Description
The City of Columbus is soliciting bids for the construction of the Central College Subtrunk, Phase 3 – a major sanitary sewer upgrade involving roughly 10,926 ft of 48‑inch micro‑tunneled pipe, additional smaller‑diameter sewers, manholes, jacking and receiving pits, and related site work such as dewatering, bypass pumping, and traffic maintenance. The contract will be awarded to a qualified, pre‑qualified construction firm that can meet federal Davis‑Bacon wage rules, EPA and WPCLF loan requirements, and local DBE and AIS provisions. Bids are submitted electronically via Bid Express; a pre‑bid conference is scheduled for 11 Feb 2026, and questions must be submitted by 10 Nov 2026.
• Scope: 48‑inch slurry micro‑tunneling, additional 18‑, 12‑, and 8‑inch sewers, 12 manholes, 4 jacking pits, 5 receiving pits, 8 micro‑tunnel drives, bypass pumping, abandonment of existing 24‑inch subtrunk, dewatering, geotechnical monitoring, site restoration, traffic maintenance.
• Location: Central College Road and Harlem Road alignments, Columbus, OH.
• Delivery: Electronic bid submission via Bid Express; deadline 18 Nov 2026 3 PM ET.
• Pre‑bid conference: 02 Nov 2026 9 AM at 1250 Fairwood Ave, Columbus, OH (strongly recommended).
• Mandatory qualifications: City construction pre‑qualification, licensed trade subcontractors, DBE, AIS, Davis‑Bacon, EPA/WPCLF requirements.
• Funding: Ohio Water Pollution Control Loan Fund (WPCLF) with associated federal and state environmental conditions.