Kickham Apartments Masonry Repair project

Brookline Housing Authority November 29, 2023
Kickham Apartments Masonry Repair project

Invitation to Bid

The Brookline Housing Authority, the Awarding Authority, invites sealed bids from Contractors for the Kickham Apartments Masonry Repair project in Brookline, Massachusetts in accordance with the documents prepared by Gale Associates, Inc.

The project consists of: Masonry repairs to the exterior bricks and mortar, removal and replacement of masonry throughwall flashings, installation of new masonry expansion joints, and repairs to the interior concrete masonry units at the stairwells. The project is located at 190 Harvard Street in Brookline, MA. The work is estimated to cost $550,000 for the base bid.

Bids are subject to M.G.L. c.149 §44A-J & to minimum wage rates as required by M.G.L. c.l49 §§26 to 27H inclusive as well as the Federal Davis Bacon Act Prevailing Wage Rates.

THIS PROJECT IS BEING ELECTRONICALLY BID AND HARD COPY BIDS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED. Please review the instructions in the bid documents on how to register as an electronic bidder. The bids are to be prepared and submitted at www.biddocsonline.com . Tutorials and instructions on how to complete the electronic bid documents are available online (click on the “Tutorial” tab at the bottom footer).

General Bids will be received until 1:00pm on Tuesday, 19 December 2023 and publicly opened online, forthwith.

All Bids should be submitted online at www.biddocsonline.com and received no later than the date and time specified above. General bids shall be accompanied by a bid deposit that is not less than five (5%) of the greatest possible bid amount (considering all alternates), and made payable to the Brookline Housing Authority.

Bid Forms and Contract Documents will be available for pick-up at www.biddocsonline.com (may be viewed electronically and hardcopy requested) or at Nashoba Blue, Inc. at 433 Main Street, Hudson, MA 01749 (978-568-1167).

There is a plan deposit of $50.00 per set (maximum of 2 sets) payable to BidDocs ONLINE Inc.

Plan deposits may be electronically paid or by check. This deposit will be refunded for up to two sets for general bidders and for one set for sub-bidders upon return of the sets in good condition within thirty (30) days of receipt of general bids. Otherwise the deposit shall be the property of the Awarding Authority. Additional sets may be purchased for $50.00.

Bidders requesting Contract Documents to be mailed to them shall include a separate check for $40.00 per set for UPS Ground (or $65.00 per set for UPS overnight), nonrefundable, payable to the BidDocs ONLINE Inc., to cover mail handling costs.

There will be a pre-bid conference/site visit on Thursday, 7 December 2023 at 10am at Kickham Apartments 190 Harvard Street, Brookline MA 02446

The Bid Documents may be seen but not removed at the Brookline Housing Authority offices, 90 Longwood Avenue, Brookline MA or at Nashoba Blue Inc. 433 Main Street Hudson, MA 01749 978-568- 1167.