The Town of Halifax is requesting sealed bids for the Green River 2025 Paving Project (the “Project”) which may include cold planing, full lane width shim, full reclaim, paving and single lift paving, and shoulder material.
Contractor will provide all labor, equipment, and materials, including safety measures and traffic control. All of which must comply with current State of Vermont regulations. Please see “Other Requirements” below for certain specific requirements that are the contractor’s responsibility.
The Town will supply grader and operator for the grading behind the reclaimer and for the final grade before pavement is applied.
The Project shall be completed by October 25, 2025
Sealed Bid Details:
Sealed bids for provision as listed below will be accepted as follows:
If hand delivered: Any time prior to 3:00pm on April 15, 2025 in the Halifax Town office (246 Branch Road Halifax, VT) OR bidder may bring sealed bid to the 6:00pm Selectboard meeting.
If by mail: Please send to Town of Halifax, PO Box 127 Halifax VT 05358 any time prior to 3:00pm on the bid due date.
All sealed bids must be clearly marked:
Attention: Town of Halifax – Selectboard
Halifax Town – Green River Road 2025 Paving Project
The bids will be read publicly at the Selectboard meeting at 6:00pm on April 15, 2025
Contractors interested in receiving bid and project information, please contact Mike Fournier, Road Supervisor at (802) 368-2803
Construction Details:
The Project consists of full-depth reclamation of 4,000’ on Green River Road between the intersection of Ballou Mountain Road and proceeding to Hatch School Road with the following specifications:
Reclamation and Compaction -> 4,000’ from Ballou Mountain Rd. North to Pavement Ends (Brook Rd.)
a) Estimated at 9,800 square yards
b) Hot Bituminous Asphalt -> 2-1/2” Binder (estimated at 1,400 Tons) with Type 2 stone
c) Hot Bituminous Asphalt -> 1-1/2” Wearing Course (estimated at 850 Tons) with Type 3 stone
Shoulder Gravel 4,000’ @ 2’ Wide – 2 Sides & 4” Depth (estimated at 300 Tons)
Other Requirements:
The contractor must use a Vermont Agency of Transportation (“VTrans”) approved mix design for the type IV-50 gyration superpave pavement with a 70-28 PG binder. The mix shall contain no recycled asphalt shingles (RAS).
The plant producing the bituminous concrete pavement shall have a current certification by a VTrans construction and material lab 72 hours prior to producing mix for the special project.
The contractor must provide a paver which includes one operator and two screed persons.
The contractor must provide compaction equipment and operators capable of attaining the compaction required in the following specifications:
1. The Town requires a breakdown, intermediate, and finish roller. All rollers will be 10-12 ton minimum. The breakdown roller shall be double steel drum with adjustable vibratory capabilities. The intermediate can either be rubber tire or a steel-rubber combination. The finish roller can be double steel drum or steel rubber combination. A shim course shall require two rollers, a rubber tired breakdown roller followed by a double steel drum or steel rubber combination. All rollers will be 10-12 ton minimum.
2. The contractor will supply RS-1 or RS-1H emulsion and distributor meeting sections 404.04 to 404.06 of 2011 specification book for applying emulsion at a min. rate of 0.040 gal/sy. Emulsion is to be applied to all surfaces in contact with the new bituminous concrete pavement (“BCP”). Cold longitudinal joints shall receive a double application of emulsion. Tack wagons not capable of applying a continuous uniform application at the specified rate of tack in a single pass will be removed from the project if the issue cannot be corrected. Emulsion shall be considered incidental to the work required for this contract and as such shall not be priced out separately but instead be included in the unit price of asphalt to be placed.
3. The contractor will provide equipment, operators and laborers necessary to cold plane 10 foot (minimum) tapers at project beginning and end approaches to bridges, side road tapers, to attain curb reveal, etc. May be done with a skid steer or bobcat with a milling attachment.
4. The contractor shall be responsible for all cleaning of the road surface prior to paving.
5. Paving to include 2 foot drive aprons and 2 foot side road aprons, this does not include any taper needed to match existing pavement. Excavation of material of fill material is to be included in the price per ton bid.
6. The cleaning of haul units and paving equipment on the surface to be paved shall not be allowed. The contractor is responsible for locating on or off project sites for this activity. All waste material generated from this activity shall be removed from the project within 48 hours upon completion of the project at the sole expense of the contractor.
7. The contractor is expected to work within the Town right of way. Any cost associated with the contractors desire to obtain clearances to work outside the existing right of way will be at the sole expense of the contractor.
8. Damage by the contractor to Town and or personal property, or utilities during construction will be repaired by the contractor to pre-construction condition and will be at the sole expense of the contractor.
9. The contractor is required to provide traffic control for the duration of the project.
10. A traffic control plan will be required, all traffic control shall be compliant with the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD) Standards.