GL-2027-06 Welles Turner Memorial Library Site Improvements

This is an Invitation to Bid (ITB) solicitation document issued by the Town of Glastonbury, Connecticut for site improvements at Welles Turner Memorial Library. The project encompasses adjustments to the site access drive along the library's rear, alterations to pedestrian walkways around the rear entrance, and installation of a traffic island. The base bid specifies a colored stamped concrete island, while the alternate bid option provides for granite pavers on a reinforced concrete base. Additional work includes clearing and grubbing, earth excavation, concrete sidewalk removal and installation, bituminous concrete patching, curbing, topsoil and planting, turf establishment, sediment control systems, utility conduit installation, and manhole reset. The project will increase parking capacity from 65 to 74 spaces while maintaining ADA compliance. Bids are due online through the Town's e-Procurement portal (https://glastonburyct.bonfirehub.com/) by August 27, 2026 at 11:00 a.m. EDT. The contract performance period is 21 calendar days from Notice to Proceed, with work hours Monday through Friday, 7:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. No bidder's conference or questions period is scheduled. Award will be made to the lowest qualified, responsible, and responsive bidder.

Each bid must be accompanied by a bid bond in an amount not less than 10% of the base bid. The successful bidder will be required to provide performance and labor and material payment bonds in the full amount of the agreed contract price prior to purchase order issuance. Bidders must submit three references from similar completed projects, disclose any litigation or mediation within five years, and maintain $1,000,000 general liability and $1,000,000 automobile liability insurance per occurrence. Liquidated damages are assessed at $750 per calendar day for delays. One-way access to the book drop must remain open during construction; the main rear parking lot will close to the public with temporary signage directing parking to St. Paul's. The contractor must maintain emergency egress lanes and protect library windows. The estimated contract value is not disclosed in the solicitation. Contact information is provided through Nicole Melquist, Procurement Officer, at 860-652-7588 or Nicole.Melquist@glastonbury-ct.gov.