Bridge Inspection Access Equipment, Rigging, and Maintenance and Protection of Traffic Services SAI Consulting Engineers, Inc. has been retained by the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation to perform structural inspections of 29 Bridges in Allegheny, Beaver, and Lawrence Counties. The inspections are anticipated to begin in March 2015, and continue for approximately 2 years. SAI will require the services of a qualified Contractor to provide access equipment, rigging, safety equipment, maintenance and protection of traffic (MPT), and other bridge inspection-related equipment and services. SAI will receive sealed Bids from qualified Contractors until 11:00 a.m. Prevailing Time on Monday, March 9, 2015, at 1350 Penn Avenue, Suite 300, Pittsburgh, PA 15222-4211. Bids received after this time will not be accepted. Complete bid packages may be obtained from SAI at the same address on or after February 23, 2015. Questions should be directed to Eric Liebmann, P.E., by email at eliebmann@saiengr.com. Bid documents must be secured in person at the above address between 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. on weekdays. The Contractor must provide evidence of his qualifications by referencing five separate bridge inspection contracts where they provided similar access equipment, rigging, and MPT services within the last ten years. Personal references and contact information for the five previous contracts must be provided. The Contractor must be able to provide underbridge access equipment of various sizes, bucket trucks, lift platforms, safety equipment, cable rigging, safety boats, and other equipment in good working order, along with properly trained and competent equipment operators. The contractor must provide MPT in strict accordance with PennDOT Publication 213. Multiple setups, access vehicles, and MPT may be required on various bridges at the same time. Bids will be opened at 11:00 a.m. on Monday, March 9, 2015. Following approval by PennDOT and SAI, the contract will be awarded to the lowest qualified bidder. SAI Consulting Engineers, Inc. reserves the right to reject any or all bids not in conformance with the bid requirements.
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