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Metra is issuing an Invitation for Bids for CREATE EW2 Metra Rock Island Bridge Raise

December 3, 2021

Metra is issuing an Invitation for Bids (IFB) for CREATE EW2 Metra Rock Island Bridge 87 at 79th Street Bridge Raise Construction Project in Chicago, Illinois. Generally, the project consist of modifying and raising selected spans of the Rock Island Bridge 87 at MP RID 8.71 to provide additional clearance for Norfolk Southern and Belt Railway Company tracks near the bridge 87.

Click here to view the full EW2 Metra Rock Island Bridge Raise Invitation for Bids Advertisement.

This IFB may be downloaded at www.metra.com under the Main Menu Section, Business Opportunities and Resources, Purchasing & Procurement, and Invitation for Bids. Company registration is required to download all bid packages.

A Pre-Bid Meeting/Site Visit will be held on December 14, 2021 at 10:00 a.m. The group will initially meet at 600 W. 18th Street, Chicago, IL 60620. Since the Pre-Bid Meeting is being held on site, each attendee will be required to sign a liability waiver at the meeting in order to participate. Meeting attendance is not mandatory; but is encouraged. In addition, all attendees are required to wear a hard hat, orange safety vest (Class II with reflective striping), safety glasses (side shields for prescription eyewear) and steel toed safety boots at the site visit.

Questions regarding this IFB shall be submitted to Steve Bauman, Sr. Contracting Agent via email at sbauman@metrarr.com by 4:00 p.m. on January 4, 2022.