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Home My Public Portal AboutFinal Advertisement to Bid MS Locker Room 1.7.2020 PUBLICNOTICEADVERTISEMENT TheTownofWatertown,at149MainStreet,Watertown,Massachusetts,theAwardingAuthority,i nvitessealedbidsforthe Renovation projectattheWatertownMiddleSchoolBoysLockerRoom, 68WaverlyAvenue,Watertown,Massachusetts,i naccordancewithContractDocumentsprepa redbyG ienappArch itects,LLC,20ConantStreet,Danvers,MA01923. BiddingproceduresandawardoftheContractwillbeinaccordancewiththeprovisionsofChapter 149oftheGeneralLawsoftheCommonwealthofMassachusetts,asamended. Th eesti mated costofthe project is$500,000.00 EachgeneralbidonthisContractmustbeaccom pan iedbyacopyofaCertificateofEligibiIityissue dbytheMassachusettsDivisionofCapitalAssetManagementshowingthatthebidderhasthecla ssificationandcapacityratingtoperformtheworkrequired.InordertobeeligibletobidonthisContr act,age n eral bid d e rm u stbece rtifi edfo rtheesti mated projectcostofthefu I I a mo u ntofth econtract .ThegeneralbiddermustbecertifiedinGeneralBu1IdingConstruction.Each bid mustalsobea ccompaniedbyaContractor QualificationStatementUpdate.TheAwardingAuthoritywillfurnishcopiesoftheContractorQual ifi cation State mentUpdateformtoanybidderonrequest.Anybidsubmittedwithouttheap prop riat eCertificateofEligibilityandContractorQualificationStatement Updateshallbeinvalid. Eachgeneralbidandeachfiledsub- bidshallbesubmittedandwillbeconsideredinaccordancewiththelnstructionstoBiddersandthe otherContractDocuments,andshalIbeaccompaniedbyabid bond(a)informsatisfactorytotheA ward ingAuthoritysubstantiallyconformingtothesamplecontainedintheContractDocuments,( b)withasuretycompanyqualifiedtodobusinessintheCommonwealthofMassachusettsandsati sfactorytotheAwardingAuthority,and(c)conditioneduponthefaithfulperformancebytheprincip aloftheagreementscontainedinthebid;orcash;oracertifiedcheck;oratreasurer'scheck;orbyca shier'scheck;issuedbyaresponsiblebankortrustcompany,madepayableto theTownof Watertown,inanamountnotlessthanfivepercent (5%)ofthebidamount. Sealed bidsshallbesubmittedonaform furnishedbytheAwardingAuthorityandclearlyidentifiedasabid,endorsedwiththenameandadd ressofthebidder,thenameoftheproject,"Watertown MiddleSchoolBoysLocker Room Renovation",andsubmittedto: RaeleenBandini, Purchasi ngAgentWatertownTownHall 149MainStreet Watertown,MA02472 received nolaterthanthetimessetforthbelow,whentheywillforthwithbepubliclyopenedandrea daloudat thislocation. Sealed bidsforthesub- tradesdesignatedbelowwillbereceiveduntilTuesday.Februarv4t",2020atl 1:00am. Sealed bidsfortheGeneralContractwilIbereceiveduntilThursday,February13t",2020atl 1:0 Oam. Allbidsmaybemailedorhand- del iveredtotheabovespecifiedreceivingaddresspriortothetimespecified hereunder,inaccord ancewiththeproceduressetforthinthelNSTRUCTIONSTOBIDDERS. Filedsub- bidswillberequi red andtakenforthefollowingclassesofwork:SECTI0N220000 PLUMB I NG SECTION230000HVAC SECTION260000ELECTRICAL Bidders mayobtainsetsofContractDocuments,after8:30a.m.,localti me,onThursday,Janua ry15,2020atPurchasingofficeinWatertownTownHall,149MainStreet,Watertown,MA,th ereisnocostforoneset.AddendawiIIbeissuedtoalIBiddersregisteredwiththeWatertownPurc hasingOffice.CopiesoftheFORMFORGENERALBIDareavailableatnocostattheabove- namedlocation. Asa nalternativetoobtaining hard copysetsofbiddocuments,biddersmayemaiIrequestsforelec troniccopiesofthebiddocumentsbycontactingthePurchasingOfficeatpurchasing@waterto wn-ma.gov.APDFfilewillbeemailedbackto therequestoratnocost.AlI plan holders,whetherhardcopyorelectroniccopyrecipients,mustpro videtwo (2)emai lad dressestoreceivenotification sand updateinformation(includingaddenda)onthispr oject.AddendawiIIbesentviaemailtoalI plan holders. CopiesoftheFORMFORG ENE RAL-BIDareavailableatnocostattheabove-namedlocation. Each bidderisadvisedtovisitthesiteoftheproposedwork,becomefullyacquaintedwithcondition sastheyexist,andthoroughlyexaminetheContract Documents. FaiIureofanybiddertovisitthesite,andtoexaminetheContractDocumentsshaIIinnowayrelievet hebidderfromanyobligationwithregardtothebidassubmitted.Arrangementsforsitevisitation,d uringthebidding period,maybemadeinthemannersetforthinthelNSTRUCTIONSTOBIDDER S. Apre- bidconferencewillbeheldattheprojectsite,WatertownMiddleSchool,68WaverlyAve,Waterto wn,MA,onTuesday,January28,2020at3:00PM.Thispre- bidconferencewillassembleoutsidethemainoffice.Allpartiesattendingarerequiredtosign- i nattheMiddleSchool mainofficeandprovideval id photol Dpriortothestartoftheconference. ThesuccessfuIBidderwiIIberequiredtoprovideaLaborandMaterialsPaymentBond and Perfor manceBond,each bond beingintheamountof100percentoftheContractAmount.Bondsmustb ewrittenwithacompanyquaIifiedtodobusinessinMassachusettsandacceptabletotheAwardin gAuthority. Them inimumwagestobepaidforaIIIaborontheprojectareestablishedinascheduleissuedbythe DepartmentofLaborandWorkforce Development,inaccordancewithSection26A- 27D,ofChapter149oftheM.G.L.,asamended,saidschedulebeingmadeapartoftheContractDo cumentsandisincludedtherein. Section6(f)ofChapter64 Hof MassachusettsGeneralLawsexemptsMassachusettssalestaxo nbuiIdingmaterialsandsuppliestobeusedintheproject,and biddersshalInotincludeintheir bidsanyamount therefor. ThesuccessfuIBiddermustagreetocommenceworkasstipulatedi nth ereceiptofNoticetoProce ed,and completetheworkinaccordancewiththetimesestablishedintheContract. TheAwardingAuthoritywillrejectgeneralbidswhenrequiredtodosobytheabove- referenced General Laws.I naddition,theAwardingAuthorityreservestherig httowaiveanyinfor malityinortoreject anyor aIIgeneralbidsifitbei nth epublicinteresttodoso. AttentionofalI bid dersisdirectedtotherequirementsoftheSupplemental Equal 0pportunity,Anti DiscriminationandAffirmativeActionProgramoftheCommonwealthofMassachusetts,whichis incorporatedintheContractDocuments. By:Town ofWate rtown RaeleenBandini,PurchasingAgent ThisPageislntentionallyLeftBlank.