2025-2028 Neighborhood Drainage and Sewer System Repair Contract

Project Goal:

The Department of Public Works is excited to utilize this contract to complete a list of long-standing drainage and sewer system repair/improvement needs in various locations around the City.

Project Scope:

The contract includes the installation of sewer and drain manholes, catch basins, storm drain and sewer pipe, general earthwork, riprap slope stabilization, pipe point repair, tree removal, roadway/curb/sidewalk restoration, and maintenance of traffic. The contractor completing the work is Gorham Sand & Gravel (GSG). Base Bid Projects include:

• Three (3) Sanitary Sewer Projects
  • SS-01 Frost St Terminus Manhole
  • SS-02 Kenilworth St Terminus Manhole
  • SS-03 Sherwood St Sewer Replacement
• Eight (8) Stormwater Projects
  • SW-01 Beaumont St Inlet Improvements - Completed (except for final surface restoration)
  • SW-02 Curtis Rd Underdrain
  • SW-03 Vaill St Point Repair
  • SW-04 Concord St West Underdrain
  • SW-05 Ballpark Dr Outfall Repair - Completed (except for final surface restoration)
  • SW-06 Ludlow St Swale Improvements - Completed
  • SW-07 Westlawn Rd Inlet Improvements
  • SW-08 Washington Ave Drain Manhole

It is the City’s intent to add similarly scoped projects to this contract for a period of up to 3 years from the initial contract execution date.

• Additional Project Scopes
  • 236 Ludlow St Sewer Cross-Connection Correction - Completed
  • SS-04 William St Sewer Manhole - Completed
  • SW-09 Canco Rd Storm Drain Repair - Completed

Schedule:

• Updates will be provided as the contractor begins planning to mobilize to the next site.
• The contractor may pause work at a particular project site and remobilize when conditions are suitable to complete the work.
• The base bid projects listed above are expected to be completed by the end of 2027.
• Construction Hours: Monday - Friday, 7:00am - 7:00pm.

Traffic Impacts:

• Pedestrian and traffic impacts may include sidewalk closures on one side of the street, lane shifts, road closures, and/or one-way traffic during work hours.
• To avoid traffic delays, the City is asking motorists to avoid the work zones altogether by considering different routes during the projects.

Project Contact:

Reed Allen, P.E.
Water Resources Project Engineer
Email: rhallen@portlandmaine.gov
Phone: (207) 874-8828