MBTA Contract No. H74CN11, BRIDGE REPLACEMENT OF FRANKLIN LINE OVER EAST STREET, WESTWOOD

MASSACHUSETTS BAY TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY

100 SUMMER ST., SUITE 1200

BOSTON, MA 02110

NOTICE TO BIDDERS

Electronic proposals for the following project will be received through the internet using Bid Express until the date and time stated below, and will be posted on www.bidx.com forthwith after the bid submission deadline. No paper copies of bids will be accepted. Bidders must have a valid digital ID issued by the Authority in order to bid on projects. Bidders need to apply for a digital ID with Bid Express at least 14 days prior to a scheduled bid opening date.

Electronic bids for MBTA Contract No. H74CN11, BRIDGE REPLACEMENT OF FRANKLIN LINE OVER EAST STREET, WESTWOOD, MA, CLASS 1 – GENRAL TRANSIT AND CLASS 4A – STEEL SUPERSTRUCTURE AND PROJECT VALUE – $13,475,000. can be submitted at www.bidx.com until two o’clock (2:00 p.m.) on June 6, 2017. Immediately thereafter, in a designated room, the Bids will be opened and read publicly.

Work in general consists of reconstructing the undergrade bridge carrying the MBTA Franklin Line over East Street in Westwood, MA. The construction includes complete bridge replacement, reconstruction and raising of the track profile, and reconstruction, widening and lowering of the roadway.

Bidders’ attention is directed to Appendix 1, Notice of Requirement for Affirmative Action to Insure Equal Employment Opportunity; and to Appendix 2, Supplemental Equal Employment Opportunity, Anti-Discrimination, and Affirmative Action Program in the specifications. In addition, pursuant to the requirements of Appendix 3, Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) Participation Provision, Bidders must submit an assurance with their Bids that they will make sufficient and reasonable efforts to meet the stated DBE goal of 14 percent of the contract value.

Bidders will affirmatively ensure that in regard to any contract entered into pursuant to this solicitation, minority and female construction contractors will be afforded full opportunity to submit Bids and will not be discriminated against on the grounds of race, color, religion, sex, age, or national origin in consideration for an award.

Additional information and instructions on how to submit a bid are available at http://www.mbta.com/business_center/bidding_solicitations/current_solicitations/

On behalf of the MBTA, thank you for your time and interest in responding to this Notice to Bidders

Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority

Brian Shortsleeve

Chief Administrator and Acting General Manager of the MBTA

May 8, 2017