INVITATION TO BID
TENNIS COURT REPLACEMENT AND RELATED IMPROVEMENTS NAUGATUCK HIGH SCHOOL, NAUGATUCK, CT
Sealed bids for the Tennis Court Replacement and Related Improvements to Naugatuck High
School, Naugatuck, CT addressed to Robert Butler, Controller, c/o Wendy Hozer, Purchasing Agent
will be received in the Purchasing Office, Naugatuck Town Hall, 229 Church Street, Naugatuck, CT
06770 until but no later than 2:00 p.m. local time on Friday, March 3, 2017, at which time they will be
publicly opened and read aloud. Late bids will be rejected.
A Mandatory Pre-Bid Walk Through will be held on Thursday, February 16, 2017, at 2:30 p.m. local
time at the Site of Naugatuck High School, 543 Rubber Avenue, Naugatuck, CT 06770.
Drawings and Specifications may be obtained directly from the printer, Joseph Merritt & Company, 650
Franklin Avenue, Hartford, CT upon a non-refundable fee in the form of a check or money order
payable to the Borough of Naugatuck in the amount of $40.00 for EACH SET. The Bid Documents
will be available after 12:00 p.m. on Friday, February 10, 2017.
Drawings and Specifications can also be obtained at no cost from the Borough of Naugatuck web site:
http://www.naugatuck-ct.gov/content/bids please contact Wendy Hozer, Purchasing Agent for any
questions at whozer@naugatuck-ct.gov.
Addenda will be issued to all Bidders who have secured Drawings and Specifications from Joseph
Merritt & Company. Faxes or emails of Addenda will not be provided by the Architect.
The Proposal, Specifications and Contract Documents, may be examined at the following locations:
NAUGATUCK TOWN HALL
WENDY HOZER, PURCHASING AGENT
229 CHURCH STREET
NAUGATUCK, CT 06770
VOICE: 203-720-7025
FAX: 203-720-7031
JOSEPH MERRITT & CO.
650 FRANKLIN AVENUE
HARTFORD, CT 06114
VOICE: 860-296-2500
FAX: 860-947-3288
Federal Express orders will only be considered if accompanied by a properly filled out Federal Express
form (one form for each set ordered), charging the order to the Contractor's account.
As Security, each Bid must be accompanied by a Certified Check or Cashier's Check drawn upon either a
State Bank and Trust Company or a National Banking Association, to the order of the Borough of
Naugatuck, or the Bid must be accompanied by a Bid Bond having as surety thereto, such Surety
Company or Companies as are authorized to do business in the State of Connecticut of an amount not less
than (5%) of the Bid. NO BID WILL BE ACCEPTED UNLESS ACCOMPANIED BY THE REQUIRED BID DEPOSIT.
NAUGATUCK HIGH SCHOOL TENNIS COURT REPLACEMENT AND NAUGATUCK, CT RELATED IMPROVEMENTS
KBA #16060.00
Upon award and prior to any work being performed a 100% Performance, Labor and Material Payment
Bond and other Bonds subject to the conditions provided for in the Bid Specifications are required. A
Certificate of Insurance will also be required naming the Borough of Naugatuck as an additional
insured.
All Bidders shall refer to AIA Document A701-1997 – Instructions to Bidders, Article 4 – Bidding
Procedures, paragraph 4.1.1 “Preparation of Bids.”
All Requests for Information (RFI) are to be emailed or faxed to the attention of Brennan White at
bwhite@kba-architects.com or faxed at (860) 229-5303. RFIs must be received by the Architect by
February 24, 2017 – Last day to receive RFIs.
All Bidders must submit a Contractors Qualification Statement AIA Document A305 with the bid.
Bidders shall not include Federal Excise Taxes or State of Connecticut Sales Taxes on which Public
Buildings are exempt.
The Bidder must submit with the bid package a copy of the appropriate Connecticut Department of
Administrative Services (DAS) prequalification in their classification. DAS prequalification for General
Building Construction Group B is required.
All bidders, General Contractors (GC) and subcontractors of (GC) must be pre-qualified with the State of
Connecticut Department of Administrative Services (DAS). Any bidders not on the pre-qualification list
with DAS at the time of the bid opening shall be disqualified from bidding.
All Bidders should make an effort to consider the use of local trade contractors.
Bids must be held firm and may not be withdrawn for sixty (60) days after the bid opening.
The Borough of Naugatuck reserves the right to waive any informalities in Bids, to reject any or all
Bids, or to accept any proposal that in their judgment will be in the best interest of the Town.
The Borough of Naugatuck does not discriminate on the basis of sex, race, age, physical disability,
religion or national origin.
The Borough of Naugatuck is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer. Minority/Women’s
Business Enterprises are encouraged to apply.
2017_0208_NHS_TENNIS_COURT_BID_SET.PDF
NHS-Tennis_Crt-Rlpmt-SPEC-02-10-17.pdf
Addendum_No._1-TennisCrt.Rplmt-NHS-022717.pdf