Bids shall be on a form supplied by the Parks and Recreation Department, shall be clearly identified as a bid and signed by the bidder. All bids for this project are subject to all applicable provisions of law and in accordance with the terms and provisions of the contract documents entitled: SAME AS ABOVE

SCOPE OF WORK:

Includes: Furnishing all labor, materials and equipment necessary for the construction of Phillips Street Park, including play equipment, resilient surfacing, brick paving, concrete paving, concrete seat-walls, relocating existing gas lights, grading, ornamental fencing, benches and landscaping.

Estimated cost of contract is $400,000.00

Bids shall be submitted before 2:00 P.M., Boston time, Thursday, August 7, 2008, and opened forthwith and read aloud.

Bids shall be filed with the Awarding Authority, 1010 Massachusetts Avenue, third floor, Roxbury, MA 02118, accompanied by the bid deposit previous to the time named for opening of bid. The Awarding Authority reserves the right to waive any informalities, or to reject any and all bids, if it be in the Public Interest to do so.

SPECIFICATIONS AND PLANS:

Will be available on or about Monday, July 21, 2008, after 9:00 A.M., Boston time, at the Parks and Recreation Department to all interested parties who present a $50.00 certified check, payable to the City of Boston for each set.

Specifications must be returned in good condition within thirty days of the bid opening in order for the bidder to have the $50.00 check returned.

BIDDERS:

Are hereby notified that bid deposits must be 5 percent of his/her bid, and shall be in the form of a bid bond, cash, or certified check, treasurer € s check, or cashier € s check, bid bond of a surety company qualified to do business under the laws of the Commonwealth and satisfactory to the Commissioner made payable to the City of Boston.

ATTENTION TO ALL BIDDERS:

The work force requirement (employee man-hour ratios per trade) for this contract are as follows: Minority, 25 percent; Boston Resident, 50 percent; and Female, 10 percent.

The successful bidder will be required to provide by insurance for the payment of compensation and the furnishing of other benefits under the Workmen € s Compensation Law, General Laws (Ter. Ed.), chapter 152, to all persons to be employed under the contract, and sufficient proof of compliance with the foregoing stipulation will be required before commencing performance of this contract.

A performance bond and also a labor and materials or payment bond, each of a surety company qualified to do business under the laws of the Commonwealth and satisfactory to the Commissioner and in the sum of 100 percent of the contract price, as well as certain public liability and property damage insurance, will be required of the successful general contractor.

Prospective bidders are requested to attend a pre-bid conference in the office of the Chief Engineer, 1010 Massachusetts Avenue, Roxbury, MA 02118 on Tuesday, July 29, 2008, at 10:00 A.M. Boston time.

CITY OF BOSTON
PARKS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT
Antonia Pollak,
Commissioner

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