Asbestos abatement flooring, mastic, piping and caulking, including containment cost

The City of Bridgeport Department of Public Purchases is soliciting bids on behalf of the Bridgeport Board of Education for asbestos abatement of flooring, mastic, piping, and caulking, including containment costs, with written questions due November 18, 2026 and bids due December 1, 2026 at 2:00 p.m. Bidders must be Connecticut-licensed asbestos abatement firms with all employees properly certified, and out-of-state firms must obtain a Certificate of Authority to Do Business in Connecticut within five days of the Notice of Intent to Award.

The work covers removal of asbestos-containing materials from all school buildings in the district, with full containment using negative pressure and worker decontamination chambers. Services are available during normal hours (7:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.) or off-hours (5:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m.), seven days per week. Qualifications require demonstrated experience on similar projects for Connecticut school districts within the last three years, supported by references, and no State Department of Public Health or federal EPA asbestos removal citations within the past three years. The draft on-call master agreement requires compliance with Connecticut General Statutes 19a-329 through 19a-334 and 40 CFR Parts 61 and 763 (AHERA). Before award, the awardee must submit a Certificate of Insurance, and before commencing work, it must hold valid SAM, DUNS, Connecticut, and Federal Tax ID numbers.

The award is single-vendor, and no subcontracting is permitted without prior written City approval. The contract is firm fixed from January 2027 through June 30, 2032, with two consecutive one-year extensions subject to mutual agreement. Pricing is unit-cost: per-project mobilization and electrician hookup fees for normal and off-hours work, per-square-foot rates for asbestos and mastic removal split at 160 square feet, per-linear-foot rates for piping insulation and caulking removal, and specialized rates for boiler section and brick pad removal. Payment terms are Net 45 days. The draft on-call agreement requires commercial general liability of $1,000,000 per occurrence and $2,000,000 aggregate, umbrella/excess liability of $5,000,000, and environmental/pollution liability of $1,000,000.

Questions must be submitted in writing through the City's OpenGov portal, and answers will be published as addenda. Bidders must create a free OpenGov account to submit electronically, and bids will be publicly opened at 999 Broad Street, Bridgeport, Connecticut, on December 1, 2026.