals are reviewed and

approved by the Director of Public Works. All proposers will be notified of results within 30

days following selection of the successful proposal. The successful entity will save the City of

Laconia, its agents, and employees harmless from any and all claims or demands of any

nature.

Funds up to the estimated cost of demolishing the structure up to fifty-thousand dollars

($50,000) are available for moving and reconstruction of the bridge.

The successful entity must remove the entire bridge structure (deck, superstructure, and

abutments) from City-owned land upon written approval of the City of Laconia. Currently,

the project schedule estimates bridge removal in June of 2024. The removal and site cleanup

must be completed in accordance with the bridge removal/replacement and Contractor’s

schedule. Five calendar days will be provided for the work to be completed after the bridge

is closed.

All rubbish and debris will be removed, and the site will be left in a clean and safe condition

within this time frame as well. A ten-thousand-dollar ($10,000.00) deposit will be required

from the successful entity at the time the Bill of Sale and will be returned upon the

approved site cleanup. The deposit will be returned upon the final inspection and approval

of the site by the City. The City reserves the right to retain this site cleanup deposit if the site

is deemed unsatisfactory, unsafe, or if the work is not completed within the given timeframe.

The City shall be the sole judge of what shall constitute a satisfactory cleanup and shall work

with the entity to ensure a clean, safe, and acceptable site. Any questions regarding the scope

of work in regard to the site cleanup should be addressed to the City of Laconia Department

of Public Works, nguerette@laconianh.gov.

The City of Laconia has obtained a wetland permit to accomplish the work indicated on the

plans for the Laconia 26706 project. The successful entity shall comply with all applicable

conditions of the permit during the bridge removal. If the method of construction (bridge

removal) would have different wetland impacts than shown on the approved permit, the

Bid Number:	24-04-09
Bid Title:	Historic Bridge for Sale in Laconia NH
Category:	Bids, RFP's and RFQ's
Status:	Open

Historic Bridge for Sale in Laconia NH

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