Highway: Prequalification of Construction Contractors

Location:	New Hampshire
Posted:	Nov 14, 2025
Due:	Dec 19, 2025
Agency:	City of Manchester
Type of Government:	State & Local
Category:	Y - Construction of Structures and Facilities Z - Maintenance, Repair or Alteration of Real Property
Solicitation No:	ANNUAL-CY2026
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City of Manchester

Department of Public Works

475 Valley Street, Manchester, New Hampshire

Prequalification of Construction Contractors

Highway (Engineering) Division

Annual prequalification of HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTORS for Calendar Year (CY)

2026 will be received at the office of the Department of Public Works of the City of Manchester, New

Hampshire or via email at DPW_Engineering@manchesternh.gov before or at 1:00 P.M., prevailing time on

the 19th day of December, 2025, for the following described general services.

Project: ANNUAL – CY2026

Classifications of Work:

 Paving (resurfacing, rehabilitation, preservation, etc.)

 General Roadway (construction/reconstruction, sidewalks, drainage, etc.)

 Traffic Signals

 General Bridge (construction/reconstruction, rehabilitation)

 Bridge Painting

 Guardrail Construction

 Site Work

Contracts will consist of items typically found within the various types of classifications, as well as

supplementary items and/or work associated with particular project conditions and/or locations. Specific

project bid documents, when published, will detail the exact nature of the contract and required project

elements.

Per City ordinance, all contractors interested in bidding are required to submit a sealed prequalification package

and have the prequalification approved prior to submitting a bid. Prequalification forms may be obtained at

the Office of the Department of Public Works for five ($5.00) dollars, or downloaded from the City’s website

at: http://www.manchesternh.gov/Departments/Purchasing/Forms-and-Documents.

The prequalification process for HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTORS includes two options

to apply for prequalified status:

1. NEW HAMPSHIRE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (NHDOT) PREQUALIFIED

CONTRACTORS: Complete the City’s Prequalification Statement Form Page 1, and Sections 13

(bonding) and 14 (certification) (Page 5). Submit this documentation along with documentation of your

prequalification approval from NHDOT. Prequalification through this process will only prequalify you

for work related to the classification noted in your NHDOT approval. Note: Contractors are responsible

for submitting updated prequalification statements should their status of prequalification with NHDOT

change. The City reserves the right to verify prequalification status with NHDOT.

2. ALL CONTRACTORS (NOT NHDOT PREQUALIFIED OR NOT NHDOT PREQUALIFED FOR

PARTICULAR CLASSIFICATIONS): Complete and submit the entirety of the City’s Prequalification

Statement Form (all sections) along with all required support documentation.

Approved ANNUAL – CY2026 prequalification will be effective starting January 1st, 2026. Project-specific

prequalification packages will also be accepted before individual bids, and may follow either of the application

options described above. Project-specific prequalification packages must be submitted to the City no less than

one (1) week in advance of the scheduled bid opening. The City reserves the right to deny or terminate

prequalification.

All City bid opportunities, including project-specific plans, specifications and proposal forms, can be found

at: http://www.manchesternh.gov/bids. It is the Contractor’s responsibility to check the website for new or

updated bid opportunities. All Contractors are encouraged to sign up for the City’s Bid Newsletter, which

provides email notification when new bid opportunities, or changes to existing bid opportunities, are posted

on the City’s website. Sign-ups can be found at: https://www.manchesternh.gov/Departments/Purchasing/Bid-

Notification-Sign-up.

The City of Manchester is an equal opportunity/affirmative action agency. All qualified bidders will receive

consideration without regard to race, color, religion, creed, age, sex, or national origin. The City hereby

notifies all bidders that it will affirmatively ensure that in any contract entered into pursuant to this

advertisement, disadvantaged business enterprises will be afforded full opportunity to submit bids in response

to this invitation and will not be discriminated against on the grounds of race, color, national origin, sex, age,

or disability in consideration for an award.

Questions regarding annual prequalification’s should be directed to DPW_Engineering@manchesternh.gov or

(603) 624-6444.

Department of Public Works, City of Manchester, N.H. By:

HIGHWAY COMMISSION

Kathleen Sullivan, Chairman

Arthur Gatzoulis, Co-Chairman

Mark MacKenzie, Commissioner

Amber Nicole Cannan, Commissioner

Andre Parent, Commissioner

Timothy J. Clougherty, Director

City of Manchester, Department of Public Works

This is the opportunity summary page. It provides an overview of this opportunity and a preview of the attached documentation.

Highway: Prequalification of Construction Contractors

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