The major work items for this tender include:
- Demolition and disposal of an existing two span timber bridge with timber deck including removal of piles to 1.5 m below grade. The timber stringers and caps shall be carefully salvaged and delivered to the Owners yard in Armley, SK;
- Installation of driven steel pipe piles including Separate Price #1 - Pile Dynamic Analysis Testing of the piles.
- Placement of concrete for piles and installation of precast concrete abutment caps and girders;
- Excavation, loading, and hauling of cohesive clay and granular materials to the site.
- Reinforced granular backfill as required for construction of lock block abutments and wing walls;
- Embankment excavation and regrading and erosion control installation including rip-rap, seeding, and erosion control blankets;
- Fabrication and installation of bridge rails and approach rails; and
- Roadwork to increase the road elevation and re-grade the road approaches and ditches on either side of the bridge as shown on the drawings.

Submissions marked "RM No. 457 – Bridge Replacement over Unnamed Creek South of Ridgedale (NE 08-47-15 W2M), Tender Number RM457-25-01" will be received by the Rural Municipality of Connaught, via email, no later than 2:00 P.M. Central Standard Time, Thursday, April 24th, 2025.

A video conference pre-submission meeting will be held via Microsoft Teams regarding this competition on April 10th, 2025, at 10:00:00 am, CST(SK) for any interested bidders. Please email the contact noted in the Instructions for Procurement Part 3, to request an invitation to the online meeting, by April 9th, 2025, at 5:00:00 pm, CST.

Tenders must be accompanied by a bid security in the form of a Bid Bond or certified cheque in the amount of 5% of the Total Payable by Owner listed in Section 00 41 13, Bid Form – Stipulated Price, payable to the Rural Municipality of Connaught and a Consent of Surety to furnish a Performance Bond
and Labour and Materials Payment Bond, each in the amount of 50% of the tendered price. A completed copy of CCDC 11 shall also accompany individual tenders if required as outlined in Section 00 20 00 - Instructions for Procurement, Part 15.2.
The lowest of any tender will not necessarily be accepted. Bid results will be posted to SaskTenders following review and acceptance by the RM.