Traffic signal maintenance

The Town of Manchester, Connecticut is requesting sealed bids for on-call traffic signal maintenance services under ITB Bid No. 26/27-13, with bids due November 6, 2026 at 11:00 a.m. via the Town's eProcurement Portal. The project is subject to Connecticut prevailing wage requirements (Conn. Gen. Stat. § 31-53), Davis-Bacon Act prevailing wage compliance under HUD Community Development Block Grant funding, and a DBE participation requirement under Title 49 CFR Part 26 for federally funded work.

The scope encompasses emergency and non-emergency maintenance, repair, and installation services for traffic control signals, rectangular rapid flashing beacons (RRFB), intersection control beacons, emergency vehicle pre-emption (EVPS) equipment with Opticom systems, battery backup systems, and V2X connected infrastructure across approximately 53 town-owned locations and 44 state-owned/state-maintained intersections. Work includes signal head and pedestrian signal cleaning and inspection, detector and phase selector testing, controller cabinet and chassis inspection, Emergency Vehicle Pre-Emption system checks, LED signal replacements, pushbutton repairs, detection camera cleaning, cabinet and controller replacements, equipment upgrades, Accessible Pedestrian Signals (APS) installation, pedestal relocation, and emergency response available 24 hours per day, 7 days per week for immediate safety issues. The contractor must maintain familiarity with Alpha Technologies traffic signal enclosure systems (SE48 series), UPS systems (FXM 650/1100/2000), and AlphaCell XTV batteries.

The contract term runs December 1, 2026 through November 30, 2028 (two years), with an optional one-year extension available for up to three years total, with annual unit price adjustments. Unit pricing is required on the Town's standard bid form. A 5% bid bond and 100% performance, labor, and materials payment bonds are required upon award. The Town reserves the right to increase or decrease quantities as needed.

Qualifications required include supervisory personnel, demonstrated past performance on similar municipal projects over three years, equipment availability, financial responsibility, references, and a satisfactory track record on municipal projects with no OSHA violations or criminal convictions related to employee injury or death within three years preceding bid submission.

Insurance requirements include Commercial General Liability of $1,000,000 per occurrence/$2,000,000 aggregate, Automobile Liability of $1,000,000, Workers' Compensation per Connecticut law, and an Umbrella/Excess policy of $1,000,000.

The Living Wage Ordinance applies if the contract exceeds $25,000 in any fiscal year, requiring covered employers with 25 or more eligible employees to pay $18.25 per hour (with benefits) or $26.70 per hour (without benefits). All workers must hold OSHA 10 Hour Construction Safety and Health Certification cards. Contractors must submit prevailing wage certification forms, and all subcontractors must comply with prevailing wage rates and must submit certified monthly payroll documentation on Connecticut Department of Labor forms including Standard Form 1445 for labor standards compliance verification. Connecticut sales tax exemption applies.

The question submission deadline is October 29, 2026 at 4:00 p.m., with responses due November 3, 2026. The bid opening will be conducted November 6, 2026 at 11:00 a.m. via Zoom. A pre-bid meeting or site visit information is not identified in the available documents.