New Hampshire Code of Administrative Rules
Tra - Commissioner, Department of Transportation
Chapter Tra 500 - CONSTRUCTION AID AND RELOCATION SERVICES
Part Tra 501 - STATE BRIDGE AID
Section Tra 501.12 - Contract Award and Administration

Universal Citation: NH Admin Rules Tra 501.12

Current through Register No. 40, October 3, 2024

(a) Department-managed projects shall be awarded to the lowest responsible bidder in a competitive bidding process conducted in accordance with RSA 228:4 and RSA 228:4-a. A department-managed project shall be administered by the department.

(b) A municipally-managed project shall be performed by:

(1) Municipal staff acting on a force account basis;

(2) By a construction provider, under the following conditions:
a. The construction provider was selected as the lowest responsible bidder in a competitive bidding process conducted in accordance with the procedures in place in the municipality where the bridge project is located;

b. The municipality has submitted a tabulation of the bids received in the process to the department; and

c. The department has concurred in the contract award after considering the following, including, but not limited to:
1. The reasonableness of the unit prices in the bids, as determined by bid comparisons and the Department's average weighted unit price; and

2. If the construction provider is not prequalified in accordance with Tra 401, the experience of the construction provider in the type of work anticipated in the project; or

(3) By a combination of (1) and (2) above.

(c) During construction, the work shall be inspected by the municipality as a construction engineering cost as necessary to insure conformity with the approved plans and specifications, including the following:

(1) Review of shop drawings;

(2) Inspection of fabricated materials;

(3) Review and inspection of falsework;

(4) Laboratory and field testing of materials; and

(5) Field inspection of work performed at the project site.

#8923, eff 6-27-07

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