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INFORMATION FOR BID
2020 ROAD REHABILITATION PROJECT PHASE II
CONTRACT NO. 2020-026
INVITATION FOR BIDS Sealed bids for furnishing the following ITEM will be received at the
Office of the Purchasing Agent, 149 Main Street, Watertown, MA, 02472, until the time
specified below at which time the bids will be publicly opened and read:
ITEM BID OPENING Bid: 2020 Road Rehabilitation Project Phase II, Thursday, December 12,
2019, 10:40 AM Contract No.2020-026
In general, this contract consists of full depth reclamation, milling, hot mix asphalt paving,
installation of new curbing, removing and resetting existing granite curbing, reconstruction of
concrete sidewalks, ADA/AAB conforming wheelchair ramps and driveway aprons, minor
drainage and sewer improvements, signing, pavement markings and related work as directed by
the DPW Superintendent. Bidders submitting bids on this project shall be prepared to complete
the work to be done under this contract within one year after the contract is signed. Any contract
extensions shall be at the discretion of the DPW Superintendent only.
Specifications and bid forms may be obtained at the Office of Purchasing Agent, Watertown
Town Hall, 149 Main Street, Watertown, MA, 02472 Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. — 5:00
p.m. starting November 20, 2019, or at purchasing@watetown-ma.gov. Contract documents may
be reviewed at the Town of Watertown Department of Public Works, 124 Orchard Street,
Watertown on Monday through Friday from 8:30 AM until 5:00 PM. Bids will be opened by the
Purchasing Agent on December 12, 2019, at 10:40 AM, Town Hall, Lower Hearing Room, 149
Main Street, Watertown, MA, 02472. Each Bid must be accompanied by a bid security
consisting of a BID BOND, CASH, or, CERTIFIED CHECK issued by a responsible bank or
trust company in the amount of 5% of the bid price.
All bidders must be pre -qualified by the Massachusetts Department of Transportation as
follows. The MassDOT Prequalification Office will provide the Town with an official and a
waiver contractor bid list for all contractors prequalified in the specified class of work within the
parameters of this project. Only those bidders listed in the official or waiver contractor lists
issued by the MassDOT Prequalification Office will be allowed to submit a bid.
All bids for this project are subject to applicable public bidding laws of Massachusetts, including
G.L. c.30, § 39M, as amended. Attention is directed to the minimum wage rates to be paid as
determined by the Commissioner of Labor and Workforce Development and the weekly payroll
record submittal requirements under the provisions of Massachusetts General Laws, Chapter
149, Section 26 through 27D inclusive.
There will be no pre -bid meeting for this project.
The successful bidder must furnish a 100% Performance Bond and a 100% Payment Bond in the
contract sum with a corporate surety approved by the Owner (Town of Watertown). Selection of
the contractor will be based upon bidder qualifications, including evidence of past performance
in similar projects, and bid price. The contract will be awarded to the bidder deemed by the
awarding authority to be the lowest responsible and eligible bidder. Contractors submitting
bids must perform at least 50% of the work outlined in the bid documents.
The bidder agrees that its bid shall be good and may not be withdrawn for a period of 30 days,
Saturdays, Sundays and legal holidays excluded, after the opening of the bids. The Town
reserves the right to waive any informalities, to accept or reject, in whole or in part any or all
bids, or take whatever other action may be deemed to be in the best interest of the Town.
Town of Watertown
Raeleen Bandini, MCPPO
Director of Purchasing