QUEST CENTER

3RD FLOOR PARTIAL GYM RENOVATION

CITY OF NEW BEDFORD

133 WILLIAM STREET

NEW BEDFORD, MA 02740

CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS

JULY 29, 2026

OWNER ARCHITECT

City of New Bedford RT Architecture Inc.

133 William Street 12 Cross Neck Road New Bedford, MA 02740 Marion, MA 02738

(508) 726-0811

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CITY OF NEW BEDFORD

QUEST CENTER THIRD FLOOR PARTIAL RENOVATION

BID DOCUMENTS 29 JULY 2026

RTA ARCHITECTS + OPM

Project No. 02023.14

TABLE OF CONTENTS

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SECTION 00 00 01

DIVISION 00 – CONTRACTS AND CONDITIONS

00 00 01 Table of Contents 00 00 03 List of Drawings 00 01 00 City of New Bedford Invitation to Bid, Instructions to Bidders, Form for General Bid and Bid Submittal

Requirements

DIVISION 01 - GENERAL REQUIREMENTS

01 00 00 General Requirements 01 26 00 Contract Modification Procedures 01 31 00 Project Coordination 01 33 00 Submittal Procedures 01 40 00 Quality Requirements 01 50 00 Temporary Facilities and Controls 01 51 00 Cutting and Patching 01 51 11 Progress Schedule 01 60 00 Product Requirements 01 77 00 Contract Closeout Procedures 01 78 39 Project Record Documents

DIVISION 02 - EXISTING CONDITIONS

02 41 13 Selective Demolition

DIVISION 03 – CONCRETE

NO WORK IN THIS DIVISION

DIVISION 04 – MASONRY

04 20 00 Unit Masonry

DIVISION 05 – METALS

05 50 00 Metal Fabrication

DIVISION 06 – WOOD, PLASTICS AND COMPOSITES

06 10 00 Rough Carpentry 06 20 00 Finish Carpentry and Millwork

DIVISION 07 – THERMAL AND MOISTURE PROTECTION

07 92 00 Joint Sealants

DIVISION 08 - DOORS AND WINDOWS

08 11 13 Doors and Frames 08 14 16 Flush Wood Doors 08 71 00 Door Hardware 08 80 00 Glass and Glazing

BID DOCUMENTS 29 JULY 2026

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DIVISION 09 - FINISHES

00 64 00 Wood Flooring 09 65 13 Resilient Base and Accessories 09 65 16 Resilient Flooring 09 91 13 Painting (FILE SUB)

DIVISION 10 - SPECIALTIES

NO WORK IN THIS DIVISION

DIVISION 11 - EQUIPMENT

NO WORK IN THIS DIVISION

DIVISION 12 – FURNISHINGS

NO WORK IN THIS DIVISION

DIVISION 13 - SPECIAL CONSTRUCTION

NO WORK IN THIS DIVISION

DIVISION 14 - CONVEYING EQUIPMENT

NO WORK IN THIS DIVISION

DIVISION 21 – FIRE PROTECTION

NO WORK IN THIS DIVISION

DIVISION 22 – PLUMBING

22 00 00 Plumbing

DIVISION 23 – HEATING, VENTING AND AIR-CONDITIONING

23 00 00 HVAC

DIVISION 26 - ELECTRICAL

26 00 00 Electrical NIC drawings and specification are only to be used to coordinate work under this contract and separate electrical work

DIVISION 31 – EARTHWORK

NO WORK IN THIS DIVISION

DIVISION 32 - EXTERIOR IMPROVEMENTS

NO WORK IN THIS SECTION

DIVISION 33 - UTILITIES

NO WORK IN THIS SECTION

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LIST OF DRAWINGS

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SECTION 00 00 03

LIST OF DRAWINGS

ARCHITECTURAL

T-1 COVER SHEET

EX1.3 EXISTING THIRD FLOOR PLAN

D1.3 DEMOLITION FLOOR PLANS

A1.0 GENERAL NOTES AND LEGENDS

A.1.1 PROPOSED 1ST FLOOR PLAN

A1.2 PROPOSED 2ND FLOOR PLAN

A1.3 PROPOSED 3RD FLOOR PLAN

A3.3 3RD FLOOR REFLECTED CEILING PLAN

A7.1 INTERIOR ELEVATIONS

PLUMBING

P.0.0 PLUMBING LEGEND AND DETAILS

P.1.1 PLUMBING THIRD FLOOR PLAN

MECHANICAL

H.0.0 HVAC LEGEND AND DETAILS

H.1.1 HVAC THIRD FLOOR PLAN

ELECTRICAL (FOR REFERENCE ONLY)

ED.1 PARTIAL DEMO THIRD FLOOR GYM PLAN - ELECTRICAL

E1.1 PARTIAL LOWER FLOOR GYM PLAN - LIGHTING

E1.2 PARTIAL LOWER LEVEL TRACK FLOOR GYM PLAN - POWER

E2.1 PARTIAL UPPER FLOOR GYM PLAN - LIGHTING

E2.2 PARTIAL UPPER FLOOR GYM PLAN - POWER

E3.1 LEGEND, SCHEDULES AND DETAILS

FA.1 PARTIAL LOWER & UPPER FLOOR GYM PLAN - FIRE ALARM

INVITATION FOR BIDS

CITY OF NEW BEDFORD, MASSACHUSETTS

Quest Center 3rd Floor Partial Gym Renovation

IFB #27192037

Filed Sub Bids Due: Wednesday August 19, 2026, at 2:00 p.m.

General Bids Due: Monday, August 24, 2026, at 2:00 p.m.

Jonathan F. Mitchell Facilities and Fleet Management Mayor 133 William Street

New Bedford, MA 02740

Section 00 01 00

Invitation for Bid #27192037

Quest Center 3rd Floor Partial Gym Renovation

The City of New Bedford Purchasing Department, in conjunction with the Facilities and Fleet Department, is soliciting sealed bids for the Quest Center 3rd Floor Partial Gym Renovation Project located at 1213 Purchase Street, New Bedford, MA 02740. The work of this contract will require a DCAMM Prime General Contractor certified in HVAC. This work will also require a DCAMM filed Sub-Bidder certified in Painting. The bid process and award of this Contract will be under the provisions of M.G.L. Chapter

149. The estimated budget for this project is $400,000 and the estimated substantial completion date is November 2026.

Electronic copies of the IFB may be obtained beginning on Wednesday, July 29, 2026, by visiting the City of New Bedford solicitation webpage https://www.bidnetdirect.com/massachusetts/newbedford.

Only interested parties who have downloaded documents or otherwise registered their interest in this solicitation via Bidnet Direct will be considered official plan-holders.

A site visit will be conducted for the benefit of all potential bidders on Thursday, August 6, 2026 at 10:00 am at the Quest Center located at 1213 Purchase Street, New Bedford, MA 02740

Sealed bids for Filed Sub-Bids in the category of Painting will be received electronically by the Purchasing Department until Wednesday, August 19, 2026 at 2:00 p.m. Sealed bids for General Bids will be received electronically by the Purchasing Department until Monday, August 24, 2026 at 2:00 p.m.

All bids must be submitted electronically before the applicable deadline through the City of New Bedford solicitation page on BidNet Direct: https://www.bidnetdirect.com/massachusetts/newbedford. Bidders are encouraged to send an email to purchasing@newbedford-ma.gov to confirm that their bid was successfully submitted through BidNet Direct.

Immediately following the deadline for bids, all bids received within the time specified will be publicly opened online via BidNet Direct, forthwith. Bids received after the above time and date will be rejected, and any hard copy submissions returned unopened. Emailed and/or faxed bids will not be accepted. Instructions for participation are posted on the City’s website under the Purchasing page. If, at the time of the scheduled bid opening, City Hall is closed due to uncontrolled events such as fire, snow, ice, wind, or building evacuation, the bid opening will be postponed to the same time on the next normal business day.

Attention is called to the fact that supplies furnished as part of this Contract are exempt from the Sales and Use Tax. All bids submitted should take this factor into consideration and be calculated accordingly.

Bids must include ALL DOCUMENTS required by the Invitation for Bid. The Awarding Authority reserves the right to waive any informality, reject any or all bids, or accept other than the lowest priced bid if it is determined to be in the best interest of the City and in accordance with applicable procurement laws.

Each bid must include a bid deposit equal to five percent (5%) of the total bid amount.

Acceptable forms of bid deposit include a Bid Bond, Certified Check, or Certificate of Deposit, made payable to the City of New Bedford, Massachusetts. Refer to Article 5: Bid Security in the Instructions for Bidders for additional details.

The awarded bidder will be required to furnish both a one percent (100%) Payment Bond and a one percent (100%) Performance Bond, issued by a surety company acceptable to the City.

Minimum Wage Rates as determined by the Commissioner of the Department of Workforce Development under the provision of the Massachusetts General Laws, Chapter 149, Section 26 to 27H, as amended, apply to this project. It is the responsibility of the Contractor, before bid opening, to request, if necessary, any additional information on Minimum Wage Rate for those tradespeople who may be employed for the proposed work under this contract. This project may be funded in part with federal funds and as such, Federal Davis Bacon Wage Rates also apply to this project.

The City is an Equal Opportunity Employer and encourages MBE/WBE/DBE participation in response to the IFB process.

Awarding Authority City of New Bedford Purchasing Department Molly Gilfeather Rodriguez, Director of Purchasing

END OF SECTION –INVITATION FOR BID

City of New Bedford, Massachusetts

Quest Center 3rd Floor Partial Gym Renovation

IFB #27192037

INSTRUCTIONS TO BIDDERS

ARTICLE 1. QUALIFICATIONS OF BIDDERS

1.1 Bidders may be investigated by the City of New Bedford (CITY) to determine if they are qualified to perform the Work. All Bidders shall be prepared to submit within five days of CITY’s or ARCHITECT’s request, written evidence of such information and data necessary to make this determination.

1.2 The investigation of a Bidder will seek to determine whether the Bidder is adequate in size, is authorized to do business in the jurisdiction where the Project is located, has had previous experience, whether available equipment and financial resources are adequate to assure CITY that the Work will be completed in accordance with the terms of the Contract, and to provide any other information which will help determine whether that Bidder is qualified to perform the Work. The amount of other work to which the Bidder is committed may also be considered.

1.3 In evaluating Bids, CITY will consider the qualifications of only those Bidders whose Bids follow the prescribed requirements.

1.4 CITY reserves the right to reject any Bid if the evidence submitted by, or the investigation of, such Bidder fails to satisfy CITY that such Bidder is properly qualified to carry out the obligations of the Contract Documents and to complete the Work contemplated therein.

1.5 The Bidders shall provide three (3) references that are satisfactory to the City by completing the Bidder’s Qualification & Reference Form, which will serve to illustrate the ability of each Bidder’s firm in accordance with these specifications. The references must be from prior contracts, preferably performed within the last 3 years, be similar in size and scope to this contract bid, and include contact names, email addresses, and telephone numbers. CITY reserves the right to reject any Bid if any reference indicates that the Bidder did not perform satisfactorily.

1.6 Attention is called to the Massachusetts General Laws c. 149, Section 44D which sets forth the Pre-qualification for General Contract Bidders by the Division of Capital Asset Management and Maintenance (DCAMM). Further, all General Contract Bidders must submit with their bids a Certificate of Eligibility inclusive of any Update Statements from DCAMM. Any bid submitted without the appropriate Certificate and Update Statements shall be invalid.

ARTICLE 2. COPIES OF CONTRACT DOCUMENTS

2.1 Bidders must use complete sets of Contract Documents in preparing Bids; neither CITY nor ARCHITECT shall be responsible for errors or misinterpretations resulting from any Bidder’s use of incomplete sets of Contract Documents.

2.2 CITY and ARCHITECT only make copies of Contract Documents available for the purpose of obtaining Bids on the Work and do not confer a license or grant for any other use.

ARTICLE 3. EXAMINATION OF CONTRACT DOCUMENTS AND SITE

3.1 Before submitting a Bid, each Bidder must (a) examine the Contract Documents thoroughly, (b) visit the site to become familiar with local conditions that may in any manner affect cost, progress or performance of the Work, and (c) shall comply with Federal, State and local laws, ordinances, rules and regulations that may in any manner apply to the Work or affect cost, progress or performance of the Work.

3.2 All Bidders are specifically instructed to visit the site of the Work, to ascertain personally, by investigation and observation, the locations of the various starting points of the Work, the extent and character of the Work to be performed, and to familiarize themselves with existing conditions at the site.

All Bidders shall verify in the field all dimensions and measurements that are given in the specifications or indicated on the drawings and shall call to the attention of the City any errors, or discrepancies, that s/he may ascertain prior to bidding. Failure of any Bidder to visit the site, existing buildings, and to examine the Contract Documents, shall not in any way relieve said Bidder of any obligation with respect to its bid or of any responsibility under the Contract Documents.

3.3 Before submitting a Bid, Bidders may, at their own expense, make such additional investigations and tests as they may deem necessary to determine their Bid for performance of the Work in accordance with the time, price, and other terms and conditions of the Contract Documents.

3.4 On request, CITY will provide each Bidder access to the site on days and at times mutually agreeable to both CITY and Bidder to conduct such investigations and tests as each Bidder deems necessary for the submission of a Bid.

3.5 The lands upon which the Work is to be performed, rights-of-way for access thereto, and other lands designated for use by the Awarded Bidder in performing the Work are identified in the Supplementary Conditions, General Requirements, and/or in the Drawings.

3.6 The submission of a Bid shall constitute an incontrovertible representation by the Bidder that the Bidder has complied with every requirement of these Instructions to Bidder and that the Contract Documents are sufficient in scope and detail to indicate and convey understanding of all terms and conditions for performance of the Work.

ARTICLE 4. INTERPRETATIONS

4.1 Questions concerning this IFB must be submitted online by visiting BidNet Direct. To submit questions online, login and use the “Ask a Question” button at the top of the page. If assistance is needed, please contact BidNet’s Vendor Support Department at 800-835-4603. Option 2. Only questions received via BidNet will be responded to. Questions are due on Monday, August 10, 2026, at 4:00 pm.

4.2 Written clarifications or interpretations will be issued no later than Thursday August 13, 2026, by 4:00 pm. City responses issued as addenda will be issued via BidNet. Failure of any Vendor to receive any such addendum or interpretation shall not relieve any Vendor from any obligation under this bid as submitted. Only interested parties who download documents or otherwise register their interest in this solicitation via BidNet will be considered official plan-holders. No oral interpretations will be made to any proposers as to the meaning of any provisions. Failure to acknowledge all addenda may result in your submission being rejected as non-responsive.

ARTICLE 5. BID SECURITY

5.1 Each Bid must be accompanied by a Bid Security in the amount of five (5%) percent of the bid amount. The Bid Bond shall be submitted electronically via Bidnet Direct. If a bidder elects to provide Bid Security in the form of a Certified Check or Certificate of Deposit, the original must be delivered to the City and received no later than the bid opening date and time. Checks or Certificates of Deposit should be mailed or hand-delivered to:

Purchasing Department 133 William Street, Room 208

Bidders are responsible for ensuring timely receipt. Failure to submit the original check or certificate of deposit by the bid opening will result in the bid being deemed non-responsive.

5.2 In case a Bidder to whom a Contract is awarded shall fail or neglect to execute the Contract and furnish the satisfactory bonds within the time specified, CITY may determine that the Bidder has abandoned the Contract, and thereupon the Bid Forms and acceptance shall be null and void and the Bid Security accompanying the Bid Form shall be forfeited to CITY as liquidated damages for such failure or neglect and to indemnify said CITY for any loss which may be sustained by failure of the Bidder to execute the Contract and furnish the bonds as aforesaid, provided that the amount forfeited to CITY shall not exceed the difference between the Bid Price of said Bidder and that of the next lowest responsible and eligible Bidder, and provided further that, in case of death, disability, or other unforeseen circumstances affecting the Bidder, such Bid Security may be returned to the Bidder. After execution of the Contract and acceptance of the bonds by CITY, the Bid Security accompanying the Bid Form of the Awarded Bidder will be returned.

ARTICLE 6. PERFORMANCE, PAYMENT AND OTHER BONDS

6.1 The Awarded Bidder must furnish a one hundred percent (100%) Payment Bond and a one hundred percent (100%) Performance Bond with a surety company acceptable to the City.

6.2 All required Bonds shall be furnished prior to execution of the Contract.

6.3 The standard forms of all required Bonds are contained in this IFB.

ARTICLE 7. BID FORM

7.1 Each Bid shall be submitted electronically via BidNet. All blank spaces for Bid prices must be filled in with the unit price for the item or the lump sum for which the Bid is made.

7.2 Bid Forms shall be completed electronically. The Bid price of each item on the form shall be stated in words, and in figures. If unit prices are required on the Bid Form, discrepancies between unit prices and their respective total amounts will be resolved in favor of the unit prices. Discrepancies between words and figures will be resolved in favor of words. Discrepancies between the indicated sum of any column of figures and the correct sum thereof will be resolved in favor of the correct sum.

7.3 Bids by corporations shall be executed in the corporate name by the president or a vice-president (or other corporate officer accompanied by evidence of authority to sign) and the corporate seal shall be affixed and attested by the secretary or an assistant secretary. The corporate address and state of incorporation shall be shown below the signature.

7.4 Bids by Limited Liability Companies shall be executed in the Limited Liability Company’s name by the Manager (or other Limited Liability Company officer/representative accompanied by evidence of authority to sign.) The Limited Liability Company address and state where the Limited Liability Company was formed shall be shown below the signature.

7.5 Bids by partnerships shall be executed in the partnership name and signed by a partner, whose title shall appear under the signature. The official address of the partnership shall be shown below the signature.

7.6 All names on the Bid Form shall be typed or printed below the signature.

7.7 The Bid shall contain an acknowledgement of receipt of all Addenda (the numbers of which shall be filled in on the Bid Form).

7.8 The address to which communications regarding the Bid are to be directed shall be shown.

7.9 One copy of each Bid shall be submitted via BidNet. The Bid Security shall be submitted via BidNet.

ARTICLE 8. RECEIPT OF BIDS

8.1 Sealed Bids shall be received at the time and place indicated in the Invitation for Bid.

8.2 Bidders are cautioned that it is the responsibility of each individual Bidder to assure that their Bid is in the possession of the responsible official or the designated alternate prior to the stated time and at the place of the Bid Opening. City is not and shall not be held responsible for Bids delayed for any reason.

8.3 Bidders submitting the form for General Bids shall complete and submit the required attachments with their Bid (Note, the following list of attachments is provided solely for informational use of the Bidder. It is the responsibility of the Bidder to determine and submit all those forms that are required with the Bid):

• Form for General Bids

• Form for Sub-Bids

• Bid Deposit

• DCAMM’s Certificate of Eligibility inclusive of any Update Statements

• City of New Bedford Non-collusion and Tax Compliance Form

• City of New Bedford Vote of Corporation or LLC Certificate of Incumbency and

Authority

• OSHA Certification Requirement

• Contractor Certification

• Public Contractor Debarment

• Bidder’s Qualifications and Reference Form

• EEO Forms

• W-9

ARTICLE 9. MODIFICATION AND WITHDRAWAL OF BIDS

9.1 Bids may be modified only by an appropriate document duly executed in the manner that a Bid must be executed and delivered to the place where Bids are to be submitted at any time prior to the opening of Bids.

9.2 Bids may be withdrawn prior to the scheduled time (or authorized postponement thereof) for the opening of Bids.

9.3 Any Bid received after the time and date specified shall not be considered. No Bid may be withdrawn for a period of sixty (60) calendar days, after the actual date of the opening of the Bids.

ARTICLE 10. AWARD OF CONTRACT

10.1 The Contract will be awarded to "the lowest responsible and eligible bidder" pursuant to General Laws Chapter 149. Such a bidder shall possess the skill, ability, and integrity necessary for the faithful performance of the work, shall be able to furnish labor that can work in harmony with all other elements of labor employed, or to be employed, in the work, and shall otherwise comply with all applicable provisions of law. Contract award shall be subject to availability of an appropriation for funding.

10.2 City reserves the right to reject all Bids, to waive all informalities if it is in City's best interest to do so, and the right to disregard all nonconforming, non-responsive, and/or conditional Bids.

10.3 A Bid which includes for any item a Bid Price that is abnormally low or high may be rejected as unbalanced.

10.4 CITY also reserves the right to reject the Bid of any Bidder that CITY considers to be unqualified relative to Article 1 above.

10.5 If the Contract is to be awarded, CITY will give the Awarded Bidder a Notice of Award within sixty (60) calendar days, after the actual date of the opening of the Bids. All Bids shall remain open for sixty (60) calendar days, after the actual date of the opening of the Bids but CITY may, at CITY's sole discretion, release any Bid and return the Bid Security prior to that date.

10.6 Minor informalities are errors of form that do not cast doubt on the intended meaning of the Bid or the qualifications of the Bidder. If a mistake and the intended offer are both clearly evident in a Bid, the City may correct the mistake to reflect the intended correct offer and notify the Bidder in writing of the correction.

In the event that a mistake is evident but the correct intended offer is not, the City may permit the Bidder to withdraw their Bid.

ARTICLE 11. EXECUTION OF CONTRACT

11.1 When CITY gives a Notice of Award to the Awarded Bidder, then within ten (10) calendar days, after the date of receipt of such notification Awarded Bidder shall submit all applicable Contract Documents to CITY. Within twenty (20) calendar days, thereafter CITY will deliver one fully signed copy to Awarded Bidder. CITY will furnish the Contract for electronic signature via Docusign.

ARTICLE 12. SAFETY AND HEALTH REGULATIONS

12.1 This project is subject to the Safety and Health regulations of the U.S. Department of Labor set forth in Title 29 CFR, Part 1926 and to all subsequent amendments, and to any applicable Massachusetts regulations and the Awarded Bidder shall comply with the requirements of these regulations.

12.2 The Awarded Bidder shall comply with the Department of Labor Safety and Health Regulations for Construction promulgated under the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 (PL-91-596) and under Section 107 of the Contract Work Hours and Safety Standards Act (PL-91-54).

12.3 The Awarded Bidder and all subcontractors shall furnish to the City, with the first certified payroll report, documentation indicating that each employee has successfully completed 10 hours of an OSHA course in construction safety and health. This course must be approved by the United States Occupational Health and Safety Administration.

12.4 The Awarded Bidder shall have a competent person or persons, as required under the Occupational Safety and Health Act, on the Site to inspect the Work and to supervise the conformance of the Work with the regulations of the Act.

ARTICLE 13. WAGE RATES

13.1 Minimum Wage Rates as determined by the Commissioner of the Department of Workforce Development under the provision of the Massachusetts General Laws, Chapter 149, Section 26 to 27H, as amended, apply to this project. Bidders shall, before Bid opening, request if necessary, any additional information on Minimum Wage Rates for those tradespeople who may be employed on this project. A prevailing wage rates sheet for this project is enclosed in this Invitation for Bid. Federal Davis-Bacon Wages may also be required.

ARTICLE 14. MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL LAW ON PROCUREMENT

14.1 The bidding and award of the Contract shall be in full compliance with Chapter 149 of the General Laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts as last revised.

ARTICLE 15. INSURANCE AND INDEMNIFICATION

Prior to commencement of this Agreement, the Contractor shall obtain at its own cost and expense, the required insurance from insurance companies licensed in their state, carrying a Best’s Financial Rating of “A-” or better, and shall provide evidence of such insurance to the City of New Bedford (City). The policies thereof shall provide that 30 days prior to cancellation or material change in the policy, notices of same shall be given to the City by registered mail, return receipt requested, for all of the following stated insurance policies.

If at any time any of the policies required herein shall be or become unsatisfactory to the City as to form or substance, or if a company issuing any such policy shall become unsatisfactory to the City, the Contractor shall upon notice to that effect from the City, promptly obtain a new policy, submit the same to the City for approval and submit a certificate thereof. Upon failure of the Contractor to furnish, deliver and maintain such insurance, the Agreement, at the election of the City may be declared suspended, discontinued or terminated. Failure of the Contractor to provide and maintain any of the required insurance shall not relieve the Contractor from any liability under the Agreement, nor shall the insurance requirements be construed to conflict with or otherwise limit the contractual obligations on the Contractor concerning indemnification.

The City may waive the requirement of coverage type or amount if not reasonably available and if the City deems it to be in the best interest to do so.

This agreement becomes part of the contract and/or purchase order for which the contractor is performing services to City of New Bedford.

A. Contractor shall maintain workers compensation, general liability, automobile, umbrella and pollution liability insurance for the minimum amount required by the contract that this contract applies to or as outlined below. Insurance coverages and certificates shall be provided and include City of New Bedford as an additional insured, on a primary and non-contributory basis, on all liability policies. All such insurance as is required of the Contractor shall be provided by or on behalf of all subcontractors to cover their operations performed. The Contractor shall be held responsible for any modifications, deviations or omissions in the compliance with these requirements by the subcontractors.

B. Minimum required insurance limits (coverage on an occurrence basis):

Commercial General Liability

• $2,000,000 Products/Completed Operations Aggregate

• $2,000,000 General Aggregate

• $1,000,000 Any One Occurrence

Employers Liability (Coverage “B” on the Workers Compensation Policy)

• $ 500,000 Each Accident

• $ 500,000 Each Employee for Injury by Disease

• $ 500,000 Aggregate for Injury by Disease

• Alternate Employer Endorsement is required

Commercial Automobile

• $1,000,000 Combined Single Limit/Bodily Injury and Property Damage

• $1,000,000 Hired/Non-Owned Auto

Umbrella/Excess Liability

• $5,000,000 Any One Occurrence

• $5,000,000 Aggregate

Professional Liability

• $1,000,000 Per Occurrence

• $1,000,000 Aggregate

Contractors Pollution Liability $1,000,000 Per Occurrence $1,000,000 Aggregate

C. Any contractor who does not carry worker’s compensation insurance coverage to protect himself personally from work-related injuries hereby releases, holds harmless and indemnifies the City from any injuries that may occur to the contractor himself during the course of the project. In no way does this provision affect the absolute duty of every contractor to provide worker’s compensation insurance coverage to each and every one of their employees and himself according to the provisions of this Agreement and all applicable state and federal laws.

D. To the fullest extent permitted by law, the Contractor hereby acknowledges and agrees that it shall indemnify, hold harmless and defend the City, and any of the officers, directors, employees, agents, affiliates, subsidiaries and partners from and against all claims, damages, losses and expenses, including but not limited to, attorney’s fees, arising out of or resulting from the performance of the Contractors work under this contract, provided that any such claim, damage, loss or expense (1) is attributable to bodily injury, sickness, disease, or death or injury to or destruction of tangible property (other than to the Work itself) including loss of use resulting there from, and (2) is caused in whole or in part by any acts or omissions of the contractor, its employees, agents or sub-contractors or anyone directly or indirectly employed by any of them or anyone whose acts any of them may be liable.

E. All Insurance Certificates must contain a clause indicating that certificate holders be given a minimum of 30 days’ written notice prior to the cancellation of contractor’s insurance, except for nonpayment. Contractor must furnish the certificate referred to above as an express condition precedent to the Contractor’s duty to make any progress payments to contractor pursuant to this Agreement.

F. The contractor hereby acknowledges its obligation under the forgoing paragraph to indemnify the

City of New Bedford against judgments suffered because of the contractor’s work and to assume the cost of defending the City against claims as described in the forgoing paragraph.

The Contractor must furnish the City of New Bedford with a valid certificate of Insurance prior to the time the contract is signed.

ARTICLE 16. SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS

16.1 The Awarded Bidder must meet all specifications. Any bid which does not meet these requirements is nonresponsive, incomplete, conditional, and/or obscure, will be rejected. Any bid which contains additions not called for, and/or irregularities of any kind, is non-responsive and will be rejected. The attention of all Bidders is called to General Laws Chapter 156D, which requires in part that, not later than 10 days after it commences transacting business in the commonwealth, a foreign corporation deliver a certificate to the secretary of state for filing. Bidders required to be registered with the Secretary of State in the Massachusetts Corporate Database must use the same business name in their bidding documents as is listed in the Database for that business. All Bidders must use the same business name throughout all bidding documents, and for the Successful Bidder, throughout all contract documents. Examples of these documents include the bid form, vote of corporation, W-9, and certificate of insurance. Any Bid with multiple and/or inconsistent business names for one business may be rejected by the City.

ARTICLE 17. TAX EXEMPT

17.1 The City will provide the Awarded Bidder for this Project with an Exempt Purchase Certificate and Number issued pursuant to Chapter 14, Acts of 1966, Section 1, Subsection 6 (E) and (F) which will exempt the project cost from the Massachusetts sale tax. Bidders are instructed not to include the sales tax in the Bid Price.

ARTICLE 18. PROJECT SCHEDULE

IFB Available Wednesday, July 29, 2026 Site Visit – 1213 Purchase St. Thursday, August 6, 2026, at 10:00 am Questions Due to City of New Bedford Monday, August 10, 2026, by 4:00 pm Responses to Questions/Final Addenda Issued Thursday August 13, 2026, by 4:00 pm Sub-Bids Due to the City of New Bedford Wednesday, August 19, 2026 by 2:00 pm General Bids Due to City of New Bedford Monday, August 24, 2026, by 2:00 pm Contract Award – Estimated August 2026 Completion Date – Estimated November 2026

END OF INSTRUCTIONS TO BIDDERS

Mayor Jonathan F. Mitchell

BID FORM FOR GENERAL BID

Quest Center 3rd Floor Partial Gym Renovation

DATE:

TO: CITY OF NEW BEDFORD

133 WILLIAM STREET

NEW BEDFORD, MASSACHUSETTS 02740

PURCHASING AGENT

A) The undersigned proposes to furnish all labor and materials required for the Quest Center 3rd Floor Partial Gym Renovation project located at.1213 Purchase St., New Bedford, Massachusetts, in accordance with the accompanying Plans and Specifications prepared by the RT Architecture Inc. Marion MA. 02738, (508) 726-0811, for the Contract Price specified below, subject to additions and deductions according to the terms of the Specifications, B) This bid includes Addenda numbered:

C) The proposed contract price is:

$ (numerical)

(written bid amount)

Sub-bid as follows:

Sub-trade Name of Filed Sub- Bidder

Sub-Bid Amount Bond Required (Yes or No)

Painting

Total of Sub-Bid: $ (Numerical)

(Written)

The Undersigned agrees that each of the above name sub-bidders will be used for the work indicated at the amount stated, unless a substitution is made. The undersigned further agrees to pay the premiums for the performance and payment bonds furnished by sub-bidders as requested herein and that all of the cost of all such premiums is included in the amount set forth in Item 1 of this bid.

D) The undersigned agrees that, if he is selected as General Contractor, he will, within ten (10) 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 Performance Bond, and also a Labor and Materials Payment Bond, each of 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.

The undersigned hereby certifies that he is able to furnish labor that can work in harmony with all other elements of labor employed or to be employed on the work and that will comply fully with all laws and regulations applicable to awards made subject to Massachusetts General Laws Chapter 149.

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 M.G.L. Section 29F of chapter 29, or any other applicable debarment provisions of any other chapter of the General Laws or any rule or regulation promulgated there under.

The undersigned hereby certifies, under penalty of perjury, that the said undersigned has paid all State Taxes (Income Taxes, Unemployment Taxes, Excise Taxes, Real Estate Taxes, etc., etc. due in compliance with the Tax Laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts M.G.L.

Chapter 30C Sections 47A thru 49A.

The undersigned further certifies that the said undersigned shall comply with the City of New Bedford "Bidders Affirmative Action Requirements, as contained in the bidding requirements of these project specifications.

Date: Company:

Name of General Bidder:

(Print)

Name of General Bidder:

(Authorized Signature) (Title)

Business Address:

Telephone #: Email:

Note: If the bidder is a corporation, indicate the State of Incorporation under the signature and affix the Corporate seal; if a partnership, give full names and residential address if different from the business address.

BID FORM FOR SUB-BID

Quest Center 3rd Floor Partial Gym Renovation

DATE:

TO: CITY OF NEW BEDFORD

133 WILLIAM STREET

NEW BEDFORD, MASSACHUSETTS

02740

PURCHASING AGENT

A) The undersigned proposes to furnish all labor and materials required for Quest Center 3rd Floor Partial Gym Renovation project located at 1213 Purchase St., New Bedford, Massachusetts, in accordance with the accompanying Plans and Specifications prepared by the RT Architecture Inc.

Marion MA. 02738, 726-0811, for the Contract Price specified below, subject to additions and deductions according to the terms of the Specifications, B) This bid includes Addenda numbered:

C) The proposed contract price is:

$ (numerical)

(written bid amount)

D) The undersigned agrees that, if he is selected as a sub-bidder, he will, within 5 days, Saturdays, Sundays and legal holidays excluded, after presentation of a subcontract by the general bidder selected as the general contractor, execute with such general bidder a subcontract in accordance with the terms of this sub-bid, and contingent upon the execution of the general contract, and, if requested so to do in the general bid by the general bidder, who shall pay the premiums therefor, or if prequalification is required pursuant to section 44D 3/4, furnish a performance and payment bond of a surety company qualified to do business under the laws of the commonwealth and satisfactory to the awarding authority, in the full sum of the subcontract price.

E) The names of all persons, firms and corporations furnishing to the undersigned labor or labor and materials for the class or classes or part thereof of work for which the provisions of the section of the specifications for this sub-trade require a listing in this paragraph, including the undersigned if customarily furnished by persons on his own payroll and in the absence of a contrary provision in the specifications, the name of each such class of work or part thereto and the bid price for such class of work or part thereof

F) The undersigned agrees that the above list of bids to the undersigned represents bona fide bids based on the hereinbefore described plans, specifications and addenda and that, if the undersigned is awarded the contract, they will be used for the work indicated at the amounts stated, if satisfactory to the awarding authority.

G) The undersigned further agrees to be bound to the general contractor by the terms of the hereinbefore described plans, specifications, including all general conditions stated therein, and addenda, and to assume toward him all the obligations and responsibilities that he, by those documents, assumes toward the owner.

H) The undersigned offers the following information as evidence of his qualifications to perform the work as bid upon according to all the requirements of the plans and specifications:—

1. Have been in business under present business name.

2. Ever failed to complete any work awarded?

3. List one or more recent buildings with names of the general contractor and architect on which you served as a sub-contractor for work of similar character as required for the above-named building.

Building Architect General Contractor Amount of Contract

4. Bank Reference

I) The undersigned hereby certifies that he 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 he will comply fully with all laws and regulations applicable to awards of subcontracts subject to section 44F.

The undersigned further certifies under penalties of perjury that this sub-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.

Name of Bidder:

Signature & Title:

Business Address:

Email:

Company:

Date:

133 William Street, Room 208 | New Bedford, MA 02740 | Telephone 508-979-1433

MASSACHUSETTS

VOTE OF CORPORATION AUTHORIZING

EXECUTION OF CORPORATE AGREEMENTS

At a meeting of the Board of Directors of duly called and held on ______________________________, 20_____ at which a quorum was present and acting throughout, the following vote was duly adopted.

VOTED: That , a of the corporation, be and hereby is authorized to affix the Corporate Seal, sign and deliver in the name and behalf of the corporation contract documents with the City of New Bedford, the above mentioned documents to include but not be limited to Bids, Proposals, Deeds, Purchase and Sales Agreements, Agreements, Contracts, Leases, Licenses, Releases and Indemnifications; and also to seal and execute, as above, surety company bonds to secure bids and proposals and the performance of said contract and payment for labor and materials, all in such form and on such terms and conditions as he/she, by the execution thereof, shall deem proper. A true copy.

ATTEST:

Name (Print)

______________________________________ (Affix Corporate Seal) Signature

Title Date

Jonathan F. Mitchell, Mayor

LLC CERTIFICATE OF INCUMBENCY AND AUTHORITY

_______________________________________________________, LLC

I, ____________________________________________________________, do hereby certify that:

1. I am the duly elected and acting ________________ of ___________________________________ LLC, a limited liability company organized and existing in good standing under the laws of the State of

____________________ (the “Company”).

2. Attached hereto as Exhibit A is a true and correct copy of resolutions which were duly adopted by the members of the Company on ______________________________, 20_____.

3. The attached resolutions have not been amended, rescinded or modified and are in full force and effect on the date hereof in the form originally adopted, and are in conformity with the Articles of Organization and Operating Agreement of the Company.

4. Attached hereto as Exhibit B is a true and correct copy of the Articles of Organization dated

_________________, 20_____ and the Operating Agreement dated _________________, 20____.

5. The attached Articles of Organization and Operating Agreement have not been amended, rescinded, or modified and are in full force and effect on the date hereof.

6. The following persons are the Authorized Officers of the Company in the capacities indicated, and the signatures set forth after their names and titles are their true and genuine signatures.

Name Office Signature

Witness, my signature and the seal of the Company this _____ day of ___________________, 20____.

Name:

Title:

MASSACHUSETTS

NON-COLLUSION AND TAX COMPLIANCE FORM

CERTIFICATE OF NON-COLLUSION

The undersigned 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.

Signature of individual submitting bid:

Name of business/organization: Date:

TAX COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATION

Pursuant to Chapter 62C of the Massachusetts General Laws, Section 49A(b), I, the undersigned, authorized signatory for the below named contractor, do hereby certify under the pains and penalties of perjury that said contractor has complied with all laws of the Commonwealth of

Massachusetts relating to taxes, reporting of employees and contractors, and withholding and remitting child support.

Signature of person submitting bid:

Name of business/organization: Date:

PUBLIC CONTRACTOR DEBARMENT

The undersigned certifies under penalty of perjury that the below named contractor 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.

Contractor Authorized Signature

Printed Name

Date

Title_______________________ Telephone:_________________

Fax:________________________ Email:____________________

OSHA CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENT

Pursuant to G.L. c. 30, §39S, the Contractor hereby certifies under penalties of perjury as follows:

(1) Contractor is able to furnish labor that can work in harmony with all other elements of labor employed or to be employed in the work;

(2) 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 they shall furnish documentation of successful completion of said course with the first certified payroll report for each employee; and

(3) All employees to be employed in the work subject to this contract 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.

_______________________________________, as

Signature

________________________________________, of

Position

________________________________________, on

Company/Corporation/Joint Venture/Partnership/Etc.

Date

CONTRACTOR CERTIFICATION

As evidenced by the signature of the Contractor’s Authorized signatory below, the

Contractor certifies under the pains and penalties of perjury that the Contractor shall not knowingly use undocumented workers in connection with the performance of any City contract; that pursuant to federal and state requirements, the Contractor shall verify the immigration status of all workers assigned to such contracts without engaging in unlawful discrimination; and that the Contractor shall not knowingly or recklessly alter, falsify, or accept altered or falsified documents from any such worker(s). The Contractor understands and agrees that breach of any of these terms during the period of each contract may be regarded as a material breach, subjecting the Contractor to sanctions, including but not limited to monetary penalties, withholding of payments, contract suspension or termination.

Contractor Authorized Signature

Printed Name

Date

Title_______________________ Telephone:_________________

Fax:________________________ Email:____________________

PERFORMANCE BOND

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS: That we ___________________________ (Name of Contractor) a ___________________________________________ hereinafter called “Principal” and (Corporation, Partnership, Joint Venture or Individual)

______________________________of ______________, State of ______________________

(Surety) (City & State)

_________________________ hereinafter called the "Surety" and licensed by the State Division of Insurance to do business under the laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, are held and firmly bound to the City/Town of _______________, Massachusetts, hereinafter called "Owner", in the penal sum of ______________________________________________________ Dollars ($______________________) in lawful money of the United States, for the payment of which sum well and truly to be made, we bind ourselves, our heirs, executors, administrators and successors, jointly and severally, firmly by these presents.

THE CONDITION OF THIS OBLIGATION is such that Whereas, the Principal entered into a certain contract with the Owner, dated the __________ day of _________________, 20___ (the “Construction Contract”), for the construction described as follows: ___________

NOW, THEREFORE, if the Principal shall well, truly and faithfully perform its duties, all the undertakings, covenants, terms, conditions, and agreements of the Construction Contract during the original term thereof, and any extensions thereof which may be granted by the Owner, with or without notice to the Surety, and if he shall satisfy all claims and demands incurred under the Construction Contract, and shall fully indemnify and save harmless the Owner from all costs and damages which it may suffer by reason of failure to do so, and shall reimburse and repay the Owner all outlay and expense which the Owner may incur in making good any default, then this obligation shall be void; otherwise to remain in full force and effect.

PROVIDED, FURTHER, that the Surety’s obligation under this Bond shall arise after (1) the Owner has declared the Principal in default of the Construction Contract or any provision thereof or (2) has declared that the Principal has failed, or is otherwise unable or unwilling, to execute the work consistent with, and in conformance to, the Construction Contract (collectively referred to as a “Contractor Default”). The determination of a Contractor Default shall be made solely by the Owner. The Owner need not terminate the Construction Contract to declare a Contractor Default or to invoke its rights under this Bond.

When the Surety’s obligation under this Bond arises, the Surety, at its sole expense and at the consent and election of the Owner, shall promptly take one of the following steps: (1) arrange for the Principal to perform and complete the work of the Construction Contract: (2) arrange for a contractor other than the Principal to perform and complete the work of the Construction Contract; (3) reimburse the Owner, in a manner and at such time as the Owner shall decide, for all costs and expenses incurred by the Owner in performing and completing the work of the Construction Contract.