Bids received after the specified time will not be accepted. The active construction is anticipated to run between September 2023 and October 2025. Bidders should note that the prices contained in the proposal will be considered valid for the duration of the construction project. This Federally funded project involves reconfiguring the NH 12 / North Street intersection and reconstruct, realign, and widen the respective roadway approaches which total approximately 5,200 feet in length. The work will include profile improvements on North Street and a stop-controlled intersection where North Street meets NH 12. Utility adjustments, a new water line, drainage improvements, culvert replacement, soldier pile retaining wall construction, and stormwater management measures will also be included. Plans and specifications may be viewed but not obtained at the following location: City of Claremont, Planning and Development, 14 North Street, Claremont, NH 03743 Plans and Specifications will only be available, at no charge, in PDF format. Questions received less than five days prior to the date for opening of Bids may not be answered. Only questions answered by formal written Addenda will be binding. Oral and other interpretations or clarifications will be without legal effect. Disadvantaged Business Enterprises will be afforded full opportunity to submit bids in response to this advertisement. No contractor will be discriminated against on grounds of race, sex, religion, color, or national origin. Bidders will be required to furnish a bid bond in the amount of 10% of the total bid, and the successful bidder will be required to furnish a Performance Bond and a Payment Bond each in the amount of 100% of the Contract Price. All individuals, firms, partnerships, or corporations intending to bid must be prequalified with the New Hampshire Department of Transportation for Road Construction or Site Work. Prequalification must be established no less than three days prior to the bid date. All questions about the meaning or intent of the Bidding Documents are to be directed in writing or email to the ENGINEER: Vanasse Hangen Brustlin, Inc. 2 Bedford Farms Drive Suite 200 Bedford NH 03110-6532 Attention: Frank Koczalka, P.E. Email: fkoczalka@VHB.com Project No. 31404271.001