The following projects are currently advertised for bids. Interested bidders may find general information about each project, as well as printable actual Contract Documents in PDF format. The general information is the same project description provided to Newspapers and by direct mail solicitations. The Contract Documents include the Drawings and the entire Project Manual. Drawings can be printed on any regular or large format printers. The Project Manual includes Proposal Forms, Front End Documents, General and Supplementary Covenants, and Technical specifications. All these are also completely printable.
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This project consists of a crack and seat overlay on South Shore Drive at Manawa State Park and pavement maintenance on roads near the beach parking lot. Work to include double reinforced PCC pavement over two existing culverts, crack and seat, HMA overlay 2.13 miles of existing PCC, paint markings and granular fillet on both sides of the new pavement surface of South Shore Drive. Patch, clean and seal cracks, and fog seal 0.36 miles of existing HMA roads near the beach parking lot.
ESTIMATED QUANTITIES:
Crack and Seat of PCC Pavement
27,536.9 S.Y.
Asphalt Emulsion-Fog Seal (Pavement)
664.8 GAL.
Patches, Full-Depth Finish, 6-inch, By Area, HMA
120 S.Y.
Patches, Full-Depth Finish, 6-inch, By Count, HMA
2 Each
Patches, Partial-Depth Repair, HMA
11 S.Y.
HMA (Partial Depth Patch Material)
21 Tons
Subbase (Patches)
60 C.Y.
Removal of Pavement
530.9 S.Y.
Double Reinforced Pavement, 8"
195.6 S.Y.
Pavement Scarification
6,785.8 S.Y.
Blading and Shaping Shoulder Material
233.2 STA.
Hot Mix Asphalt High Traffic, Surface Course, 1/2 In. Mix, No Special Friction Requirement
3,056 Tons
Hot Mix Asphalt High Traffic, Intermediate Course, 1/2"
This project consists of widening two earthen dikes, installing approximately 438 linear feet of tile complete with metal intake risers and metal outlet pipes, and constructing a rock chute.
