FINAL - Invitation to Bid updated.pdf

INVITATION TO BID

Sealed bids for furnishing all labor, materials, tools, services, and equipment necessary to complete the

“Renovations at Brooklyn Senior Center” will be received at the Brooklyn First Selectman’s Office located at 4 Wolf Den Road, Brooklyn, CT 06234 until 1:00 p.m. on Thursday, November 12, 2026 , at which time all bids received will be opened and read aloud. Bids received after 1:00 p.m. will not be opened.

The successful bidder will be required to furnish and pay for 100% Performance and Payment Bonds. The successful bidder must have the minimum insurance coverage required by the CT Department of Housing.

Bidders are required to furnish all labor, materials, tools, and equipment necessary to complete the project in accordance with the Contract documents, including plans and specifications dated October 16, 2026, as prepared by Silver Petrucelli + Associates, 3190 Whitney Ave, Hamden, CT 06518.

Contract documents, including plans, specifications and addenda can also be reviewed and/or purchased online starting Friday, October 16, 2026, at the Public Jobs Plan Room of Advanced Reprographics, 50 Corporate Drive. Plainville, CT 06062; www.advancedplanroom.com or by calling them at 860-410-1020.

A mandatory pre-bid walk through will be held on site at the Senior Center, 69 S Main St, Brooklyn, CT 06234 at 9:00 a.m. on Thursday, October 22, 2026. All questions, discrepancies, or requests for clarification concerning the bid documents, drawings, or project scope must be formally submitted as a Request for

Information (RFI). All RFIs must be submitted in writing via email to tcutolo@silverpetrucelli.com. The deadline for RFI submission is Thursday, October 29, 2026, at 4:00 p.m .

A satisfactory Bid Bond or Certified Check, in an amount equal to five percent (5%) of the base bid, shall be submitted with each bid. The Bid Bond shall be made payable to Town of Brooklyn and shall be properly executed by the Bidder and acceptable sureties. All bonds must be from sureties registered in the State of Connecticut.

This project is funded by the CT Department of Housing and requires compliance with the Equal Employment Opportunity provisions of Executive Order 11246; Non Discrimination Provisions of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964; labor Standards Provision of the Davis- Bacon Act and related acts and Contract Work Hours Standards Act; Section 3 Contractor Requirements; DOH Program Requirements; Prevailing Wage determinations as issued by the Connecticut Department of Labor; and Prevailing Wage determinations as issued by the United States Department of Labor, and other provisions outlined in the bid documents.

Bids, to receive consideration, must be in the hands of the authorized representative no later than the day and hour mentioned above. No bids shall be withdrawn for a period of sixty (60) days after the opening of bids, without the consent of the above Authority.

The Town of Brooklyn and their designated agents reserve the right to accept or reject any or all options, bids, or proposals; to waive any technicality in any bid or part thereof, and to accept any bid deemed to be in the best interest of the Town of Brooklyn.

The Town of Brooklyn is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employers, and encourage bid submissions from Section 3 firms, MBE’s, WBE’s and SBE’s.

Dated this 16th day of October 2026 Joe Bellavance, Brooklyn First Selectman http://www.advancedplanroom.com/ mailto:tcutolo@silverpetrucelli.com