Suffolk & Adams Courthouses - Stair and Curbing Renovations

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts, through the Office of Court Management at the Suffolk and Adams Courthouses located at 3 Pemberton Square, Boston, MA 02108, is soliciting sealed bids for stair and curbing renovation work via competitive general bidding. The project scope requires contractors to remove approximately 370 linear feet of existing concrete curbing while salvaging bricks, perform saw-cutting of the existing walkway, install 370 feet of six-inch granite curbing, compact and fill surrounding areas, apply concrete patches, reinstall bricks, and repair the deteriorated first step of the Suffolk Courthouse through surface preparation, bonding agent application, and recasting. All work must be performed during off-hours with daily site cleanup and removal of dumpsters before each business day; the selected contractor must obtain all required permits and ensure employee compliance with CORI background checks and current OSHA certification. Mandatory pre-bid walk-through is scheduled for April 27, 2026, at 7:00 AM in the courthouse parking lot, with sealed bids due electronically through COMMBUYS by 12:00 PM on May 4, 2026, followed immediately by bid opening; contract award will be made within thirty days of bid opening with a completion deadline of June 30, 2026. Bidders must submit a General Bid Form with detailed cost breakdowns itemizing labor, materials, equipment, permits, and fees; provide proof of insurance, CORI background checks, bond forms, a Certificate of Non-Collusion, Contractor Authorized Signatory Form, and OSHA certificates for all employees; and affirm compliance with Massachusetts prevailing wage laws as established by the Department of Labor Standards. All proposals must include proposed start and completion dates along with material lead times, and contractors must demonstrate financial soundness and satisfactory past performance.

There are no set-aside designations identified in the procurement documents; however, the contract is subject to minority workforce utilization requirements of 15.3 percent and women workforce utilization requirements of 6.9 percent, with a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Business Enterprise participation benchmark of zero percent. No incumbent contractor is identified for this project. All contractors and subcontractors must comply with Massachusetts General Laws Chapter 30, Section 39A and Chapter 149, Section 29 regarding prevailing wage rates, which include base wages, health insurance, pension contributions, and other fringe benefits with rates effective through 2030. The bid deposit requirement equals at least five percent of the greatest possible bid amount payable to the Massachusetts Trial Court, with deposits for the three lowest responsible bidders returned upon contract execution and all other deposits returned within five days of bid opening. A 50 percent payment bond is required if the total contract amount exceeds $25,000. While no specific contract award value is disclosed in the solicitation documents, the scope of work for removing and replacing 370 linear feet of curbing and repairing stair work indicates a construction project of moderate complexity; Commonwealth payments will be processed through Electronic Funds Transfer within 45 days of invoice receipt in accordance with standard state procurement procedures.