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« : April 22, 2010, 01:32:46 AM »

I just put 2 and 2 together. ( I am slow, forgive me)

I saw a pic of the existing bridge 10 on Uncle Mike's page.

You mean to tell me that the replacement OF THAT BRIDGE is $633,000.00???

I was thinking the bridge being replaced was the one over the Lamoille by the Steeple Market.

GET THE HECK OUTTA HERE!!
1/2 a mil??????


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« #1 : April 22, 2010, 04:14:56 AM »

amazing isnt it,how far the holy dollar gets you now
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« #2 : April 22, 2010, 07:52:30 AM »

To replace a bridge now a days is crazy money!  Correct me if I'm wrong but a year or two ago when the bridge in Richmond was replaced I believed it cost in the neighborhood of 16million?  That bridge is comparable in size to the one in town by steeples.  Just to put a little comparison on it.
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« #3 : April 22, 2010, 08:11:22 AM »

B.10 (over Mill brook) isn't really comparable to the Lamoille bridge; with no offense towards the bridge intended (wouldn't want to hurt the concrete's feelings :)) it is a dinky little bridge when compared to the Lamoille and most of the bridges that we make.   The span is a mere 35 FT while the Lamoille is (just guessing) well over 100' - maybe closer to 200'.  Completely different design considerations - primarily the type and depth of beam that is needed for that length of span.
« : April 22, 2010, 01:36:28 PM BCota »

you don't go reaching into a haystack for a needle if you know there's a whole lotta needles in there
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« #4 : April 23, 2010, 12:55:33 AM »

Ok ok ENGINEER.... draft, beam, etc, etc

I didn't realize THE bridge being replaced.

6.3 is a little over the top for the Mill Brook bridge, in my opinion.

What was the engineers estimate and what was the HIGH bid? Curious.
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« #5 : April 23, 2010, 02:47:49 PM »

6.3??? the contract price (paid to Blow & Cote) is $773,000.  All of the bids (and bidders) is public record and can be viewed throught the VAOT website.

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