00-06 BIH Mallory View RFP Pkg v2a.pdf

This is a Request for Proposal package for the Barkhamsted Housing Trust, Inc. (BHT), a Connecticut-based housing organization, soliciting sealed bids for general construction services to complete the Mallory View Homes Construction Project located at 104 Old New Hartford Road, Barkhamsted, Connecticut. The project scope encompasses construction of 20 apartments distributed across 4 buildings on a vacant site, including remaining infrastructure, utilities, building foundations, structures, driveways, and all related project work, with initial site preparation to be completed separately under other funding. Sealed bids must be received by 4:00 PM on Thursday, May 7, 2026, at Housing Enterprises, Inc., 51 College Street, Enfield, Connecticut 06082. A pre-bid meeting is scheduled for Friday, April 17, 2026, at 12:00 noon at the project site, with attendance encouraged for all potential bidders. Bids will be publicly opened and recorded at 2:00 PM on Friday, May 8, 2026, at Town Hall Garage Meeting Room, 63 Main Street, Barkhamsted, Connecticut. Requests for Information must be submitted in writing to Carol Oliwa at coliwa@housingenterprises.com by 4:00 PM on Thursday, April 23, 2026, and all addenda will be issued by Monday, April 27, 2026. Contract award will be made to the low, responsive, responsible bidder, with contract execution required within 14 days of award notification and work commencement within 14 days of the Notice to Proceed.

Contract award is conditional upon available funding, with BHT reserving the right to add or deduct work accordingly. All bids must be accompanied by a certified check or bidder's bond equal to five percent of the total bid amount, with performance and payment bonds equal to 100% of the contract price required at contract execution, remaining in full force for 12 months following substantial completion. The project includes mandatory set-aside requirements designating that contractors must award at least 25% of the total contract value to certified Connecticut Department of Administrative Services small contractors, with 6.25% of the total contract value directed to certified minority business enterprises. The project is funded in part by the Connecticut Department of Housing and is subject to DOH Supplemental Conditions and Connecticut Commission on Human Rights and Opportunities requirements; however, Davis-Bacon and prevailing wage rates are not required, nor is Build America, Buy America compliance mandated. The project is exempt from Connecticut sales and use tax. No bids may be withdrawn for 90 days after bid opening, and no estimated total contract value was provided in the solicitation documents.