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NLJA #0519-0085

TOWN OF COVENTRY

COVENTRY, CONNECTICUT

REPLACEMENT OF BRIDGE NO. 032013

BUNKER HILL ROAD OVER RUFUS BROOK

INVITATION TO BID

Sealed Bids for Replacement of Bridge No. 032013, Bunker Hill Road over Rufus Brook will be received by the Town Manager’s Office, 1712 Main Street, Coventry, CT until 2:00 PM local time on Thursday, April 9, 2026 at which time the Bids received will be publicly opened and read aloud in the adjoining Conference Room.

The Project primarily consists of removal of an existing cast-in-place concrete culvert and replacement with a precast concrete box culvert. Bids will be received for a single prime Contract.

Bids shall be on a lump sum and unit price basis as indicated in the Bid Form.

The Issuing Office is: Action Blueprint at 284 Broad Street, Manchester, Connecticut. Contact by phone 860-647-1223 or by email orders@actionblueprint.com for details. Prospective Bidders may obtain copies of the Bidding Documents from the Issuing Office as described below.

All orders must be placed by phone or email ONLY. Pick up will be arranged at the time of ordering. Printed copies of the Bidding Documents will be made upon payment of a non-refundable fee of $150.00 for each set. Checks for Bidding Documents shall be payable to “Action Blueprint”. There will be an additional charge for mailing to be determined at the time of contact. To receive the documents via package services, send a completed pre-paid pickup label from UPS to the Issuing Office. PDF copies are available upon request after the receipt of the non-refundable fee.

The date that the Bidding Documents are transmitted by the Issuing Office will be considered the Bidder’s date of receipt of the Bidding Documents. Partial sets of Bidding Documents will not be available from the

Issuing Office. Neither Owner nor Engineer will be responsible for full or partial sets of Bidding Documents, including Addenda if any, obtained from sources other than the Issuing Office.

A pre-bid conference will be held at 10:00 AM local time on Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at the Town Public Works Garage, 100 Olsen Farm Road, Coventry, Connecticut. Pre-bid conference attendance is encouraged but is not mandatory.

Bids must be accompanied by a Bid Bond in the amount of five percent of the Bid.

The successful Bidder will be required to provide Performance and Payment Bonds each in the amount of one hundred percent of the Contract Price.

The successful Bidder shall comply with the requirements of Prevailing Wage Rate Laws in accordance with

Section 31-53 of the Connecticut General Statutes.

The contractor who is selected to perform this State funded project must comply with CONN. GEN. STAT.

§§ 4a-60, 4a-60a, 4a-60g, and 46a-68b through 46a-68f, inclusive, as amended by June 2015 Special

Session Public Act 15-5.

State law requires a minimum of twenty-five (25%) percent of the state-funded portion of the contract be set aside for award to subcontractors holding current certification from the Connecticut Department of

Administrative Services (“DAS”) under the provisions of CONN. GEN. STAT. § 4a-60g. (25% of the total state-funded value with DAS-certified Small Businesses and 6.25% of the total state-funded value with

DAS-certified Minority-, Women-, and/or Disabled-owned Businesses.) The contractor must demonstrate good faith effort to meet the 25% set-aside goals.

The Contract Documents require affirmative action of the Contractor and any subcontractors to ensure equal employment opportunity as noted in Governor's Executive Orders 3 and 17.

The Owner is exempt from payment of Sales and Use Taxes on all materials and equipment to be permanently incorporated in the Work. These taxes shall not be included in the Bid.

The bidder agrees that its bid shall be good, capable of being accepted, and may not be withdrawn for a period of ninety [90] days after the opening of bids.

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The Town reserves the right to waive any technical defects in the bids; to reject bids which do not conform to the terms and conditions described in the specifications; to reject any, any part of, or all bids; to waive informalities or irregularities in the bidding process; and to accept that bid which the Town deems to be in its best interest, whether or not it is the lowest dollar proposed.

All work to be performed in connection with the proposed project will be subject to all applicable federal, state, and local laws, ordinances, and regulations.

If the Town determines, in its sole discretion, to proceed with the work, the successful bidder must execute and deliver an Agreement, and furnish valid Certificates of Insurance and Payments and Performance Bonds to the Town prior to the start of any work.

It is the responsibility of the bidder to ensure that it has received any and all addendums to this Invitation to Bid prior to submitting a bid.

This Invitation to Bid is not binding on the Town.

This Invitation to Bid has been prepared solely to solicit bids and does not constitute a contract offer.

The Town reserves the right to amend, cancel, postpone, withdraw, or resubmit this Invitation to Bid at any time if it is in the best interest of the Town to do so.

The Town is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer. Minority/Women Business Enterprises are encouraged to apply.

Owner: Town of Coventry, Connecticut

By: James Drumm, Town Manager

Date: March 17, 2026

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