ANR-FWL Bill Sladyk Wildlife Management Area Stream Crossing Construction Projects

Contractors are invited to bid on the Sladyk Wildlife Management Area (WMA) - Stream Crossing Construction Projects for Buildings and General Services on behalf of the Agency of Natural Resources - Department of Fish & Wildlife at VT Route 114 in Norton, Vermont. This project consists of, but is not limited to:This project consists of repairing 4 road-stream crossings that were damaged during the July 2023 and 2024 flooding events. Work will be in remote locations on the Bill Sladyk Wildlife Management Area in Norton, VT. Each of the crossings will require removal of an existing, damaged culvert or small bridge, site prep, installation of pre-fabricated concrete box culvert, and site restoration. Storm water and erosion control measures shall be followed according to state and federal regulatory standards. Project details are included in each set of plans. Sealed Bids accompanied by proper Bid Security shall be emailed to the Department of Buildings and General Services, at BGS.VTBids@vermont.gov, until March 19, 2025 at 4:30 PM. Documents may be obtained from Blueprints Etc, 20 Farrell Street, South Burlington VT 05403, by phone at 802-865-4503, by fax at 802-865-0027 or email to: orders@blueprintsetc.com. Project Manuals and Plans are available for preview at: http://www.blueprintsetc.com in the Public Plan Room. Any and all notifications, releases and addendums associated with this project will be posted at http://www.blueprintsetc.com. There is a non-refundable fee for each set of documents purchased. Fee to Include one (1) Hard Copy & one (1) Digital CD-ROM Copy: $TBD 1. Please be advised that all notifications, releases, and addendums associated with this RFP will be posted on-line in the plan room where the original solicitation resides unless otherwise determined that a hard copy is necessary. The state will make no attempt to contact contractors with updated information. It is the responsibility of each contractor to periodically check the posting site for any and all notifications, releases and addendums associated with the RFP. There will be a mandatory Virtual Pre-Bid meeting on February 26, 2025 at 10:00 AM. All interested bidders MUST pre-register for the conference by notifying the Office of Purchasing and Contracting (OPC) at BGS.OPCVendorDocs@vermont.gov no later than 2:00 PM on February 24, 2025. Additionally, while a site visit is not part of the conference, bidders are encouraged to conduct their own site visit. QUESTION AND ANSWER PERIOD: Any vendor requiring clarification of any section of this RFP or wishing to comment or take exception to any requirements of the RFP must submit specific questions in writing to BGS.OPCVendorDocs@vermont.gov no later than 4:30 PM on March 5, 2025. All questions should include Sladyk Wildlife Management Area (WMA) - Stream Crossing Construction Projects in the subject line. Any comments, questions, or exceptions not raised in writing on or before the last day of the question period are waived. At the close of the question period a copy of all questions or comments and the State's responses will be posted at http://www.blueprintsetc.com. Every effort will be made to post this information as soon as possible after the question period ends, contingent on the number and complexity of the questions. Bidder's attention is directed to: General Conditions for Construction Contracts. It is the Bidder's responsibility to thoroughly read and comply with all requirements. Please pay close attention due to changes that have been made. BYRD ANTI-LOBBYING CERTIFICATION - The following provision is applicable to the Contractor for contracts over $100,000.00, and Contractor shall include this clause in all its subcontracts over $100,000.00. Contractor has provided the certification required by the Byrd Anti-Lobbying Amendment, 31 U.S.C. § 1352 (as amended, and will follow the requirements for certification of each lower tier (subcontract) to disclose any lobbying with non-federal funds that takes place in connection with obtaining any federal award. Such disclosures will be forwarded from tier to tier up to the Contractor who in turn will forward the certification(s) to the federal awarding agency. BID SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS: a. CLOSING DATE: Bids must be received by the State by the due date specified on the front page of this RFP. Late bids will not be considered. The State may, for cause, issue an addendum to change the date and/or time when bids are due. If a change is made, the State will inform all bidders by posting at the webpage indicated on the front page of this RFP. There will not be a public bid opening. However, the State will record the name, city and state for any and all bids received by the due date. BID DELIVERY INSTRUCTIONS:ELECTRONIC: Electronic bids will be accepted. E-MAIL BIDS. Emailed bids will be accepted. Bids will be accepted via email submission to BGS.VTBids@vermont.gov. Bids must consist of a single email with a single, digitally searchable PDF attachment containing all components of the bid. Multiple emails and/or multiple attachments will not be accepted. There is an attachment size limit of 40 MB. It is the Bidder's responsibility to compress the PDF file containing its bid, if necessary, in order to meet this size limitation. It is also the Bidder's responsibility to ensure that their own email system can send and receive messages up to this size. FAX BIDS: Faxed bids will not be accepted. PAPER BIDS: Paper format bids will not be accepted. Full Bonding is required for this job. CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTOR EVALUATION FORM: The Department of Buildings and General Services (BGS) may require contractor evaluations on construction projects over $100,000 or at the discretion of the BGS Director. Evaluations will be used to compile contractor's performance on BGS projects to provide a history and assessment of the contractor's performance. It is the Bidder's responsibility to thoroughly read and comply with all instructions and requirements of this bid.