Roadway and Bridge Reconstruction Between Milepost 311.60 and Milepost 316.19 in Chester County

Cost Range: $50,000,000.00 - $999,999,999.00 As of April 7, 2023, a general contractor has been awarded. Construction is slated to commence July 10, 2023. This project provides for the furnishing of all labor, material, equipment and work necessary to perform staged construction for full-depth reconstruction and widening of the Pennsylvania Turnpike from two lanes in each direction to three lanes in each direction. The project includes the reconstruction of an interchange and the construction of three mainline bridges, twelve retaining walls, three sound barriers, six sign structures, and one DMS sign structure. The contract also provides for highway lighting modifications, CCTV cameras, drainage modifications, and maintenance and protection of traffic. Work items include, but are not limited to the following: 893,665 CY Excavation, Various Classes 389,087 SY Superpave Asphalt Mixture, Base Course, Various Depths 248,136 SY Asphalt Treated Permeable Base Course, 4" Depth 225,026 SY Rich Bottom Superpave Asphalt Mixture, 4" Depth 267,935 SY Stone Matrix Asphalt Mixture, Wearing Course, 2" Depth 179,631 SY Superpave Asphalt Mixture, Wearing Course, Various Depths 399,393 SY Superpave Asphalt Mixture, Binder Course, Various Depths 418,275 SY Subbase (No. 2A), 6" Depth 23,110 SY Plain Cement Concrete Pavement, 12" Depth 68,096 LF Pipes, Various Sizes and Types 511 EACH Inlets/Manholes/End Sections/Endwalls 51,944 LF Guide Rail/Concrete Barrier 50,701 LF Removal of Guide Rail/Concrete Barrier/Glare Screen 132,541 LF Temporary Concrete Barrier (Includes Structure Mounted and Glare Screen) 57,730 LF Right-of-Way Fence 156,422 CY Class 3 Excavation, Structures 197,233 SF Aesthetic Concrete Coating 1,278,967 LB Reinforcement Bars, Plain, Epoxy Coated, and Stainless Steel 5,612 CY Over-Excavation and Backfilling with Cement and Rock 13,754 TON Select Granular Material (2RC) 39,665 CY Selected Borrow Excavation Rock, Type B 197,563 SF Precast Concrete Wall Panels (Retaining and Sound) 790,882 LB Steel Wall Posts (Structure and Ground Mounted) 3,095 LF Concrete Beams, All Sizes 7,344 LF Steel Piles 4,230 LF Drilled Caissons in Rock and Soil, All Sizes 285,679 SY Topsoil, 6" Depth 5,037 SF Signs 696,258 LF Pavement Markings Milepost 311.60 is located approximately 0.3 miles west of the Downingtown Interchange, Exit 312 and Milepost 316.19 is located approximately 3.5 mile west of the SR 29 Interchange, Exit 320, in Chester County, Pennsylvania. The proposal and plans are published electronically in EBS and are available to registered business partners for downloading and printing. An electronic bid bond, from an approved vendor, with corporate surety, in the amount of five percent (5%) of the bid must be submitted with the proposal as bid security. The bid security of the three (3) low bidders will be retained until the execution of the contract. (The normal time for execution of the contract is approximately four [4] weeks.) A Prequalification Certification and Applicable Capacity Rating assigned by the Prequalification Office of the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation is a necessary prerequisite for bidding on this project. The opening and listing of bids not meeting all the terms and conditions of the bid advertisement or bid procedures does not act as a waiver or modification of any requirements contained in the bid advertisement or bid procedure. The Provisions of the Pennsylvania Prevailing Wage Act of August 15, 1961, P.L. 987, as amended, together with the rates and regulations promulgated by the Secretary of Labor and Industry applicable thereto, shall apply to this contract. Any questions for this project must be submitted electronically in EBS by registered business partners. *The value for this project is based on a financial range. The value is listed as the highest possible cost from the range provided by a stakeholder or official project document.

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Concrete, Cast-in-Place Concrete.