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CITY OF
LOWELL, MASSACHUSETTS

IFB 26-73

BID PROPOSAL, CONTRACT 

GENERAL CONDITIONS, SPECIAL CONDITIONS

AND TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

FOR


BILLERICA STREET OVER MARGINAL BROOK PROPOSED BRIDGE REPLACEMENT


CITY MANAGER  THOMAS A. GOLDEN, JR.


DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS
DPW COMMISSIONER, PAUL ST. CYR


City of Lowell
Department of Public Works
Lowell, Massachusetts

May 13, 2026

Prepared by	
	

	

TEC, Inc.
282 Merrimack Street, 2nd Floor
Lawrence, MA





TABLE OF CONTENTS

INVITATION TO BIDINV-1-INV-2

INFORMATION FOR BIDDERS.IB-1-IB-10

BID PROPOSAL....BP-1-BP-14

	BID TABS..BP-3BP-8

CONTRACT.CON-1-CON-9

GENERAL CONDITIONS...GC-1-GC-31

SPECIAL CONDITIONS..SC-1-SC-8

SPECIAL PROVISIONS..SP-1-SP-33

APPENDIX A  PROJECT PLANS

APPENDIX B  PREVAILING WAGE RATES

APPENDIX C  ENVIRONMENTAL PERMITS 




INVITATION TO BID 
Bid Number:  26-73

BILLERICA STREET - PROPOSED BRIDGE REPLACEMENT
Lowell, Massachusetts

Sealed bids will be publicly opened on May 27, 2026 at City Hall in the Purchasing Department, Room 60, 375 Merrimack Street, Lowell, MA 01852, at 11:00AM, EST/EDST, for the work described herein. BIDDERS ARE REQUIRED TO SUBMIT A BID INCLUDING ALL BID FORMS CONTAINED IN THIS PACKAGE. DO NOT REMOVE PAGES.

The bids will be for all labor, materials, equipment, tools, appliances etc. necessary for the BILLERICA STREET PROPOSED BRIDGE REPLACEMENT.

A non-mandatory pre-bid meeting is scheduled for 11:00 A.M. on Tuesday, May 19th, 2026, at the project site located near 187 Billerica Street, Lowell, MA 01854. 

Bid Documents, including Plans and Specifications may be obtained after May 13th, 2026 at the City of Lowell Purchasing Department Room 60, 375 Merrimack Street, Lowell, MA 01852 and on the Citys Website at the following address:

 HYPERLINK "http://www.lowellma.gov/Purchasing/Pages/General/OpenSolicitations.aspx" http://www.lowellma.gov/Purchasing/Pages/General/OpenSolicitations.aspx 

Bid Number: IFB 26-73

Each bid proposal must be secured by an accompanying deposit of five percent (5%) of the total bid amount and submitted in a sealed envelope clearly marked, Proposal for BILLERICA STREET PROPOSED BRIDGE REPLACEMENT. The deposit shall be in the form of a Bid Bond, Certified Check, Cashiers or Treasurers Check, made payable to the City of Lowell, or cash.

The successful bidder must furnish a Payment Bond and a Performance Bond of an amount equal to One Hundred (100%) percent of the total Contract Price, issued by a Surety Company, satisfactory to the Commissioner of Public Works.

The prospective bidder will need to register as a prospective bidder/plan holder and be verified against the MassDOT prequal list prior to receiving official bid documents. MassDOT Prequalification information will be provided in a forthcoming addendum. 

Attention of the Bidders is particularly called to the requirements of the conditions of employment to be observed and the prevailing wage rates to be paid on this project, as determined by the State Department of Labor Division of Occupational Safety.



Note: Bidders must also comply with Certification of Compliance G.L.C. 30 & 39S Public Construction More Than $10,000.00. See page BP-10. 

The City of Lowell, acting through its Chief Procurement Officer, reserves the right to waive any informality in, to reject any or all bids or to accept the one which appears in the best interest of the City of Lowell.

MBEs are encouraged to submit proposals. EOE/AA. 

Project Value: $1,200,000

P. M. Vaughn - CHIEF PROCUREMENT OFFICER

ADVERTISED: 		Central Register, May 13, 2026
				Comm Buys, May 13, 2026
Wednesday Lowell Sun, May 13, 2026





INFORMATION FOR BIDDERS

SUBSECTION

Receipt and Opening of Bids
Preparation of Bid
Price Adjustments 
Qualifications of Bidder
Bid Security
Damages for Failure to Enter into Contract
Duration of Contract
Conditions of Work
Addenda and Interpretations
Security and Interpretations
Power of Attorney
Notice of Special Conditions
Laws and Regulations
Method of Award - Lowest Qualified Bidder
Obligation of Bidder
List of Utilities in the Area
Testing of Materials
Nondiscrimination in Employment
Affirmative Action
Sales Tax
Soil Conditions
Compliance with Air and Water Acts
Interest of Members, Officers, or Employees of the Owner, 
Members of Local Governing Body, or other Public Officials

INFORMATION FOR BIDDERS

RECEIPT AND OPENING OF BIDS

The City of Lowell herein called the Owner invites sealed bids on the separate copies of Bid Forms furnished for that purpose, all blanks of which must be appropriately filled in. The bound-in Bid Forms in the Contract Documents are for continuity and the convenience of Bidders and are not to be detached from the Contract Documents, filled out or executed. 

Sealed bids will be received at the Lowell City Hall Purchasing Department, 375 Merrimack Street, Room 60, Lowell, MA 01852 until 11:00 A.M. local time, May 27, 2026, and then at said Office publicly opened and read aloud. The envelope containing the bids for the BILLERICA STREET PROPOSED BRIDGE REPLACEMENT shall be sealed, addressed to the City of Lowell, Purchasing Department and designated as Bid for BILLERICA STREET PROPOSED BRIDGE REPLACEMENT

The Owner may consider informal any bid not prepared and submitted in accordance with the provisions hereof and may waive any informalities or reject any and all bids. Any bid may be withdrawn prior to the above scheduled time for the opening of bids or authorized postponement thereof. Any bid received after the time and date specified shall not be considered. No bidder may withdraw a bid within 60 days after the actual date of the opening thereof.

PREPARATION OF BID

Each bid for the BILLERICA STREET PROPOSED BRIDGE REPLACEMENT shall be submitted on the Basis of Award Form found on page BP-9.

All blank spaces for bid prices must be filled in, with ink or typewriter, in both words and figures, and both of the foregoing Certifications must be fully completed and executed when submitted.

Each bid for the BILLERICA STREET PROPOSED BRIDGE REPLACEMENT must be submitted in a sealed envelope bearing on the outside the name of the bidder, his address, and the name of the project for which the bid is submitted. If forwarded by mail, the sealed envelope containing the bid must be enclosed in another envelope addressed as specified above.

PRICE ADJUSTMENTS 

This Contractcontainsprice adjustments forLiquid Asphalt,Diesel Fuel and Portland Cement.TheApril2026 price base price for Liquid Asphalt shall be $670.00 per ton.TheApril2026base price for Diesel Fuel shall be $4.568pergallon. TheApril2026base price for Portland Cement shall be $425.13 per ton. Take notice that this price adjustment appliesONLYto the Portland Cement content in the concrete mixture placed on the job.



QUALIFICATIONS OF BIDDER

The City reserves the right to reject any or all Bids, if it is in the public interest to do so or for any other good cause, not limited to the following.

The City reserves the right to reject any or all Bids, if it determines that the Bidder does not possess the qualifications to perform the Work specified in the Bidding Documents.

The City reserves the right to reject the Bid of any Bidder who the City has determined has not completed a prior project, whether with the City or elsewhere, because of the fault of the Bidder, its Subcontractors or employees; has been declared in default on a prior contract whether with the City or elsewhere; has failed to complete a prior project in a timely fashion whether with the City or elsewhere; based on its work record, is not capable of performing the within Contract whether due to lack of sufficient prior experience, as determined by the City, or any other reason; has a work record of its Subcontractors demanding direct payment from the City; has a work record of its Subcontractors, employees or material suppliers complaining to the City or other awarding authority regarding the Bidders failure to pay them; has a record of complaints made to t