MPA Contract No. M666-C1, CHARLESTOWN PATH: BARRY FIELD CONNECTOR, CHARLESTOWN, MA
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS
Electronic General Bids for MPA Contract No. M666-C1, CHARLESTOWN PATH: BARRY FIELD CONNECTOR, CHARLESTOWN, MA, will be received through the internet using Bid Express until the date and time stated below, and will be posted on www.bidexpress.com immediately after the bid submission deadline.
Electronic bids will be received by the Massachusetts Port Authority until 11:00 A.M. local time on JUNE 2, 2021 immediately after which the electronic bids will be opened and read publicly in a designated room at the Capital Programs Department Office, Suite209S, Logan Office Center, One Harborside Drive, East Boston, Massachusetts 02128-2909.
No paper copies of bids will be accepted.
NOTE: PRE BID CONFERENCE WILL BE HELD VIA VIDEO-CONFERENCE AT 1:00 PM LOCAL TIME ON THURSDAY MAY 20, 2021. THE FOLLOWING LINK SHALL BE USED BY ALL PARTICIPANTS: https://global.gotomeeting.com/join/889379037. YOU CAN ALSO DIAL IN USING YOUR PHONE: +1 (872) 240-3311; ACCESS CODE: 889-379-037
The work includes INSTALLATION OF A SIGNALIZED CROSSWALK WITH AN OPENING IN THE EXISTING BRIDGE RAIL, MODIFIED TO MAINTAIN STRUCTURA; INTEGRITY AND CRASH SAFETY. A RAMP/STAIR STRUCTURE AT STREET LEVEL DOWN TO BARRY FIELD WITH AN ASPHALT PATH CONNECTING TO THE EXISTING HARBORWALK. ON CHELSEA ST, CROSSWALK STRIPING AND NEW PAVEMENT MARKINGS WILL BE APPLIED.
Bid documents will be made available beginning MAY 12, 2021
Bid documents for this project may be accessed or downloaded at no cost to potential bidders exclusively through https://www.bidexpress.com/businesses/27137/home in the listing for this Project.
The estimated contract cost is $675,000.00 (six hundred and seventy five thousand dollars).
A proposal guaranty shall be submitted with each General Bid consisting of a bid deposit for five (5) percent of the value of the bid; when sub bids are required, each must be accompanied by a deposit equal to five (5) percent of the sub bid amount in the form of a bid bond in the name of which the Contract for the work is to be executed. The bid deposit shall be (a) in a form satisfactory to the Authority, (b) with a surety company qualified to do business in the Commonwealth and satisfactory to the Authority, and (c) conditioned upon the faithful performance by the principal of the agreements contained in the bid.
The successful Bidder will be required to furnish a performance bond and a labor and materials payment bond, each in an amount equal to 100% of the Contract price. The surety shall be a surety company or securities satisfactory to the Authority. Attention is called to the minimum rate of wages to be paid on the work as determined under the provisions of Chapter 149, Massachusetts General Laws, Section 26 to 27G, inclusive, as amended. The Contractor will be required to pay minimum wages in accordance with the schedules listed in Division II, Special Provisions of the Specifications, which wage rates have been predetermined by the U. S. Secretary of Labor and /or the Commissioner of Labor and Industries of Massachusetts, whichever is greater.
The successful Bidder will be required to purchase and maintain Bodily Injury Liability Insurance and Property Damage Liability Insurance for a combined single limit of $1,000,000. Said policy shall be on an occurrence basis and the Authority shall be included as an Additional Insured. See the insurance sections of Division I, General Requirements and Division II, Special Provisions for complete details.
This contract is subject to a Minority/Women Owned Business Enterprise participation provision requiring that not less than NINETEEN AND SIX TENTHS PERCENT (19.6%) of the Contract be performed by minority and women owned business enterprise contractors. With respect to this provision, bidders are urged to familiarize themselves thoroughly with the Bidding Documents. Strict compliance with the pertinent procedures will be required for a bidder to be deemed responsive and eligible.
This Contract is also subject to Affirmative Action requirements of the Massachusetts Port Authority contained in Article 84 of the General Requirements and Covenants, and to the Secretary of Labor’s Requirement for Affirmative Action to Ensure Equal Opportunity and the Standard Federal Equal Opportunity Construction Contract Specifications (Executive Order 11246).
The General Contractor is required to submit a Certification of Non Segregated Facilities prior to award of the Contract, and to notify prospective subcontractors of the requirement for such certification where the subcontract exceeds $10,000.
Complete information and authorization to view the site may be obtained from the Capital Programs Department Office at the Massachusetts Port Authority. The right is reserved to waive any informality in or reject any or all proposals.
MASSACHUSETTS PORT AUTHORITY
LISA S. WIELAND
CEO & EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
