North Campus Painting

The University of Connecticut Capital Project & Facilities Planning department is conducting an Open Invitation to Bid (ITB #CP012926) for interior painting services at North Campus, located at 82 North Eagleville Road, Storrs, Connecticut. The base scope of work encompasses painting student rooms and hallways in four dormitory buildings—Fairfield Hall, Tolland Hall, Litchfield Hall, and New Haven Hall—requiring surface preparation, patching, ceiling plaster abatement, and application of one primer coat and two finish coats to student rooms. Bidders must submit cost proposals using the prescribed University form, statements of qualifications, resumes for proposed key personnel (including project superintendent and project manager), and documentation of previous relevant experience on comparable interior painting projects with a recommended construction value of $350,000 completed within the past ten years. Only contractors with documented experience in painting are eligible to submit proposals. The solicitation was released February 11, 2026, with a pre-bid conference scheduled for February 18, 2026 at 10:00 AM at the Bid Room, Procurement Services, 3 Discovery Drive, Storrs, Connecticut; the deadline for Requests for Information is February 25, 2026 at 2:00 PM; and bids are due March 10, 2026 at 2:00 PM, followed by a virtual bid opening at 2:15 PM via Microsoft Teams. The contract is anticipated to be issued by April 30, 2026, with a Notice to Proceed and construction start targeted for May 31, 2026, and substantial completion scheduled for July 31, 2026. Liquidated damages are assessed at $500 per calendar day for failure to achieve substantial completion on schedule.

The contract includes spending allocation goals requiring thirty percent of the contract price be awarded to Connecticut-certified Small Business Enterprises (SBEs) and ten percent to Minority Business Enterprises (MBEs), with the University encouraging participation by SBE, MBE, Woman-Owned (WBE), and disability-owned (DisBE) businesses certified by Connecticut's Department of Administrative Services. Bidders must demonstrate bonding capacity equal to the total bid amount and financial ability to complete a minimum $550,000 construction project; bid security is required if the total bid amount exceeds $50,000 in the form of a bid bond, certified check, or letter of credit equal to ten percent of the bid amount (or twenty-five percent for bids exceeding $100,000). Connecticut prevailing wage requirements apply if the total contract value is $100,000 or more, and the contract requires a ten percent self-performance requirement. Performance and Labor and Material Payment Bonds equal to the Contract Sum are mandatory if the Contract Sum exceeds $100,000, secured by a Connecticut-licensed surety acceptable to the University. The contract is subject to a $1 million cap and will be awarded based on the AIA A101-A201 standard form of agreement provided in the solicitation documents. No incumbent vendors or current contractors were identified in the solicitation materials, and no specific budget range was disclosed, though the project scope and facility dimensions suggest a contract value in the range of $400,000 to $1,000,000.