GEORGIA DOT AWARDS $88.5 MILLION IN STATEWIDE CONSTRUCTION PROJECT CONTRACTS Contractors Needed for Upcoming Routine Maintenance Contracts

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1 Visit us on Facebook or Twitter. For Immediate Release: Tuesday, March 08, 2016 Contact: Natalie Dale GEORGIA DOT AWARDS $88.5 MILLION IN STATEWIDE CONSTRUCTION PROJECT CONTRACTS Contractors Needed for Upcoming Routine Maintenance Contracts ATLANTA Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) has awarded 35 contracts for statewide construction projects totaling $88.5 million. These projects were advertised for bids in February and awarded in early March. The contracts include 18 resurfacing projects valued at over $52 million, and 11 bridge projects valued at $24.7 million, including construction of three bridges that are funded from bonds appropriated by the 2015 General Assembly. In addition, a request has been issued for contractors to qualify to bid on 16 different categories of routine maintenance activities across the state. The routine maintenance categories include fencing installation and repairs; vegetation removal, tree cutting and landscape maintenance; pavement preservation; pipe replacement; joint repair of bridge structures; and other services. The requirements for prequalification to bid are at the Georgia Procurement Registry, which can be accessed from the webpage. We want all contractors including small, minority, veteran and women-owned businesses to know that we are open for business, said GDOT Commissioner Russell McMurry. We are ramping up for extremely busy construction seasons this and in future years - all as a result of the Transportation Funding Act of We need our contracting partners to perform routine maintenance activities; repair and replace our bridge structures; and provide safety improvements. In the February construction project awards, the largest transportation investment was 18.8 miles of resurfacing on I- 75/SR 401 in Tift and Turner counties in southwest Georgia, valued at $19.8 million. The project begins south of Southwell Boulevard and extends south of SR 32. The contract was awarded to Reames and Son Construction Company, Inc. of Valdosta. The completion date is January 31, Projects that address safety include: Intersection improvements in Colquitt County on US 319/SR 35 at Indian Lake Drive; Douglas County at various locations on US 78/SR 8; Fulton County on SR 6 (Camp Creek Parkway) at North Commerce Drive; and Habersham County on US 441/SR 105, including installation of video detection systems (VDS). Signing and pavement marking upgrades at various locations in Chatham, Effingham, Jenkins and Screven counties; and Lighting replacements for 3.6 miles on I-75 from SR 247 to Arkwright Road in Bibb County; valued at $4.7 million. February s awards include construction of three bridge bond projects at a total value of $8.6 million. These are located in Banks and Stephens counties in northwest Georgia, and in Telfair County in southeast Georgia. Since the legislature s appropriation of $100 million in bridge bonds in last year s session, 23 bridge bond projects have been awarded.

2 Visit us on Facebook or Twitter. A bridge construction contract valued at $3.1 million was awarded for construction of a bridge and approaches on McIntosh Road over the Flint River in Fayette and Spalding counties. Over $16 million was also awarded for bridge rehabilitations in various locations in Bartow, Floyd, Clayton, DeKalb, Cook, Lowndes, Tift, Fannin, Habersham, Fulton and Hall counties. Details on awarded projects from the February letting can be found through the Award Announcement Downloads link at Click on Award Announcement on the right. Information on schedules, lane closures and detours will be made available in advance of construction activities. For information about the Transportation Funding Act and future project investments, visit In their 2015 legislative session, Georgia lawmakers addressed the state s critical transportation infrastructure needs with passage of House Bill 170, Georgia s transportation funding bill. The Transportation Funding Act (TFA) of 2015 is expected to generate an estimated $870 million in the first fiscal year. This sustained annual revenue will be used to fund much-needed routine maintenance and capital improvements. GDOT is planning now so that projects can advance quickly once funds are received starting in July ###

3 ANTICIPATED COUNTY PI NUMBER BRIEF DESCRIPTION CONTRACT AWARD CONSTRUCTION COMPLETION Appling & OTHERS miles of plant mix resurfacing at various locations $ 403, /31/2017 Banks CSBRG mile of construction of a bridge and approaches on SR 98 over Hickory Level Creek; also includes 00(156) construction of a detour bridge $ 2,560, /31/2018 Bartow, Floyd M Bridge rehabilitation at various locations in Bartow and Floyd counties $ 6,124, /31/2017 Bibb miles of roadway lighting replacements on I-75 from SR 247 to Arkwright Rd (CR 85) $ 4,745, /31/2017 Bibb M miles of milling, inlay and plant mix resurfacing on SR 11 beginning north of Barnes Rd and extending north of Houston Ave $ 1,105, /31/2017 Chatham, Effingham, Jenkins, Screven Clayton M Signing and pavement marking upgrades at various locations in Chatham, Effingham, Jenkins and Screven counties 3.68 miles of milling, inlay and plant mix resurfacing on SR 139 beginning at SR 85 and extending north of Phoenix Blvd (CS 1032) $ 173, /30/2106 $ 1,886, /31/2017 Clayton, DeKalb M Bridge rehabilitation at various locations on I-675/SR 413 in Clayton and DeKalb counties $ 996, /31/2016 Colquitt Intersection improvements on US 319/SR 35 at Indian Lake Dr (CR 89) $ 1,481, /31/2016 Cook, Lowndes, Tift M Bridge rehabilitation at various locations on I-75/SR 401 in Cook, Lowndes and Tift counties $ 1,308, /31/ miles of milling, inlay and plant mix resurfacing on SR 236 beginning at SR 8 (Lawrenceville Hwy) and M $ 1,101, /31/2017 DeKalb extending to SR 10 (Stone Mountain Fwy) Douglas CSSFT (375) Intersection improvements at various locations on US 78/SR 8 $ 4,322, /31/2017 Fannin, M Bridge rehabilitation at various locations in Habersham and Fannin counties $ 312, /31/2016 Habersham miles of milling, plant mix resurfacing and single surface treatment paving on SR 85 beginning north M $ 3,874, /31/2017 Fayette of Georgia Ave and extending to the Clayton County line Fayette, BRSLB (002).284 mile of construction of a bridge and approaches on McIntosh Rd (CR 360) over Flint River $ 3,103, /30/2017 Spalding Fulton Intersection improvements on SR 6 (Campcreek Pkwy) at N Commerce Dr (CR 6396) $ 598, /31/2016

4 Fulton M miles of milling, inlay and plant mix resurfacing on SR 139 beginning at Ralph David Abernathy Rd/Cascade Rd and extending to the Cobb County line $ 2,654, /31/2017 Fulton M Bridge rehabilitation at various locations on I-85/SR 403 in Fulton County $ 3,091, /31/2016 Intersection improvements on US 441/SR 105; also includes installation of intersection video detection Habersham systems (VDA) $ 451, /30/2016 Hall M Bridge rehabilitation on SR 347 over Norfolk Southern Railroad $ 135, /31/2017 Hall M Briodge rehabilitation at various locations $ 1,011, /31/2016 Hart miles of plant mix resurfacing on Old SR 29 (CR 538) Vanna Waller Rd beginning east of SR 8 and extending to Lake Point Park $ 674, /31/2017 Hart M miles of milling, plant mix resurfacing, single surface treatment paving and shoulder rehabilitation on SR 51 beginning south of SR 17 and extending to SR 8 $ 2,300, /31/2017 Jeff Davis M mile of milling and plan mix resurfacing on SR 135 beginning at Carter St and extending to Moore St $ 187, /31/2017 Johnson & OTHERS miles of surface treatment at various locations $ 595, /31/2017 Lincoln, miles of milling, inlay, plant mix resurfacing, single surface treatment paving and shoulder M $ 1,938, /31/2017 Wilkes rehabilitation on SR 44 beginning at SR 17 and extending to SR 79 Morgan, Putnam M & M miles of milling, inlay, plant mix resurfacing, single surface treatment paving and shoulder rehabilitation on SR 24 beginning south of Reids Rd (CS 671) and extending to I-20/SR 402 $ 4,188, /31/2017 Randolph, Terrell M miles of milling, inlay, plant mix resurfacing single surface treatment paving and shoulder rehabilitation on US 82/SR 50 beginning at SR 1 BU and extending to US 82/SR 520 $ 4,574, /31/2017 Screven M miles of milling, inlay, plant mix resurfacing, single surface treatment paving and shoulder rehabilitation on SR 21 beginning south of Halcyondale Rd and extending south of SR 73 $ 864, /31/2017 Stephens mille of construction of a bridge and approaches on SR 184 (Prather Bridge Rd) over Toccoa Creek $ 2,305, /31/2017 Telfair BR (425).502 mile of construction of a bridge and approaches on US 319/US 441/SR 31 over Turnpike Creek $ 3,749, /31/2017 Telfair Tift, Turner M M miles of milling, plant mix resurfacing, double surface treatment paving and shoulder rehabilitation on SR 149 beginning at SR 117 and extending south of Scotland Cemetary Rd miles of milling, inlay and plan mix resurfacing on I-75/SR 401 beginning south of Southwell Blvd and extending south of SR 32 $ 2,447, /31/2017 $ 19,819, /31/2017

5 White M miles of milling, plant mix resurfacing, single surface treatment paving and shoulder rehabilitation on SR 11 beginning at Kenimer StBEGINNING AT KENIMER ST AND EXTENDING TO THE LUMPKIN COUNTY LINE $ 2,013, /31/2017 Wilkes M miles of milling, inlay, plant mix resurfacing, single surface treatment paving and shoulder rehabilitation on SR 17 beginning at SR 47 and extending north of SR 17 BU $ 1,449, /31/2017 TOTAL $ 88,553,746.51

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