WVDOH accepts bids on US 33 bridge paving project

A project to repave an important bridge on US 33 is among 36 construction projects in a bid letting conducted by the West Virginia Division of Highways (WVDOH) on Tuesday, December 12, 2023.

The project will repave the eastbound and westbound spans of the Michael A. Mikey Hart Memorial Bridge. The bridge straddles the Barbour and Randolph County lines not far from the town of Talbott.

Projects on the December 12 bid letting include:

North Berkeley Rail Trail, Berkely Springs. (Morgan County)
Webb Chapel Overpass Bridge cleaning and painting project, WV 12. (Preston County)
WV 61 paving, Montgomery to Pratt. (Kanawha County)
Chapmanville WV 10 Overpass cleaning and painting project, US 119. (Logan County)
Resurfacing, Interstate 68 from Coopers Rock Road to Laurel Run Bridge. (Preston County)
Wardensville Trail paving, Cacapon State Park. (Hardy County)
Tornado Bridge renovation. (Kanawha County)
Indian Creek I-beam Brtidge replacement. (Monongalia County)
Hundred sidewalks and pedestrian and bicycle facilities. (Wetzel County)
US 11 turn lane construction, Martinsburg. (Berkeley County)
WV 16 paving, Lizemores to Bickmore (Clay County)
Sandstone Bridge renovations, Interstate 64. (Summers County)
Parkersburg ADA compliant curb ramps. (Wood County)
ADA curb ramps, Mason and Putnam counties. (Mason and Putnam counties)
Princeton sidewalk replacements. (Mercer County)
WV 10 paving, Smith Creek to Campfire Road. (Cabell County)
WV 622 paving, Institute to Cross Lanes. (Kanawha County)
Follansbee traffic signal renovations. (Brooke County)
US 119 North (Corridor G) traffic signals. (Kanawha County)
Michael A. Mikey Hart Memorial Bridge eastbound and westbound renovations, US 33. (Barbour and Randolph counties)
Connell Road paving. (Kanawha County)
Thorn Street streetscape project, Princeton. (Mercer County)
Ragland Road Bridge deck renovation. (Raleigh County)
Bolar Bridge replacement. (Webster County)
Union Street pedestrian and bicycle path, Bruceton Mills. (Preston County)
Grand Central Avenue streetscape project, Vienna. (Wood County)
11^th Street Bridge replacement, Moundsville. (Marshall County)
Poker Hollow Bridge replacement. (Lincoln County)
Kruger Street Bridge renovation, Wheeling. (Ohio County)
Blaney Bridge renovation, Tridelphia. (Ohio County)
District 6 lighting project, LED retrofit. (Brooke, Hancock, Marshall, Ohio, and Wetzel counties)
Bloomery Pike Bridge No. 2 construction. (Hampshire County)
Bloomery Pike Bridge replacement. (Hampshire County)
Peter Cave Arch Bridge replacement. (Wayne County)
Augustine Avenue Sheetz traffic signal installation, Charles Town. (Jefferson 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 on US 33 bridge paving project

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