INVITATION TO BID
PARKING LOT EXPANSION AND RELATED SITE IMPROVEMENTS
NAUGATUCK HIGH SCHOOL, NAUGATUCK, CT
Sealed bids for the Parking Lot Expansion and Related Site 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 24, 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 TUESDAY, MARCH 14, 2017, at 2:30 p.m. local time at the Tennis Courts at 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 Joseph Merritt & Company in the amount of $70.00 for EACH SET. The Bid Documents will be available after 12:00 p.m. on MONDAY, MARCH 6, 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.
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 MARCH 17, 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 ninety (90) 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.
NHS_SITE_BID_SET_2017_0303.pdf
Parking_Exp-NHS-SPEC-03-03-17.pdf
Addendum_01-ParkingLotExp-030917.pdf
Addendum_02-ParkingLotExp-032217.pdf