City of Claremont

Request for Proposal

2023 Paving Projects

The City of Claremont, New Hampshire, is accepting Bid Proposals for their 2023 roadway paving projects to be completed no later than October 15th, 2023.

Sealed proposals must be received no later than Monday, May 22, 2023 @ 10:00 AM, by the Office of the City Manager, 58 Opera House Square, Claremont NH 03743. All proposals must be sealed in an envelope clearly marked “DPW- 2023 PAVING PROJECTS”. Bid Proposals will be opened publicly and read aloud. At this point the bids are public knowledge.

PROJECT DETAILS: The City’s summer roadway paving project which includes Sections of North Street from Hanover Street Intersection to Washington Street, Chestnut Street from Juniper Hill to Urban Compact Line (see attached maps), may include one or a combination of the following tasks with descriptions listed below that the contractor shall follow:

• PAVEMENT PLANING:

o Initial Grinding - Existing pavement surfaces shall be ground to a depth of approximately 1 ½” deep, for an estimated 3,150 square yards, total of 3,150’ in length and 21’ in width on North Street.

o All pavement saw cutting may be completed after grinding operations. All 3” or larger asphalt chunks that are not ground shall be removed from the site by the contractor and disposed of at the DPW prior to paving. Bidder to haul millings to 8 Grandview Street, Claremont, NH.

• CLAREMONT DPW:

o Will need to do water, sewer and drainage improvements. DPW expects to have utility work completed soon after grinding.

• SAW CUT/ MILLED JOINTS:

o To match all existing pavement depth. This item is subsidiary to all other work on the project.

• EMULSIFIED ASPHALT TACK COAT:

o On all saw cut joints and curb. Apply a uniform coating of emulsion joint adhesive to the exterior surfaces of raised sewer manhole covers and raised drainage structures as well as the area between the milled or existing surfaces and new asphalt before paving, as applicable (excludes paver leveling courses).

• ROADWAY SWEEPING:

o Remove sand, grit, and debris material from the surface of each roadway prior to paving or applying emulsion. This task is subsidiary to all other work on the projects.