Public Works: SMART Traffic Signal Corridor

Location:	New Hampshire
Posted:	Mar 2, 2026
Due:	Mar 9, 2026
Agency:	City of Manchester
Type of Government:	State & Local
Category:	38 - Construction, Mining, Excavating, and Highway Mainenance Equipment
Solicitation No:	FY26-500-33
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CITY OF MANCHESTER

New Hampshire

INVITATION FOR BIDS

and

Supporting Documentation

for

Manchester DOT-SMART FY24-01

Traffic Signal Corridors Project

Grant No. 69A3552541006

CITY # FY26-500-33

CITY OF MANCHESTER

DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS

HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY

2026

MANCHESTER HIGHWAY COMMISSION

Kathleen Sullivan

Chairman

Arthur Gatzoulis

Co-Chairman

Mark MacKenzie

Commissioner

Amber Nicole Cannan

Commissioner

Andre Parent

Commissioner

_________________________________________________

Timothy J. Clougherty

Public Works Director

_________________________________________________

CITY OF MANCHESTER

New Hampshire

INVITATION FOR BIDS

and

Supporting Documentation

for

Manchester DOT-SMART FY24-01

Traffic Signal Corridors Project

Grant No. 69A3552541006

CITY # FY26-500-33

Prepared By

CITY OF MANCHESTER

DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS

HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Page

INVITATION TO BID…………………………………………………………………....5

INFORMATION FOR BIDDERS.......................................................................................7

INSTRUCTIONS TO BIDDERS .....................................................................................8

PROSECUTION OF WORK .........................................................................................13

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS.................................................................................15

ITEMS FOR BID ...............................................................................................................17

BID FORM .....................................................................................................................18

BID BOND .....................................................................................................................25

ITEMS FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES................................................................26

NOTICE OF AWARD ...................................................................................................27

NOTICE TO PROCEED ................................................................................................29

CONTRACT AGREEMENT .........................................................................................30

NOTARIZATION ..........................................................................................................32

STATEMENT OF UNDERSTANDING: ......................................................................33

STATEMENT OF COMPLIANCE: ..............................................................................34

PERFORMANCE BOND ..............................................................................................35

PAYMENT BOND ........................................................................................................37

CHANGE ORDER .........................................................................................................39

INDEMNIFICATION AND INSURANCE REQUIREMENTS...................................41

SPECIAL PROVISIONS ……………………………………………………………...43

616.141 – Licensing, System Setup, and Training

616.1901 – Alterations to Existing Signals (S Willow St at Maple St)

616.1902 – Alterations to Existing Signals (Maple St at Cilley Rd)

616.1903 – Alterations to Existing Signals (Maple St at Somerville St)

616.1904 – Alterations to Existing Signals (Maple St at Valley St)

616.1905 – Alterations to Existing Signals (Maple St at Auburn St)

616.1906 – Alterations to Existing Signals (Maple St at Spruce St)

616.1907 – Alterations to Existing Signals (Maple St at Lake Ave)

616.1908 – Alterations to Existing Signals (Maple St at Hanover St)

616.1909 – Alterations to Existing Signals (Maple St at Bridge St)

FY26-500-33 Traffic Signal Corridors Project

616.1910 – Alterations to Existing Signals (Beech St at Bridge St)

616.1911 – Alterations to Existing Signals (Pine St at Bridge St)

616.1912 – Alterations to Existing Signals (Chestnut St at Bridge St)

616.1913 – Alterations to Existing Signals (Beech St at Hanover St)

616.1914 – Alterations to Existing Signals (Pine St at Hanover St)

616.1915 – Alterations to Existing Signals (Chestnut St at Hanover St)

677 – Fiber Optic In-Cabinet/Facility Equipment Specification (Items 677.561, 677.562 and 677.5822)

677 – Fiber Optic Communications Specification (Items 677.51012, 677.51024 and 677.53)

677 – Wireless Communications Specification (Item 677.3101)

1008.11 – Alterations and Additions as Needed – Unanticipated Work

APPENDIX

FY 2019 National Defense Authorization (NDAA)

Build America Buy America (BABA)

Notice to all Bidders to report Rigging Activities

CONTRACT PLANS (under separate cover)

Plan Sheets 1-47

FY26-500-33 Traffic Signal Corridors Project

City of Manchester

Department of Public Works

475 Valley Street

Manchester, New Hampshire 03103

INVITATION FOR BIDS

Sealed bids will be received from pre-qualified contractors at the office of the Department of Public

Works of the City of Manchester, New Hampshire before or at 1:00 P.M., prevailing time on March 5,

2026, for the following described services:

Manchester DOT-SMART FY24-01

Traffic Signal Corridors Project

Grant No. 69A3552541006

CITY # FY26-500-33

Work for the Traffic Signal Corridors Project involves the modernization of traffic control signals in the

City of Manchester along the Maple Street, Bridge Street, and (if approved as Add Alternate) Hanover

Street corridors. Work includes but not limited to, Centracs Mobility licensing and programming

modifications to existing Advance Transportation Controllers (ATC) and cabinets, furnishing and installing

Accessible Pedestrian Signal (APS) buttons at select locations, furnishing and installing non-invasive stop

bar and (where indicated at designated intersections) Advance vehicle detection for Automated Traffic

Signal Performance Measures (ATSPMs). In addition, the project will provide communications to and from

the on-street traffic signal control cabinet equipment to the city’s existing cloud-based Central Management

System (CMS) via new fiber optic cabling for primary communications and existing (by others) cellular

based infrastructure for secondary/fallback communications via the existing secure Virtual Private Network

(VPN) tunnel. The project additionally provides for reporting of ATSMs.

Plans and specifications may be seen at the office of the Department of Public Works, at the following

location:

 Department of Public Works, 475 Valley Street, Manchester, NH 03103

Plans, specifications and proposal forms may be obtained on the City’s website at:

https://www.manchesternh.gov/Departments/Purchasing/Bid-Opportunities-and-Results, or may be

obtained at the Office of the Department of Public Works for twenty-five ($25.00) dollars cash or check,

non-reimbursable. The check shall be made payable to: “Department of Public Works, City of Manchester,

N.H.”

All individuals, firms, partnerships, or corporations intending to bid must be prequalified for the project.

Those contractors who have not submitted their Annual Prequalification forms and are interested in bidding

shall be required to submit their project specific prequalification form at least five (5) working days prior

to the bid opening.

Prequalification forms may be obtained at the Office of the Department of Public Works (475 Valley Street)

for $5.00 or downloaded from the following URL:

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

FY26-500-33 Traffic Signal Corridors Project

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