Section Tra 501.12 - Contract Award and Administration(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; andc. 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; and2. 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.N.H. Admin. Code § Tra 501.12
Amended by Volume XXXVI Number 10, Filed March 10, 2016, Proposed by #11037, Effective 2/22/2016, Expires 2/22/2026.