NEW ROCHELLE, NY (May 4, 2025) — The City of New Rochelle is accepting bids for the Quaker Ridge Road Concrete Pavement Rehabilitation Project, Specification #5790, to repair deteriorating concrete pavement between Van Meter Fens and Weaver Street, under DPW Project #25-037.
To be clear, this is pot hole repair. It has nothing to do with the $3,518,638 grant from New York State for Quaker Ridge Road “Complete Streets” improvements.
Whatever Happened to the Quaker Ridge Road Rebuild?
Sources at City Hall say that the city lacks funds for the Complete Streets project, and without new financing, it risks being shelved, much like the many abandoned David’s Island plan and the city yard relocation, which took 30 years to complete.
The project involves full-depth and partial-depth concrete repairs, including Portland Cement Treated Permeable Base, unreinforced and reinforced Portland Cement Concrete placement, transverse and longitudinal joints, and partial-depth repairs using materials like Class D concrete, High-Early-Strength (HES) concrete, or epoxy resin systems. Work will be conducted in two stages with lane closures, maintaining at least one lane open in each direction. The contractor must complete the work within 60 consecutive calendar days, with liquidated damages of $500 per day for delays, to ensure completion before the local school year starts.
Bids must be submitted by 3 p.m. on May 28, 2025, to the Purchasing Office at City Hall, 515 North Avenue, New Rochelle, NY 10801, attention Karin Conca, Purchasing Specialist. Each bid requires a deposit of 5% of the bid price via money order, certified check, or cashier’s check, payable to the City of New Rochelle. Bid bonds are not accepted. Questions should be emailed to kconca@newrochelleny.com, referencing 25-037 and Spec #5790, by May 14, 2025, with answers posted on the city’s website by May 21, 2025.
Contract documents, including plans and specifications, are available for download starting May 2, 2025, at http://www.newrochelleny.com/bids.aspx or directly at https://newrochelleny.com/DocumentCenter/View/20704. The city encourages bids from Minority and Women Business Enterprises (MBE/WBE) and prioritizes employment of New Rochelle residents per Westchester Affirmative Action Equal Employment Opportunity requirements. Contractors must pay the higher of New York State prevailing wage rates or Davis Bacon rates.
The city may award multiple contracts for 2025 citywide paving projects based on the lowest responsive and responsible bids. Contractors must provide insurance, including $2 million per occurrence for commercial general liability and $1 million for automobile liability, naming the City of New Rochelle and Barton & Loguidice, D.P.C., as additional insureds. A performance security of 100% of the contract amount is required.
SPEC No 5790 – Quaker Ridge Road Concrete Pavement Rehab – Contract Documents – Final 5-2-25
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