Alternate Bidding: The West

Virginia Experience

2011Virginia Concrete Conference

March 3, 2011
Richmond, VA

Bob Long
Executive Director
ACPA Mid-Atlantic Chapter
 Evolution of Alternate Design
Alternate Bid (ADAB) Procedures

 Joint efforts began in the Fall 2007 including

WVDOH, FHWA and industry.
 Formal procedures implemented in July 2008
 All procedures finalized June 2010
 CORRIDOR H – US 48
MOOREFIELD (July 2008)

 First “formal” Alternate Bid pavement project

 10.6 miles
 4-lane arterial
 No life cycle cost adjustment (C factor)
 Included asphalt escalator
 Asphalt by the ton and PCCP by the SY
 CONCRETE PAVEMENT DESIGN
Description:
Pavement Typical  Perpetual pavement design provided
by Industry using Westergaard
10” Jointed Plain Equations Design
 10” Jointed Plain Concrete Pavement
Concrete Pavement on 4” free draining base
 15’ doweled joints
 Full depth tied concrete shoulders
4” Free Drain Base
Assumptions:
•Analysis period = 50 yrs
•Initial performance period = 22 yrs
•Rehab performance period for CPR = 14 yrs
•Rehab performance period for Overlay = 14 yrs
•No Salvage value @ year 50
•Rehab #1 – diamond grinding and 7.5% joint patching
•Rehab #2 – overlay w/2” skid resistant mix w/PMA and 2% joint
patching
 ASPHALT PAVEMENT DESIGN

Pavement Typical Description:

2” 12.5mm skid w/76-22 AC
 Perpetual pavement design provided
by Industry using PerRoad 3.2 Design
2.5” 19mm mix w/76-22 AC Program
 13.5” HMA on 4” free draining base
4” 25mm mix w/64-22 AC
 Use PG 76-22 polymer modified
5” 37.5mm mix w/64-22 AC + 0.5% AC asphalt (PMA) binder in top 4.5” and on
content future overlays
 Increase AC by 0.5% in bottom 5”
4” Free Drain Base

Assumptions:
•Analysis period = 50 yrs
•Initial performance period w/PMA = 22 yrs
•Rehab performance period w/PMA = 14 yrs
•No salvage value @ year 50

•Rehab #1 – mill and resurface w/2” skid resistant mix w/PMA

•Rehab #2 – mill and resurface w/2” skid resistant mix w/PMA
West Virginia Department of Transportation
Division of Highways
Bid Results - Letting of July 15, 2008
PROJECT NUMBER & BID
BIDDERS
 
APD-0484(308)  (X312-H-93.38)  
Kokosing Construction Co., Inc. 34,544,899.90
(PCCP)
Hi-Way Paving, Inc. (PCCP) 36,137,190.09
Anthony Allega Cement 36,995,205.73
Contractor, Inc. (PCCP)
West Virginia Paving, Inc. 38,072,526.42
(Asphalt)
McCarthy Improvement Company 41,096,902.30
(PCCP)
Cherry Hill Construction, Inc. 44,354,677.45
(PCCP)
SECTION 690

MAINLINE PAVEMENT
690 – GENERAL
690.1 - DESCRIPTION:

This Special Provision shall define the requirements to construct

mainline pavement, which includes roadway pavement and full depth
paved shoulders, to the limits as shown by the contract plans. The
contractor shall construct one of the pavement systems as described
herein and by the contract plans.
CONCRETE PAVEMENT SYSTEM:
A concrete pavement system shall be constructed as defined by the
concrete typical section(s) and all other documents referenced in the
contract plans. This work and materials shall include jointed plain
concrete pavement, free draining base, fabric for separation, subgrade,
and subgrade preparation

ASPHALT PAVEMENT SYSTEM:

An asphalt pavement system shall be constructed as defined by the
asphalt typical section(s) and all other documents referenced in the
contract plans. This work and materials shall include asphalt wearing
surface, asphalt base courses, free draining base, fabric for separation,
subgrade, and subgrade preparation.

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 RECENT ADAB PROJECTS
WV 10 – 3.7 miles
 4-lane arterial on new alignment – pre-graded
 10” PCCP vs. 12.25” Asphalt
 Bid by the SY of Mainline Pavement
 4 of the 6 bidders bid concrete and the low concrete bid was 17%
lower than asphalt
 Low SY price was $60.00
King Coal US52 – 9.5 miles
 Pre-graded and bid by the SY of Mainline Pavement
 10” PCCP vs. 11.5” Asphalt
 5 out of 6 bidders went concrete and the concrete bid was 3%
lower than asphalt
 Low SY price was $48.45
 RECENT ADAB PROJECTS

WV Corridor H, US 48 – 3.3 miles

 4-lane arterial on new alignment – pre-graded
 10” PCCP vs. 13.5” Asphalt
 Bid by the SY of Mainline Pavement
 4 of the 5 bidders bid concrete and the low concrete bid
was 29% lower than asphalt
 Low SY price was $46.40
 RECENT ADAB PROJECTS

US Route 35, Putnam County – 14.5 miles

 Design build – lump sum bid
 4-lane arterial with structures on new alignment – grade,
drain, pave & structures
 Bid by the SY of Mainline Pavement
 10” PCCP vs. 12.5” Asphalt
 Four proposers – 3 confirmed use of concrete pavement
 Successful team went with concrete
 RECENT ADAB PROJECTS

WV Corridor H, US 48 – 6.0 miles

 Design bid build
 4-lane arterial with structures on new alignment – grade,
drain, pave & structures
 Bid by the SY of Mainline Pavement
 10” PCCP vs. 12.5” Asphalt
 Low bidder went with concrete
 Low SY price was $44.50
 THE RESULTS

 8 out of 9 projects went concrete

when bid as an alternate to asphalt
 On these projects about 80% of the
bidders have bid concrete and all
have had at least 4 bidders
 WVDOH has saved $9,800,000 just on
the four paving jobs alone over the
low asphalt bids.
 UPCOMING ADAB PROJECTS

1. Route 9 - Charlestown - VA line – 3.1 miles

paving only
2. Corridor H - Rte. 1 to Mount Storm – 11.8 miles
paving only
3. Corridor H - Mount Storm to Parsons - 10 miles
grade, drain, & pave
 Why ADAB “Works” in WV
 WVDOH senior management support
 Strong new construction program
 Equivalent designs
 Economized PCCP design (no seal, no
dowels in shoulder, no cure on CTOGB
 Most asphalt work controlled by one
company
Alternate Design
Alternate Bid

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