614225 - Notice to Contractors.pdf

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614225 FITCHBURG Bridge Maintenance, F-04-019, including the Furnishing & Installation of a Safety
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BD-27-1030-0H100-0H002-130921
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Worcester County, Massachusetts

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This is a Notice to Contractors issued by the Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) for a bridge maintenance project located in Fitchburg. The project, identified as F-04-019 and known as the Arthur Ditomasso Bridge, involves the furnishing and installation of a safety fence and related work. Electronic proposals will be accepted through www.bidx.com until Tuesday, August 11, 2026, at 2:00 p.m., with the date subject to change. Bidders must be pre-qualified by MassDOT in the Bridge-Construction category prior to proposal submission and must obtain and submit a Request Proposal Form (R109) to prequal.r109@dot.state.ma.us for approval. Prospective bidders must apply for a Digital ID at www.bidx.com at least 14 days before the bid opening. Interested parties may request informational contract documents, including plans and special provisions, at no charge by sending a "Request for Informational Documents" to MassDOTBidDocuments@dot.state.ma.us. The project value is $1,265,000.00, and all bids will be considered and contracts awarded in accordance with Massachusetts General Laws Chapter 30 and 39M.

A Proposal Guaranty equal to 5 percent of the bid value is required. The contract is subject to prevailing wage rates as determined by the Massachusetts Department of Labor and Workforce Development and the Division of Occupational Safety. The project contains price adjustments for hot mix asphalt, Portland cement mixtures, diesel fuel, gasoline, and structural and reinforcing steel, with MassDOT posting current price adjustments on the Highway Division website. All projects are subject to the rules and regulations of the Architectural Access Board. Bidders must hold a valid vendor code issued by MassDOT and submit proposals exclusively through www.bidx.com; paper bid submissions will not be accepted. Additional information and documentation are available through www.commbuys.com, though the notice explicitly states that COMMBUYS should not be used for bidding on this project.

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NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS

Electronic proposals for the following project will be received through the internet using www.bidx.com 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. All Bidders must have a valid vendor code 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 www.bidx.com.

TUESDAY, AUGUST 11, 2026 at 2:00 P.M. **

FITCHBURG

Bridge Maintenance, F-04-019, including the Furnishing & Installation of a Safety Fence and Related Work

(Arthur Ditomasso Bridge) (614225)

**Date Subject to Change

PROJECT VALUE = $1,265,000.00

Bidders must be pre-qualified by the Department in the BRIDGE-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.

All prospective Bidders who intend to bid on this project must obtain “Request Proposal Form (R109)”. The blank “Request Proposal Form (R109)” can be obtained at:

https://www.mass.gov/prequalification-of-horizontal-construction-firms.

All prospective Bidders must complete and e-mail an electronic copy of “Request Proposal Form (R109)” to the MassDOT Director of Prequalification for approval:

prequal.r109@dot.state.ma.us.

Proposal documents for official bidders are posted on www.bidx.com. Other interested parties may receive informational Contract Documents containing the Plans and Special Provisions, free of charge.

Bids will be considered, and the contract awarded in accordance with statutes governing such contracts in accordance with Massachusetts General Laws Chapter 30 § 39M.

The Project Bids File Attachments folder for proposals at www.bidx.com shall be used for submitting at the time of bid required information such as the Bid Bond required document, and other documents that may be requested in the proposal.

http://www.bidx.com/ http://www.bidx.com/ http://www.bidx.com/ https://www.mass.gov/prequalification-of-horizontal-construction-firms mailto:prequal.r109@dot.state.ma.us http://www.bidx.com/ http://www.bidx.com/

NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS (Continued)

All parties who wish to have access to information plans and specification must send a “Request for Informational Documents” to MassDOTBidDocuments@dot.state.ma.us.

A Proposal Guaranty in the amount of 5% of the value of the bid is required.

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, and the Division of Occupational Safety.

PRICE ADJUSTMENTS

This Contract contains price adjustments for hot mix asphalt and Portland cement mixtures, diesel fuel, and gasoline. For reference the base prices are as follows: liquid asphalt $712.50 per ton, Portland cement $452.13 per ton, diesel fuel $4.497 per gallon, and gasoline $3.752 per gallon, and Steel Base Price Index 362.0. MassDOT posts the Price Adjustments on their Highway Division’s website at https://www.mass.gov/massdot-contract-price-adjustments

This Contract contains Price Adjustments for steel. See Document 00813 - PRICE ADJUSTMENT FOR STRUCTURAL STEEL AND REINFORCING STEEL for their application and base prices.

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: Phillip Eng, Interim MassDOT Secretary Jonathan L. Gulliver, Undersecretary and Highway Administrator

SATURDAY, JUNE 27, 2026

mailto:MassDOTBidDocuments@dot.state.ma.us https://www.mass.gov/massdot-contract-price-adjustments http://www.commbuys.com/

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