Philip Street_Notice to Contractors (Revised 3-16-18).pdf

INVITATION FOR BIDS

In accordance with M.G.L. c.149, sealed bids from qualified bidders for the PHILIP STREET OVER MINE BROOK SUPERSTRUCTURE REPLACEMENT in the Town of Medfield, MA 02052. Bids will be received at the Medfield Town Office, 55 North Meadows Rd., Medfield, MA 02052 until 10 am on Thursday March 22nd, 2018 and at that time the bids will be publicly opened and read aloud.

The work includes:

Superstructure replacement of the timber bridge carrying Philip St. over Mine Brook, cleaning the existing bridge seat and completing localized concrete repairs to the existing substructure, cutting the existing anchor bolts flush and installing new anchor bolts, and repairing loose and displaced stones and voids in the existing masonry walls. The bridge superstructure replacement is comprised of removal of the existing timber bridge structure and installation of a prefabricated timber bridge to be supplied by the Town of Medfield.

All work must be performed in accordance with the documents prepared by HNTB Corporation.

Each Bidder may obtain complete sets of the Bidding Documents, including Bid Forms only at COMMBUYS from March 1st, 2018 to March 22nd, 2018. Addenda will be issued to all Bidders at COMMBUYS. All bidding questions shall be submitted electronically through COMMBUYS by March 15th, 2018 at 2 pm.

Every Filed General Bid shall be accompanied by a bid bond, or cash, or a certified check, or treasurer’s check issued by a responsible bank or trust company, made payable to the Town of Medfield in an amount not less than five (5) percent of the bid amount.

The successful General Bidder will be required to furnish a 100% Performance Bond and a 100% Payment Bond of the total bid with a corporate surety qualified to do business under the laws of the Commonwealth and approved by the Owner (Town of Medfield).

All bids for this project are subject to applicable M.G.L. c.149, §44A through 44J, as amended. Attention is directed to the minimum wage rates to be paid as determined by the Commissioner of Labor and Industries and the weekly payroll record submittal requirements under the provisions of Massachusetts General Laws, Chapter 149, Section 26 through 27H inclusive.

All General Bidders shall be pre-qualified by the Massachusetts Department of Transportation in the Bridge Construction or the Bridge Culverts categories. An award will not be made to a Contractor who is not pre-qualified by the Department prior to the opening of Proposals.

Selection of the contractor will be based upon bidder qualifications, including evidence of past performance in similar projects, and bid price. The contract will be awarded to the bidder deemed by the awarding authority to be the lowest responsible and eligible bidder.

The Town of Medfield is an equal opportunity owner/purchaser.

No bid may be modified, withdrawn, or canceled by the Bidder for a period of thirty (30) days from the date and time of the opening of General Bids, Saturdays, Sundays, and legal Holidays excluded unless by mutual consent of the parties, and each Bidder so agrees in submitting a Bid.

Award of this contract may be subject to an appropriation.

The Town reserves the right to waive any informality, to accept or reject, in whole or in part any or all bids, or take whatever other action may be deemed to be in the best interest of the Town.

Town of Medfield

INVITATION FOR BIDS