Linden Street Little River Bridge Replacement Bid

The Town of Exeter, NH, issued a sealed‑bid solicitation to replace the existing corrugated‑metal‑pipe bridge on Linden Street over the Little River. The scope includes demolition of the old structure, installation of a precast concrete adjacent‑box‑beam bridge on steel‑pile foundations, stream‑bed restoration, roadway reconstruction, guardrail, slope protection, and water‑main relocation. The contract was awarded to George R. Cairns and Sons, Inc. under a lump‑sum, bid‑bonded arrangement, with work slated to start late June 2015 and be fully completed by early December 2015. • Removal of two CMP arches and construction of a new precast concrete box‑beam bridge. • Required bid bond (5 % of bid) and performance/payments bonds (100 % of contract price). • Project timeline: start 6/29/2015, substantial completion 10/30/2015, final completion 12/4/2015.