Emergency Culvert Replacement at SW 137 Ave and Bird Road
Year: 2020
Client: Miami Dade County – Dept. of Transportation and PW – 111 NW 1st Street, 15th Floor, Miami, FL 33128
Removal and Replacement
Work under this contract consisted of performing all operations necessary to remove and replace or line the existing 138” culvert with the proposed 120-inch diameter culvert, including the construction of required headwalls. Work also included the removal and replacement of guardrails, sidewalks, medians, inlet connections, utility relocation, roadway reconstruction, paving marking, traffic loops, and sodding, including Maintenance of Traffic Mobilization and Demobilization cost to complete.
During the initial investigation, the contractor had the option to repair the existing culvert or to show different value engineering methods, which would benefit the County, substantially reduce the cost, and that will decrease inconvenience to the public.