ENGINEERING SERVICES - DRY BROOK CULVERT REPLACEMENT

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Request For Proposal from Town of Manchester - Manchester, CT

Town of Manchester - Engineering has issued request for proposal, solicitation 25/26-83.

Dry Brook is a watercourse that drains an approximately 612 acre urbanized watershed in central Manchester, CT. The entire brook and most of its tributaries are enclosed within a series of large diameter pipes and box culverts. The system's main trunk line, the Dry Brook Culvert, is located within the central business district and experiences routine flooding during storm events. The primary portion of the Dry Brook Culvert targeted for replacement is within the East Side Neighborhood and generally flows from north to south. It is bounded by Main Street to the west, Bissell Street, to the north, Cottage Street to the east, and Maple Street to the south. A study of the watercourse was completed in 2008 and confirmed that the Dry Brook Culvert experiences flooding at the 1-2 year storm event due to its insufficient capacity and shallow slopes. In 2011, a preliminary design and estimate for the culvert replacement was completed. No further work has been done due to lack of funding. In November 2026, Town voters approved a Public Works Bond Referendum which included approximately $4 million for this and other storm drainage upgrade projects. While the 2008 study and 2011 preliminary design are valuable resource documents, the Town is looking for the consultant to take a fresh look at the project from the preliminary engineering phase.

Responses are due November 10, 2026 at 11:00 AM EST.

Questions must be submitted by November 6, 2026 at 4:00 PM EST.

Commodity categories: C.I.P., Architectural/Engineering Services; Engineering Services, Professional; Civil Engineering; Municipal Engineering.

3 documents are attached to the notice: Manchester Living Wage Certification; 2008 Watershed Study; 2011 Preliminary Design.

The full solicitation document, addenda and the question-and-answer thread are on the agency's OpenGov portal at https://procurement.opengov.com/portal/townofmanchester/projects/279038. Responses are submitted electronically there, and a free vendor account is required before you can upload one.

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