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- Fire Alarm Upgrade
- Solicitation number
- BD-25-1432-ARLTN-ARLTN-122990
- Issued by
- Middlesex County, Massachusetts
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This is an Advertisement to Bid issued by the Arlington Housing Authority for Fire Alarm Upgrades at Winslow Towers (667-3) in Arlington, Massachusetts, prepared by LIRO-HILL. The project involves replacing the existing fire alarm system with a new, code-compliant, fully addressable system and verifying with the Arlington Fire Department whether a voice fire alarm system is required. A pre-bid conference and site visit are scheduled for December 2, 2025, at 11:00 AM EST at 4 Winslow Street, Arlington, MA 02474. Requests for Information must be submitted online by December 9, 2025, at 2:00 PM EST, and sealed bids must be submitted electronically through biddocs.com no later than December 16, 2025, at 2:00 PM EST. Hard copy bids will not be accepted. The project is governed by Massachusetts General Law Chapter 149 (MGL c.149) for contracts over $150,000 and is subject to prevailing wage requirements under MGL c.149 sections 26 to 27H.
The estimated project cost is $930,000.00. General bidders must be certified by the Division of Capital Asset Management and Maintenance (DCAMM) in the Electrical category and must submit a current DCAMM Certificate of Eligibility and signed Prime/General Contractor Update Statement. A bid deposit of not less than five percent of the greatest possible bid amount (including all alternates) must accompany each bid, made payable to the Arlington Housing Authority. Minority and women business enterprise participation is required at a combined benchmark of not less than 13 percent of the final contract price, with workforce participation benchmarks of 6.9 percent for women and 15.3 percent for minorities as statutory requirements under MGL c.149 44A(2)(G). Requests for waivers must be submitted to EOHLC at Chad.Howard@mass.gov at least five calendar days before the General Bid date. Hard copy contract documents are available for review at Nashoba Blue Inc., 433 Main Street, Hudson, MA 01749, or may be downloaded electronically from biddocs.com at no cost.
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Section 00 11 13 ADVERTISEMENT TO BID MGL c.149 Over $150K
The ARLINGTON HOUSING AUTHORITY, the Awarding Authority, invites sealed bids from Contractors for the Fire Alarm Upgrades at State Aided Development: Winslow Towers (667-3) in Arlington, Massachusetts, in accordance with the documents prepared by LIRO-HILL.
The Project consists of but not limited to:
replacing the existing fire alarm system with a new, code-compliant, fully addressable system, including verifying with the Arlington Fire Department whether a voice fire alarm system is now required.
The work is estimated to cost $930,000.00.
All bidding Requests for Information (RFIs) shall be submitted online by 12/09/2025 at 2:00PM EST for general bids.
Bids are subject to M.G.L. c.149 §44A-J & to minimum wage rates as required by M.G.L. c.149 §§26 to 27H inclusive.
THIS PROJECT IS BEING ELECTRONICALLY BID AND HARD COPY BIDS WILL
NOT BE ACCEPTED. Please review the instructions in the bid documents on how to register as an electronic bidder. All Bids shall be submitted online at biddocs.com and received no later than the date and time specified.
General bidders must be certified by the Division of Capital Asset Management and Maintenance (DCAMM) in the following category of work, Electrical, and must submit a current DCAMM Certificate of Eligibility and signed DCAMM Prime/General Contractor Update Statement.
General Bids will be received until 16 December 2025 at 2:00PM EST and publicly opened online, forthwith.
There are no applicable Filed Sub-bid trades associated with this project.
General bids shall be accompanied by a bid deposit that is not less than five (5%) of the greatest possible bid amount (including all alternates) and made payable to Arlington Housing Authority Fire Alarm Upgrades Project #010141
Advertisement to Bid 00 11 13 - 1 EOHLC v1.0-20250408 MGL c.149 Over $150K the ARLINGTON HOUSING AUTHORITY. Note: A bid deposit is not required for Projects advertised under $50,000.
Bid Forms and Contract Documents will be available for review at biddocs.com (may be viewed and downloaded electronically at no cost).
General bidders must agree to contract with minority and women business enterprises as certified by the Supplier Diversity Office (SDO). The combined participation benchmark reserved for such enterprises shall not be less than 13% of the final contract price including accepted alternates. Request for waivers must be sent to EOHLC (Chad.Howard@mass.gov) 5 calendar days prior to the General Bid date. NO WAIVERS WILL BE GRANTED AFTER THE GENERAL BIDS ARE OPENED.
The Contractor and all subcontractors (collectively referred to as “the Contractor”) agree to strive to achieve minority and women workforce participation. The Workforce Participation benchmark is set at 6.9% for women and 15.3% for minorities. The Workforce benchmark percentages are a statutory requirement under MGL c. 149 § 44A(2)(G).
PRE-BID CONFERENCE / SITE VISIT: Scheduled Date and Time: 12/02/2025 at 11:00AM EST Address: 4 Winslow Street, Arlington, MA 02474 Instructions: DCAMM Prime Contractors certified in the Electrical category are invited to submit bids.
For those who attend the pre-bid conference, parking will be available on Winslow Street.
The hard copy Contract Documents may be seen at: Nashoba Blue Inc.
433 Main Street Hudson, MA 01749 978-568-1167
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