Mellen Street Bridge Replacement

LEGAL NOTICE
City of Bristol, Connecticut

Notice to Contractors:

Sealed bids for the construction of the following project will be received by the City of Bristol at the Purchasing Department, Bristol City Hall, 2nd Floor, 111 North Main Street, Bristol, CT 06010 until March 23, 2023, 10:00 am after which time no further bids will be accepted. NO EXCEPTIONS. The bids will be publicly opened and read in the City Hall West Facility, City Hall West Meeting Room 1, 131 North Main Street, Bristol, CT 06010 at 10:30 am.

FEDERAL PROJECT

F.A.P. # 6017(011) City of Bristol, Connecticut
State Project No. 0017-0193
City of Bristol Project 2C23-059
Rehabilitation of Bridge No. 04488
Contract Goal: 13% Disadvantaged Business Enterprises (DBEs)

The project is subject to Federal and State prevailing wage rate requirements.

The project consists of the Rehabilitation of the Bridge No. 04488, Mellen Street over Pequabuck River.

The City of Bristol (Municipality) hereby notifies all bidders that it will affirmatively ensure that in any contract entered into pursuant to this advertisement, Disadvantaged Business Enterprises will be afforded full opportunity to submit bids in response to this invitation and that they will not be discriminated against on the grounds of race, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, mental retardation or physical disability, including but not limited to blindness, in consideration for an award.

"Bid Proposal Form", "Schedule of Prices", "Bid Bond", "Non Collusion Affidavit" and “Bidder’s Prequalification” approval letter signed by the CTDOT Contracts Manager must be completed and returned with the submitted bid. Failure to properly execute and include any one of these five documents in the bid submission will result in the bid not being read and the subsequent rejection of the bid.

Plans and Specifications for the above project may be examined and/or obtained at Advanced Reprographics, 50 Corporate Avenue, Plainville, CT 06062, (860) 410-1020. Plans and Specifications may be viewed and/or obtained by going to the Advanced Reprographics website www.advancedrepro.net . Prospective bidders should access the “Planroom” on the website and go to the “Public Jobs” area, no log in information is necessary. Plans and specifications may be picked up at the Advanced Reprographics office. Plans and specifications may also be ordered by calling the Advanced Reprographics number listed above. Bidders are responsible for all printing costs and shipping costs, as applicable.

Form 818 Standard Specifications and Supplemental Specifications may be obtained via the Connecticut Department of Transportation’s website: http://www.ct.gov/dot/cwp/view.asp?a=3609&q=430362 . All Proposals must be on the form furnished by the City of Bristol and must be requested for the above named project.

NOTE: Prospective bidders must have a current sworn Statement (CON-16) on file with the Connecticut Department of Transportation and be prequalified to perform Group No. 9 (Intermediate Bridges) work. The Bidder’s Prequalification approval letter signed by the CTDOT Contracts Manager shall be included as part of the bid package submitted to the Municipality.

NOTE: A Surety Company Bond, on the form furnished by the City, for at least 30 percent of the amount of the bid must accompany each proposal. A certified check will not be accepted. The City reserves the right to reject any and all bids.

NOTE: All bidders shall submit the Pre-award DBE Commitment Approval Request form(s) to the City of Bristol NO LATER THAN FIVE (5) calendar days after the bid opening. This is a requirement of Title 49, Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 26, Participation of DBEs.

CONTRACTORS that find discrepancies and/or errors in or between plans, specifications, quantities and other matters, must immediately notify the Municipality in writing not less than ten days before the scheduled bid opening.