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C -- PRELIMINARY AND FINAL DESIGN FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF THE WOODROW WILSON MEMORIAL BRIDGE ON I-95 OVER THE POTOMAC RIVER SOL n/a DUE 031198 POC Mr. S. Donald Sherin The Maryland State Highway Administration, in partnership with the Virginia Department of Transportation, the District of Columbia Department of Public Works and the Federal Highway Administration, is seeking expressions of interest from consulting engineering firms who wish to be considered to provide professional engineering services for the design of the replacement of the Woodrow Wilson Memorial Bridge which carries Interstate Route 95/495 (Capital Beltway) over the Potomac River between Oxon Hill, Maryland and Alexandria, Virginia. The Woodrow Wilson Bridge spans the Potomac River just south of Washington, DC, the nation's capital, and is adjacent to significant cultural, historical, recreational, visual and environmental resources on both the Maryland and Virginia approaches, I-95/495 in this area carries approximately 175,000 vehicles per day. This sensitive location must be considered in all aspects of the design and construction. Estimated construction cost of the replacement bridge is in the range of $600 to $700 million. The replacement bridge will be located immediately downstream of the existing bridge. It will be approximately 6300 feet long and will be designed to carry twelve lanes of traffic in an express/local configuration, plus shoulders and a pedestrian walkway/bikeway. The proposed bridge will contain a movable span with a minimum horizontal clearance of 175 ft. and a vertical under clearance of 70 feet in the closed position. The existing bridge will be completely removed. This project may contain a small amount of approach roadway work. Maintenance of traffic and construction staging will be important considerations. The project will also include the design of a bridge/deck structure over I-95/495 on the Maryland approach to connect the north and south ends of Rosalie Island (Queen Anne's Park) and to serve as a gateway entrance to Maryland. The design and detailing of this structure will be closely coordinated with the bridge. Estimated constructioncost of this structure is in the range of $8 to $10 million. Separate design contracts will be awarded for the design of the roadway approaches to the bridge and the interchanges in Maryland and Virginia. Design and construction of the replacement bridge must be closely coordinated with these adjacent roadway and interchange design and construction contracts. The project will be fully funded for design using 100 percent federal funds. It is expected that funding for construction will be programmed within the next three years using 100 percent federal funds. All consultants are hereby notified that if 100 percent funds do not become available, this project could be terminated. Interested firms must have extensive experience in major, long span bridge design with specialized expertise in major movable bridge design and complex foundations. Specific services required include structural design for fixed and movable bridges and deck structures, geotechnical and foundation design, electrical and mechanical design for movable bridges, bridge aesthetics, traffic control and maintenance of traffic design, construction sequencing and analysis of constructability. Minor services for approach roadway design, sediment and erosion control, lighting, drainage, hydrologic and hydraulic analysis, including scour analysis and other miscellaneous services will also be required. Engineering services during the construction phase will also be required for the review of shop and working drawings and value engineering proposals, consultation during construction, review of field problems, redesign under construction and other miscellaneous engineering services during the construction phase. Consultation may be required to provide field personnel during critical construction operations. Interested firms shall demonstrate their ability and qualifications to provide the services which are discussed under this advertisement. The sponsoring agencies are currently in the process of procuring a general engineering consultant (GEC) who will have project management and oversight responsibilities for the entire Woodrow Wilson Bridge project, inclusive of proposed roadways and interchanges between MD 210 in Maryland and VA 241 in Virginia. The consulting firm selected for the bridge design will be expected to coordinate and work closely with the GEC and with the consulting firms designing the adjacent roadways and interchanges. Firms comprising the selected GEC team, either as prime consultant, joint venture partner or subcontractors, and including all affiliated firms, are ineligible for participating as a prime or subconsultant in the bridge design contract covered by this advertisement. To be considered for this project, Expressions of Interest must be submitted with the required qualifications and forms in a specified format. A two stage consultant selection process will be used. In the first stage, expressions of interest will be solicited from interested qualified consulting engineering firms.Based on a joint review by the sponsoring agencies of the materials submitted, a selection of a reduced candidate list of up to five firms is anticipated. Each of the firms selected for the reduced candidate list will be asked to prepare a Technical Proposal and preliminary plans for a proposed bridge concept. Each of the firms selected for the reduced candidate list will be paid a set fee for successfully submitting a preliminary design. Selection of the firm for subsequent negotiation of a contract for the preparation of the final design of the replacement bridge will be made by a selection panel made up of representatives from the sponsoring agencies, as well as various other selected professionals and community representatives, based upon the panel's evaluation of the proposals offered for the bridge. All submitted materials from all of the firms will become the property of the sponsoring agencies and may be used in any manner at their discretion without any additional compensation. Interested firms must request a package which contains additional information and requirements, including the required forms for submittal with the first stage expression of interest, from: Mr. S. Donald Sherin Consultant Services Division C-405 Maryland State Highway Administration 707 N. Calvert Street Baltimore, MD 21202 Faxed requests for the package on company letterhead will be accepted. Fax number is 410/209-5005. No telephone requests will be accepted. Expressions of interest must be submitted in the specified format. Minority Business Enterprises are encouraged to respond to this solicitation notice. Deadline for submission of expressions of interest is 4:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time on March 11, 1998. (0051)

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