RFP 2026-009 63 NORWICH AVE.pdf

Town of Colchester

127 NORWICH AVENUE, SUITE 201 & 202

COLCHESTER, CT., 06415-1260

Bernie Dennler (860) 537 - 7220 First Selectman FAX: 537 – 0547

Invitation to Bid Water and Sewer DOT Patch 63 Norwich Ave

Town of Colchester

RFP #2026-009

August 25, 2026

Bids shall be addressed to and received by First Selectman, Bernie Dennler, 127 Norwich

Avenue, Office of the First Selectman, Suite 201, Colchester, Connecticut 06415 on or before 2:00 PM 30th, September, 2026. Bids shall be submitted in a sealed envelope clearly marked, “2026-009 DOT Patch 63 Norwich Ave”.

Bid opening shall take place at the Colchester Town Hall, Meeting Room 1, 127 Norwich

Avenue, Suite 201, Colchester, CT. 06415 at 2:00 PM 30th, September, 2026.

Any questions concerning this bid may be answered via addenda in response to RFI’s submitted to Angela Petrowski, Financial Assistant at (860) 537-7289 or at apetrowski@colchesterct.gov

No right shall accrue to any person submitting a bid until such bids have been accepted and contract awarded in writing by the duly authorized representative of the Colchester Board of Selectmen. The Colchester Board of Selectmen reserves the right to reject any and all bids and to make such awards, including acceptance of other than the lowest bid, and to waive any informalities, omissions, excess verbiage, or technical defects in the Bidding, if, in the opinion of the Board of Selectmen, it would be in the best interest of the Town of Colchester to do so.

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INSTRUCTIONS TO BIDDERS

1. GENERAL

The Town of Colchester is soliciting sealed bids from qualified contractors for the performance of asphalt patching and pavement repairs, which must be executed meeting the requirements of the Connecticut Department of Transportation (CT DOT) Form 819

A. 63 Norwich Ave., 2" mill and pave from shoulder to centerline, a photo of existing conditions attached to this document as ATTACHMENT A. Approximate Dimensions are (40' long by 18' wide). All traffic control will be performed by the contractor, under its own DOT Road Entry Permit. A Police flagger shall be required for all traffic patterns.

2. INTERPRETATIONS OR ADDENDA

No oral interpretation will be made to any bidder as to the meaning of the Contract

Documents or any part thereof. Every request for such an interpretation shall be made in writing to the Town of Colchester. Any inquiry received seven or more days prior to the date fixed for opening of bids will be given consideration. Every interpretation made to a bidder will be in the form of an Addendum to the Contract Documents, and when issued will be on file in the office of the First Selectman at least five days before Bids are opened. In addition, all Addenda will be mailed to each person to whom Contract

Documents have been issued, but it shall be the Bidder's responsibility to make inquiry as to, and to obtain, the Addenda issued, if any. All such Addenda shall become part of

Contract and each Bidder shall be bound by such Addenda, whether or not received by the Bidder.

3. INSPECTION OF SITE – PRE-BID CONFERENCE

A pre-bid conference will be held on 9th, September, 2026 at 10:00 AM at the

Colchester Town Hall located at 127 Norwich Ave Colchester CT 06415. While attendance at the pre-bid meeting is not required to submit a proposal, it is highly recommended.

Each Bidder should visit the site of the proposed work and fully acquaint him/herself with the existing conditions there and should fully inform him/herself as to the facilities involved, the difficulties and restrictions attending the performance of the Contract. The

Bidder should thoroughly examine and familiarize him/herself with the attached

Specifications and all other Contract Documents. The Contractor by the execution of the

Contract shall in no way be relieved of any obligation under it due to his/her failure to receive or examine any form or legal instrument or to visit the site and acquaint

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Bernie Dennler (860) 537 - 7220 First Selectman FAX: 537 – 0547 him/herself with the conditions there existing and the Town of Colchester will reject any claim based on the facts regarding which he/she should have been on notice.

4. BIDS

A. Each bid must be submitted on the enclosed bid sheet. All blank spaces must be filled in as noted in ink and no changes shall be made in the forms or in the items mentioned therein. Erasure and other changes in the bid must be explained or noted over the initials of the bidder. In the event of any discrepancy between the written amounts and the figures, the written amounts shall govern.

B. The bidder shall sign his/her bid in the blank space provided for this purpose. If the bid is made by a partnership, or corporation, the name and address of the partnership or corporation shall be indicated, together with the names and addresses of the partners or officers. If the bid is made by a partnership, it must be acknowledged by one of the partners; if made by a corporation, by one of the officers.

C. Bidders shall furnish with their bids the following:

1. Bid Guaranty

2. Non-Collusion Affidavit of Prime Bidder

3. Statement of Bidder's Qualifications

4. Certification of Bidder Regarding Equal Employment Opportunity

D. The Town of Colchester may consider informal any bid not prepared and submitted in accordance with the provisions hereof, and may at its option waive any informalities, or accept or reject any and all bids. Any bid received after the time, date and place specified shall not be considered.

NON-COLLUSIVE AGREEMENT

Each bidder submitting a bid to the Town of Colchester for any portion of the work contemplated by the documents on which bidding is based, shall execute and attach thereto an affidavit substantially in the form herein provided, to the effect that he/she has not colluded with any other person, firm or corporation in regard to any bid submitted.

5. STATEMENT OF BIDDER'S QUALIFICATIONS

Work shall be performed by a qualified contractor who has been in the industry for a minimum of 5 years. Each bidder shall, as noted in the Form of Bid, submit on the form furnished for that purpose (a copy of which is included in the Contract Documents), a

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Bernie Dennler (860) 537 - 7220 First Selectman FAX: 537 – 0547 statement of the bidder's qualifications, his/her experience record in performing the type of work embraced in the Contract, and his/her organization and equipment available for the work contemplated; and, when specifically requested by the Town of Colchester shall also submit a detailed financial statement. The Town of Colchester shall have the right to take such steps as it deems necessary to determine the ability of the bidder to perform his/her obligations under the contract and the bidder shall furnish the Town of Colchester all such information and data for this purpose as it may request. The right is reserved to reject any bid where an investigation of the available evidence or information does not satisfy the Town of Colchester that the bidder is qualified to carry out properly the terms of the Contract.

6. CORRECTIONS

Erasures or other changes in the Bids must be explained or noted over the signature of the bidder.

7. TIME FOR RECEIVING BIDS

Bids received prior to the advertised hour of opening will be kept securely sealed. No bid received thereafter will be considered.

8. OPENING OF BIDS

At the time and place fixed for the opening of bids, the Town of Colchester will cause to be opened and publicly read aloud every bid received within the time set for receiving bids, irrespective of any irregularities therein. Bidders and other persons properly interested may be present, in person or by representative.

9. WITHDRAWAL OF BIDS

Bids may be withdrawn on written request dispatched by the bidder and received by the

Town of Colchester in time for the bid opening. The bid guaranty of any bidder withdrawing his/her bid in accordance with the foregoing conditions will be returned promptly.

10. AWARD OF CONTRACT; REJECTION OF BIDS

A. The contract will be awarded within sixty (60) days after the date of the bid opening, to the lowest qualified responsible bidder complying with the conditions of the Invitation for Bids. The bidder(s) to whom the award(s) is/are made will be notified at the earliest possible date. The Town of Colchester, however, reserves the right to reject any and all bids or to waive any informality in submitted bid documents whenever such rejection or waiver is in its interest.

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B. The Town of Colchester reserves the right to consider as unqualified to do the work required by these Contract Documents any bidder who does not habitually perform with his/her own forces and equipment the major portions of the work involved in these Contract Documents.

C. The ability of any bidder to obtain a bid bond will not be regarded as the sole test of such bidder's competency or responsibility.

D. The Town of Colchester will not award the Contract to any contractor who, at the time of the award, is ineligible for such contract under the provisions of any applicable regulations issued by the Secretary of Labor, United States Department of Labor, or is not qualified under applicable State and local laws and regulations.

E. If the contract is awarded, it will be awarded by the Town of Colchester to the lowest qualified responsible bidder. The contract will require the completion of work in accordance with the Contract Documents.

11. EXECUTION OF AGREEMENT

A. Subsequent to the notice of award and within ten (10) days after the prescribed forms are presented for signature, the successful bidder shall execute and deliver to the Town of Colchester the Agreement in the form included in the Contract

Documents, in such number of copies as the Town of Colchester shall require.

B. Bidder must furnish to the Town in writing within 10 days of bid award, a phone number where they can be reached or where messages and instructions may be left for them from the hours of 4:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. Monday through Sunday, inclusive.

C. The failure of the successful bidder to execute such Agreement and to supply the insurance policies required in the section INSURANCE of the GENERAL

CONDITIONS within ten (10) days after the prescribed forms are presented for signature, or within such extended period as the Town of Colchester grant based upon reasons determined sufficient by the Town of Colchester, shall constitute a default and the bidder's bid bond or guaranty shall be forfeited to the Town of

Colchester as liquidated damages. The Town of Colchester may either award the

Contract to the next lowest responsible bidder or re-advertise for bids, and may charge against the defaulting bidder the difference between the amount of the bid and the amount for which a contract for the work is subsequently executed, irrespective of whether the favorable Bid is received by re-advertising, the defaulting bidder shall have no claim against the Town of Colchester for a refund.

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12. NOTICE TO PROCEED

A notice to proceed will be issued by the Town of Colchester within ten (10) calendar days after the execution of the Contract by the Town or the deposit of the required bonds and insurance policies whichever is later.

13. EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY

Attention of bidders is particularly called to the requirements for ensuring that employees and applicants for employment are not discriminated against because of their race, creed, color or national origin or physical handicap. The Equal Employment Opportunity

Certification shall be at minimum a single page document, signed by an authorized representative of the company, pledging that all applicants for employment at their company are not discriminated against because of their race, creed, color or national origin or physical handicap.

14. TAXES

Bids should not include federal excise or state sales taxes, as Town of Colchester is exempt from payment of any such taxes.

15. INSURANCE REQUIREMENTS:

The vendor shall maintain for the life of the Contract the insurance coverage set forth below for each accident provided by insurance companies authorized to do business in the State of Connecticut with a rating by AM Best of "A" or better. A certificate of insurance indicating these amounts, and listing the Town of Colchester as additional insured, must be submitted at the time of award.

A. Commercial General Liability

Limits of Liability: Each Occurrence - $1,000,000

General Aggregate - $2,000,000

- includes coverage for:

1. Products/Completed Operations.

2. Contractual Insurance.

3. Broad Form Property Damage.

4. Independent Contractors.

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5. Personal Injury.

6. Premises-Operations.

B. Auto Liability - Combined Single Limit $1,000,000

C. Excess/Umbrella Liability:

Each Occurrence - $3,000,000

General Aggregate - $3,000,000

D. Owners Contractors Protective Liability (OCP) in the name of The Town of

Colchester:

Each Occurrence - $1,000,000

General Aggregate - $1,000,000

E. Worker's Compensation - Statutory

F. The Town of Colchester shall be listed as additional insured on Commercial General

Liability policies.

G. The contract of insurance shall provide for notice to the Town of cancellation of insurance policies thirty (30) days before such cancellation is to take effect.

The contractor shall defend, save harmless and indemnify the Town of Colchester, its officers, agents, employees, and assigns from any damages resulting from any challenge to the legality of the bid process or any of the documents used here, including, but not limited to, the Request for Proposals or Contract Agreements. In addition, the contractor agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Town of Colchester and each of their respective members, employees, officers and agents from and against any claims, demands, losses, costs or liabilities for personal injury or property damage or any other loss which may result from the contractor’s performance or lack of performance of the

Contract. Such "losses" shall include all reasonable attorney's fees and costs incurred in the representation of the Town, or any of their respective members, officers, employees, sub-committees of the Town or agents in any suit or claim arising from the contractor’s performance or lack of performance of the Contract or arising from the enforcement of this provision.

18. NOTICE TO BIDDERS

The bidder understands by signing this bid that the Town of Colchester shall reject any bid that has lump sum prices or unit prices which are, in the opinion of the purchasing agent, obviously out of sync or unrealistic. The bidder is required to calculate the value of the various bid items on the basis of reasonable labor, material, equipment, pro-rata

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Bernie Dennler (860) 537 - 7220 First Selectman FAX: 537 – 0547 profit and pro-rata overhead cost to perform the work described in the contract documents.

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RFP 2026-009

BID FORM

BASE BID PRICE

The prices furnished below include all material, labor, equipment, taxes, and all incidental costs required to complete the work for this project in accordance with the Contract Documents:

1. Water and Sewer DOT Patch 63 Norwich Ave (LS)……$________________________

Amount Written in Words:

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EXCEPTIONS

The undersigned bidder proposes the following Exceptions to the Specifications contained within this RFP.

Any price change related to the said Exceptions are specifically stated herewith. Supplementary data submitted with the proposal describes the Exceptions in detail.

Exception Price Change

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Name (Print) Phone

Sign Date

Title

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THE UNDERSIGNED FURTHER DECLARES that the signer of this Proposal is:

A. An INDIVIDUAL doing business as:

B. A PARTNERSHIP doing business as:

C. A CORPORATION entitled:

Organized under the laws of the State of:

And having its principal offices at:

The names of all partners of a partnership or the principal officers of a corporation must be submitted upon request.

MAILING ADDRESS OF BIDDER:

(Street)

(Town/City) (State) (Zip)

(Telephone)

(Email)

SIGNATURE OF BIDDER:

(Name of Individual, Partnership, or Corporation)

(Date)

BY:

(Signature of Authorized Representative)

(Title)

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NON-COLLUSION AFFIDAVIT OF PRIME BIDDER

State of )

County of ) SS.

_________________________________________________________, being first duly sworn, deposes and says that:

1. He/she is (owner, partner, officer, representative, or agent) of

______________________________________. The bidder that has submitted the attached bid.

2. He/she is fully informed respecting the preparation and contents of the attached bid and of all pertinent circumstances respecting such Bid;

3. Such Bid is genuine and is not collusive or sham Bid;

4. Neither the said Bidder nor any of its officers, partners, owners, agents, representative, employees, or parties in interest, including this affiant, has in any way colluded, conspired, connived or agreed, directly or indirectly with any other bidder, firm or person to submit a collusive or sham Bid in connection with the Contract for which the attached

Bid has been submitted or to refrain from bidding in connection with such Contract, or has in any manner, directly or indirectly, sought by agreement or collusion or communication or conference with any other bidder, firm or person to fix the price or prices in the attached Bid or of any other bidder, or to fix any overhead, profit or cost element of the bid prices or the Bid price of any other bidder, or to secure through any collusion, conspiracy, connivance or unlawful agreement any advantage against the Town of Colchester or any person interested in the proposed Contract;

5. The price or prices quoted in the attached Bid are fair and proper and are not tainted by any collusion, conspiracy, connivance, or unlawful agreement on the part of the bidder or any of its agents, representatives, owners, employees, or parties in interest, including this affiant; and

6. That no Town Official or employee or person whose salary is payable in whole or in part from the Town Treasury is directly or indirectly interested in the Bid, or in the supplies, materials, equipment, work or labor to which it relates, or in any of the profits thereof.

(Signed) _______________________________________________________

(Title) ____________ ____________________________________________

Subscribed and sworn to before me this _________ day of _______, 2026.

My commission expires __________________.

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STATEMENT OF BIDDER'S QUALIFICATIONS

(To be submitted by the Bidder with the Bid)

All questions must be answered and the data given must be clear and comprehensive. This statement must be notarized. If necessary questions may be answered on separate attached sheets. The Bidder may submit any additional information he/she desires.

1. Name of Bidder: ___________________________________________________________

2. Bidder's Tax Identification Number: _______________________________________

3. Permanent Main Office Address: _____________________________________________

4. When Organized: __________________________________________________________

5. If a Corporation, Where Incorporated: ________________________________________

6. How many years have you been engaged in work under your present firm or trade name (5 minimum)?

7. Similar Contracts performed: (Provide date and owner name).

8. General character of work performed by you:

9. Have you ever failed to complete any work awarded to you? If so, where and why:

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10. Have you ever defaulted on a contract? If so, where and why.

The undersigned hereby authorizes and requests any persons, firm, or corporation to furnish any information requested by the Town of Colchester in verification of the recitals comprising this statement of the Bidder's qualifications.

Dated at ______________________________ this ______ day of _________________ 2026.

(Name of Bidder)

By: __________________________________________________________________________

Title:_________________________________________________________________________

State of ____________________________________)

)SS

County of__________________________________)

________________________________________ being duly sworn, deposes and says that he/she is of ___________________________________________________________________

(company name) and that he/she answers to the foregoing questions and all statements therein are true and correct.

Subscribed and sworn to before me this _________ day of _________ 2026

(Notary Public)

My Commission Expires: _________________________________

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AGREEMENT

THIS AGREEMENT made this ____ day of ______, 2026, by and between

________________________ herein after called the "Contractor", and the Town of Colchester.

WITNESSETH, that the Contractor and the Town of Colchester for the Lump Sum Price of

__________________________, and considerations stated herein mutually agree to provide for the project described in the Contract Documents as follows:

Article 1. Statement of Work. The Contractor shall furnish all supervision, technical personnel, labor, materials, machinery, tools, equipment and service, including utility and transportation service, and perform and complete in an efficient and workmanlike manner all work required to complete the project in strict accordance with the Contract Documents, including all Addenda, thereto, all as prepared by the Town of Colchester.

Article 2. The Contract Price. The Town of Colchester will pay the Contractor for the performance of the Contract in current funds for the total quantities of work performed at the lump sum prices stipulated in the Bid for the work completed.

Article 3. Contract. The executed contract documents shall consist of the following:

a. This Agreement & Bonds g. Supplemental Conditions

b. Addenda h. Special Provisions

c. Invitations for Bids i. Technical Specifications

d. Instruction to Bidders j. Drawings

e. Signed Copy of Bid k. Notice of Award

f. General Conditions

THIS AGREEMENT, together with other documents enumerated in this Article 3, which said other documents are as fully a part of the Contract as if thereto attached or herein repeated, form the Contract between the parties thereto. In the event that any provision in any component part of this Contract conflicts with any other component part, the provision of the component part first enumerated in this Article 3, shall govern, except as otherwise specifically stated.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be executed in four

(4) original copies on the day and year first above written.

Attest: __________________________________________________

(Contractor)

By: ____________________________________

(Name)

TOWN OF COLCHESTER

Attest

___________________________________ By: _____________________________________

(Name)

Certification of Corporate Contractor

I, ___________________________________, certify that I am the ________________________ of the corporation named as Contractor herein; that ________________________________ who signed this Agreement on behalf of the contractor, was then ____________ of said corporation;

that said Agreement was duly signed for and on behalf of said corporation by authority of its governing body, and is within the scope of its corporate powers.

Corporate

Seal

(Signature)

(Corporation)

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SUPPLEMENTAL CONDITIONS

The following supplemental conditions shall modify, delete, and/or add to the General

Conditions. Where any article, paragraph, or subparagraph in the General Conditions is supplemented by one of the following paragraphs, the provisions of such article, paragraph, or subparagraph shall remain in effect and the supplemental conditions shall be considered as added thereto. Where any article, paragraph, or subparagraph in the General Conditions is amended, voided, or superseded by any of the following paragraphs, the provision of such article, paragraph, or subparagraph not so amended, voided, or superseded shall remain in effect.

1. SCOPE OF WORK

A. See GENERAL Section in the Instructions to Bidders section of this RFP.

2. ACCIDENTS AND DAMAGE

The contractor shall report all accidents involving injury or major damage immediately after occurrence to the Public Works Director, or his designee.

Damages are to be repaired by the contractor as soon as possible after occurrence. Final payment will not be made unless all repairs have been completed and approved by the

Public Works Director.

Damage to private vehicles or property should be reported to the Police Department.

3. PAYMENT TO CONTRACTOR

Prior to beginning work, the contractor shall submit a sample invoice with line items in

AIA G702 format for review and acceptance by the Owner. A 5% retainage will be held until the satisfactory final completion of the project. Payments will be made monthly based on the work completed during the month. The contractor shall submit to the Town of Colchester its invoice for the month due. Payment shall be made within Net 30 days from the date the owner signs the application for payment.

4. CHANGE ORDERS

Change orders are to be submitted in AIA G701 format with labor, equipment, materials, applicable taxes, and margin itemized in an attachment to the form. A proposal describing the scope of the work to be done is to be submitted as an attachment to the

AIA G701 as well. All work and additional work will be held to the standards and specifications listed in this RFP. The Owner reserves the right to reject change order proposals.

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5. SERVICE CONTRACT REQUIREMENTS

Contractor must be a licensed contractor in the State of Connecticut and a copy of the license must be submitted to the Public Works Director before work can commence.

6. FAIR EMPLOYMENT PRACTICES

The successful Contractor shall agree that he/she will not refuse to hire or employ or to bar or to discharge from employment an individual, or to discriminate against him/her in compensation or ill terms, conditions or privileges of employment because of race, color, religious creed, age, sex, national origin, or ancestry, except in the case of a bona fide occupational qualification or need.

The terms stated above are taken from Section 31-126 of the Connecticut General

Statutes "Unfair Employment Practices".

7. LIST OF DRAWINGS

ATTACHMENT A: Photos of Location

8. SAFETY

The Contractor shall perform all work in accordance with the latest governmental safety regulations and including, but not limited to, the Department of Labor, Office of Safety and Health Administration regulations and suggested practices.

The Contractor's attention is brought to the fact that this work is being conducted on public land. Sufficient measures must be taken to ensure the safety of the public during all construction activities. Any costs associated with safety measures shall be included in the cost of the project.

9. LAWS

All work shall be in conformance with any and all applicable laws of the Federal

Government, State of Connecticut, and the Town of Colchester relating to the Contract and are hereby included by reference.

10. MOBILIZATION AND DEMOBILIZATION

This item shall consist of all the work necessary for the movement of personnel and equipment to and from the project site.

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No separate payment shall be made for this work and all costs incurred shall be considered to be included in the contract bid price.

11. EXISTING CONDITIONS

Before submitting the bid, the Contractor shall examine the site, become familiar with the conditions, and verify the information in the Contract Drawings. Any discrepancy between the information provided in the Contract Documents and actual field conditions, the Contractor shall make a note of it and bring it to the attention of the Town of

Colchester prior to bid. No claims for extras will be allowed based upon differences that could have been discovered by the Contractor prior to bid.

12. MATERIAL SUBMITTALS AND O&M MANUALS

Contractor shall, prior to purchase, provide and receive Owner approval on submittals on materials required to complete the project. Owner acceptance does not alleviate

Contractor of the fiscal responsibility or meeting the requirements of the Contract

Documents, Federal, State, and Local laws, and standard industry materials/practice.

Prior to Final Completion and payment of retainage.