BID PACKAGE

COVER PAGE

DEPARTMENT OF MENTAL HEALTH

OFFICE OF ENGINEERING AND FACILITIES MANAGEMENT

167 LYMAN ST.

WESTBOROUGH, MA 01581

BID DOCUMENTS FOR:

2027-003 Fire Alarm Preventative Maintenance, Repairs & Testing Taunton State Hospital

60 Hodges Avenue Taunton, Massachusetts 02780

TABLE OF CONTENTS

DMH PROJECT# 2027-003

2027- 003 FIRE ALARM PREVENTATIVE MAINTENANCE,

REPAIRS & TESTING

TAUNTON STATE HOSPITAL

60 HODGES AVENUE

TAUNTON, MASSACHUSETTS 02780

NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS

WALK-THRU NOTICE

PART 1 – INSTRUCTIONS TO BIDDERS

GENERAL BID FORM

PREVAILING WAGES

PART 2 – FORMS FOR CONTRACT EXECUTION

PART 3 – GENERAL CONDITIONS

PART 4 – SPECIFICATIONS

NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS

CLASSIFIED LEGAL ADVERTISEMENT

COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS

EXECUTIVE OFFICE FOR HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

DEPARTMENT OF MENTAL HEALTH

OFFICE OF ENGINEERING AND FACILITIES MANAGEMENT

General Bids Submission Deadline: 12:00 P.M. Wednesday, June 10, 2026

The Category of Work is: FIRE ALARM CONTRACTOR

Project Name: 2027-003 Fire Alarm Preventative Maintenance, Repairs & Testing

Project Location: Taunton State Hospital 60 Hodges Ave. Taunton, MA 02780

Estimated Construction Cost: $130,000

The scope of work required, without limiting the generality thereof shall include the furnishing of all labor, materials, tools, equipment, appurtenances, devices and transportation necessary or incidental for Maintenance, Repair, Testing and Programming of the existing Edwards System Technology (EST) Fire Alarm System at Taunton State Hospital, Taunton, Massachusetts for a period of thirty-six (36) months starting July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2029.

Minimum rates of wages to be paid on the project have been determined by the Commissioner of the Division of Occupational Safety under the provisions of Sections 26 and 27, Chapter 149 of the General Laws and will be included in the bid package.

Proposals will ONLY be submitted online via COMMBUYS website by the General Bids Submission Deadline date on forms furnished by the Department of Mental Health (DMH) and clearly identified as a bid, endorsed with the name and address of the bidder, and the project name.

Each general bid proposal must be secured by an uploaded photocopy of an accompanying deposit of 5% of the total bid amount, including all alternates, in the form of a bid bond, a certified, treasurer's, or cashier's check issued by a responsible bank or trust company made payable to the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Awarded vendor will then mail the original 5% deposit bond or check to the Department of Mental Health Engineering and Facilities Management Department at 167 Lyman Street Room 158 Westborough, MA 01581. The Department reserves the right to waive any informality in or reject any or all Bids if it is in the public interest to do so.

Plans and Specifications will ONLY be available at COMMBUYS from 05/27/2026 until bid opening. Bid must be submitted electronically on COMMBUYS by the General Bids Submission Deadline date above. If you have any questions or concerns with using COMMBUYS, please contact the COMMBUYS help desk at 617-720-3197 (8am - 5pm EST Monday thru Friday).

Pre-Bid Conference: A MANDATORY Pre-Bid Conference will be held at 1:00PM on Wednesday 06/03/2026.

Contractors should meet the Project Engineer at Power Plant Taunton State Hospital 60 Hodges Ave. Taunton, MA 02780 to review and discuss project details. Please contact DMH Project Engineer, Mark Anderson, at (508) 562-2648. All General bid questions must be uploaded to COMMBUYS by Friday 06/05/2026 12:00 PM.

Estimated Project Duration is three (3) calendar years from Notice to Proceed. MBW/WBE

Contractors are encouraged to inquire about this project.

EMILY BAILEY, COMMISSIONER

OFFICE OF FACILITIES MANAGEMENT

HADLEY BUILDING

167 LYMAN STREET

WESTBOROUGH, MASSACHUSETTS 01581

FIRE ALARM PREVENTATIVE MAINTENANCE,

REPAIRS, AND TESTING

AT

TAUNTON STATE HOSPITAL

60 HODGES AVE. TAUNTON, MA 02780

(DMH Project #2027-003)

NOTICE OF PRE-BID CONFERENCE

THE PRE-BID SITE VISIT IS MANDATORY FOR GENERAL

CONTRACTOR

ALL CONTRACTORS INTERESTED IN BIDDING ON THIS PROJECT ARE

HEREBY NOTIFIED OF A PRE-BID CONFERENCE AND WALK-THROUGH

ON

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 03, 2026

AT

1:00 P.M.

CONTRACTORS ARE TO MEET AT

POWER PLANT BLDG.

TAUNTON STATE HOSPITAL

60 HODGES AVE. TAUNTON, MA 02780

PART I

INSTRUCTIONS TO BIDDERS

For Projects with no Filed Sub Bidders

2027- 003 Fire Alarm Preventative Maintenance, Repairs & Testing Taunton State Hospital 60 Hodges Ave.

Taunton, Massachusetts 02780

Instructions to Bidders

Attachment A:

Minimum Wage Rates Prevailing Wage Schedule – Bidder Acknowledgement

Attachment B: Forms Used During Bidding Form for General Bid

COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS

INSTRUCTIONS TO BIDDERS

Awarding Authority:

Department of Mental Health Office of Engineering and Facilities Management Hadley Building 167 Lyman Street Westborough, MA 01581 Mark Anderson, DMH Project Engineer Office Tel: (508) 562-2648

Project Title: 2027- 003 Fire Alarm Preventative Maintenance, Repairs & Testing Taunton State Hospital 60 Hodges Ave.

Taunton, Massachusetts 02780

Category of Work: FIRE ALARM

Project Description and Scope:

The scope of work required, without limiting the generality thereof shall include the furnishing of all labor, materials, tools, equipment, appurtenances, devices and transportation necessary or incidental for Maintenance, Repair, Testing and Programming of the existing Edwards System Technology (EST) Fire Alarm System at Taunton State Hospital, Taunton, Massachusetts for a period of thirty-six (36) months starting July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2029.

Deadline for filing General bids is at: 12:00 PM Wednesday June 10, 2026

The minimum wage rate requirements for this Contract are located in Attachment A to these Instructions to Bidders.

Pursuant to M.G.L. c. 30, §39S(a) (2) all employees to be employed on the project must have successfully completed a course in construction safety and health approved by OSHA and of at least 10 hours in duration.

The Contractor must provide written verification as detailed in the General Conditions of compliance with Federal Department of Homeland Security Requirements, including but not limited to the Employment Eligibility Verification (Form I-9) Process.

Bid forms for this Contract are located in Attachment B to these Instructions to Bidders.

The estimated time for completion of the Work is thirty-six months and will be specified in Article 2 of the Owner - Contractor Agreement for the successful bidder.

Liquidated damages for failure to complete work on time is $500 per day, and will be stated in Article 7 of the Owner - Contractor Agreement.

Bidding Documents must be obtained via COMMBUYS website. If you need assistance with COMMBUYS, please call the COMMBUYS help desk at (617) 720- 3197. COMMBUYS Job Aids for Vendors on how to use COMMBUYS are available by clicking the link below.

https://www.mass.gov/lists/job-aids-for-vendors-using-commbuys

The filed subtrades for this project are as follows: (not applicable)

As used herein, capitalized terms shall have the meaning assigned to them in the General Conditions of the Contract and the Owner - Contractor Agreement unless the context clearly indicates otherwise.

SECTION I - BIDDER'S REPRESENTATION

1.1 Each general bidder or sub-bidder (hereinafter sometimes referred to as "Bidder) by making a bid or sub-bid (hereinafter sometimes referred to as "Bid") represents and warrants that Bidder has visited and examined the Site and the Contract Documents, that Bidder is familiar with the local conditions under which the Work is to be performed, that Bidder has correlated personal observations with the requirements of the Contract Documents, and that where the Contract Documents require, in any part of the Work, a given result to be produced, the Contract Documents are adequate and that Bidder will produce the required result within the Bid price and that the Bid is made in accordance therewith.

1.2 Failure to so examine the Contract Documents and the Site will not relieve any Bidder from any obligation under the Bid as submitted. Neither the Commonwealth nor the Designer will be responsible for errors, omissions and/or charges for extra work https://www.mass.gov/lists/job-aids-for-vendors-using-commbuys arising from Bidder's failure to familiarize itself with the Contract Documents or existing conditions.

SECTION 2 -- GENERAL BIDDERS - CERTIFICATE OF ELIGIBILITY AND

UPDATE STATEMENT (NOT APPLICABLE)

2.1 (not applicable) Every general bidder must submit the following with its general bid:

--A Prime/General Contractor Certificate of Eligibility issued by the Division of Capital Asset Management and Maintenance (DCAMM), showing that the Bidder has been approved to bid on projects for the category of work required and that the Bidder has a single project limit in an amount no lower than the amount of its Bid including all "add" alternates.

--A fully completed Prime/General Contractor Update Statement.

2.2 (not applicable) It is the Bidder's responsibility to obtain the necessary forms from DCAMM and to submit its Application for Certificate of Eligibility so as to allow sufficient time for DCAMM's evaluation of the application and issuance of a Certificate of Eligibility prior to the deadline for bidding.

2.3 (not applicable) The Prime/General Contractor Update Statement is not a public record as defined in M.G.L. c. 4, § 7 and will not be open to public inspection.

SECTION 3 – FILED SUB-BIDDERS - CERTIFICATE OF ELIGIBILITY AND

UPDATE STATEMENT (NOT APPLICABLE)

3.1 (not applicable) Every filed sub-bidder must submit the following with each filed sub-bid:

--A Sub-Bidder Certificate of Eligibility issued by the Division of Capital Asset Management and Maintenance (DCAMM) for that sub-bid trade, showing that the sub-bidder has been approved to bid on projects of the category of work required.

--A fully completed Sub-Bidder Update Statement.

3.2 (not applicable) It is the sub-bidder's responsibility to obtain the necessary forms from DCAMM and to submit its Application for Sub-bidder Certificate of Eligibility so as to allow sufficient time for DCAMM's evaluation of the application and issuance of a Sub-Bidder Certificate of Eligibility prior to the deadline for bidding.

3.3 (not applicable) The Sub-Bidder Update Statement is not a public record as defined in M.G.L. c. 4, §7 and will not be open to public inspection.

SECTION 4 -- REQUESTS FOR INTERPRETATION

4.1 Any questions by prospective Bidders concerning interpretation of the Contract Documents must be uploaded to COMMBUYS by Friday June 5, 2026 by 12:00PM.

The Awarding Authority will post any addenda or written interpretations on COMMBUYS that it deems necessary to Bidders at least 48 hours before the General Bids Submission Deadline Date. Bidders may NOT rely upon oral communications or interpretations from the Awarding Authority or the Designer and the Awarding Authority shall not be bound by them.

4.2 It is the sole responsibility of the Bidder to ascertain the existence of any addenda issued by the Awarding Authority on COMMBUYS, by Bidder.

4.3 Wherever in the Contract Documents reference is made to Massachusetts General Laws, it shall be construed to include all amendments thereto effective as of the date of the issuance of the invitation to bid on the proposed work.

SECTION 5 -- PREPARATION OF BIDS; ALTERNATES

5.1 General Bids shall be submitted on the Form for General Bid included in Attachment B to these Instructions to Bidders.

5.2 All entries on the Bid form shall be typewritten or in ink.

5.3 Where so indicated on the Bid form, sums shall be expressed in both words and numerals. Where there is a discrepancy between the Bid sum expressed in words and the Bid sum expressed in figures, the Bid sum expressed in words shall control unless the intention of the Bidder clearly is otherwise as determined by the Awarding Authority in its sole discretion.

5.4 Each general Bidder shall acknowledge all required alternates in Section C on the Form for General Bid by entering the dollar amount of addition or subtraction necessitated by the alternate. General Bidders shall enter on the Form for General Bid a single amount for each alternate that shall consist of the sub-Bidders' amounts and the amount for work performed by the general Bidder.

5.5 If an alternate includes work within the Bidder's scope of work and does not involve a change in the cost of the Bid, the Bidder shall so indicate by writing "No Change" or "N/C" or "0" in the space provided for that alternate.

5.6 The lowest Bidder will be determined on the basis of the sum of the base Bid and the accepted alternates.

5.7 (not applicable) If the space for indicating a requirement for payment and performance bonds for filed subcontractors is left blank by the general Bidder on the Form for General Bid, the Awarding Authority shall interpret this as a "No."

5.8 (not applicable) Costs for subcontractors' bond premiums shall be paid for by the general Contractor in accordance with M.G.L. c. 149, § 44F unless the project is a project in which contractor and subcontractor prequalification are required pursuant to M.G.L.

149, §§ 44D1/2 or 44D3/4.

5.9 (not applicable) If the general Bidders are instructed to carry an amount for a given subtrade listed under Item 2, general Bidders shall list the subtrade and the amount provided by the Awarding Authority. The line under "bonds required" on the Form for General Bid should be left blank or marked "N/A" in order for subsection 5.10 to apply.

5.10 (not applicable) Upon solicitation of a subcontractor to perform the work required with respect to a subtrade referenced in subsection 5.9, the general Bidder's Contract Price shall be adjusted by the following: a) the difference between the subcontract amount and the amount carried in the general Bid; b) the total cost of the subcontractor's bonds, if the general Bidder requires such bonds after the solicitation is completed and if the general Bidder complied with 5.9 above; c) the documented increased costs for the general Bidder's bonds, if any, attributable to the incremental difference between the amount carried for the given subtrade and the actual subcontract amount.

5.11 (not applicable) Overhead and profit for supervision of the subtrade mentioned in subsections 5.9 and 5.10 above shall be included by all general Bidders in Item 1 of the subdivision of the Contract Price. No additional overhead or profit will be paid on the incremental difference between the amount carried for the subtrade and the subcontract amount as stated in M.G.L. c. 149, § 44F(4)(a)(2).

5.12 (not applicable) Sub-Bidders should not list Paragraph E sub-subcontractors unless requested to do so by the Awarding Authority.

5.13 Each general Bid and each Bid of a filed subcontractor must be accompanied by a bid deposit in the form of a bid bond; cash; or a check certified by, or a treasurer's or cashier's check issued by, a responsible bank or trust company, payable to the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Any bid bond shall be (a) in a form satisfactory to the Awarding Authority, (b) with a surety company qualified to do business in the Commonwealth and (c) conditioned upon the faithful performance by the principal of the agreements contained in the Bid.

5.14 The amount of such bid deposit shall be 5% five per cent of the value of the Bid including alternates.

SECTION 6 - SUBMISSION OF BIDS

6.1 Each general Bid, including a photo copy of the bid deposit shall be uploaded into

COMMBUYS.

General Bid for:

Project Title: 2027- 003 Fire Alarm Preventative Maintenance, Repairs & Testing Taunton State Hospital 60 Hodges Ave.

Taunton, Massachusetts 02780

General Bidders name, business address, and telephone number.

6.2 All Bids must be received by the Awarding Authority via the COMMBUYS Website no later than the Deadline for Filing General Bid date specified on page two of these Instructions to Bidders. Any Bid received after this deadline date and time will not be accepted.

SECTION 7 - WITHDRAWAL OF BIDS; REJECTION OF BIDS

7.1 Any Bid may be withdrawn prior by emailing Mark Anderson at mark.anderson2@mass.gov prior to the Deadline for filing General Bid date on page two.

7.2 A Bidder may withdraw its Bid without penalty by emailing Mark Anderson at mark.anderson2@mass.gov at any time up to the time of Award as defined below in subsection 9.1 only upon demonstrating to the satisfaction of the Awarding Authority that a death or disability has occurred or a bona fide clerical or mechanical error of a substantial nature was made during the preparation of the bid. Failure to demonstrate conclusively that a bona fide clerical or mechanical error of a substantial nature was made may result in forfeiture of the Bid deposit.

7.3 The Awarding Authority reserves the right to waive any informality in or to reject any and all Bids if it is in the public interest to do so. Without limiting the foregoing, the Awarding Authority reserves the right to reject unit prices which it deems unduly high or unduly low as unbalanced.

SECTION 8 - MBE AND WBE PARTICIPATION (not applicable)

SECTION 9 -- CONTRACT AWARD

9.1 "Award" means the determination, selection, and notification of the lowest, responsible and eligible Bidder by the Awarding Authority.

9.2 The Awarding Authority will award the Contract within thirty (30) days, Saturdays, Sundays, and legal holidays excluded after the opening of Bids in accordance with M.G.L. c.149 §44A.

9.3 The Contract will be awarded to the lowest responsible and eligible Bidder as determined by the Awarding Authority, except in the event of substitution as provided under M.G.L. c.l49, §§44E and 44F, in which cases the procedure as required by said sections shall govern the award of the Contract.

9.4 As used herein, the term "lowest responsible and eligible Bidder" shall mean the general Bidder whose Bid is the lowest of those Bidders who, in the Awarding Authority's opinion, are ready, willing and able to comply with all requirements of the Contract Documents and demonstrably possess the skill, ability, and integrity necessary for the faithful performance of the Work, based on the determination of past performance and financial soundness under (i) M.G.L. c.l49 §44A and following sections, (ii) the rules, regulations, orders, guidelines and policies promulgated from time to time by the Commissioner of the Division of Capital Asset Management and Maintenance ("DCAMM") and (iii) any other relevant criteria that the Commissioner may prescribe. If the Awarding Authority determines that any non-filed subcontractor chosen by a Bidder is not qualified or responsible, then the Bidder shall obtain another subcontractor satisfactory to Awarding Authority and the contract price shall not be adjusted.

9.5 The general Bid price shall be the price set forth in paragraph C of the Form for General Bid. No general Bid shall be rejected (i) because the sum of the prices set forth in Item 1 and 2 does not equal the general Bid price set forth in said paragraph C or (ii) because of one or more errors in setting forth the name, the sub-Bid price of a sub-Bidder, or the total of Item 2, provided that the sub-Bidder or sub-Bidders designated are clearly identifiable, or (iii) because the plans and specifications do not accompany the Bid or are not submitted with the Bid.

9.6 Should the Contract Documents require submission of special data to accompany the Bid, the Awarding Authority reserves the right to rule the Bidder’s failure to submit such data an informality and to received said data subsequently within a reasonable time as set by the Awarding Authority, provided that no such ruling shall result in an unfair advantage to the Bidder.

9.7 The Awarding Authority also reserves the right to reject any sub-Bid if it determines that such sub-Bid does not represent the Bid of a person competent to perform the work as specified, or if fewer than three sub-Bids are received for a sub-trade, and the Bid prices are not reasonable for acceptance without further competition.

9.8 If the Awarding Authority decides to reject all general Bids or if the Awarding Authority does not receive any general Bids, the Awarding Authority may retain and use the sub-Bids received for a second opening of general Bids; provided, however, that there are no changes in the work involved for the subtrades for which the sub-Bids are so retained and used; and provided, further, that the Awarding Authority shall obtain the consent of each sub-Bidder included in any award of a general Contract made pursuant to the second opening of general Bids if such award is not made within ninety days, Saturdays, Sundays and legal holidays excluded, after the opening of such sub-Bids.

SECTION 10 - EXECUTION OF CONTRACTS

10.1 If a selected filed sub-Bidder fails, within five days, Saturdays, Sundays and legal holidays excluded, after presentation of a Subcontract by the general Bidder to which the Contract was awarded, to perform its agreement to execute a Subcontract in the form provided by the Awarding Authority with such general Bidder contingent upon the execution of the general Contract, and, if requested to do so by such general Bidder in the general Bid, to furnish a 100% payment bond and a 100% Performance Bond as stated in its filed sub-Bid, such general Bidder and the Awarding Authority shall select from the other filed sub-Bids duly filed with the Awarding Authority for such sub trade and not rejected the lowest responsible and eligible filed sub-Bidder at the amount named in its filed sub-Bid as so filed against whose standing and ability the general Contractor makes no objection, and the Contract price shall be adjusted by the difference between the amount of such filed sub-bid and the amount of the sub-bid of the delinquent filed sub- Bidder.

10.2 Upon receipt of the Award, the general Bidder awarded the Contract shall submit a properly executed original of each of the following documents prior to execution of the Contract by the Awarding Authority. All such documents shall be in the form prescribed by the Awarding Authority.

- Owner-Contractor Agreement

- 50% Payment Bond with power of attorney attached

- Certificates of Insurance evidencing coverages in amounts required by the Contract Documents

- Any other documents that the Awarding Authority may reasonably require in connection with the Contractor's execution of the Contract.

-Written representation by the General Contractor to the effect that it has presented subcontracts to all selected filed sub-Bidders and a statement as to whether or not each such selected filed sub-Bidder has executed its subcontract such that the Awarding Authority may release the Bid deposit with respect to the same. Misrepresentation of the foregoing shall render the general Contractor liable to the Awarding Authority for the sum of any Bid deposit released by the Awarding Authority with respect to a filed sub-Bidder that fails to execute its subcontract.

10.3 Please note that no part of the General Contractor's work may be subcontracted without the prior written approval of the Awarding Authority. If the General Contractor desires to subcontract any part of the Work, other than work covered by Item 2, filed sub-Bidders, the General Contractor must promptly forward to the Awarding Authority a list in triplicate designating the work to be performed and the name of each proposed subcontractor for approval by the Awarding Authority. Approved subcontractors are eligible for direct payments under M.GL. 30, § 39F, as amended. Material suppliers not involving site labor need not be submitted for approval.

SECTION 11 - RETURN OF BID DEPOSITS

11.1 If no award is made, upon the expiration of the time prescribed in M.G.L. c. 149, § 44A for making an award; except that, if any general Bidder fails to perform its agreement to execute the Contract and furnish a 50% Payment Bond as stated in its Bid, then said general Bidder's Bid deposit shall become the property of the Commonwealth as liquidated damages; provided that the amount of the Bid deposit that becomes the property of the Commonwealth shall not exceed the difference between the Contractor's Bid price and the Bid price of the next lowest responsible and eligible Bidder; and provided further that, in the case of death, disability, bona fide clerical or mechanical error of a substantial nature, or other similar unforeseen circumstances affecting the general Bidder, such general Bidder's Bid deposit shall be returned.

11.2 If a selected sub-Bidder fails to perform its agreement to execute a sub-contract with the general Bidder selected as the general Contractor, contingent upon the execution of the General Contract, and, if requested to do so in the general Bid by such general Bidder, to furnish a Performance and Payment Bonds as stated in its sub-Bid in accordance with M.G.L. c. 149, § 44F(2), the Bid deposit of such sub-Bidder shall become the property of the Commonwealth as liquidated damages, provided that the amount of the Bid deposit that shall become the property of the Commonwealth shall not exceed the difference between its sub-Bid price and the sub-Bid price of the next lowest responsible and eligible sub-Bidder.

11.3 In addition to the provisions for the return of Bid deposits as provided above, upon receipt of a Bid Bond in an amount not less than the amount of the required Bid deposit, the Awarding Authority shall return any Bid deposit of a Bidder forthwith after the public opening of Bids.

ATTACHMENT A

PREVAILING WAGE SCHEDULE/OSHA 10 HRS ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

The minimum wage rates provided in the following pages have been provided by the Division of Occupational Safety of the Massachusetts Department of Labor and Workforce Development. The Awarding Authority is not responsible for errors or omissions in such wage rates.

M.G.L. c. 149, §§ 26 and 27 provide as follows:

". . . Payments by employers to health and welfare plans, pension plans and supplementary unemployment benefit plans under collective bargaining agreements or understandings between organized labor and employers shall be included for the purpose of establishing minimum wage rates as herein provided.

. . . The aforesaid rates of wages in the schedule of wage rates shall include payments by employers to health and welfare plans, pension plans and supplementary unemployment benefit plans as provided in said section twenty-six, and such payments shall be considered as payments to persons under this section performing work as herein provided. Any employer engaged in the construction of such works who does not make payments to a health and welfare plan, a pension plan and a supplementary unemployment benefit plan, where such payments are included in said rates of wages, shall pay the amount of said payments directly to each employee engaged in said construction"

Wage Request Number: 20260511145124

The undersigned hereby certifies that it is able to furnish labor that can work in harmony with all other elements of labor employed or to be employed on the work; that all employees to be employed at the worksite will have successfully completed a course in construction safety and health approved by the United States Occupational Safety and Health Administration that is at least 10 hours in duration at the time the employee begins work and who shall furnish documentation of successful completion of said course with the first certified payroll report for each employee; and that it will comply fully with all laws and regulations applicable to awards made subject to section 39M of Chapter 30 of the General Laws.

Bidder acknowledges receipt of the most recent prevailing wage rates and has incorporated said rates into their proposed bid(s).

Signature:_________________________________________________________

Name and Title:____________________________________________________

ATTACHMENT B:

Forms Used During Bidding

1) Form for General Bid

2) Bidder Check list

3) Prevailing Wage Schedule/OSHA 10 Hours Acknowledgement (Attachment A)

Executive Office for Health and Human Services Department of Mental Health

Office of Engineering and Facilities Management Hadley Building

167 Lyman Street Westborough, MA 01581

Mark Anderson, DMH Project Engineer Mobile: (508) 562-2648

COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS

FORM FOR GENERAL BID

2027- 003 Fire Alarm Preventative Maintenance, Repairs & Testing Taunton State Hospital 60 Hodges Ave.

Taunton, Massachusetts 02780

The following must be uploaded into COMMBUYS as part of this bid:

1. A photo copy of the Bid deposit meeting the requirements of Section 5.13 and 5.14 of the Instructions to Bidders uploaded into COMMBUYS.

2. (Not Applicable) Complete Statement of Prior Relevant Experience, Facilities, Equipment, References and any other information called for as further set forth in Project Specifications.

3. Prevailing Wage Schedule/OSHA 10 Hours Acknowledgement (See Attachment A)

FORM FOR GENERAL BID

To the Awarding Authority: DEPARTMENT OF MENTAL HEALTH (DMH)

A. The undersigned proposes to furnish all labor and materials required for

Project Name: 2027- 003 Fire Alarm Preventative Maintenance, Repairs & Testing Taunton State Hospital 60 Hodges Ave.

Taunton, Massachusetts 02780 in accordance with the accompanying plans and specifications prepared by Mark Anderson, DMH Project Engineer, for the contract price specified below, subject to additions and deductions according to the terms of the specifications.

B. This bid includes addenda numbered: (please indicate by checking the box of each addenda number)

No. 1 No. 2 No. 3 No. 4 No. 5 No. 6

C. The proposed contract price is:

(total bid in words) dollars ($______________________).

For Alternate No. 1: Add $_______________ Subtract $________________

For Alternate No. 2: Add $_______________ Subtract $________________

For Alternate No. 3: Add $_______________ Subtract $________________

Name of General Bidder: ________________________________________________

D. The undersigned agrees that, if it is selected as general contractor, it will within five days, Saturdays, Sundays and legal holidays excluded, after presentation thereof by the awarding authority, execute a contract in accordance with the terms of this bid and furnish a 50% payment bond from a surety company qualified to do business under the laws of the Commonwealth and satisfactory to the awarding authority and each in the sum of the contract price, the premiums for which are to be paid by the general contractor and are included in the contract price.

Bid Amount Payment Bond Required Performance Bond Required

Bid up to $150,000 50% Payment Bond No Performance Bond Required Bid over $150,000 100% Payment Bond 100% Performance Bond

The undersigned hereby certifies that it is able to furnish labor that can work in harmony with all other elements of labor employed or to be employed on the work; that all employees to be employed at the worksite will have successfully completed a course in construction safety and health approved by the United States Occupational Safety and Health Administration that is at least 10 hours in duration at the time the employee begins work and who shall furnish documentation of successful completion of said course with the first certified payroll report for each employee; and that it will comply fully with all laws and regulations applicable to awards made subject to section 39M of Chapter 30 of the General Laws.

The undersigned further certifies under the penalties of perjury that this bid is in all respects bona fide, fair and made without collusion or fraud with any other person. As used in this subsection the word "person" shall mean any natural person, joint venture, partnership, corporation or other business or legal entity.

The undersigned further certifies under penalty of perjury that the said undersigned is not presently debarred from doing public construction work in the Commonwealth under the provisions of section twenty-nine F of chapter twenty-nine, or any other applicable debarment provisions of any other chapter of the General Laws or any rule or regulation promulgated thereunder.

The undersigned further certifies under penalties of perjury that the undersigned is not debarred from doing public construction work under any law, rule or regulation of the federal government.

The undersigned hereby declares that the undersigned has carefully examined the Advertisement, Instructions to Bidders, Owner - Contractor Agreement, General Conditions of the Contract, Special Conditions (if any), Plans and Specifications, all other Contract Documents, and also the Site upon which the proposed work is to be performed. The undersigned further declares that in regard to the conditions affecting the work to be done and the labor and materials needed, this proposal is based solely on the undersigned's own investigation and research and not in reliance upon any representation of any employee, officer or agent of the Commonwealth.

The undersigned further certifies under the penalties of perjury that:

1) this bid is in all respects bona fide, fair and made without collusion or fraud with any other person;

2) we are the only persons interested in this proposal;

3) that it is made without any connection with any other person making any bid for the same work and without directly or indirectly influencing or attempting to influence any other person to bid to refrain from bidding or to influence the amount of the bid of any other person or corporation;

4) that no person acting for, or employed by, the Commonwealth of Massachusetts is directly or indirectly interested in this proposal, or in any contract which be made under it, or in expected profits to arise therefrom.

As used above the word "person" shall mean natural person, joint venture, partnership, corporation or other business or legal entity.

The undersigned certifies that it shall comply with the provisions of the Equal Employment Opportunity, Non-Discrimination, and Affirmative Action Program set forth in the General Conditions of the Contract.

Should the Contract Documents require submission of special data to accompany the bid, the Awarding Authority reserves the right to rule the bidder's failure to submit such data an informality and to receive said data subsequently within a reasonable time as set by the Awarding Authority.

Date_____________________________________, 20.

(Name of General Bidder)

By___________________________________________________________________ (Typed/Printed Name of Person & Title)

By___________________________________________________________________ (Signed Name of Person)

(Business Address, City, State)

(Telephone Number)

(E-mail address)

The following information is furnished by the Bidder for the information of the Department of Mental Health.

Bidders Vendor Code / FEIN # Is Bidder a corporation? ____ If so, incorporated in what state?_____________________ President________________________________________________________________ Secretary or Clerk ________________________________________________________ Treasurer________________________________________________________________ If Bidder is a foreign corporation, is it registered to do business in Massachusetts?______ If Bidder is a foreign corporation and is selected, Bidder is required under M.G.L. c. 30, s.

39L to obtain from the Massachusetts Secretary of State, One Ashburton Place, 17th floor, a certificate stating that the corporation is registered to do business in Massachusetts, and to furnish said certificate to the awarding authority prior to the award.

Is Bidder a general partnership or joint venture? _____ If so, name each partner or venturer_________________________________________________________________ Is Bidder a limited partnership? ______________________________________________ Is Bidder registered in Massachusetts? ____ If so, name each general partner __________ If Bidder is a foreign limited partnership and is selected, Bidder is required under M.G.L. c.

30, s. 39L to obtain from the Massachusetts Secretary of State, One Ashburton Place, 17th floor, a certificate stating that the partnership is registered to do business in Massachusetts, and to furnish said certificate to the awarding authority prior to the award.

For each general partner or venturer that is a corporation, provide the following information (use additional sheets if necessary):

Name of corporation ______________________________________________________ State of incorporation______________________________________________________ President________________________________________________________________ Secretary or Clerk ________________________________________________________ Treasurer________________________________________________________________

Name of corporation ______________________________________________________ State of incorporation______________________________________________________ President________________________________________________________________ Secretary or Clerk ________________________________________________________ Treasurer________________________________________________________________

Is Bidder an individual? ____________________________________________________ Residence Address________________________________________________________ Name under which Bidder does business_______________________________________ Business Address_________________________________________________________

If selected Bidder is an individual doing business under a different name then Bidder must furnish evidence of any required DBA filing.

BIDDER CHECKLIST

This is not a contract document. It is provided to help bidders avoid common mistakes that can result in the rejection of bids. It does not modify the Contract Documents.

***Please note that all BID documents must be uploaded into COMMBUYS*** To ensure that your bids are acceptable to the Department, and are not rejected due to errors or omissions, we are providing this Checklist for your convenience. It does not modify the Contract Documents.

1. Have you used the correct bid form provided in Attachment B (and Attachment C if applicable) to the Instructions to

Bidders?

2. Have you properly identified the project, architect, etc., on your bid form?

3. Have you acknowledged receipt of the most current prevailing Wage Rates and/or Truck Rates which have been provided by the Awarding Authority? (Done by completing the bottom of Attachment A in this Part 1 packet.)

4. Are your bid amounts, as expressed in figures and words, consistent?

The amount expressed in words will control.

5. Have you acknowledged all addenda issued by placing the number of each addenda on the Bid Form and followed the instructions contained in each one?

6. If you are a General Bidder, have you responded to every alternate? If you are a sub-bidder, have you responded to all of those alternates identified as applying to the filed sub-bid section you are bidding on?

7. If you are a general bidder or a sub-bidder affected by an alternate and an alternate price is requested and you estimate that there is no change in price, did you indicate by writing “no change”, “N/C”, or ”0” ? Failure to provide a price, no change, N/C or 0 for an alternate by general bidders and sub-bidders when identified as part of a sub-bidders scope of work will result in rejection of your bid.

8. If you are a sub-bidder and the alternate does not affect your category of work, have you left the alternate blank or written “N/A” and only “N/A” ?

9. If you are a sub-bidder and the bid documents request that you supply the name of the firm(s) that will do certain work identified as sub-subcontract paragraph E work, have you completed the Paragraph E section.

10. Have you added any information not called for, acknowledged an addendum that does not exist, or provided a price for an alternate not identified as part of your scope of work which can result in rejection of your bid?

11. Is your Bid Form SIGNED and dated?

12. BID DEPOSITS

a. Have you uploaded your Bid Deposit onto COMMBUYS and FEDExed your original bid bond to arrive prior to the bid opening date?

b. Is your bid deposit, if in the form of a bid bond, issued from a bonding company licensed to do business in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts? Is it signed by the contractor and the bonding company?

c. Is your bid deposit made payable to the Commonwealth of Massachusetts? Bid deposits made payable to any other entity may cause the bid to be rejected.

d. Is your bid deposit five (5%) of the highest possible bid amount, considering all alternates being accepted in order?

13. If you are a General Contractor, have you included your current DCAMM Certificate of Eligibility and a completed, signed DCAMM Update Statement.

14. If you are a Sub-Contractor, have you included your current Certificate of Eligibility and a completed, signed DCAMM

Update Statement?

15. Are all of your bid materials uploaded into COMMBUYS exactly as provided in the Instructions to Bidders?

16. Your bid MUST be uploaded into COMMBUYS prior to the deadline!

Rev. December 3, 2020

DOCUMENTS TO UPLOAD TO COMMBUYS CHECKLIST

1. GENERAL BID FORM (PART 1 Attachment B)

2. SUB BID FORM (PART 1 Attachment C - NOT APPLICABLE)

3. WAGE RATES ACKNOWLEDGEMENT (PART 1 ATTACHMENT A)

(Complete the bottom of Attachment A in this Part 1 packet.)

4. 5% BID BOND

5. GENERAL CONTRACTOR - DCAMM UPDATE STATEMENT

6. GENERAL CONTRACTOR - DCAMM CERTIFICATE OF ELIGIBILITY

7. SUB CONTRACTOR - DCAMM UPDATE STATEMENT (NOT APPLICABLE)

8. SUB CONTRACTOR - DCAMM CERTIFICATE OF ELIGIBILITY (NOT APPLICABLE)

9. GENERAL CONTRACTOR – CHPT. 30 MassDOT PREQUALIFICATION STATEMENT (NOT APPLICABLE)

Project/Contract #__2027-003

DCAM C. <$150K Owner-Contractor Agreement 1/11

Contractor's Vendor Code Number: VC__________

COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS

STANDARD CONTRACT

For Projects Not Exceeding $150,000

OWNER - CONTRACTOR AGREEMENT

Awarding Authority: DEPARTMENT OF MENTAL HEALTH

Department Code DMH

This agreement ("Contract") is made as of the ___ day of ____________ by and between the Department of Mental Health acting by and through the Awarding Authority identified above with a principal place of business at 167 Lyman St., Westborough, MA

01581,and___________________________________, a Contractor with a principal place of business at _____________________________________________________hereinafter called the "Contractor".

Terms used in this Owner - Contractor Agreement which are defined in the General Conditions of the Contract shall have the meanings designated therein.

The Awarding Authority and the Contractor agree as follows:

Article 1. Scope of Work. The Work under this Contract is defined as all work required by the Contract Documents for the Fire Alarm Preventative Maintenance, Repairs &

Testing at Taunton State Hospital 60 Hodges Avenue Taunton, MA 02780.

Article 2. Time for Completion. The Contractor shall commence the Work under this

Contract on the date specified in the written "Notice to Proceed," and shall bring work to substantial completion within three (3) calendar years.

Article 3. Contract Price. The Awarding Authority shall pay the Contractor, in current funds, for the performance of the Work, subject to additions and deductions by Approved

Change Order(s), the Contract Price of ***_____________________________________

______________________________________***. The Unit Prices, if any, approved by the Awarding Authority are those included in the Contractor's General Bid. The following

Alternates have been accepted and their costs are included in the Contract Price:

Alternate No(s): N/A_

Article 4. Approved Subcontractors. No Subcontractors shall be used for these or any other portions of the Work without the prior written approval of the Awarding Authority.

Article 5. Certifications. Pursuant to M.G.L. c. 62(c), §49 (a), the individual signing this Contract on behalf of the Contractor hereby certifies, under the penalties of perjury, that to the best of his or her knowledge and belief the Contractor has complied with any and all applicable state and federal tax laws. The individual signing this Contract on behalf of the Contractor further certifies under penalties of perjury that the Contractor is not presently debarred from doing public construction work in the Commonwealth under the provisions of M.G.L. c. 29, § 29F, or any other applicable debarment provisions of any other chapter of the General Laws or any rule or regulation promulgated thereunder and is not presently debarred from doing public construction work by any agency of the United States Government.

Article 6. The Contract Documents: The following documents form the Contract, are incorporated by reference herein, and are referred to as the "Contract Documents:"

-The Advertisement -The Instructions to Bidders, Including Schedule of Prevailing Wages -The General Bid submitted by the Contractor -This Owner – Contractor Agreement -The General Conditions of the Contract -The Supplementary General Conditions [Note: the term “Supplementary General Conditions" may also refer to Division 1 of the Specifications.] -The Plans and Specifications, including Addenda identified in Article 1 above -All Approved Change Orders issued after execution of this Owner - Contractor Agreement -Any other document that the State Agency deems necessary

Article 7. Liquidated Damages. For the purposes of Article 6 of the General Conditions of the Contract, liquidated damages for delay shall be as follows:

$500.00/day

Article 8. Contractor’s and Awarding Authority’s Representatives. The Contractor’s Representative for this Contract is ______________________________________. The person administering this Contract on behalf of the Awarding Authority (the “Administrator”) is _Mark Anderson, Project Engineer

Article 9. Notices. Notices to the Contractor shall be deemed given when hand delivered to the Contractor's Representative in person, or when deposited in the U.S. mail addressed to the Contractor at the Contractor's address specified in the Owner - Contractor Agreement, or when delivered by courier to either location. Unless otherwise specified in writing by the Awarding Authority, notices and deliveries to the Awarding Authority shall be effective only when delivered to the Awarding Authority at the address specified in the Owner - Contractor Agreement and date-stamped at the reception desk or for which a receipt has been signed by the agent or employee designated by the Awarding Authority to receive official notices.

Article 10. Minority/Women Workforce Utilization Percentages: The applicable goals, for minority and women workforce utilization established for this Contract are as follows:

The applicable minority workforce utilization percentage, if any, is _____N/A_______.

The applicable women workforce utilization percentage, if any, is _____N/A_______.

Article 11. Additional Insurance Provisions.

N/A The insurance requirements set forth in Article 7 of the General Conditions of the Contract are supplemented by the provisions, if any, appearing in Exhibit A attached hereto and incorporated herein.

In witness whereof, the parties hereto have caused this instrument to be executed in triplicate under seal as of the date set forth above.

CONTRACTOR:

By: ____________________________________________ _____________________ Date Name: __________________________________________

Title: ___________________________________________

AWARDING AUTHORITY: DEPARTMENT OF MENTAL HEALTH (DMH)

By executing this Agreement, the undersigned authorized signatory of the Awarding Authority, who incurs no personal liability by reason of the execution hereof or anything herein contained, hereby certifies under penalties of perjury that all the applicable provisions of M.G.L. c. 30, §39M and M.G.L. c149 , have been complied with.

Name (printed): _ Patrick Barrett_______________________ ____________________ Date Name (signed): _______________________________________________________

Title: Acting Director, Office of Engineering & Facilities Management____________

THE COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS

EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF LABOR AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR STANDARDS

Prevailing Wage Rates

MAURA HEALEY

Governor

KIM DRISCOLL

Lt. Governor

As determined by the Director under the provisions of the Massachusetts General Laws, Chapter 149, Sections 26 to 27H

LAUREN JONES

Secretary

MICHAEL FLANAGAN

Director

Awarding Authority: Department of Mental Health City/Town: TAUNTON

Contract Number: 2027-003

Description of Work: Maintenance, repair, testing and programming of the existing Edwards System Technology Fire Alarm System located at the Taunton State Hospital Campus.

Job Location: Taunton State Hospital 60 Hodges Ave. Taunton, MA.

Information about Prevailing Wage Schedules for Awarding Authorities and Contractors

The wage rates will remain in effect for the duration of the project, except in the case of multi-year public construction projects. For construction projects lasting longer than one year, awarding authorities must request an updated wage schedule no later than two weeks before the anniversary of the date the contract was executed by the awarding authority and the general contractor. For multi-year CM AT RISK projects, the awarding authority must request an annual update no later than two weeks before the anniversary date, determined as the earlier of: (a) the execution date of the GMP Amendment, or (b) the execution date of the first amendment to permit procurement of construction services. The updated wage schedule must be provided to all contractors, including general and sub-contractors, working on the construction project.

This annual update requirement is generally not applicable to 27F “rental of equipment” contracts. For such contracts, the prevailing wage rates issued by DLS shall remain in effect for the duration of the contract term. However, if the prevailing wage rate sheet issued does not contain wage rates for each year covered by the contract term, the Awarding Authority must request updated rate sheets from DLS and provide them to the contractor to ensure the correct rates are being paid throughout the duration of the…