Safety Inspection of Locally-Owned Highway Bridges SAI Consulting Engineers, Inc. has been retained by the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation to perform safety inspections of nine (9) locally-owned highway bridges in Fayette, Washington, and Westmoreland counties. The inspection is anticipated to begin May 19, 2014. The work will be performed during May, June, and July 2014. SAI will require the services of a qualified Contractor to provide access equipment, safety equipment, cable rigging, and maintenance and protection of traffic (MPT). SAI will receive sealed Bids from qualified Contractors until 11:00 a.m. Prevailing Time on Tuesday, May 6, 2014, at 1350 Penn Avenue, Suite 300, Pittsburgh, PA 15222 4211. Bids will be opened on the due date at 11:00 a.m. Bids received after this time will not be accepted. Complete bid packages may be obtained from SAI at the same address on or after 12:00 p.m., Prevailing Time on April 22, 2014. Questions should be directed to Eric Liebmann, P.E., at 412.392.8750. Bid documents must be secured in person at the above address between 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. Monday through Friday. The Contractor must provide evidence of his qualifications by referencing five separate bridge inspection contracts where they provided similar access and MPT services within the last ten years. Personal references and contact information for the five previous contracts must be provided. The Contractor must be able to provide underbridge access equipment of various sizes, lift platforms, safety equipment, safety boat, cable rigging, and other equipment in good working order, along with properly trained and competent equipment operators. The contractor must provide MPT in strict accordance with PennDOT Publication 213 (03-14). Following approval by PennDOT and SAI, the contract will be awarded to the lowest qualified bidder. SAI Consulting Engineers, Inc. reserves the right to reject any or all bids not in conformance with the bid requirements.
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