Fifth Street & Grove Street Reconstruction Project

City Council to award construction bid at March 27 meeting

The Dover City Council will consider a resolution at its Wednesday, March 27 meeting that authorizes awarding the construction bid for the Fifth and Grove Reconstruction Project. The city received two bids for the project; after reviewing the submissions, city staff recommends the City Council award the bid to N. Granese & Sons of Salem, Massachusetts for a cost not to exceed $5,147,405.

If awarded, city staff will work with the contractor to schedule a neighborhood meeting to discuss the project scope and impacts before work begins, which is anticipated to start later this spring.

The bid contract resolution is available in the Council's meeting agenda materials. Bid documents and responses are available here.

Tree waivers and permission to enter forms

Tree waivers have been mailed to property owners within the project limits who own trees located in the public right of way deemed necessary for removal.

Permission to Enter forms have also been mailed to property owners whose property may be temporarily impacted. Permission to Enter temporarily allows the contractor to be on private property to perform project work, such as constructing sidewalks.

Please return the enclosed owner response forms to the City of Dover.

Questions regarding the project? Contact Assistant City Engineer Jillian Semprini at j.semprini@dover.nh.gov or 603-516-6450.

About the project

The City of Dover has targeted Fifth Street and Grove Street for reconstruction to upgrade underground utilities and address drainage concerns and roadway/sidewalk conditions. 

The City of Dover is committed to a multi-modal approach to roadway design, particularly in urban residential areas. The City of Dover has tasked the design consultant to design the reconstruction project so that streets and sidewalks are safe and accessible for all users regardless of age, physical ability or mode of transport. To that end, the project will incorporate the City of Dover's Complete Streets & Traffic Calming Guidelines. The design consultant is evaluating utilities as part of creating its initial base survey of the project.  

Neighborhood meetings held

July 10, 2023

Community Services hosted neighborhood meeting about the project on July 10 at the McConnell Center. At the meeting, staff reviewed the draft engineered plans with the public. The reconstruction project, scheduled as part of the City's Capital Improvements Program, will encompass roadway reconstruction, upgrading underground utilities, and addressing drainage, roadway, and sidewalk conditions.

July 19, 2022

Community Services hosted neighborhood meeting about the project on July 19 at the Community Services public works facility at 271 Mast Road. At the meeting, the city staff and the design consultant went over the project goals gathered insight and ideas from residents, businesses and community members. 

Email updates

As the project develops, the City of Dover plans regular email updates to help residents and business plans for the construction disruption. To sign-up for these updates, visit https://bit.ly/dovernewsletters, add “Project update: Fifth Street and Grove Street Reconstruction” to your current email subscription list. 

Map of project area

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