WVDOH accepts bids for numerous paving projects

Thirteen paving projects are among 34 projects in a bid letting conducted by the West Virginia Division of Highways (WVDOH) on Tuesday, April 11, 2023.

Spring weather and the opening of asphalt plants throughout the state have allowed the WVDOH to schedule road paving projects as part of an overall paving plan. Funding through Gov. Jim Justice’s $2.8 billion Roads to Prosperity program has allowed the WVDOH to concentrate on maintaining the Mountain State’s highway system, including repaving of major arteries and secondary roads.

Projects included on the April 11 bid letting include:

WV 622 widening. (Kanawha County) (Roads to Prosperity)
Mathias to Lost City paving. (Hardy County)
Elkview to Frame paving. (Kanawha County)
Aldridge to Charles Town paving. (Jefferson County)
Lutz Avenue traffic signals and paving, Martinsburg. (Berkeley County)
Keyser paving. (Mineral County)
Porter to King paving. (Kanawha County)
Rock Lick Road paving. (Marshall County)
Harper Road ADA ramps, Beckley. (Raleigh County)
Voits Road to Slanesville paving. (Hampshire County)
Buckhannon to Elkins Road paving. (Upshur County)
US 219 ADA ramps, Hillsboro, Durbin, Elkins, and Cass. (Pocahontas and Randolph counties)
Black Bottom to Buskirk Addition paving. (Logan County)
WV 901 to Spring Mills Interchange paving. (Berkeley County)
Keyser Avenue, Lunice Creek traffic signal, Petersburg. (Grant County)
Cove Road to South Main Street Bridge paving. (Hancock County)
Sistersville ADA ramps. (Tyler County)
Jacksonburg, Reader, Pine Grove, Weirton and Wellsburg ADA ramps. (Brooke, Hancock and Wetzel counties)
Jerry Alan Jones Memorial Bridge overlay. (Kanawha County)
Moundsville ADA ramps. (Marshall County)
Stony River Bridge replacement. (Grant County)
Mesnor Road to DOH Lane paving. (Morgan County)
Slim Chance to Mountaineer Highway paving. (Wetzel County)
Huntington street and intersection improvements. (Cabell County)
Huff Bridge replacement. (Wetzel County)
Bradshaw Creek Bridge replacement. (Summers County)
MacArthur Bridge rehabilitation, clean and paint. (Raleigh County)
Shanks to Frys Flat paving. (Hampshire County)
US 340 rockslide mediation. (Jefferson County)
Amherstdale to Latrobe paving. (Logan County)
US 119 and Old Logan Road traffic signal. (Logan County)
Emerson Avenue curb ramps and sidewalks, Parkersburg. (Wood County)

Several factors are considered before awarding a bid, including whether a bid falls above or below the WVDOH Engineer’s Estimate and by what percentage. In cases where a bid is above the Engineer’s Estimate, WVDOH must consider the project need, repercussions of not awarding the project, additional funding sources, and whether sufficient reasons exist for the differences in estimates. Most projects are reviewed, analyzed, and awarded within a week of the bid letting, but the process can take longer.

When the Division of Highways has a project that is determined to be best constructed by a contractor, it is processed through the bid letting system. A letting is a scheduled opportunity for contractors to review and bid on several construction projects at one time. Lettings are held either once or twice per month and conducted through the Bid Express System online at www.bidx.com and handled through the Contract Administration Division. Contractors need to subscribe to Bid Express before bids can be accepted on any project.

WVDOH accepts bids for numerous paving projects

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