Contractor sought for bulk of Daly Overpass work
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This article was published 08/10/2021 (1801 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.
After clearing some of the major obstacles earlier this year, Manitoba Infrastructure is finally looking for a contractor for the majority of the work to replace the aging Daly Overpass.
According to a tender posted online last month, the province is looking for a contractor to build a two-span bridge over Pacific Avenue and the nearby Canadian Pacific Railway tracks, a second two-span bridge in the same location for pedestrian traffic, a single-span bridge over McDonald and Stickney avenues, and demolish the existing bridge and roadworks.
Documents attached to the tender also provide clarity on the timeline for the remainder of the project.
By Aug. 22, 2022, all steel beams for the foundation of project must be driven into the ground.
On Oct. 15 that same year, the embankments for the new bridges must be completed and most of the pavement must be laid.
The big milestone will come by June 25, 2023. On or before that date, the northbound traffic lanes must be open, the pedestrian bridge must be fully opened and the old overpass closed.
By Oct. 15, 2023, the two southbound traffic lanes must be open and the rest of the pavement laid.
The old Daly Overpass must be demolished by Dec. 31, 2023, and the final completion of all elements including landscaping and restoring the area around the project must be completed by Aug. 23, 2024.
If the contractor with the winning bid wants to receive an exemption from the City of Brandon nuisance bylaw that prevents road maintenance or construction from taking place between the hours of 10 p.m. through 7 a.m., it must apply separately for permission from the city outside of the tender process.
The tender documents also reveal that Manitoba Infrastructure has yet to come to an agreement with CP Rail regarding the project.
Work on or adjacent to the railway’s right-of-way cannot start without CP Rail’s consent, but Manitoba Infrastructure anticipates that a deal should be hammered out by April 1, 2022.
That agreement will include CP providing 400 working days of flaggers, who will provide guidance when work is in or above the railway’s right-of-way.
Signs for the Co-op gas bar on 18th Street North and the Cornerstone Mall on the south side of the overpass will be in the way of the project and the contractor will have to make arrangements with the affected businesses to relocate them.
Applications for the project close on Oct. 28 at noon.
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