NNEPRA, 5 Industry Road, S. Portland, Maine 04106

Y -- STEEL RAILROAD BRIDGE SUPERSTRUCTURE REPLACEMENT SOL BRIDGE CONTRACT 03-99 DUE 123099 POC Tim Bryant (Engineer of Record) at VHB (Issuing Office) ph (603) 644-0888 E-MAIL: Contact Engineer of Record via e-mail, tbryant@vhb.com. INVITATION FOR BIDS The Northern New England Passenger Rail Authority (hereinafter referred to as "NNEPRA") of South Portland, Maine requests submission of bids from qualified contractors for the rehabilitation of a steel plate girder bridge in accordance with the plans and specifications, Restoration of Passenger Rail Service Plaistow, NH to Portland, ME: Bridge Contract 03-99 Bellamy River Bridge. The following bridge is owned by Boston & Maine Corporation (alternatively identified as Maine Central Railroad Co., Springfield Terminal Railway Co., or Guilford Rail System (hereinafter referred to as "GRS")) of North Billerica, Massachusetts, and is scheduled for work under this contract. Bridge 64.38 Bellamy River, located in Madbury, NH, at mile post 246.62 Any correspondence, questions or requests for bid documents should be directed to the Engineer of Record at the Issuing Office: Vanasse Hangen Brustlin, Inc. (VHB) ATTN: Timothy S. Bryant, P.E. Kilton Road Six Bedford Farms, Suite 607 Bedford, NH 03110 Telephone: (603) 644-0888 FAX : (603) 644-2385 Bidding documents may be requested at the Issuing Office from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Prevailing Local Time, Monday through Friday at a charge of thirty dollars ($30.00) (non-refundable), payable by check to the Northern New England Passenger Rail Authority. Requests for Bid Documents must include: company name, mailing address, street address, telephone number, FAX number, and the name and title of contact person. Sealed bids will be received by Mr. Michael J. Murray, P.E., Executive Director, at the office of Northern New England Passenger Rail Authority. Northern New England Passenger Rail Authority 5 Industry Road South Portland, ME 04106-6154 Telephone: (207) 780-1000 FAX: (207) 780-1001 Sealed bids will be received until 2:00 p.m., Prevailing Local Time, Thursday, December 30, 1999 at which time they will be publicly opened and announced. Any bid received thereafter will not be considered for award and will be returned to the bidder unopened. Bid security shall be required as called for in the Instructions to Bidders, in the form of a Bid Bond in the amount of 5% of the Bid Price. Requests for clarification or for extension of the bid opening must be submitted, via fax, a minimum of seventy-two (72) hours prior to the bid opening date. The NNEPRA reserves the right to determine whether an extension is justified. All Bidders will be notified in writing, via fax, of any extension or clarification. A non-mandatory Prebid Conference will be held at 9:00 a.m. Thursday, December 16, 1999 at the bridge site. Issuance of the Invitation for Bids does not commit the NNEPRA to award any contract, to pay any costs incurred in preparation of a bid pursuant to this request, or to procure or contract for services or supplies. NNEPRA reserves the right to reject any and all bids and to re-advertise. As an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer, NNEPRA prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, sex, age, religion, marital status, national origin,being handicapped, a disad-vantaged person, or a disabled or Vietnam era veteran in all terms and conditions of contracting. Disadvantaged Business Enterprises (DBE) shall have the maximum practicable opportunity to participate in this project. The extent of Disadvantaged business involvement shall be as specified in the MAINE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION DISADVANTAGED BUSINESS ENTERPRISE (DBE) REQUIREMENTS. No officer, member, or employee of NNEPRA, and no members of its governing body, and no other public official or employee of the governing body of the locality or localities included within NNEPRA, (for governing bodies, only as to contracts performed within the locality of such governing body), during his or her tenure or for one year thereafter, shall have any interest, direct or indirect, in this solicitation or any contract executed subsequently, or the proceeds thereof. Michael J. Murray, P.E. Executive Director NNEPRA South Portland, Maine December 9, 1999 Posted 12/09/99 (W-SN407313). (0343)

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