Fire Station 140 Addition-Invitation to Bid.pdf

INVITATION TO BID

ADDITION & RENOVATIONS TO

FIRE STATION 140

64 CRYSTAL LAKE ROAD

TOLLAND, CT

Sealed bids addressed to the Town of Tolland for Addition & Renovations to Fire Station 140, 64 Crystal Lake Road, Tolland, CT, will be received at the Office of the Town Manager, 21 Tolland Green, Tolland, CT, until 2:00 p.m., local time on Thursday, July 23, 2026. Owner will open publicly at that time and place. Bid proposals sent by facsimile will not be accepted.

Complete bid documents can be viewed and ordered through Advanced Reprographics, Plainville, CT. For viewing: Visit www.advancedrepro.net, (select “Planroom”; select “Public Jobs”). To obtain an electronic and paper set of bid documents: A set containing all contract documents in both electronic and paper form may be purchased directly through Advanced Reprographics. This is a purchase and is not refundable.

Bid Documents will be available on or after: Tuesday, June 23, 2026, 10:00 a.m. Bid Instructions and Forms are included in the Bidding Documents. Prevailing Wage Rates DO apply to this project.

A Pre-Bid Conference is scheduled for Tuesday, July 7, 2026, at 10:00am at Fire Station 140.

All bidders are encouraged to attend.

As security, each Bid must be accompanied by a Bid Bond having as surety thereto, such Surety Company or Companies as are authorized to do business in the State of Connecticut, of an amount not less than 5% of the Bid.

All bidders will need to comply with C.G.S. Sec. 4b-91. In such cases all bidders must be pre-qualified by the State of Connecticut Department of Administrative Services (DAS).

This contract is subject to state contract compliance requirements, including nondiscrimination statutes and spending allocation goals. State law requires a minimum spending allocation goal of twenty-five (25%) percent of the state-funded portion of the contract for award to subcontractors holding current certification as Small Business Enterprises (“SBE”) from the Connecticut Department of Administrative Services (“DAS”). A minimum spending allocation goal of 6.25% of the state-funded portion for subcontractors holding current DAS certification as Minority-, Women-, and/or Disabled-owned businesses (“M/W/DisBE”). The contractor must demonstrate good faith effort to meet the 25% spending allocation goals.

The contractor who is selected to perform this State project must comply with CONN. GEN. STAT.

§§ 4a-60, 4a-60g, and 46a-68b through 46a-68f.

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State law requires a minimum spending allocation goal of twenty-five (25%) percent of the state-funded portion of the contract for award to subcontractors holding current certification from the Connecticut Department of Administrative Services (“DAS”) under the provisions of CONN. GEN.

STAT. § 4a-60g. (25% of the total state-funded value with DAS-certified Small Businesses and 6.25% of the total state-funded value with DAS-certified Minority-, Women-, and/or Disabled-owned Businesses.) The contractor must demonstrate good faith effort to meet the spending allocation goals.

The successful Bidder shall furnish Performance, Labor and Material Payment Bonds, each for 100% of the Contract Sum.

Bidders shall not include Federal Excise or State of Connecticut Sales Tax to which Public Buildings are exempt. After opening of the Bids, no Bid can be withdrawn for a period of sixty

(60) days.

The Town reserves the right to amend or terminate this Request for Proposals, accept all or any part of a proposal, reject all proposals, waive any informalities or non-material deficiencies in a proposal, and award the proposal to the proposer that, in the Town’s judgment, will be in the Town’s best interests.

The Town of Tolland does not discriminate on the basis of sex, race, physical disability, religion or national origin.

Town of Tolland is an Affirmative Action / Equal Opportunity Employer. Minority / Women’s Business Enterprises are encouraged to apply.

Megan Massa, Project / Grant Manager Town of Tolland, CT