605729_NTC.doc

NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS

Electronic proposals for the following project will be received through the internet using Bid Express until the date and time stated below and. will be posted on www.bidx.com forthwith after the bid submission deadline. No paper copies of bids will be accepted. Bidders must have a valid digital ID issued by MassDOT in order to bid on projects. Bidders need to apply for a Digital ID at least 14 days prior to a scheduled bid opening date with Bid Express.

WEDNESDAY, MAY 28, 2014 at 2:00 P.M.

* quincy Federal Aid Project No. CM-002S(654)X Roadway Reconstruction and Related Work (Including Signals) along Hancock, East and West Squantum Streets (605729)

* SUBJECT TO APPROPRIATION AND PASSAGE OF A TRANSPORTATION BOND BILL

PROJECT VALUE = $3,891,000.00

Bidders must be pre-qualified by the Department in the HIGHWAY-CONSTRUCTION category to bid on the above project. An award will not be made to a Contractor who is not pre-qualified by the Department prior to the opening of Proposals.

Contractors intending to bid on this project must first complete a "Request for Proposal Form"(R-109 Form) and e-mail an electronic copy of this document to the MassDOT Director of Prequalification for approval. Please e-mail these documents to prequal.r109@state.ma.us Blank "Request for Proposal Forms"(R-109 Forms) can be obtained at http://www.massdot.state.ma.us/highway/Departments/PrequalificationofHorizontalConstructionFirms.aspx Select the link “Request for Official Proposal Form (R-109 Form)”

Upon approval, the official bidder shall be entitled to receive an officially numbered Compact Disc (CD) containing the plans and specifications, free of charge. Other interested parties may also receive an informational copy of the CD containing the plans and specifications, free of charge. It should be noted that informational copies can not be used for bidding purposes. The bidding for and award of the contract for this project is to be in accordance with the requirements of Massachusetts General Laws Chapter 30 § 39M.

All parties who wish to have the CDs shipped to them must provide a completed mailing label with an approved carrier account number for overnight mail service (i.e. - Federal Express) to the MassDOT Office of the Cashier, Room 6261, 10 Park Plaza, Boston, MA 02116.

A Proposal Guaranty in the amount of 5% of the value of the bid is required either using BidX’s online form or by separately submitting an electronic copy of the Proposal Guaranty via e-mail to MassDOTBidBonds@dot.state.ma.us

FOR FEDERAL AID PROJECTS

NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS (Continued) Bidders are on notice that this project is subject to the schedule of prevailing wage rates as determined by the Commissioner of the Massachusetts Department of Labor and Workforce Development, Division of Occupational, and the United States Department of Labor.

Plans will be on display and information will be available at the MassDOT Boston Office and at the District Office in bOSTON.

The Department, in compliance with Title 49 Code of Federal Regulations Part 21 (NONDISCRIMINATION IN FEDERALLY-ASSISTED PROGRAMS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION - EFFECTUATION OF TITLE VI OF THE CIVIL RIGHTS ACT OF 1964), hereby notifies all bidders that it will affirmatively insure that in any contract entered into pursuant to this advertisement that minority business enterprises will be afforded full opportunity to submit bids in response to this invitation and will not be discriminated against on grounds of race, color, or national origin in consideration for an award.

This Proposal contains the "STANDARD FEDERAL EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY CONTRACT SPECIFICATIONS (EXECUTIVE ORDER 11246)". The goals and timetables applicable to this proposal for minority and female participation, expressed in percentage terms for the Contractor's aggregate work force in each trade on all work, are contained in Appendices A and B of the above Specifications.

This Contract contains price adjustments for hot mix asphalt and Portland cement mixtures, diesel fuel, and gasoline. For this project the base prices are as follows: asphalt cement $640.00 per ton, Portland cement $110.00 per ton, diesel fuel $3.604 per gallon, and gasoline $3.055 per gallon. MassDOT posts the Price Adjustments on their Highway Division’s website at http://www.massdot.state.ma.us/Highway/ under the following link sequences:

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Price Adjustments

STEEL PRICE ADJUSTMENT

This Contract contains Price Adjustments for steel. See Document 00813 - PRICE ADJUSTMENT FOR STRUCTURAL STEEL AND REINFORCING STEEL of the Special Provisions for their application.

The Base Prices for these items on this project are as follows:

Castings

ASTM A27 (AASHTO M103) Steel Castings = $0.37 per pound

BID SUBMITTAL REQUIREMENTS

Bids shall be submitted electronically according to the requirements of the Expedite software and the Bid Express Web site. Bidders’ attention is directed particularly to the following sections of the Supplemental Specifications dated June 15, 2012: “Section 2.00 Proposal Requirements and Conditions” and “Section 3.00 Award and Execution of the Contract.”

MassDOT projects are subject to the rules and regulations of the Architectural Access Board (521 CMR 1.00 et seq.)

Prospective bidders and interested parties can access this information and more via the internet at WWW.COMMBUYS.COM

BY:

Richard A. Davey, Secretary and CEO, MassDOT

Frank A. DePaola, P.E., Administrator, MassDOT Highway Division

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SATURDAY, MARCH 15 , 2014