TDOT Opens Bids for First Ten Recovery Act Funded Projects

NASHVILLE – The bids are in and today the Tennessee Department of Transportation identified the ten lowest responsive bidders on the state’s first infrastructure projects funded through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. TDOT officials, contractors and others gathered at the TDOT Nashville Regional Complex at 10:30 a.m. as the sealed bids were opened and read aloud for ten local bridge replacement projects to be funded through the Recovery Act. People across the state listened in via the web as live streaming audio of the bid letting was broadcast on the TDOT web site.

 

“We are excited to take this first big step toward putting the Recovery Act funds to work in Tennessee,” said TDOT Commissioner Gerald Nicely. “Today, our construction engineers will begin carefully reviewing each apparent low bid to determine if it is accurate.”

 

Once the bids have been carefully reviewed Commissioner Nicely will officially award the project contract to the lowest bidder. A pre-construction meeting will be set and a work order issued to allow the contractor to begin work.

 

Apparent low bids for the ten ARRA funded projects are:

 

Carroll County             Westport Road Bridges over the Big Sandy River

                                    Contractor:                  Mountain States Contractors, LLC                

                                    Bid Amount:                $1,638,921.00

 

Carter County             Wilbur Dam Road (Steel Bridge Road) Bridge over the Watauga River

                                    Contractor:                  Charles Blalock & Sons, Inc. 

                                    Bid Amount:                $1,547,982.09

 

Cocke County             Splashaway Road over Sinking Creek

                                    Contractor:                  Charles Blalock & Sons, Inc. 

                                    Bid Amount:                $ 169,068.75

 

Fentress County         Delk Creek Road Bridge over Delk Creek

                                    Contractor:                  Highways, Inc.

                                    Bid Amount:                $395,419.29

 

Gibson County            McMurry Road Bridges over Davis Creek, Reagan Creek and other branches

                                    Contractor:                  Ford Construction Company

                                    Bid Amount:                $924,418.01

 

Giles County               Earl Townsend Road Bridge over the West Fork of Shoal Creek

                                    Contractor:                  RaCon, Inc.- Tennessee                    

                                    Bid Amount:                $248,819.74

 

Hardeman County      Teague Road Bridge over Clover Creek

                                    Contractor:                  Ford Construction Company

                                    Bid Amount:                $685,709.85

 

Hawkins County         Okolona Road Bridge over Alexander Creek

                                    Contractor:                  Charles Blalock & Sons, Inc.

                                    Bid Amount:                $ 447,797.37

 

Macon County            West Wixtown Road Bridge over the West Fork of Long Creek

                                    Contractor:                  Highways, Inc.

                                    Bid Amount:                $ 263,669.02

 

Monroe County           Belcher Gap Road Bridge over Notchy Creek

                                    Contractor:                  Charles Blalock & Sons, Inc.

                                    Bid Amount:                $ 310,453.05

 

For a list of all bids submitted for the March 20 letting visit: http://www.tn.gov/tdot/construction/2009/Apparent%20Bids/20090320_apparentbids.pdf

 

All 10 bridges are owned, maintained and operated by local governments. Normally, local governments are required to provide a 20 percent match in order to receive bridge funds; however, that match is waived under the ARRA.

 

For more information on the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, visit www.recovery.gov or visit www.tn.gov/tdot and click on the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act link in the middle of the page.

 

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