Second Round of Bids to Repair Parkway Road Bridge Harvests Potential Contractor
By Carol P. Bartold
May 6, 2015: Bronxville officials hope that a second round of bids to repair the Parkway Road bridge, closed by the New York State Department of Transportation in July of 2013 because of structural deterioration, will put the project back on track and allow Parkway Road to be reopened to through traffic.
Village Administrator Jim Palmer reported that the village received four responses to the rebid for the bridge. The base bids, opened on April 23, are from:
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The Arben Group for $348,970
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TWI Construction Corp for $554,560
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Eastern Excavation Inc. for $613,535
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ELQ Industries, Inc. for $1,018,740
Plans to repair and reopen the bridge by this month were dashed in February when the village received only two bids for the project. The base bids exceeded $500,000 and $1 million, both substantially higher than the $235,000 in base repair costs plus $59,000 in additional costs estimated by WSP SELLS, hired by the village to assess the scope of damage and provide details of the work needed to repair the bridge. Palmer explained that the additional costs are included in the estimate to cover other elements of the bridge that might be revealed to need repair as the work progresses.
"We did have a more competitive price on the latest bids," Palmer said. He added that WSP SELLS has reviewed the lowest bid, from The Arben Group, and checked the company's references.
The board of trustees will hear a recommendation at its meeting on Monday, May 11, to approve The Arben Group's bid. Palmer anticipates that after approval the village and the contractor will hold a pre-construction meeting as soon as possible to determine a timetable for the repair work.
"We want to get the contract executed and start work right away," Palmer said.
Under intermunicipal agreements reached earlier this year, Bronxville and the Town of Eastchester have each contributed $50,000 toward the bridge's repair costs, and the City of Yonkers has contributed $30,000.
Palmer stated that the village is pursuing additional funding for the project. The office of State Assemblywoman Amy Paulin is helping the village prepare an application for a New York State capital grant.
Pictured here: Current view of the Parkway Road bridge.
Photo by N. Bower
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