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STURBRIDGE PUBLIC SAFETY COMPLEX EXTERIOR DOORS SEPTEMBER 2025

SECTION 00 11 16 - INVITATION FOR BIDS

Sealed bids for furnishing the STURBRIDGE PUBLIC SAFETY COMPLEX (PSC) EXTERIOR DOORS will be received at the Office of the Town Administrator, Sturbridge Town Hall, 308 Main Street, Sturbridge, MA 01566 until the time specified below at which time the bids will be publicly opened and read.

Specifications and bid forms may be obtained online on the Town of Sturbridge website, https://www.sturbridge.gov/bids. The project Pre-Bid Conference and Site Visit will be held at the PSC located at 346 Main Street, Sturbridge, MA 01566, on October 23rd, 2025 at 10:00 a.m. It is imperative that all prospective bidders have a representative in attendance.

Bids will be opened in the Sturbridge Town Hall, Veteran’s Memorial Hall, Second Floor at 308 Main Street by the Office of the Town Administrator on November 6th, 2025, at 11:00 a.m. Each Bid must be accompanied by a bid security consisting of a BID BOND, CASH, or, CERTIFIED CHECK issued by a responsible bank or trust company in the amount of 5% of the bid price.

A performance bond in an amount equal to 100 percent of the total amount of the contract price with a surety company qualified to do business in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts will be required for the faithful performance of the contract, as well as a labor and materials bond in an amount equal to 100 percent of the total contract price.

All bids for this project are subject to applicable public bidding laws of Massachusetts, including, but not limited to G.L. c.149, §§44A-44H, as amended.

Attention is directed to the minimum wage rates to be paid as determined by the Commissioner of Labor and Workforce Development and the weekly payroll record submittal requirements under the provisions of Massachusetts General Laws, Chapter 149, Sections 26 through 27D inclusive.

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The bidder agrees that its bid shall be good and may not be withdrawn for a period of 30 days, Saturdays, Sundays and legal holidays excluded, after the opening of the bids.

The Town reserves the right to waive any informalities, 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.

The Town of Sturbridge https://www.sturbridge.gov/bids