RICHMOND METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY
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RICHMOND EXPRESSWAY SYSTEM
CONTRACT NO. MR-2026
MISCELLANEOUS REPAIRS
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INVITATION TO BID
The Richmond Metropolitan Transportation Authority (RMTA), 901 East Byrd Street, Suite
1120, Richmond, Virginia 23219 until 10:00 a.m. local time, will receive sealed Proposals for the
above project on Thursday, May 21, 2026.
Sealed bid documents will be transferred by RMTA staff to the Powhite South-
Administration Building, located at 6500 Powhite Parkway, Richmond, VA 23225 where the bids
will be publicly opened and read at 11:00 a.m. local time.
The work under this contract shall be completed no later than June 30, 2027.
The principal items of work and approximate quantities are as follows:
Item Description
Quantity
BRIDGE 4 REMOVE PACK RUST AND REPAIR
1
SOLE PLATE WELD (SHIM IF NECESSARY)
(JACKING REQUIRED)
BRIDGE 6 REMOVE PACK RUST AND
3
REPAIR SOLE PLATE WELD (SHIM IF
NECESSARY) (JACKING REQUIRED)
BRIDGE 9N REPAIR CRACKED SOLE PLATE
2
WELD (JACKING NOT REQUIRED)
BRIDGE 9S REPAIR CRACKED SOLE
2
PLATE WELD (JACKING NOT REQUIRED)
BRIDGE 10N REPAIR CRACKED SOLE
2
PLATE WELD (JACKING NOT REQUIRED)
BRIDGE 10S REPAIR CRACKED SOLE PLATE
2
WELD (JACKING NOT REQUIRED)
BRIDGE 13 REMOVE PACK RUST AND
2
REPAIR SOLE PLATE WELD (SHIM IF
NECESSARY) (JACKING REQUIRED)
(JACKING TOWERS REQUIRED)
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Unit
EA
EA
EA
EA
EA
EA
EA
Item Description
BRIDGE 17 REPAIR JOINT SLIDING PLATE
BRIDGE 17 REMOVE PACK RUST AND
REPAIR SOLE PLATE WELD (SHIM IF
NECESSARY) (JACKING REQUIRED)
BRIDGE 47 RESET BEARINGS AND TRIM
GIRDER ENDS (JACKING REQUIRED)
BRIDGE 48 RESET BEARINGS AND TRIM
GIRDER ENDS (JACKING REQUIRED)
BRIDGE 49 RESET BEARINGS AND TRIM
GIRDER ENDS (JACKING REQUIRED)
BRIDGE 55 RESET BEARINGS AND TRIM
GIRDER ENDS (JACKING REQUIRED)
BRIDGE 56 RESET BEARINGS AND TRIM
GIRDER ENDS (JACKING REQUIRED)
BRIDGE 60 RESET BEARINGS AND TRIM
GIRDER ENDS (JACKING REQUIRED)
(JACKING TOWERS REQUIRED)
BRIDGE 67 EXTEND INSPECTION LADDER
Quantity
6
1
6
16
7
7
7
7
1
Unit
EA
EA
EA
EA
EA
EA
EA
EA
EA
A mandatory pre-bid meeting will be held at the RMTA’s Powhite South-Administration
Building, located at 6500 Powhite Parkway, Richmond, VA 23225 at 10:00 a.m. local time, on
Tuesday , April 28th 2026. A mandatory site visit shall immediately follow the office portion of
the pre-bid meeting. Only contractors and qualified subcontractors, who meet the requirements
to propose, as stated below, should attend the pre-bid meeting.
Prospective bidders are responsible for verifying scope of work, field conditions, and
examining locations of proposed work. Prospective bidders shall contact Samuel Owusu at
Sowusu@HNTB.com or 804-385-2431 to schedule a separate site visit.
Bids for this Contract must be submitted on complete bidding forms bound in the Contract
Documents. The successful bidder will be notified in writing.
To submit Proposals for this Contract, contractors or qualified subcontractors shall, on
Tuesday, April 28th, 2026, at 10:00 a.m. local time, meet the following requirements:
• Be prequalified by the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) for bidding on
State projects. The Authority reserves the right to request additional experience
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information for any bidder that has not been assigned the “Major Structures” and/or
“Bridge Repair” work classes by VDOT or for contractors that have a prequalification
level of Conditional, Currently Inactive or Probationary.
• Have prior experience in the jacking and blocking of beams and structural steel repairs.
Contractor shall be able to provide written documentation demonstrating the successful
completion of at least three bridge superstructure repair projects where one or more steel
beams were jacked off the bearing and a portion of the steel beam was replaced with new
steel by welding.
• Have prior experience in the repair of bridge substructures using Shotcrete and be able to
provide written documentation demonstrating the successful placement of at least three
bridge substructure repair projects where the cumulative Shotcrete square footage applied
was a minimum of 10,000 s.f.
Note that a bidder must have prior experience and be able to provide written documentation
in a minimum of one of the two work experience categories as noted above. A bidder cannot have
subcontractors be the documented experience in all categories.
Complete contract documents will be available on Wednesday, April 15, 2026, after 1:00 p.m.
(local time) from the RMTA website at: https://www.rmtaonline.org/news-events/#news-rfps-
public. The documents will also be posted on the eVA Virginia procurement website at
https://eva.virginia.gov/index.html.
Specifications (Virginia Department of Transportation 2020 Road and Bridge Specifications) and
the 2011 Virginia Work Area Protection Manual, Revision 2.1 - 2020 which form an integral part
of this Contract, are available from the Virginia Department of Transportation website free of
charge.
Each Bidder submitting a Proposal must also complete a statement bound with the Proposal
forms, in which each Bidder shall give full information relating to the status of their contracts
presently underway.
Each Proposal must be accompanied by a Proposal Guarantee consisting of either a certified
check in the amount of at least five (5) percent of the Total Bid Price, made payable to the
Richmond Metropolitan Transportation Authority, or a Proposal Bond (on the form provided) in
the amount of five (5) percent of the same Total Bid Price.
The Authority strongly encourages the submission of bids by contractors whose principal
businesses are located in the Richmond Metropolitan Area and further strongly encourage such
contractors to utilize the services of local subcontractors and vendors.
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The Authority strongly encourages minority-owned and women-owned businesses to submit
proposals for this contract.
The Authority reserves the right to reject any and all Proposals submitted, and to waive
informalities in bidding, as it may deem in its best interests.
Project related inquiries must be submitted in writing to Mr. Brad Stimpson, P.E. at HNTB
Corporation at rstimpson@hntb.com or Ms. Paula Watson, RMTA Procurement Manager, at
Paula.watson@rmtaonline.org. The deadline to submit inquiries and questions is Thursday May
8, 2026, at 1 P.M. local time.
RICHMOND METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY
Joi Dean, CEO
Richmond, Virginia
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