JOHN WINTHROP ELEMENTARY SCHOOL RENOVATION PHASE 1 – Enabling, Demolition & Abatement

The City of Bridgeport, Connecticut, Department of Public Purchases is soliciting sealed bids for John Winthrop Elementary School Renovation Phase 1 - Enabling, Demolition & Abatement, located at 85 Eckart Street, Bridgeport, Connecticut. The procurement seeks enabling work, demolition, and abatement services as the initial phase of a school renovation project. Qualified bidders must be licensed in Connecticut with properly certified employees and must attend a mandatory pre-bid walk-through conference scheduled for Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 4:00 p.m. at the school site; attendance is a prerequisite for bid submission. Written questions must be submitted by 4:00 p.m. on April 30, 2026, with answers published as addenda by May 8, 2026. Sealed paper submissions consisting of one original, two copies, and one electronic copy via thumb drive must be received by the Department of Public Purchases no later than 2:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time on Wednesday, May 20, 2026. The bid price must be firm and fixed through September 30, 2026. The City reserves the right to reject any and all bids and will award to the responsible bidder whose bid is most advantageous to the City considering cost and other factors including lead time and equipment availability.

All bids must include a DAS Certification and Update Statement, and bids exceeding $100,000 require a ten percent bid bond or certified check payable to the City of Bridgeport, with successful contractors obligated to provide 100 percent payment and performance bonds if the contract price exceeds $100,000. The project is covered by a Project Labor Agreement open to all bidders, requiring all contractors and subcontractors to execute specific trade agreements with relevant unions prior to beginning work. Prevailing wage rates must be included in bids exceeding $100,000. Contractors must obtain all required permits, provide certificates of insurance naming the City as an additional insured, and maintain valid SAM, DUNS, Connecticut, and Federal Tax ID numbers prior to commencing work. Plans and specifications are available for purchase from DigiPrint at $15.00 for digital PDF sets or at printing cost for physical copies. The document does not specify set-asides for disadvantaged enterprises, incumbent contractors, or an explicit budget range, though the bonding and prevailing wage requirements suggest the project value likely exceeds $100,000.