CITY OF NEW BEDFORD

NEW BEDFORD PUBLIC SCHOOLS

TAYLOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PLAYGROUND

71 PORTLAND STREET

NEW BEDFORD, MA 02744

CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS

July 29, 2026

OWNER ARCHITECT

City of New Bedford. RT Architecture Inc.

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

(508) 726-0811 / (413) 241-4600

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TAYLOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PLAYGROUND

BID DOCUMENTS JULY 29, 2026

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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 60 00 - Product Requirements 01 77 00 - Contract Closeout Procedures 01 78 39 - Project Record Documents

DIVISION 02 - EXISTING CONDITIONS

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DIVISION 03 – CONCRETE

03 30 00 Cast-in-Place Concrete

DIVISION 04 – MASONRY

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DIVISION 05 – METALS

NO WORK IN THIS DIVISION

DIVISION 06 – WOOD, PLASTICS AND COMPOSITES

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DIVISION 07 – THERMAL AND MOISTURE PROTECTION

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DIVISION 08 - DOORS AND WINDOWS

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DIVISION 09 - FINISHES

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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

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DIVISION 14 - CONVEYING EQUIPMENT

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DIVISION 21 – FIRE PROTECTION

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DIVISION 22 – PLUMBING

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DIVISION 23 – HEATING, VENTING AND AIR-CONDITIONING

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DIVISION 26 - ELECTRICAL

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DIVISION 31 – EARTHWORK

31 20 00 Earthwork 31 22 70 Sedimentation and Erosion Control

DIVISION 32 - EXTERIOR IMPROVEMENTS

32 12 10 Site Improvements 32 92 00 Lawns and Plantings

DIVISION 33 – UTILITIES

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INVITATION FOR BID

CITY OF NEW BEDFORD, MASSACHUSETTS

William H. Taylor Elementary School Playground Project

IFB # 27300045

Due: Tuesday, September 15, 2026 at 2:00 pm

Jonathan F. Mitchell Mayor School Department

455 County St.

New Bedford, MA 02740

CITY OF NEW BEDFORD,

MASSACHUSETTS

Invitation for Bid #27300045 Advertisement

William H. Taylor Elementary School Playground Project

The City of New Bedford, acting through its School Department, is seeking a contractor to perform site work, install owner-supplied playground equipment and complete associated site improvements.

Bidders must provide documentation demonstrating they are an authorized/certified installer of Landscape Structures Inc. playground equipment at the time of the bid. The bid process and award of this Contract will be under the provisions of M.G.L. Chapter 30, § 39M. The estimated budget for this project is $260,000 and the estimated construction schedule is three months from award.

Electronic copies of the Invitation for Bids (IFB) may be obtained beginning Monday, August 10, 2026, by visiting the City of New Bedford’s electronic bidding platform at:

www.bidnetdirect.com/massachusetts/newbedford. Only interested parties who download the documents or otherwise register their interest through BidNet Direct will be considered official plan holders.

A site visit will be conducted for the benefit of all potential bidders on Wednesday, August 19, 2026, at 10:00 am at the William H. Taylor Elementary School located at 71 Portland Street, New Bedford, MA 02744.

Sealed bids will be received electronically by the Purchasing Department until Tuesday, September 15, 2026, at 2:00 p.m. Bids must be submitted through the City of New Bedford’s BidNet Direct solicitation page. Bidders are encouraged to send an email to purchasing@newbedford-ma.gov to confirm that their electronic submission was successfully received.

Each bid must be accompanied by a bid deposit equal to five percent (5%) of the total bid amount. Bid deposits may be submitted as a Bid Bond, Certified Check, or Certificate of Deposit, made payable to the City of New Bedford, Massachusetts.

Bidders submitting a Certified Check or Certificate of Deposit must ensure that the original physical document is received by the City no later than the bid opening date and time. Checks or Certificates of Deposit shall be mailed or hand-delivered to:

City of New Bedford Purchasing Department 133 William Street, Room 208 New Bedford, MA 02740

Failure to ensure timely receipt of the check or certificate of deposit will result in the bid being deemed non-responsive.

The awarded bidder will be required to furnish a Payment Bond in the amount of fifty percent (50%) of the contract value, issued by a surety company acceptable to the City.

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 http://www.bidnetdirect.com/massachusetts/newbedford mailto:purchasing@newbedford-ma.gov

William H. Taylor Elementary School Playground Project

IFB# 27300045

INSTRUCTIONS TO BIDDERS

ARTICLE 1. QUALIFICATIONS OF BIDDERS

1.1 The Bidder must be a current certified installer of Landscape Structures Inc. playground equipment.

The Bidder must provide documentation of current LSI certification with its bid. Failure to meet this requirement shall render the bid non-responsive.

1.2 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.

1.3 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.

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

1.5 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.

1.6 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 year, 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.

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 https://www.bidnetdirect.com/massachusetts/newbedford. 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 Friday, August 28, 2026, at 4:00 pm.

4.2 Written clarifications or interpretations will be issued by Addenda no later than Friday, September 4, 2026, by 4:00 pm. Only questions answered by formal written Addenda shall be https://www.bidnetdirect.com/massachusetts/newbedford binding. Oral and other clarifications or interpretations shall be without legal effect. City responses issued as addenda will be issued via Bidnet Direct. 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 Direct will be considered official plan-holders. No oral interpretations will be made to any proposer as to the meaning of any provision of the Request for Proposals or other contract documents. Failure to acknowledge all addenda may result in your submission being rejected as non-responsive.

ARTICLE 5. BID SECURITY

5.1 Each bid must include Bid Security equal to five percent (5%) of the total bid amount.

Bid Security shall be submitted electronically via BidNet Direct.

If a bidder chooses to submit Bid Security in the form of a Certified Check or Certificate of Deposit, the original document must be received by the City no later than the bid opening date and time. Checks or Certificates of Deposit shall be mailed or hand-delivered to:

City of New Bedford Purchasing Department 133 William Street, Room 208 New Bedford, MA 02740

Bidders are responsible for ensuring timely delivery. Failure to ensure receipt of 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 fifty percent (50%) Payment 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 Direct. 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 Direct. Bid Security shall be submitted via Bidnet Direct.

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 ensure 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 being 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):

• Bid Form

• Landscape Structures Inc. certified playground installer certification

• Bid Deposit

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

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

Authority

• OHSA Certification Requirement

• Contractor Certification

• 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 30, § 39M. 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. Award shall be based on the Base Bid (three (3) towers). Recurring costs for monitoring, software and cellular service shall be considered in determining bidder responsibility and operational feasibility. 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 and are enclosed in this IFB.

ARTICLE 14. MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL LAW ON PROCUREMENT

14.1 The bidding and award of the Contract shall be in full compliance with Chapter 30, § 39M of the General Laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts as last revised.

ARTICLE 15. INSURANCE AND INDEMNIFICATION

15.1 Prior to commencement of this Contract, the Awarded Bidder 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 or certificates thereof shall provide that thirty (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 the following stated insurance policies. All notices shall name the Awarded Bidder and identify the Contract.

15.2 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 Awarded Bidder 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 Awarded Bidder to furnish, deliver and maintain such insurance, the Contract, at the sole election of the CITY may be declared suspended, discontinued, or terminated. Failure of the Awarded Bidder to provide and maintain any of the required insurance shall not relieve the Awarded Bidder from any liability under the Contract, nor shall the insurance requirements be construed to conflict with or otherwise limit the contractual obligations on the Awarded Bidder concerning indemnification. Prior to contract award, the CITY may waive the requirement of coverage type or amount if not reasonably available and if the City deems it to be in CITY’s best interest to do so.

15.3 Awarded Bidder shall maintain Workers Compensation, General Liability, Automobile Liability, and Umbrella Liability Insurance Policies for the minimum amount required by the Awarded Bidder or as outlined below, whichever limits and coverages are higher. 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 Awarded Bidder shall be provided by Awarded Bidder by or on behalf of all subcontractors to cover subcontractor operations performed. The Awarded Bidder shall be held responsible for any modifications, deviations, or omissions in compliance with these requirements by the subcontractors. 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

· $1,000,000 MCS90

Umbrella/Excess Liability

· $2,000,000 Any One Occurrence

· $2,000,000 Aggregate

15.4 Any awarded bidder 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 awarded bidder himself during the course of the project. In no way does this provision affect the absolute duty of every awarded bidder 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.

15.5 To the fullest extent permitted by law, the awarded bidder 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 awarded bidder’s 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 awarded bidder, 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.

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

15.6 The Awarded Bidder hereby acknowledges its obligation under the forgoing paragraph to indemnify the City of New Bedford against judgments suffered because of the Awarded Bidder’s work and to assume the cost of defending the CITY against claims as described in the forgoing paragraph.

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

15.8 The Awarded Bidder must furnish the City with a certificate of insurance incompliance with this contract before 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 non-responsive, 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 Monday, August 10, 2026 Site Visit Wednesday, August 19, 2026, by 10:00 am Questions Due to City of New Bedford Friday, August 28, 2026, by 4:00 pm Final Addendum issued by the City Friday, September 4, 2026, by 4:00 pm Bids Due to City of New Bedford Tuesday, September 15, 2026, by 2:00 pm Project Start - Estimated September 2026 Completion Date – Estimated December 2026

END OF INSTRUCTIONS TO BIDDERS

Mayor Jonathan F. Mitchell

BID FORM FOR GENERAL BID

William H. Taylor Elementary School Playground Project

DATE:___________________

TO:

CITY OF NEW BEDFORD

PURCHASING DEPARTMENT

133 WILLIAM STREET, ROOM 208

NEW BEDFORD, MA 02740

A) The Undersigned proposes to furnish all labor and materials required for the William H.

Taylor Elementary School Playground Project located at 71 Portland Street New Bedford MA 02744, in accordance with the enclosed Contract Documents and Specifications prepared by RT Architecture Inc.

B) This bid includes Addenda numbered:

C) The proposed contract price is:

BASE BID AMOUNT:

$ (numerical)

Dollars Cents

(Written)

D) The undersigned agrees that, if selected as the General Contractor, they will provide any required contract security, including performance or payment bonds, within ten (10) days after request by the Awarding Authority. Any such bonds must be issued by a surety company authorized to operate within the Commonwealth and acceptable to the Awarding Authority. The cost of any required bond(s) shall be the responsibility of the General Contractor and included in the Contract Price.

The undersigned hereby certifies that they are able to furnish labor that can work in harmony with all other labor employed, or to be employed, on the project, and that they will comply fully with all applicable laws and regulations governing awards made subject to Massachusetts General Laws Chapter 30, Section 39M.

The undersigned further certifies, under the penalties of perjury, that this bid is bona fide, fair, and made without collusion or fraud with any other person. For the purposes of this subsection, the word “person” shall mean any natural individual, joint venture, partnership, corporation, or other business or legal entity.

The undersigned further certifies, under penalty of perjury, that they are not presently debarred from performing public construction work in the Commonwealth under the provisions of M.G.L. Chapter 29, Section 29F, or under any other applicable debarment provisions of the General Laws or any regulations promulgated thereunder.

The undersigned further certifies, under penalty of perjury, that they have paid all State taxes including income, unemployment, excise, and real estate taxes in compliance with the Tax Laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, pursuant to M.G.L. Chapter 30C, Sections 47A through 49A.

The undersigned further certifies that they will comply with the City of New Bedford “Bidders Affirmative Action Requirements,” as set forth 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.

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

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:

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 the 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 individual submitting the bid:

Name of business/organization: Date:

Name of individual submitting the bid

Name of individual submitting the bid:

City of New Bedford

PUBLIC CONTRACTOR DEBARMENT

The undersigned certifies, under penalty of perjury, that the contractor named below is not presently debarred from performing public construction work in the Commonwealth under the provisions of Section 29F of Chapter 29 of the General Laws, or under any other applicable debarment provisions of any 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

City of New Bedford

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:____________________

PAYMENT BOND

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS: That we ___________________

________________________________ a_____ ______________________________________ (Name of Contractor) (Corporation, Partnership, Joint Venture or

Individual) hereinafter called "Principal" and ______________________________ of _________________, (Surety)

State of ________________________ hereinafter called the “Surety” and licensed by the State (City and 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___, for the construction described as follows:

NOW, THEREFORE, if the Principal shall promptly make payment to all persons, firms, subcontractors, and corporations furnishing materials for or performing labor in the prosecution of the work provided for in such contract, and any authorized extension or modification thereof, including all amounts due for materials, lubricants, oil, gasoline, coal and coke, repairs on machinery, equipment and tools, consumed or used in connection with the construction of such work, and all insurance premiums on said work, and for all labor, performed in such work whether by subcontractor or otherwise, then this obligation shall be void; otherwise to remain in full force and effect.

PROVIDED, FURTHER, that the said Surety, for value received hereby stipulates and agrees that no change, extension of time, alteration or addition to the terms of the contract or to the work to be performed thereunder or the specifications accompanying the same shall in any way affect its obligation on this bond, and it does hereby waive notice of any such change, extension of time, alteration or addition to the terms of this contract or to the work or to the specifications.

PROVIDED, FURTHER, that no final settlement between the Owner and the Contractor shall abridge the right of any beneficiary hereunder, whose claim may be unsatisfied.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this instrument is executed in ____ ( ) counterparts, each one of which shall be deemed an original, this the _________ day of _____________________, 20__.

ATTEST:

Principal

______________________________ By ______________________________ (Principal Secretary)

(Address-Zip Code)

______________________________ (SEAL)

Witness as to Principal

(Address-Zip Code)

ATTEST:

Surety

______________________________ By ______________________________ (Attorney-in-Fact)

(Address-Zip Code)

______________________________ (SEAL)

Witness as to Surety

(Address-Zip Code)

NOTE: Date of Bond must not be prior to date of Contract. If Contractor is a Partnership, all partners should execute Bond.

BIDDER’S QUALIFICATIONS AND REFERENCE FORM

All questions must be answered, and the data given must be clear and comprehensive. Please type or print legibly. If necessary, add additional sheet for starred items. This information will be utilized by the City of New Bedford for purposes of determining bidder responsiveness and responsibility with regard to the requirements and specifications of the Contract.

1. FIRM NAME:_________________________________________________________________

2. WHEN ORGANIZED: ___________________________________________________

3. INCORPORATED? _____YES ______ NO DATE AND STATE OF INCORPORATION:___________________

4. IS YOUR BUSINESS A MBE? _____ YES _____ NO WBE? _____ YES ____ NO OR MWBE? _____ YES _____

NO

5. LIST ALL CONTRACTS CURRENTLY ON HAND, SHOWING CONTRACT AMOUNT AND ANTICIPATED

DATE OF COMPLETION:

6. HAVE YOU EVER FAILED TO COMPLETE A CONTRACT AWARDED TO YOU?

_____ YES _____NO

IF YES, WHERE AND WHY?

7. HAVE YOU EVER DEFAULTED ON A CONTRACT? ______ YES ______ NO

IF YES PROVIDE DETAILS.

8. LIST YOUR VEHICLES/EQUIPMENT AVAILABLE FOR THIS CONTRACT:

9.IN THE SPACES FOLLOWING, PROVIDE INFORMATION REGARDING CONTRACTS COMPLETED BY YOUR FIRM

SIMILAR IN NATURE TO THE PROJECT BEING BID. A MINIMUM OF THREE (3) CONTRACTS SHALL BE LISTED.

PUBLICLY BID CONTRACTS ARE PREFERRED, BUT NOT MANDATORY.

PROJECT NAME: ______________________________________________________________

OWNER: _____________________________________________________________________

CITY/STATE:__________________________________________________________________

DOLLAR AMOUNT: $___________________ DATE COMPLETED: _____________________

PUBLICLY BID? ____ YES ____ NO TYPE OF WORK: _____________________________

CONTACT PERSON: _____________________________________________

PHONE NUMBER: ________________________ EMAIL: ___________________________

CONTACT PERSON’S RELATION TO PROJECT: _____________________________

(i.e., contract manager, purchasing agent, etc.)

PROJECT NAME: ______________________________________________________________

OWNER: _____________________________________________________________________

CITY/STATE:__________________________________________________________________

DOLLAR AMOUNT: $___________________ DATE COMPLETED: __________________

PUBLICLY BID? ____ YES ____ NO TYPE OF WORK: _____________________________

CONTACT PERSON: _____________________________________________

PHONE NUMBER: ________________________ EMAIL: ___________________________

CONTACT PERSON’S RELATION TO PROJECT: ___________________________

(i.e., contract manager, purchasing agent, etc.)

PROJECT NAME: ______________________________________________________________

OWNER: _____________________________________________________________________

CITY/STATE:__________________________________________________________________

DOLLAR AMOUNT: $___________________ DATE COMPLETED: _____________________

PUBLICLY BID? ____ YES ____ NO TYPE OF WORK: _____________________________

CONTACT PERSON: _____________________________________________

PHONE NUMBER: ________________________ EMAIL: ___________________________

CONTACT PERSON’S RELATION TO PROJECT: _____________________________

(i.e., contract manager, purchasing agent, etc.)

10. The undersigned certifies that the information contained herein is complete and accurate and hereby authorizes and request any person, firm, or corporation to furnish any information requested by the City of New Bedford in verification of the recitals comprising this statement of Bidder’s qualifications and experience.

DATE: __________ COMPANY NAME: ___________________________________________

SIGNATURE: ________________________________________________________

PRINT NAME: __________________________________ TITLE: ____________________________________

TELEPHONE: ______________________________________ EMAIL: ___________________________________

END OF SECTION

Bid Submission Checklist

THE GENERAL BIDDER SHALL SUBMIT ALL THE FOLLOWING FORMS AS A PART OF ITS BID

SUBMISSION, AND SHALL SUBMIT A COPY OF SUCH TO:

The City of New Bedford

Office of Equal Opportunity

133 William Street Room 208

New Bedford, MA 02740 phone: 508-979-1446 / email: purchasing@newbedford-ma.gov

(1) Certificate of Understanding: Certification of Compliance with Executive Order 11246

(2) Schedule of Participation for Minority, Woman & Disadvantaged Business Enterprises

(3) Letter of Intent - for each MBE/WBE/DBE Participation

(4) MBE/WBE Contractor Identification Statement - for each MBE/WBE/DBE

(5) Bidder’s Certification - must be completed and signed by the General Contractor and all

Subcontractors who will work on the project (to include MBE/WBE/DBE and non-

MBE/WBE/DBEs)

(6) If applicable, a completed and signed MBE/WBE/DBE Unavailability Certification in the event that the work listed on the Schedule is not sufficient to fulfill the Requirement for MBE/WBE/DBE Participation. This certification must include a statement by the bidder of the reasons why it believes it is in compliance with this Provision, and a list of the names, addresses, telephone numbers and reason given for unavailability of the

Minority /Woman/ Disadvantaged Contractor who was contacted by the Bidder with respect to the performance of work under the contract.

NOTE: FAILURE TO FULLY COMPLETE AND/OR TO SUBMIT ANY OF THE ABOVE-

REFERENCED DOCUMENTS AT THE TIME OF THE BID SUBMISSION MAY

RESULT IN THE BID BEING CONSIDERED DISAPPROVED.

Commonwealth of Massachusetts

BIDDERS CERTIFICATE OF UNDERSTANDING

Equal Employment Opportunity Provisions

Contractor _________________________________________________________ Project _________________________

Address __________________________________________________Tel. # _____________________ Project # ______

________________________________________________ Fax # _____________________

I, the undersigned, understand that:

A. Minority Business Enterprises are to be awarded at least 11% of the total contract amount for construction/public works projects.

B. Woman Business Enterprises are to be awarded at least 5% of the total contract amount for construction/public works projects.

C. Disadvantaged Business Enterprises are to be awarded at least 4% of the total contract amount for airport projects.

D. All required MBE/WBE/DBE forms included in Instructions to Bidders are to be completed and submitted with the bid.

E. Prior to award of the contract, a pre-construction conference must be held (to be attended by the general contractor and all subcontractors, regardless of tier) at which time the following requirements will be discussed:

1. Weekly Workforce Utilization Reports (Form CAD85) are to be submitted weekly with payroll reports within five (5) days of last payroll;

2. Quarterly Manpower Projection Tables (Form CAD85-1) are to be submitted with the Start of

Construction notification;

**3. Any project in the amount of $100,000+ is subject to the New Bedford Resident Hiring and the

Responsible Employer Plan ordinances;

4. A minimum goal of 18% minority manpower utilization, in terms of total work hours in the aggregate workforce, in each trade or craft, on each project, will be maintained.