SECTION 00 11 16 INVITATION TO BID
NAUGATUCK INDUSTRIAL PARK III
PHASE 1
NAUGATUCK, CONNECTICUT
- Sealed proposals for the trade contracts listed below addressed to the Borough of Naugatuck will be received by the Purchasing Agent for the Borough of Naugatuck, Accounting Dept., Town Hall Basement, 229 Church Street, Naugatuck, Connecticut, 06770 until 11:00AM local time on the date listed below. Immediately following, all bids will be opened publicly and read aloud. Bids received after the specified closing time will not be accepted and will be returned unopened.
Immediately following the above time and date sealed bids will be publicly opened and read aloud
in the Commissioner’s Corner, located on the 4th floor of Town Hall at the Borough of Naugatuck, 229 Church Street, Naugatuck, CT 06770 and read aloud via Zoom.
For questions regarding Addenda, or to confirm the bid date, contact: Preconstruction Manager Mike Skapczynski at O&G Industries, Inc. (860) 496-4226 or email msapczynski@ogind.com.
Technical questions, specific questions regarding bidding procedures, project scope and site visits may be directed to Mike Skapczynski at O&G Industries, Inc. (860) 496-4226 or email mskapczynski@ogind.com.
CTDAS Pre-
Qualification Set-Aside (CHRO) Bid Due
Necessary Trade Package REQIRED GOALS Date
Yes* 1.31-Sitework & --- 25% SBE & 11/18/2024
Utilities 6.25% MBE
* Note: Any bidder whose bid is in excess of $1,000,000.00 must be pre-qualified by CTDAS and their bid shall be accompanied by the Bidder’s CTDAS Update (Bid) Statement, as noted hereafter. In accordance with C.G.S. 4a-100, 4b-91, and 4b-101, any contractor or subcontractor submitting a bid greater than $1,000,000.00 is required to submit their DAS Update (Bid) Statement with their bid. Failure to submit this item with the bid will require such bidder to submit their DAS Update (Bid) Statement within two business days after the receipt of such bids. All subcontractors must be pre-qualified at the time of performance of their work. If you have any questions regarding these requirements contact CTDAS, at telephone number (860) 713-5280 or visit their web site at www.das.state.ct.us.
- KEY DATES:
Optional Prebid meeting: October 29, 2024, at 10:00 a.m.
Bidder questions due: November 6, 2024, at 3:00 p.m.
Borough answers due: November 11, 2024, at 3:00 p.m.
Bids due: November 18, 2024, at 11:00 a.m.
Prebid meeting will be held at Town Hall, 229 Church Street, Naugatuck, CT.
3. Plans and specifications will be available on and may be viewed and downloaded free of charge from SmartBidNet at the following address:
https://securecc.smartinsight.co/#/PublicBidProject/781508
Copies of the plans and specifications may be obtained at the cost of reproduction by contacting Aaron at the following location:
Buckaplan | Universal Copy
35 South Main Street, Naugatuck, CT 06770
Contact: Aaron Dean at Repro@universal-copy.com
Phone: 203-757-2100. Fax: 203-757-8260
4. Bidders will be held accountable for the requirements of all documents made available including subsequently issued Addenda and Memoranda, if any. Although efforts will be made to make bidders aware of all Addenda and Memoranda, bidders are advised to contact Mark Carroll at the above number to verify they have all Addenda and Memoranda.
5. This project is being performed under the Construction Management form of construction. With respect to this project, the Construction Manager is the representative of the Owner. The Owner shall approve the award of the trade contract. The Trade Contractor’s contract shall be with the Construction Manager.
6. The Owner, Borough of Naugatuck, has contracted with O&G Industries to serve as the Construction Manager (CM).
7. No oral, telephone or electronic proposals will be considered. All bids shall stand available for acceptance for a period of ninety (60) days from the date proposals are received.
8. No bid shall be accepted from any person/company who is in arrears to the Owner upon debt, or contract, or who is a defaulter as surety or otherwise upon obligations to the Owner.
9. The Owner or its Designee reserves the right to reject any or all bids, without stating reasons therefor, including without limitation the right to reject any or all nonconforming, non-responsive, unbalanced, or conditional bids and to reject the bid of any bidder if the Owner or its Designee believes that it would not be in the best interest of the Owner or the project to make an award to that bidder, whether because the bid is not responsive or the bidder is unqualified or of doubtful financial ability or fails to meet any other pertinent standard or criteria established by the Owner or its Designee. The Owner or its Designee reserves the right to waive informalities and to negotiate contract terms with one or more bidders without reopening the bidding process insofar as such negotiations are not violative of applicable competitive bidding statutes or law.
In evaluating bids, the Owner or its Designee will consider the qualifications of bidder, whether or not the bids comply with the prescribed requirements, and such alternates, unit prices, and other data, as may be requested in the Form of Proposal or prior to Notice of Award.
The Owner or its Designee may consider the qualification and experience of subcontractors and other persons and organizations proposed for those portions of the work as to which the identity of subcontractors and other persons and organizations must be submitted as provided by the bid documents.
The Owner or its Designee reserves the right to require, prior to Notice of Award, a statement of facts in detail of the business and technical organization and plant of the bidder available for the contemplated work, including financial resources, present commitments, and experience of the bidder in performance of comparable work.
10. Bid Security, Payment and Performance Bonds will be required. Refer to paragraph 1 in the Instructions to Bidders Section 002113 for amount of Bid Security required for this project.
11. Bidders should note O&G’s insurance requirements.
12. Out-of-state bidders without a permanent office in the State of Connecticut are required to comply with the Connecticut Department of Revenue Services Statute §12-430(7) if awarded the contract.
13. This contract is subject to state set-aside and contract compliance requirements, including non-discrimination statutes and set-aside requirements. State law requires a minimum of twenty-five (25%) percent of the state-funded portion of the contract be set aside for award to subcontractors holding current certification as a small/minority contractor from the Connecticut Department of Administrative Services. The contractor must demonstrate good faith effort to meet the 25% set-aside goals.
Contractors shall note the Small/Minority Business participation requirements identified for each trade package and are responsible for ensuring that they, and the SBE/MBE’s they have selected, are eligible contractors and that they meet State requirements. Trade Contractors will be responsible for compliance with the following Goals and Requirements established for this project as follows:
a) In accordance with Sections 4a-60g and 4a-60h Conn. Gen. Stat., as revised, the contractors shall note the CHRO MBE Set-aside Program Requirements and Small/Minority Business participation requirements as indicated above for each trade package and are responsible for ensuring that they, and the SBE/MBE’s they have selected, are eligible contractors and that they meet State of Connecticut CHRO Project Requirements. Referring to the Table above, trade contractors working on this project shall utilize State of Connecticut Supplier Diversity program certified Small Business Enterprises (SBE) and Minority Business Enterprises (MBE) for the minimum as stated above. For those trade contractors with goals indicated, the contractors shall provide documentation of their good faith efforts.
b) Prior to the Scope Review Meeting, Bidders are required to provide Contractor’s Means of Compliance Table totaling their Bid Value and outlining their means of compliance with these minimum project SBE and MBE goals. The successful contractor shall provide a clear and concise breakout of their Bid Value and assigned value allocation representing the contractor’s means of compliance with the State of Connecticut CHRO percentages. This information is mandatory and required to be submitted for review and discussion at the Scope Review Meeting and compliance is a condition of contract award. See Specification Section 00 21 13 titled Instructions to Bidders.
14. O&G is an affirmative action-equal opportunity M/F/veteran/disability employer. Minority/Women’s Business Enterprises are encouraged to apply. This contract is subject to state set-aside and contract compliance requirements.
BOROUGH OF NAUGATUCK
Plans Bid Set
Project Manual
Addendum 3