Chesapeake City Bridge Painting and Miscellaneous Repairs

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is seeking information from contractors for the repainting and miscellaneous steel and concrete repairs on the Chesapeake City Bridge. The estimated magnitude of this project is between $5,000,000 and $10,000,000. The work includes surface preparation and painting of steel, miscellaneous steel repairs, neoprene deck joint replacement, overlay of a concrete slab, and removal and replacement of finger joint troughs, as well as all associated traffic control. The major items of work to be performed under this contract include temporary traffic control, steel surface preparation, application of a new coating system, concrete deck repair, and miscellaneous steel repairs. • The contractor must provide all temporary traffic control in accordance with a Contractor-prepared, MDDOT-approved, temporary traffic control plan. • The contractor must prepare steel surfaces by removing all soluble salts and existing coatings to steel areas. • The contractor must apply a new coating system to repair and other steel areas as indicated on the drawings. • The contractor must clean and maintain all scuppers on both sides of the roadway throughout the project life. • The contractor must perform concrete deck repair, including the main span, south and north approaches, sidewalk, and curb. • The contractor must perform miscellaneous steel repairs. • The contractor must remove and replace neoprene deck joint seals. • The contractor must remove and replace finger joint troughs and repair web holes at the locations indicated on the drawings.