TMP 2025-5 Pedestrian Access Enhancements on Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Drive a

The City of Norwalk, Connecticut is soliciting bids through an Invitation to Bid (ITB) for pedestrian access enhancements on Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Drive, designated as TMP 2025-5. The scope of work includes partial reconstruction of the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Drive at Hamilton Avenue staircase, concrete repairs, new handrails, installation of new lighting, concrete sidewalk, precast block retaining wall, underdrain system, ADA ramp installation, selective clearing and grubbing, and miscellaneous related work. The solicitation opened on November 13, 2025 at 5:00 PM EST and closes on December 9, 2025 at 2:00 PM EST, with the vendor question and answer period running from November 13, 2025 at 5:15 PM EST through November 25, 2025 at 2:00 PM EST. Prospective vendors are encouraged to direct all questions to Carleen Megaro at the City of Norwalk, 125 East Avenue, Room 211, Norwalk, CT 06851, by telephone at 203-854-7712, or by email at cmegaro@norwalkct.gov. All vendors are eligible to respond, and complete solicitation documents are available at https://norwalkct.bonfirehub.com/opportunities/210610. Two addenda have been issued to date: Addendum 1 on November 17, 2025 and Addendum 2 on December 1, 2025.

This contract is subject to Connecticut state contract compliance requirements, including small business enterprise (SBE) spending allocation goals of 25 percent and minority/women/disabled-owned business enterprise (M/W/DisBE) spending allocation goals of 6.25 percent, with non-discrimination requirements enforced by the Connecticut Human Rights Office (CHRO). These set-asides apply to the total contract value and must be incorporated into bidders' proposals and project execution plans. While no specific contract value or budget range is disclosed in the solicitation documents provided, the scope of work—involving structural reconstruction, material procurement, and labor-intensive installation activities—suggests a substantial municipal infrastructure project. Bidders must demonstrate compliance with these diversity spending goals throughout the project lifecycle, and failure to meet or make good faith efforts to meet these allocations may result in contract penalties or non-award consideration.