NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.P16-3057-M1Adocx.docx

NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS – M.G.L. C. 149 CONSTRUCTION

ADVERTISEMENT OF INVITATION FOR BIDS

COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS

DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION and RECREATION 251 Causeway Street, Suite 600, Boston, MA 02114-2104

PHONE: 617-626-1250 FACSIMILE: 617-626-1351

www.mass.gov/dcr

Contract No.: P16-3057-M1A Title: Asbestos Response and Abatement Location: State Wide

Sealed proposals submitted on a form furnished by the Department will be received until 11:00 AM on Wednesday, March 2 at the Boston address above, and will be, at that time and place, publicly opened and read.

Individual sets of contract documents, in the form of Compact Discs (CDs), which include specifications, are available at the Boston address above, free of charge. Other interested parties may also receive an informational copy of the CD containing plans and specifications, free of charge. All parties who wish to have the CDs shipped to them must send an email to Carol.A.bernardi@state.ma.us with your approved account number for mailing service (i.e.-Federal Express) and your mailing preference or you may request to have the CD sent by regular US Mail. Please include your email the company’s name, address, telephone and fax numbers, contract person name and email address.

In the event that any addenda are issued throughout the open period for this project, DCR will distribute these addenda via email to the email identified by the prospective bidders to DCR at the time the CD of plans and specifications is issued. PLEASE NOTE: All bidders must confirm receipt of any DCR email communication by sending a return email stating: “(name of bidder) confirms that we have received Addendum #__ for Project No.P16-3057-M1A and Title “Asbestos Response and Abatement”. The email must show the name and phone number of the bidder’s responsible contact person.

There will be no Pre-Bid Conference meeting.

The project consists of Asbestos Response and Abatement State Wide

The estimated project cost is $900,000.00

The work is to be accomplished within 730 calendar days of a notice to proceed. Liquidated damages in the amount of 500 per day will be assessed if the work has not been completed in accordance with the provisions of the contract within the time specified (as extended by any authorized extension of time granted in accordance with the contract provisions).

Bidders must be certified by DCAMM as an Asbestos Abatement Contractor.

The proposed contract includes a combined participation goal of 0% of the bid price for minority-owned business enterprises and women-owned business enterprises. Proposed MBE/WBE participation plans that include solely MBE or solely WBE participation, or do not include a reasonable amount of participation by both MBE and WBE firms to meet the combined goal, will not be considered responsive.

The applicable local minority workforce utilization percentage is a minimum goal of 15.3%. The applicable local women workforce utilization percentage is a minimum goal of 6.9%.

The Commonwealth encourages the participation of Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Business Enterprises (“SDVOBE”) on its construction projects. The Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Business Enterprise participation benchmark for this contract is 0.0%.

Each bid must be accompanied by a bid deposit, in the form of a bid bond, cash, certified check, or a treasurer's or cashier's check issued by a responsible bank or trust company, payable to the Department of Conservation and Recreation in the amount of 5% of the bid. Each bid must be enclosed in a sealed envelope on which the bidder’s return address, including the bidder’s name, is listed, and be addressed as follows:

Bids are subject to the provisions of M.G.L. Ch. 149, sections 44A to H, inclusive. In addition, bids are also subject to Ch. 30, Sect. 39F, G, H and M inclusive. Wages are subject to minimum wage rates as per Mass. Gen. L. Ch. 149, sections 26 to 27D inclusive. The Department reserves the right to waive any informalities in or to reject any and all bids if it be in the public interest to do so.

All Bidders, both Sub and General, for this project are required to be certified with the Massachusetts Division of Capital Asset Management and Maintenance (DCAM) for the work they are bidding on, and must submit with the bid an update of their respective qualifications.

Leo Roy, Commissioner Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation