Bid Opening for Oak Bluffs Fishing Pier Postponed (Thanks to Dave Nash for this update)
Feb
21
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2/21/2013 4:55 PM
Bid Opening for OB pier postponed
The State Office of Fishing and Boating Access had to postpone the bid opening scheduled for last Thursday. The reason was apparently due to the discovery that steel mills are only rolling type A252 steel at the present time. The state’s specification was for type A690 steel (highly resistant to corrosion) so with the lack of steel pipe suppliers able to provide contractors with a quote for A690 steel pipe they needed to postpone. Doug Cameron reported that he is working with their consultant to determine an alternate pile type so that the bidding can be reopened with revised specs for that particular requirement. Once that is determined he will be able to set a new bid opening date. Hopefully, the completion date of June 30 won’t be impacted.