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INVITATION FOR BIDS
2019 COMPLETE STREETS IMPROVEMENTS AT THREE LOCATIONS
CONTRACT NO. 2019-069
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: 2019 Complete Streets Improvements at
Three Locations
Contract No. 2019-069
June 6, 2019, 2:00 PM
The work consists of pedestrian focused improvements at three locations within the Town of
Watertown. Specific locations include a raised crosswalk along Warren Street adjacent to the
Cunniff Elementary School, a raised crosswalk at the Whites Avenue crossing of the Watertown
Community path, reconstructing the Watertown Community Path between the Whites Avenue
crossing and Winter Street, and the reconfiguration of the Watertown Street crosswalk at Theurer
Park. The contract includes items related to pavement milling, hot mix asphalt paving, removing
and resetting existing granite curb, drainage system modifications, installation of new curb at curb
extensions, reconstruction of concrete sidewalks, ADA/AAB conforming wheelchair ramps,
rectangular rapid flashing beacons, signing, pavement markings and related work as directed by
the DPW Superintendent.
It is anticipated that the work to be done under this contract shall be completed, including all punch
list items by September 15, 2019.
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 between 8:30 a.m. — 5:00
p.m. starting May 23, 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 Thursday, June 6, 2019, at 2:00 P.M., 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