Murdock Hall New Sign Project

The Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts (MCLA) is soliciting bids for the Murdock Hall New Sign Project (Project #MCLA-P195), located at 375 Church Street in North Adams, Massachusetts. This procurement involves constructing a new sign base in front of Murdock Hall on the MCLA campus, with an estimated project cost of $100,000.00. The bid will be conducted electronically through www.biddocs.com, with all submissions required by August 6, 2025, at 2:00 PM EDT. A mandatory pre-bid conference and site visit is scheduled for July 30, 2025, at 10:00 AM EDT at the project location. Bidders must submit a deposit of 5% of their total possible bid amount and must be prepared to comply with specific requirements, including workforce participation benchmarks of 6.9% for women and 15.3% for minorities as mandated by Massachusetts General Law. The project requires strict adherence to prevailing wage rates and M.G.L. c.3039M regulations, with bid documents available for electronic review and download at no cost.

The procurement includes specific workforce diversity requirements and is open to contractors who can meet stringent labor and wage standards. Bidders must comply with comprehensive prevailing wage schedules that cover over 100 construction job classifications, including detailed hourly rates for laborers, carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and operating engineers. The wage schedule includes base wages, health benefits, pension, annuity, and supplemental unemployment contributions, with rates effective from 2024 to 2029. Contractors must pay these prevailing wages to all employees performing construction work, regardless of their employment tier, and must submit weekly payroll reports. The project, prepared by Kuhn Riddle Architects, has a defined budget of $100,000.00 and requires careful attention to workforce participation benchmarks and labor regulations. Bid documents can be examined in hard copy at Nashoba Blue Inc. in Hudson, MA, and electronic submissions are the primary method of bid delivery.