2025 Road Resurfacing Project Specs.pdf

Bristol, Rhode Island

Road Resurfacing Project Bid No. 1068

May 2025

Bidding Requirements, Bond Forms, Contract Agreement, Conditions of the Contract and Technical Specifications

Professional Registration No.: 13145

701 George Washington Highway Lincoln, Rhode Island 02865 401.333.2382

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Section Number Title Page No.

Division 0

00100 Notice to Bidders 00100-1 to 00100-3 00200 Information for Bidders 00200-1 to 00200-13 00300 Bid 00300-1 to 00300-19 00400 Bid Bond 00400-1 to 00400-2 00500 Contract Agreement 00500-1 to 00500-24 00600 Contract Bonds 00600-1 to 00600-8 00700 General Conditions 00700-1 to 00700-8 00800 Supplementary Conditions 00800-1 to 00800-6

Division 1 General Requirements

01010 Summary of Work 01010-1 to 01010-4 01020 Allowances 01020-1 to 01020-2 01025 Measurement and Payment 01025-1 to 01025-24 01026 Schedule of Values 01026-1 01035 Modification Procedures 01035-1 to 01035-2 01040 Coordination 01040-1 to 01040-2 01045 Cutting, Coring, and Patching 01045-1 to 01045-4 01050 Field Engineering 01050-1 to 01050-2 01060 Regulatory Requirements 01060-1 to 01060-2 01067 State of Rhode Island and Federal Requirements 01067-1 to 01067-4 01090 Reference Standards 01090-1 to 01090-5 01200 Project Meetings 01200-1 01300 Submittals 01300-1 to 01300-3 01400 Quality Control 01400-1 to 01400-2 01410 Testing Laboratory Services 01410-1 to 01410-4 01560 Temporary Controls 01560-1 to 01560-4 01570 Traffic Regulations 01570-1 to 01570-3 01600 Materials and Equipment 01600-1 to 01600-2 01700 Contract Close-out 01700-1 to 01700-4 01740 Warranties 01740-1 to 01740-2 01800 Maintenance 01800-1 to 01800-2

Division 2 Site Work

02140 Dewatering 02140-1 to 02140-5 02149 Maintaining Existing Flow 02149-1 to 02149-5 02160 Excavation Support 02160-1 to 02160-8 02200 Earth Excavation, Backfill, Fill and Grading 02200-1 to 02200-11 02210 Rock Excavation 02210-1 to 02210-3 02215 Aggregate Materials 02215-1 to 02215-4 02500 Paving 02500-1 to 02500-7

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Section Number Title Page No.

02501 Reclaimed Base Course 02501-1 to 02501-3 02530 Restoration of Curb, Sidewalks, and Vegetated Areas 02530-1 to 02530-5 02607 Precast Concrete Manholes 02607-1 to 02607-8 02610 Manhole Rehabilitation 02610-1 to 02610-9 02616 High Density Polyethylene (HDPE) Drainage Pipe 02616-1 to 02616-6 02618 Ductile Iron Pipe and Fittings for Buried Service 02618-1 to 02618-11 02720 Catch Basins 02720-1 to 02720-5 02930 Loaming and Seeding 02930-1 to 02930-3 02999 Sand Filter Stormwater BMP 02999-1 to 02999-3

Division 3 Concrete 03300 Cast-In-Place Concrete 03300-1 to 03300-12

Appendix A

List of Roads

Appendix B

Town of Bristol, RI Street Opening Permit Application

Appendix C

RIDEM Permits

Appendix D

CRMC Permits

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SECTION 00100

NOTICE TO BIDDERS

TOWN OF BRISTOL, RHODE ISLAND

ROAD RESURFACING PROJECT

BID NO. 1068

The Town of Bristol, Rhode Island invites sealed bids for “Town of Bristol, Rhode Island, Road Resurfacing Project, Bid No. 1068", in accordance with the Contract Documents prepared by BETA GROUP, INC., Consulting Engineers, 701 George Washington Highway, Lincoln, RI 02865.

Bid documents may be obtained and bids MUST be filed at the Office of the Town Clerk, 10 Court Street, Bristol, RI 02809. Bid documents may also be obtained at https://www.bidnetdirect.com/rhode-island/bristolri by registering and/or logging in as a vendor.

Bids (one original marked “MASTER” and one copy) must be submitted in a sealed envelope and clearly marked on the outside “ROAD RESURFACING PROJECT – BID #1068 – and the bidding date of JUNE 18, 2025”. Bids will be opened at 12:00 PM at the Bristol Town Hall, 10 Court Street on June 18, 2025. Successful bidders must furnish a performance bond on 100 percent of the proposed contract within 15 days after the award. The Town reserves all rights to reject any and all bids, or any part thereof, or to go on the open market when is deemed to be in the best interest of the Town.

The location, general characteristics, and principal details of the Work are indicated in a set of Contract Documents, entitled “Town of Bristol, Rhode Island, Road Resurfacing Project, Bid No. 1068".

The work in this Contract includes, but is not limited to:

Removal of existing pavement;

Pavement reclamation and removal of excess material;

Installation of bituminous base and surface course material;

Removal of and replacement of subgrade material with gravel borrow base course material;

Installation of new asphalt/concrete berm and curb;

Installation of Sand Filter BMPs and associated drainage work;

Structure adjustments as required;

Re-building of drainage structures as required;

Driveway reconstruction as required;

Installation of pavement markings;

Replacement of catch basin frame and grates;

Installation of erosion controls;

Safety controls and signing for construction operations;

All other incidental items included in the contract documents.

Bids shall be on a Unit Price basis.

The project will be awarded to a single, lowest, responsive, and responsible bidder.

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The Time of Completion for this project shall be 130 calendar days from a Contractor’s receipt of a Notice to Proceed.

Bid Security: Certified, treasurer's or cashier's check or bid bond in the sum of five (5) percent of the Total Bid is required.

Bidders requesting Contract Documents to be mailed to them will be responsible for all shipping costs. Bidders shall coordinate mailing with the office of the Town Clerk, 10 Court Street, Bristol, RI, 02809, (401) 253-7000. The Town of Bristol is not responsible for delivery of any mailed or delivered documents or delivery of said documents within the prescribed time set for the receipt of bids.

Direct all inquiries to: Jared Linhares, P.E., BETA Group, Inc.

Tel.: (401) 333-2382 Fax: (401) 333-9225 Email: JLinhares@BETA-Inc.com

A non-mandatory pre-bid conference will be held at 10:00 AM on June 6, 2025 at the Bristol Town Hall, 10 Court Street, Bristol, Rhode Island 02809.

Any contract or contracts awarded under the Advertisement for Bids will be funded in part by the Municipal Road and Bridge Revolving Fund (MRBRF). Bidders shall pay particular attention to the MRBRF contract requirements. The following provisions apply to this project:

Chapter 37-13: Labor and Payment of Debts by Contractors o Prevailing wage rates required.

Chapter 37-14.1: Minority Business Enterprise (MBE) o MBE participation among subcontractors/suppliers with a goal of 10% MBE utilization.

Chapter 14.3: Veteran’s Business Enterprise (VBE) o VBE participation among subcontractors/suppliers with a goal of 3% VBE utilization.

Attention of Bidders is particularly referred to the Federal and State requirements as to conditions of employment to be observed and wage rates to be paid under the Contract as determined by the Department of Labor and Industries under the provision of Chapters 12 and 13 of Title 37, General Laws of Rhode Island, 1956, as amended.

No Bidder may withdraw his bid within Ninety (90) days after the actual date of the opening thereof.

The Owner and Engineer, being considered the sole and only judge, reserves the right to waive any informalities in, or to reject, any or all bids, should the Owner deem it to be in the owner's best interest to do so.

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Aaron Avenue, Ansonia Avenue and Sandra Drive have been permitted by the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (RIDEM). The Contractor shall comply with all terms and conditions from the RIDEM Wetlands Application No. 24-0017 and RIPDES No.

RIR102619, included as Appendix C of the Contract Documents.

Sandy Lane, Betsy Drive, Birchwood Drive, and Harrison Street have been permitted by the Rhode Island Coastal Resource Management Council (CRMC). The Contractor shall comply with all terms and conditions from the CRMC Maintenance Certification (M2024-01-083) and CRMC Assent Permit No. 2025-03-024 included as Appendix D of the Contract.

Cliff Drive, Gloria Street, Kingswood Drive and Pagnano Street are currently under review by the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (RIDEM) for Freshwater Wetlands General Permit, Stormwater Construction Permit, and RIPDES Permit. The permits are anticipated to be issued prior to awarding the Notice to Proceed; however, in the case they are not, no work shall commence on these roadways until permits have been received by RIDEM and the Contractor has received written authorization from the Engineer to begin work. No changes to the plans are anticipated.

Town of Bristol, Rhode Island Town Clerk

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SECTION 00200

INFORMATION FOR BIDDERS

1.01 Receipt and Opening of Bids

1.02 Location and Work to be Done

1.03 Contract Documents

1.04 Questions Regarding Drawings and Documents

1.05 Pre-Bid Conference

1.06 Bidders to Investigate

1.07 Information Not Guaranteed

1.08 Conditions of Work

1.09 Blank Form for Bid

1.10 Withdrawal of Bids

1.11 Bid Security

1.12 Interested Parties to Contract

1.13 Ability and Experience of Bidder

1.14 Bids

1.15 Comparison of Bids

1.16 Items and Indeterminate Items

1.17 Reduction in Scope of Work

1.18 Contract Bonds

1.19 Power of Attorney

1.20 Execution of Agreement

1.21 Insurance Certificates

1.22 Time for Completion and Liquidated Damages

1.23 Laws and Regulations

1.24 Work on State, Municipal, and Private Property

1.25 Datum or Levels

1.26 State Sales and Use Tax

1.27 Protection of Lives and Health

1.28 Nondiscrimination in Employment

1.29 Sequence of Operations

1.30 Subsurface Conditions

1.01 RECEIPT AND OPENING OF BIDS

A. The Town of Bristol, Rhode Island, herein called the Owner, invites sealed bids for "Road Resurfacing Project, Bid No. 1068", in accordance with the Contract Documents prepared by BETA Group, Inc., 701 George Washington Highway, Lincoln, Rhode Island, 02865.

B. Such Bids, submitted in sealed envelopes plainly marked in the upper left hand corner with the Bidder’s name and address, plainly marked in the lower left hand corner with the date and time of opening, addressed to:

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Addressed to: Bristol Town Hall 10 Court Street Bristol, Rhode Island 02809 Attention: Bristol Town Council

Endorsed: “Road Resurfacing Project, Bid No. 1068".

Received at: Office of the Town Clerk 10 Court Street Bristol, Rhode Island 02809

Delivered by: 12:00 PM local time on June 18, 2025

Said bids will be publicly opened and read aloud at noon local time on June 18, 2025 and during the normal course of business of the Bristol Town Council meeting on June 18, 2025 to be held at 7:00 PM local time at the Bristol Town Hall, 10 Court Street, Bristol, Rhode Island.

C. The Owner may consider informal, any bid not prepared and submitted in accordance with the provisions hereof and may waive any informalities in or reject any and all Bids. Conditional or qualified Bids will not be accepted. Any Bid received after the time and date specified shall not be considered. Should there be reasons why the Contract cannot be awarded within the specified period; the time may be extended by mutual agreement between the Owner and the Bidder.

1.02 LOCATION AND WORK TO BE DONE

A. The location, general characteristics, and principal details of the Work are indicated in a set of drawings, entitled “Road Resurfacing Project, Bid No. 1068".

B. Additional drawings showing details in accordance with which the Work is to be done will be furnished from time to time by the Engineer, if found necessary, and shall then become part of the Drawings.

C. The Contractor shall furnish all labor, services, materials, equipment, plant machinery, apparatus, appliances, tools, supplies and all other things necessary to perform all work required for the completion of each item of the Work and as herein specified.

D. The Work to be done and paid for under any item shall not be limited to the exact extent mentioned or described, but shall include all incidental work necessary or customarily done for the completion of that item.

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1.03 CONTRACT DOCUMENTS

A. The Contract Documents, INFORMATION FOR BIDDERS, SPECIFICATIONS, and forms for BID, AGREEMENT, and BONDS, may be examined and obtained at the office of the Town Clerk, 10 Court Street, Bristol, RI, 02809, Telephone No.

(401) 253-7000.

B. Contract Documents may be obtained electronically via the Town’s website address:

https://www.bidnetdirect.com/rhode-island/bristolri by registering and/or logging in as a vendor. Contract Documents may be examined and obtained at the Office of the Town Clerk, 10 Court Street, Bristol, RI 02809.

C. Bidders requesting Contract Documents to be mailed to them will be responsible for all shipping costs. Bidders shall coordinate mailing with the office of the Town Clerk, 10 Court Street, Bristol, RI, 02809, (401) 253-7000. The Town of Bristol is not responsible for delivery of any mailed or delivered documents or delivery of said documents within the prescribed time set for the receipt of bids.

1.04 QUESTIONS REGARDING DRAWINGS AND DOCUMENTS

A. In general, no answer will be given to prospective bidders in reply to an oral question of the intent or meaning of the Drawings or other Contract Documents, or the equality or use of products or methods other than those designated or described on the Drawings or in the Specifications. Any information given to bidders other than by means of the Drawings and other Contract Documents, including Addenda, as described below, is given informally, for information and the convenience of the bidder only and is not guaranteed. The bidder agrees that such information shall not be used as the basis of nor shall the giving of any such information entitle the bidder to assert any claim or demand against the Owner or the Engineer on account thereof.

B. To receive consideration, such questions shall be submitted in writing or faxed to the Engineer. For this purpose:

Jared Linhares, P.E.

BETA Group, Inc.

701 George Washington Highway, Lincoln, Rhode Island, 02865 Telephone (401) 333-2382, Fax (401) 333-9225 Email: JLinhares@BETA-Inc.com

To be considered, all questions must be received by the Engineer no later than 4:00 PM on June 10, 2025. If the question involves the equality or use of products or methods, it must be accompanied by drawings, specifications or other data in sufficient detail to enable the Engineer to determine the equality or suitability of the product or method. In general, the Engineer will neither approve nor disapprove particular products prior to the opening of Bids; such products will be considered when offered by the Contractor for incorporation into the Work.

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C. The Engineer will set forth as Addenda, which shall become a part of the Contract Documents, such questions received as above provided as in his sole judgement are appropriate or necessary and his decision regarding each. At least five days prior to the receipt of Bids, he will send a copy of these Addenda to those prospective bidders known to have taken out sets of the Drawings and other Contract Documents.

D. The Contractor agrees to use the products and methods designated or described in the Specifications as amended by the Addenda.

1.05 PRE-BID CONFERENCE

A. A non-mandatory pre-bid conference will be held at 10:00 AM on June 6, 2025 at the Bristol Town Hall, 10 Court Street, Bristol, Rhode Island 02809.

1.06 BIDDERS TO INVESTIGATE

A. Bidders are required to submit their Bids upon the following express conditions, which shall apply to and be deemed a part of every Bid received, viz.:

B. Bidders must satisfy themselves by personal examination of the Work and by such other means as they may wish, as to the actual conditions there existing, the character and requirements of the Work and difficulties attendant upon its execution, and the accuracy of all estimated quantities stated in the Bid.

1.07 INFORMATION NOT GUARANTEED

A. All information given on the Drawings or in the other Contract Drawings relating to subsurface and other conditions, natural phenomena, existing pipes and other structures is from the best sources at present available to the Owner. All such information is furnished only for the information and convenience of bidders and is not guaranteed.

B. It is agreed and understood that the Owner does not warrant or guarantee that the subsurface or other conditions, natural phenomena, existing pipes or other structures encountered during construction will be the same as those indicated on the Drawings or in the other Contract Documents.

C. It is agreed further and understood that no bidder or Contractor shall use or be entitled to use any of the information made available to him or obtained in any examination made by him in any manner as a basis of or ground for any claim or demand against the Owner or the Engineer, arising from or by reason of any variance which may exist between the information made available and the actual subsurface or other conditions, natural phenomena, existing pipes of other structures actually encountered during the construction work, except as may otherwise be expressly provided for in the Contract Documents.

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1.08 CONDITIONS OF WORK

A. Each bidder must inform himself fully of the conditions relating to the construction and labor under which the work is now or will be performed; failure to do so will not relieve the successful bidder of his obligation to furnish all materials and all labor necessary to carry out the provisions of the Contract Documents and to complete the contemplated Work for the consideration set forth in his bid. Insofar as possible, the Contractor, in the carrying out of his work, shall employ such methods or means as will not cause any interruption of or interference with: the operation of the existing sewer; traffic; use of existing facilities and utilities; locations of existing utilities and structures affecting the work or other similar conditions at the site; character of equipment and facilities needed preliminary to and during prosecution of the work;

requirements of owners and controlling authorities, having jurisdiction over the various lands, existing structures, facilities, and utilities; and all other conditions affecting the work to be done, and the labor and materials needed; and he shall make his bid in sole reliance thereon; and shall not, at any time after submission of a bid, assert that there was any misunderstanding in regard to the nature or amount of the work to be done.

1.09 BLANK FORM FOR BID

A. Each bid must be submitted on the prescribed form, accompanied by the Bid Security and any other requested information. All blank spaces for bid prices must be filled in, written legibly in ink or typewritten, both in words and numerical figures, and be signed by the bidder with his business address and place of residence. Where both written words and numerical figures are given, the written words shall apply in the event of conflict. All bids shall be prepared in conformity with, and based upon and submitted subject to, all requirements of the Specifications and Drawings, together with all addenda thereto.

B. Bidders shall submit at a minimum, the Specification Sections 00300 and 00400 (Bid and Bid Bond, respectively) in their entirety, including all pages correctly assembled.

All erasures or other changes in the Bid must be properly initialed by an authorized representative of the Bidder.

1.10 WITHDRAWAL OF BIDS

A. Except as hereinafter in this subsection otherwise expressly provided, once his Bid is submitted and received by the Owner for consideration and comparison with other bids similarly submitted, the bidder agrees that he may not and will not withdraw it within Ninety (90) consecutive calendar days after the actual date of the opening of Bids.

B. Upon proper written request and identification, Bids may be withdrawn only as follows:

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1. At any time prior to the designated time for the opening of Bids.

2. Provided the Bid has not theretofore been accepted by the Owner, at any time subsequent to the expiration of the period during which the bidder has agreed not to withdraw his Bid.

C. Unless a Bid is withdrawn as provided above, the bidder agrees that it shall be deemed open for acceptance until the AGREEMENT has been executed by both parties thereto or until the Owner notifies a bidder in writing that his Bid is rejected or that the Owner does not intend to accept it, or returns his Bid deposit. Notice of acceptance of a Bid shall not constitute rejection of any other Bid.

1.11 BID SECURITY

A. Each bid must be accompanied by a certified check on, or a treasurer's or cashier's check issued by, a responsible bank or trust company and payable to the order of the Owner, or by a bid bond prepared on the form of BID BOND attached hereto duly executed and acknowledged by the bidder, as Principal, and by a surety company qualified to do business ion the State of Rhode Island and satisfactory to the Owner, as Surety. The check or bid bond shall be in the sum of five (5) percent of the total bid and shall be enclosed in the sealed envelope containing the Bid.

B. Each such check or bid bond may be held by the Owner as security for the fulfillment of the bidder's agreements as hereinabove set forth and as set forth in the BID. Should the bidder fail to fulfill such agreements, his bid check shall become the property of the Owner or if a bid bond was furnished, the bid bond shall become payable to the Owner, as liquidated damages; otherwise, the bid check shall be returned to the bidder as hereinafter provided, or if the security is a bid bond, the bid bond shall become null and void.

C. Bid checks will be returned to all except the three lowest bidders within five days, Sundays and legal holidays excluded, after the opening of Bids, and to the three lowest bidders within five days, Sunday and legal holidays excluded, after the Owner and the accepted bidder have executed the AGREEMENT. In the event that the AGREEMENT has not been executed by both the accepted bidder and the Owner within 90 consecutive calendar days after the opening of Bids, the bid check will be returned promptly upon demand of any bidder who has not been notified of the acceptance of his Bid.

D. Bid checks accompanying Bids, which are rejected, will be returned within five days, Sundays and legal holidays excluded, after rejection.

E. None of the three lowest Bids shall be deemed rejected, notwithstanding acceptance of any Bid, until the AGREEMENT has been executed by both the Owner and the accepted bidder.

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1.12 INTERESTED PARTIES TO CONTRACT

A. The undersigned declares; that the only person interested this Bid as principals are named herein as such; that no official of the Owner and no person acting for or employed by the Owner is interested directly or indirectly in this Bid, or in any contract which may be made under it, or in any expected profits to arise therefrom;

that this Bid is made in good faith, without fraud, collusion or connection with any other person bidding or refraining from bidding for the same work; that he has examined carefully the said instructions and all other documents bound herewith and the Contract Drawings relating to the Contract covered by this Bid and hereby makes them part of this Bid; that he has informed himself fully in regard to all conditions pertaining to the work and place where it is to be done; and that he has made his own examination and carefully checked his estimates for cost and from them makes this Bid.

1.13 ABILITY AND EXPERIENCE OF BIDDER

A. No award will be made to any bidder who cannot satisfy the Owner that he has sufficient ability and experience in this class of work and sufficient capital and plant to enable him to prosecute and complete the Work successfully within the time named. The Engineer and the Owner may make such investigation as they deem necessary to determine the ability of the bidder to perform the work; and the bidder shall furnish to the Engineer and the Owner all such information and data for this purpose as the Engineer and the Owner may request.

B. The Owner reserves the right to reject any bid if the evidence submitted by, or investigation of, such bidder fails to satisfy the Owner that such bidder is properly qualified to carry out the obligations of the Contract and to complete the Work contemplated therein within the time stated. The Owner's decision or judgement on these matters shall be final, conclusive, and binding for all parties involved.

1.14 BIDS

A. The Owner reserves the right to waive any informalities in, or to reject any or all Bids which in its sole judgement are either incomplete, conditional, obscure, or not responsive or which contain additions not called for, erasures not properly initialed, alternative, or similar irregularities, or the Owner may waive such omissions, conditions, or irregularities as he may feel appropriate.

B. Conditional bids will not be accepted. Bidder(s) will be disqualified if more than one proposal is received from an individual, firm, partnership, corporation or association, under the same or different names and such proposals will not be considered.

C. The Owner reserves the right to reject any or all Bids, should the Owner deem it to be in the public interest to do so.

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1.15 COMPARISON OF BIDS

A. Bids will be compared on the basis of the experience and competence of the bidders and on the basis of the totals of the quantities listed in the proposal under the enumerated items at the unit prices or lump sums bid for these items. The Contract will be awarded to the lowest responsive, responsible and eligible bidder as determined by the Owner and/or its authorized representatives or agents. However, the Owner may reject any and all bids if it is in the public interest to do so.

B. The term, "Lowest responsive, responsible and eligible bidder," shall mean the bidder whose bid is the lowest of those bidders possessing the skill, ability and integrity necessary for the faithful performance of the Work; who shall certify that he is able to furnish labor that can work in harmony with all other elements of labor employed or to be employed in the work.

C. Bids should be made on each separate item of work shown in the bid (proposal) with reasonable relation to the probable cost of doing the work included in such items. The Owner reserves the right to reject, wholly, any bid on which an item or items thereof are obviously unbalanced or appear to the Owner to be so unbalanced as to affect or to be liable to affect adversely any interests of the Owner. The attention of the bidder is called to the fact that unbalancing of bids may adversely affect the Contractor if certain portions for the Work are increased or decreased as provided in the Contract Documents.

D. A bidder shall state the proposed price for the work by which the bids will be compared. This price is to cover all the expenses incidental to the completion of the work in full conformity with the Contract, Specifications, and Drawings. In the event that there is a discrepancy between the unit prices and the extended totals, the unit prices shall govern. In the event that there is a discrepancy between the lump-sum or unit prices written in words and numerical figures, the prices written in words shall govern. No bid will be accepted which does not contain a unit price or lump sum as indicated for each of the applicable items enumerated in the proposal form.

1.16 ITEMS AND INDETERMINATE ITEMS

A. The Work to be done under this Contract has been divided into parts or items to enable each bidder to bid on different portions of the work in accordance with his estimate of their cost and so that the actual quantity of work executed under each item may be paid for at the price bid for that particular item, even though such quantity is greater or less than the estimated quantity stated in the BID.

B. The quantities listed in the bid are approximate. The Owner does not expressly or by implication represent that the actual amounts of work will even approximately correspond therewith, but does call particular attention to the uncertainty in the quantities of the work involved which can not be predicted in advance. The work under certain items may be materially greater or less than those given in the Bid as

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may be necessary in the judgment of the Owner complete the work contemplated in the Contract. Attention is particularly called to the fact that the quantity of work to be done under some bid items may be largely dependent on subsurface ground conditions encountered and, therefore, the quantities of work to be done under the various items may vary substantially from the estimated quantities or may even be omitted.

C. Certain items in the BID cover classes of work of doubtful necessity or work for which it is impractical to estimate approximate quantities. Such items have been marked “Indeterminate”. Prices for certain of such items have been stipulated in advance by the Owner as stated in the BID.

D. Only such quantities of the respective items of work actually performed and accepted will be paid for. An increase or decrease in quantity for any item shall not be regarded as grounds for an increase or decrease in the bid prices.

1.17 REDUCTION IN SCOPE OF WORK

A. The Owner reserves the right to decrease the scope of the work to be done under this Contract and to omit any work in order to bring the cost within available funds. To this end, the Owner reserves the right to reduce the quantity of any items or omit all of any as set forth in the BID, either prior to executing the Contract or at any time during the progress of the Work. The Owner further reserves the right, at any time during the progress of the Work, to restore all or part of any items previously omitted or reduced. Exercise by the Owner of the above rights shall not constitute any grounds or basis of claim for damages or for anticipated profits on the work omitted.

1.18 CONTRACT BONDS

A. The Bidder whose Bid is accepted agrees to furnish the Contract Bonds within 15 days after the award in the forms which follow in Section 00600, titled CONTRACT BONDS, each in the sum of the full amount of the Bid and/or Contract Price as determined by the Engineer, and duly executed and acknowledged by the said bidder as Principal and by a surety company qualified to do business under the laws of Rhode Island and satisfactory to the Owner, as Surety, for the faithful performance of the contract and payment for labor and materials. The premiums for such Bonds shall be paid by the Contractor.

B. Surety Companies executing the Contract Bonds must also appear on the U.S.

Treasury Department's most current list of "Companies Holding Certificates of Authority as Acceptable Sureties on Federal Bonds and as Acceptable Reinsuring Companies" as published in Circular 570 (Amended) by the Audit Staff Bureau of Accounts.

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1.19 POWER OF ATTORNEY

A. Attorneys-in-fact who sign Bid Bonds or Contract Bonds must file with each Bond a certified and effectively dated copy of their power of attorney.

1.20 EXECUTION OF AGREEMENT

A. The Bidder whose Bid is accepted will be required and agrees to duly execute the AGREEMENT and furnish the required CONTRACT BONDS within the time limit stated in the BID after notification that the AGREEMENT is ready for signature.

B. The Bidder whose Bid is accepted upon his failure or refusal to duly execute the AGREEMENT and furnish the required CONTRACT BONDS within the time limit stated in the BID, shall forfeit to the Owner as liquidated damages for such failure or refusal, the surety deposited with his BID.

1.21 INSURANCE CERTIFICATES

A. The Contractor will not be permitted to start any construction work until he has submitted certificates covering all insurances called for under that subsection of the AGREEMENT, titled "Insurance." The Contractor shall submit said certificates using the forms supplied by the Engineer under said subsection.

1.22 TIME FOR COMPLETION AND LIQUIDATED DAMAGES

A. The bidder must agree to commence work on or before the date specified in the written "NOTICE TO PROCEED" issued by the Owner, and/or Engineer acting on behalf of the Owner, and to fully complete the project within the time specified in Table A of the Agreement, after the date specified in the written "NOTICE TO PROCEED" as stipulated in Table A of the AGREEMENT. The bidder must further agree to pay as liquidated damages to the Owner, the sum as specified in Table A of the Agreement for each consecutive calendar day thereafter as hereafter provided in the AGREEMENT.

1.23 LAWS AND REGULATIONS

A. The bidder's attention is directed to the fact that all applicable Federal and State laws, municipal ordinances, and rules and regulations or authorities having jurisdiction over construction of the project, shall apply to the Contract throughout, and shall be deemed to be included in the Contract the same as though herein written out in full.

1.24 WORK ON STATE, MUNICIPAL, AND PRIVATE PROPERTY

A. Particular attention is hereby directed to the fact that portions of the Work included under this Contract will be done within the limits of properties that may be State-owned, municipal-owned, or privately owned. The Contractor shall be responsible for

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coordinating the prosecution of the Work of this Contract with the property owner and for providing work in accordance with any additional requirements as specified herein.

1.25 DATUM OR LEVELS

A. The figures given in the Contract and Specification or upon the Drawings after the word elevation shall mean the distance in feet referenced to the National American Vertical Datum of 1988 (NAVD88).

B. Mapping is from aerial photogrammetry by T3 Global Strategies, Inc., Bridgeville, PA, August, 2004 and supplemented by survey completed by DiPrete Engineering, Inc.

1.26 STATE SALES AND USE TAX

A. Materials and equipment purchased for installation under this Contract are exempt from the Rhode Island Sales Tax. The Contractor shall file for exemption on behalf of the Owner with the State of Rhode Island Division of Taxation as required by law.

The exemption from the Sales Tax shall be taken into account by the Contractor during bidding.

1.27 PROTECTION OF LIVES AND HEALTH

A. The project is subject to all of the Safety and Health Regulations as promulgated by the United States Department of Labor (Title 29, Part 1926/1910 CFR, latest revisions); the Contract Work Hours and Safety Standards Act (40 U.S.C. 327 et seq.)

as supplemented by the Department of Labor Regulations (Title 29 CFR Part 5); and OSHA 2207, latest revisions; and all subsequent amendments thereto. Contractors are urged to make themselves familiar with the requirements of these regulations.

1.28 NONDISCRIMINATION IN EMPLOYMENT

A. Contracts for work under this bid (proposal) will obligate the Contractors and subcontractors not to discriminate in employment practices.

B. The Contractor will not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, religion, sex, age, handicap, or national origin.

The Contractor shall take affirmative action to ensure that applicants are employed and the employees are treated during employment without regard to their race, color, religion, sex, age, handicap, or national origin. Such actions shall include, but not be limited to, the following: employment, upgrading; demotions, or transfers;

recruitment or recruitment advertising, layoffs, or terminations; rates of pay or other forms of compensation; selection for training including apprenticeship; and participation in recreational and education activities. The Contractor agrees to post in conspicuous places available to employees and applicants for employment notice to

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be provided setting forth the provisions of this non-discrimination clause. The Contractor will in all solicitations or advertisements for employees placed by or on behalf on the Contractor state that all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, handicap or national origin. The Contractor will cause the foregoing provisions to be inserted in all sub-contracts for any work covered by this Contract so that such provisions will be binding upon each sub-contractor and upon sub-contracts for standard commercial supplies or raw materials.

C. The Contractor shall keep such records and submit such reports concerning the racial and ethnic origin of applicants for employment and employees as the Owner may require as consistent with Federal and State law. The Contractor agrees to comply with such rules, regulations, or guidelines as the State of Rhode Island may implement these requirements. Bidders and Contractors must, if required, submit a compliance report (EPA Form 5720-4) concerning their employment practices and policies in order to maintain their eligibility to receive award of the Contract.

D. Successful bidders and Contractors must, if required, submit a list of all Subcontractors who will perform work on the project, and written signed statements from authorized agents of labor pools with which they will or may deal with for employees on the work, together with any information to the effect that such labor pools' practices or policies are in conformity with said Executive Order that they will affirmatively cooperate in or offer no hindrance to the recruitment, employment, and equal treatment of employees seeking employment and performing work under this Contract; or a certification as to when such agents or labor pools have failed or refused to furnish them, prior to award of the Contract.

E. The successful bidder will be required to comply with Equal Opportunity Requirements and to abide by the prevailing wage rates for Public Work Projects for all employees on the job. It is the responsibility of Bidders to inform themselves as to the local labor conditions, overtime compensation, health and welfare contributions, labor supply and prospective changes or adjustment of wage rates. Information is available at the Department of Labor.

F. The successful bidder must be prepared to comply with the provisions of the General Laws of Rhode Island and attention is called to Title 37, Chapter 13, Section 1-16, relative to the payment of wages, obligations and charges by Contractors on public works projects. Non-resident Contractors are subject to Section 44-1-6 of the RI General Laws, as amended, regarding OUT-OF-STATE CONTRACTORS.

1.29 SEQUENCE OF OPERATIONS

A. The Contractor must submit to the Engineer within fourteen (14) calendar days after execution of the Contractor Documents, a sequence of operations, giving detailed plans and schedules of his operation. Said sequence of operations shall be reviewed and must be approved by the Owner and Engineer prior to the start of the Work. The

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Owner reserves the right to limit or, if found necessary and/or required, delay construction, or certain activities thereof, in certain areas of the Contract should the Owner deem it to be in the public's best interest to do so.

B. The Contractor shall have no claim for additional compensation or damage on account of any such delays and/or required sequence of operations.

C. The Contractor shall maintain uninterrupted utility services at all times, and plan his work accordingly.

D. The Contractor shall coordinate his activities with any other contract and/or contractor to complete the Work as detailed on the Plans and Specifications.

E. Attention is called to the requirements of Specification 02500, Section 3.01.F, which states that the Contractor shall install the base course within 7 business days following the removal and disposal of existing pavement.

F. Attention is called to the requirements of Specification 02500, Section 3.01.G, which states that the Contractor shall install the surface course within 7 business days following the micromilling of existing pavement or installation of the base course.

1.30 SUBSURFACE CONDITIONS

A. Pavement cores have not been performed for the project. Sieve analysis have not been obtained for the Project. Each Bidder is expected to examine the site and based upon his own inspections and interpretations, and such other investigations as he may desire, decide for himself the character of material to be encountered and excavated, the suitability of the materials to be used for backfilling and such other purposes, difficulties, or obstacles likely to be encountered, and other conditions, affecting the Work. No warranty, either expressed or implied by the Owner, the Engineer, or their agents, is made to the accuracy of any subsurface information and the data shown on the Drawings; nor for any consequences, delays, expense or losses which may occur or have occurred in the event that such indications shall be found to be incomplete, incorrect or misleading; nor shall such variations or inaccuracies in the indications of subsurface information and data constitute grounds for revisions in Contract price or the time for completion.

END OF SECTION

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SECTION 00300

BID

To the Town of Bristol, Rhode Island, herein called the "Owner", for "Road Resurfacing Project, Bid No. 1068".

The Undersigned, as a bidder herein referred to as singular and masculine, declares as follows:

(Name of Bidder)

(1) The only parties interested in this BID as Principals are named herein;

(2) this BID is made without collusion with any other person, firm, or corporation;

(3) no officer, agent, or employee of the Owner is directly or indirectly interested in this

BID;

(4) he has carefully examined the site of the proposed Work and fully informed and satisfied himself as to the conditions there existing, the character and requirements of the proposed Work, the difficulties attendant upon its execution and the accuracy of all estimated quantities stated in this BID, and he has carefully read and examined the Drawings, the annexed proposed AGREEMENT and the Specifications and other Contract Documents therein referred to and knows and understands the terms and provisions thereof;

(5) he understands that information relative to subsurface and other conditions, natural phenomena, existing pipes and other structures (surface and/or subsurface) has been furnished only for his information and convenience without any warranty or guarantee, expressed or implied, that the subsurface and/or other conditions, natural phenomena, existing pipes and other structures (surface and/or subsurface) actually encountered will be the same as those shown on the Drawings or in any of the other Contract Documents and he agrees that he shall not use or be entitled to use any such information made available to him through the Contract Documents or otherwise or obtained by him in his own examination of the site, as a basis of or ground for any claim against the Owner or the Engineer arising from or by reason of any variance which may exist between the aforesaid information made available to or acquired by him and the subsurface and/or other conditions, natural phenomena, existing pipes and other structures (surface and/or subsurface) actually encountered during the construction work, and he has made due allowance therefore in this BID;

(6) and he understands that the quantities of work tabulated in this BID or indicated on the Drawings or in the Specifications or other Contract Documents are only approximate and are subject to increase or decrease as deemed necessary by the Engineer; and he agrees that, if this BID is accepted he will contract with the Owner, as provided in the copy of the Contract Documents deposited in the office of the Engineer, this BID form being part of said Contract Documents, and that he will perform all the work and furnish all the

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materials and equipment, and provide all labor, services, plant, machinery, apparatus, appliances, tools, supplies and all other things required by the Contract Documents in the manner and within the time therein prescribed and according to the requirements of the Engineer as therein set forth, and that he will take in full compensation therefore the total dollar amount tabulated from the actual measured quantities of said work and each unit or lump sum price stated in this BID as hereinafter set forth.

(Note: All entries in the entire BID must be made clearly and written legibly in ink or typewritten; price bid must be written in both words and figures.)

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Item Estimated Brief Description: Unit or Lump Sum Number Quantity Price Bid, in both Words and Figures Total in Figures

1.0 100* Remove and Dispose Pavement, SY per square yard, __________________________dollars and ___________ cents ($___________) $_______________

1.1 4,100 Remove and Dispose Curb – All Types, LF per linear foot, __________________________dollars and ___________ cents ($___________) $_______________

1.2 520* Unclassified/Earth Excavation, CY per cubic yard, __________________________dollars and ___________ cents ($___________) $_______________

1.3 30* Rock Excavation, CY per cubic yard, __________________________dollars and ___________ cents ($___________) $_______________

2.0 650* Gravel Borrow Subbase Course, CY per cubic yard, __________________________dollars and ___________ cents ($___________) $_______________

3.0 6,730 Class 12.5 HMA Base Course TON per ton, __________________________dollars and ___________ cents ($___________) $_______________

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Number Quantity Price Bid, in both Words and Figures Total in Figures

3.1 4,040 Class 9.5 HMA Surface Course, TON per ton, __________________________dollars and ___________ cents ($___________) $_______________

3.2 46,560 Full Depth Reclamation, SY per square yard, __________________________dollars and ___________ cents ($___________) $_______________

3.3 210 Remove and Replace Bituminous Concrete Driveways, TON per ton, __________________________dollars and ___________ cents ($___________) $_______________

3.4 100 Remove and Replace Concrete Sidewalks, SY per square yard, __________________________dollars and ___________ cents ($___________) $_______________

4.0 20* Remove and Replace Frame & Cover, STD 6.2.1, EA per each, __________________________dollars and ___________ cents ($___________) $_______________

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Number Quantity Price Bid, in both Words and Figures Total in Figures

4.2 120** Reconstruct/Rebuild Drainage Structures, EA per each, __________________________dollars and ___________ cents ($___________) $_______________

5.0 1 Paved Waterway EA per each, __________________________dollars and ___________ cents ($___________) $_______________

5.1 4,100 Precast Cement Concrete Curb, STD. 7.1.0, LF per linear foot, __________________________dollars and ___________ cents ($___________) $_______________

5.2 13,260 Bituminous Berm, Std. 7.5.1, LF per linear foot, __________________________dollars and ___________ cents ($___________) $_______________

6.0 1 BMP 1 Lined Sand Filter – Aaron Avenue, LS per lump sum, __________________________dollars and ___________ cents ($___________) $_______________

6.1 1 BMP 2 Lined Sand Filter – Aaron Avenue, LS per lump sum, BID 00300-6 11535 – 5/29/2025

Number Quantity Price Bid, in both Words and Figures Total in Figures

6.2 1 BMP 3 Lined Sand Filter – Betsy Drive, LS per lump sum, __________________________dollars and ___________ cents ($___________) $_______________

6.3 1 BMP 4 Lined Sand Filter – Birchwood Drive, LS per lump sum, __________________________dollars and ___________ cents ($___________) $_______________

6.4 1 BMP 5 Sand Filter – Kingswood Road, LS per lump sum, __________________________dollars and ___________ cents ($___________) $______________

6.5 4 4-Foot Diameter Drain Manhole, EA per each, __________________________dollars and ___________ cents ($___________) $_______________

6.6 2 Doghouse Manhole, All Sizes EA per each, __________________________dollars and ___________ cents ($___________) $_______________

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6.8 5 Diversion Structure – All Types and Sizes, EA per each, __________________________dollars and ___________ cents ($___________) $_______________

6.9 50 4 Inch Gravity Drain Pipe - HDPE, LF per linear foot, __________________________dollars and ___________ cents ($___________) $_______________

6.10 150 6 Inch Gravity Drain Pipe - HDPE, LF per linear foot, __________________________dollars and ___________ cents ($___________) $_______________

6.11 5 8 Inch Gravity Drain Pipe - HDPE, LF per linear foot, __________________________dollars and ___________ cents ($___________) $_______________

6.12 130 12 Inch Gravity Drain Pipe - HDPE, LF per linear foot, __________________________dollars and ___________ cents ($___________) $_______________

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Number Quantity Price Bid, in both Words and Figures Total in Figures

6.14 70 18 Inch Gravity Drain Pipe - HDPE, LF per linear foot, __________________________dollars and ___________ cents ($___________) $_______________

6.15 210 Perforated Gravity Drain Pipe - HDPE, All Sizes, LF per linear foot, __________________________dollars and ___________ cents ($___________) $_______________

6.16 70 8 Inch Gravity Drain…