L88-005 Arch Street - Invitation to Bid.pdf

INVITATION FOR BIDS

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The CITY OF NEW BRITAIN, acting through the City Purchasing Agent, will receive bids for the Arch Street Complete Streets Improvements project, Bid. No. 4207, State Project No.

L088-0005, until 11:00 AM on the 28th day of July 2026, at the Department of Finance, Room

401 - City Hall, 27 West Main Street, New Britain, CT 06051, after which time there will be a public bid opening where all bids will be publicly opened and read aloud in the Department of

Public Works, Room 504, City Hall, 27 West Main Street, New Britain, CT 06051.

The purpose of this project is to utilize a “Complete Streets” design approach, aiming to enhance pedestrian safety, implement traffic calming measures and utilize landscaping and placemaking appurtenances to revitalize the area. The project is approximately 2,100 feet in length, beginning at the intersection of Arch Street and Whiting Street and continuing north to the intersection of

Arch Street and Main Street. The project limits also encompass the Monroe Street and Arch

Street intersection. The scope of work generally consists of the construction of new concrete sidewalks and sidewalk ramps, brick paver sidewalk and sidewalk ramps, curbing, proposed bump outs, new mid-block crossings, restriping, new signage, limited drainage improvements, brick paver banding, proposed ornamental street lighting, street trees and minor landscaping, new placemaking appurtenances, and traffic signal improvements at both the Arch Street and

Monroe Street and Hart/Whiting at Arch intersection.

The Bid Documents and Plans may be downloaded from the City of New Britain web site at http://newbritainct.gov/bids on or after 12:00 PM on the 30th day of June, 2026. A complete set of the Bid Documents and Plans are on file at the Office of the Public Works Dept., Room 501 -

City Hall, for review only.

The City reserves the right to accept or reject any or all bids or any part of a bid presented, or to invite proposals as its interest may appear.

Each bid must be accompanied by a bid bond or by a certified check of the bidder in the amount of TEN percent (10%). of the total bid amount, payable to the City of New Britain. The bidder awarded the Contract shall, at the time of signing the Contract, submit an executed Performance

Bond and Labor & Material Payment Bond in the amount of 100% of the Contract amount in accordance with C.G.S. 49-41 and Instruction to Bidders No. 17.

A pre-bid conference shall be held on the 6th day of July 2026, at 10:00 AM, in Room 504, City Hall, 27 West Main Street, New Britain, CT, and attendance is strongly recommended.

Attention is called to the fact that this is a prevailing wage project and not less than the minimum salaries and wages as set forth in the Bid Documents must be paid on this project. The Contractor must adhere to all relevant provisions of Section 46a-95 of the Connecticut General Statutes, and any other relevant laws and regulations regarding Affirmative Action.

An “affidavit” of non-collusion shall be included in the Bid Documents and must be completed by the prospective bidder and returned with the bid. Failure to return an executed non-collusion affidavit with a proposal may result in the subsequent rejection of subject bid. The Contractor shall

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comply with the Copeland Anti-Kickback Act and Regulations of the Secretary of Labor (29 CFR, Part 3).

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

STAT. §§ 4a60, 4a-60a, 4a-60g, and 46a-68b through 46a-68f, inclusive, as amended by June 2015

Special Session Public Act 15-5.

State law requires a minimum 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 work with DAS certified Small and Minority owned businesses and 25% of that work with

DAS certified Minority, Women and/or Disabled owned businesses.) The contractor must demonstrate good faith effort to meet the 25% set-aside goals.

For municipal public works contracts and quasi-public agency projects, the contractor must file a written or electronic non-discrimination certification with the Commission on Human Rights and

Opportunities. Forms can be found at:

https://portal.ct.gov/chro/contract-compliance/contract-compliance/contract-compliance-forms-and-reports

An Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer. Minority/Women's Business Enterprises are encouraged to apply. This contract is subject to state set-aside and contract compliance requirements.

Amy Goldsberry, Purchasing Agent