Northeast Elementary Inclusive Playground Construction, 2026

The City of Waltham
Invites
Interested Parties
To propose the best offer and or bid
For the service or product herewith described:
NORTHEAST ELEMENTARY INCLUSIVE
PLAYGROUND CONSTRUCTION, 2026
GENERAL BIDS Due: Thursday April 16th, 2026 at 10:00AM
PRE-BID SITE VISIT: Wednesday April 8th, 2026 at 10:00AM
LAST DAY WRITTEN QUESTIONS: Thursday April 9th, 2026 at 12:00PM
(To cphilpott@city.waltham.ma.us)

Northeast Elementary School Playground Improvements Bid Documents
Waltham, Massachusetts
DOCUMENT 00 01 10 - TABLE OF CONTENTS
Document/Section No. and Title Page Numbers
DIVISION 00 - PROCUREMENT AND CONTRACTING REQUIREMENTS
Section 00 01 00 Table of Contents 00 01 00-1 through 2
Section 00200 Notice to Bidders
Section 00300 Instructions to Bidders
Section 00350 Agreement
Section 00400 General Conditions
Section 00500 Compliance
Section 00600 Form for General Bid
Section 00700 Prevailing Wage Schedule
Section 00800 Performance Bond
Section 00900 Payment Bond
DIVISION 01 - GENERAL REQUIREMENTS
Section 01 33 00 Submittal Procedures 01 33 00-1 through 10
Section 01 56 26 Construction Fencing 01 56 26-1 through 3
Section 01 56 39 Temporary Tree Protection and Pruning 01 56 39-1 through 8
DIVISION 02 - EXISTING CONDITIONS
Section 02 41 13 Site Preparation 02 41 13-1 through 7
DIVISION 03 - CONCRETE
Section 03 30 00 Cast-In-Place Concrete 03 30 00-1 through 13
DIVISION 04 - MASONRY
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DIVISION 05 - METALS
Section 05 05 13 Shop Applied Coatings for Metal 05 05 13-1 through 9
Section 05 50 00 Metal Fabrications 05 50 00-1 through 7
DIVISION 06 THROUGH 10
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DIVISION 11 - EQUIPMENT
Section 11 68 16 Play Structures 11 68 16-1 through 5
DIVISIONS 12-30
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DIVISION 31 - EARTHWORK
Section 31 00 00 Earthwork 31 00 00-1 through 13
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Waltham, Massachusetts
DIVISION 32 - EXTERIOR IMPROVEMENTS
Section 32 12 16 Bituminous Concrete Paving 32 12 16-1 through 10
Section 32 13 13 Concrete Paving 32 13 13-1 through 7
Section 32 18 00 Resilient Surfacing 32 18 00-1 through 7
Section 32 30 00 Site Improvements 32 30 00-1 through 4
Section 32 90 00 Lawns and Planting 32 90 00-1 through 14
DIVISION 33 - UTILITIES
Section 33 40 00 Storm Drainage Utilities 33 40 00-1 through 11
DIVISIONS 34 THROUGH 49
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SECTION 00200
CITY OF WALTHAM
MASSACHUSETTS
NOTICE TO BIDDERS
NORTHEAST SCHOOL PLAYGROUND CONSTRUCTION, 2026
WALTHAM, MASSACHUSETTS
The City of Waltham, Massachusetts invites sealed bids from Contractors for the Northeast School
Playground Construction, 2026, Waltham, Massachusetts.
PLANS, SPECIFICATIONS and other Contract Documents may be obtained by visiting the City's Web Site
at https://www.city.waltham.ma.us/category/tags/purchasing-bids-open-0
Copies of Addenda will be e- mailed to the registered Bidders without charge. Addenda will also be
posted on the web site above.
Sealed GENERAL BIDS for this project will be accepted from eligible bidders at the Purchasing
Department, Waltham City Hall, 610 Main Street, Waltham, MA 02452 until Thursday April 16th, 2026
at 10:00AM, at which place and time they shall be publicly opened via ZOOM, read aloud and recorded
for presentation to the Awarding Authority.
A PREBID SITE VISIT will be held for all interested parties at Wednesday April 8th, 2026 at 10:00AM
Meet at the site in the parking lot proposed area of 70 Putney Lane., Waltham, MA. Attendance at
this pre-bid conference is not required, for parties submitting a bid.
Each general bid, and each sub-bid shall be accompanied by a bid deposit in the form of a bid bond,
certified check, or a treasurer's or cashier's check issued by a responsible bank or trust company,
payable to the City of Waltham in the amount of five percent (5%) of the value of the bid. Bid deposits
will be dealt with as provided in Massachusetts General Laws, Chapter 30, Section 39M.
Bids shall be made on the basis of the Minimum Wage Rates as determined by the Commissioner of
Labor and Industries, Pursuant to the Provisions of M.G.L. Chapter 30, Section 39M inclusive of
Massachusetts General Laws, a copy of which is attached to and is made a part of the Contract.
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Bidders' selection procedures and contract award shall be in conformity with applicable statues of the
Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Performance and Labor and Materials payment bonds in the full amount of the contract price will be
required from the successful bidder.
The Awarding Authority reserves the right to reject any or all general bids, if it be in the public interest
to do so, and to reject any sub-bid on any sub-trade if it determines that such sub-bid does not
represent the sub-bid of a person competent to perform the work as specified or that less than three
such sub-bids were received and that the prices are not reasonable for acceptance without further
competition.
The successful bidder will be required to furnish a Certificate of Insurance, naming the City of Waltham as
an Additional Named Insured with a waiver of subrogation, for General Liability and Vehicle Liability in
the amount of $500,000 per occurrence and $1,000,000 in the aggregate and Worker's Compensation
Insurance as prescribed by law.
In accordance with M.G.L. Chapter 30, Section 39M the undersigned certifies that all employees to be
employed at the worksite will have successfully completed a course in construction safety and health
approved by OSHA that is at least 10 hours in duration at the time the employee begins work and shall
furnish documentation of successful completion of said course with the first certified payroll report for
each employee.
CITY ORDINANCE. APPROVAL OF CONTRACTS BY MAYOR, SEC. 312 OF THE CITY ORDINANCES.
All contract made by any department, board or commission where the amount involved is two thousand
dollars ($2,000) or more shall be in writing, and no such contract shall be deemed to have been made or
executed until the approval of the Mayor is affixed thereto. Any construction contract shall, and all
other contracts may, where the contract exceed five thousand dollars ($5,000) be required to be
accompanied by a bond with sureties satisfactory to the Mayor.
CITY OF WALTHAM
Crystal Philpott,
Purchasing Agent
Purchasing Department
City Hall, 610 Main Street
Waltham, MA 02452
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SECTION 00300 INSTRUCTION TO BIDDERS
PART 1 - GENERAL
1.1 SCHEDULE OF DATES
A. Advertisement appears in Central Register, Plans and Specifications are available on the
City of Waltham website after 10:00AM March 25th, 2026
B. Prebid site visit on Wednesday April 8th, 2026 at 10:00AM at the proposed location of
70 Putney Lane. Waltham, MA. Please meet in the parking lot to not disrupt school.
C. Questions and requests for interpretations may be submitted in writing by Bidders via e-
mail ONLY to cphilpott@city.waltham.ma.us until: Thursday April 9th, 2026 at Noon,
12:00PM.
D. Addenda will be issued with interpretations as determined by the Purchasing
Department only via e-mail and posting on the web site.
E. General Bids Deadline: Thursday April 16th, 2026 at 10:00AM in the Purchasing
Department, City Hall, 610 Main Street, Waltham, MA 02452, Attn: Purchasing Agent,
where the bids will be publicly open and read via ZOOM.
1.2 BIDDING PROCEDURE
A. Bids for the work are subject to the provisions of General Laws, Chapter 30, Section
39M inclusive, as amended. Regulations governing the bidding procedures as set
forth in the above mentioned amended General Laws must be followed.
B. In the event of any inconsistencies between any of the provisions of these Contract
Documents and of the cited statute, anything herein to the contrary notwithstanding,
the provisions of the said statute shall control.
C. No General Bid received by the Awarding Authority after the time respectively
established herein for the opening of General Bids will be considered, regardless of the
cause for the delay in the receipt of any such bid.
1.3 WITHDRAWAL OF BIDS
A. Bids may be withdrawn prior to the time respectively established for the opening of
General Bids only on written request to the Awarding Authority.
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1.4 INTERPRETATION OF CONTRACT DOCUMENTS
A. No oral interpretation will be made to any bidder. All questions or requests for
interpretations must be made in writing to the Architect.
B. Every interpretation made to a bidder will be in the form of an Addendum to the
drawings and/or specifications, which will be made available to all persons to whom
Contract Documents have been issued.
C. Failure of the Awarding Authority to send, or of any bidder to receive any such
Addendum shall not relieve any bidder form obligation under his bid as submitted.
D. All such Addenda shall become a part of the Contract Documents.
1.5 EXAMINATION OF SITE AND CONTRACT DOCUMENTS
A. Each bidder shall visit the site of the proposed work and fully acquaint himself with
conditions as they exist, and shall also thoroughly examine the Contract Documents.
Failure of any bidder to visit the site and acquaint himself with the Contract Documents
shall not relieve any bidder from any obligation with respect to his bid.
B. By submitting a bid, the bidder agrees that the Contract Documents are adequate and
that the required result for a full and complete installation can be produced. The
successful bidder shall furnish any and all labor, materials, insurance, permits and all
other items needed to produce the required result to the satisfaction of the Awarding
Authority.
1.6 BID SECURITY
A. The General Contractor's bid must be accompanied by bid security in the amount of five
percent (5%) of the bid.
B. At the option of the bidder, the security may be bid bond, certified, treasurer's or
cashier's check issued by a responsible bank or trust company. No other type of bid
security is acceptable.
Bid Bonds shall be issued by a Surety Company qualified to do business under the laws
of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
C. Certified, Treasurer's or Cashier's check shall be made payable to the City of Waltham,
Massachusetts.
D. The bid security shall secure the execution of the Contract and the furnishing of a
Performance and Payment Bond by the successful General Bidder for 100% of the
contract value.
E. Should any General Bidder to whom an award is made fail to enter into a contract
therefore within five (5) days, Saturdays, Sundays and Legal Holidays, excluded, after
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notice of award has been mailed to him or fail within such time to furnish a
Performance Bond and also a Labor and Materials or Payment Bond as required, the
amount so received from such General Bidder through his Bid Bond, Certified,
Treasurer's or Cashier's check as bid deposit shall become the property of the City of
Waltham, Massachusetts as liquidated damages; provided that the amount of the bid
deposit, which becomes the property of the City of Waltham, Massachusetts, shall not
in any event exceed the difference between his bid price and the bid price of the next
lowest responsible and eligible bidder; and provided further that, in case of death,
disability, bona fide clerical error or mechanical error of a substantial nature, or other
unforeseen circumstances affecting the General Bidder, his deposit shall be returned to
him.
1.7 BID FORM
A. General Bids shall be submitted on the "FORM FOR GENERAL BID" enclosed. Erasures or
other changes must be explained or noted over the signature of the bidder.
B. Bid forms must be completely filled in. Bids which are incomplete, conditional, or
obscure, or which contain additions not called for will be rejected.
C. General Bidders shall submit one set of executed bid forms to the Awarding Authority.
1.8 SUBMISSION OF BIDS AND BID SECURITIES
A. Each bid submitted by a General Contractor shall be enclosed in a sealed envelope that
shall be placed with the bid security in an outer envelope. The outer envelope shall be
sealed and clearly marked as follows:
(Firm Name):
General Bid and Bid Security for:
Northeast School Playground Construction
1.9 AWARD OF CONTRACT
A. The Contract shall be awarded to the lowest responsible and eligible General Bidder on
the basis of competitive bids in accordance with the procedure set forth in the provision
of Section 44B-44L inclusive, as amended or inserted, of Chapter 30, Section 39M of the
General Laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
B. If the bidder selected as the General Contractor fails to perform his agreement to
execute a contract in accordance with the terms of his General Bid, and furnish a
Performance Bond and also a Labor and Materials or Payment Bond, as stated in his
General Bid in accordance with Section 44F, an award shall be made to the next lowest
responsible and eligible bidder.
C. The words "lowest responsible and eligible bidder" shall be the bidder whose name is
the lowest of those bidders possessing the skill, ability and integrity necessary for the
faithful performance of the work and who shall certify that he is able to furnish labor
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that can work in harmony with all other elements of labor employed, or to be
employed, on the work. Essential information in regard to such qualifications shall be
submitted in such form as the Awarding Authority may require.
D. Action on the award will be taken within sixty (60) days, Saturdays, Sundays and Legal
Holidays excluded after the opening of the bids.
1.10 SECURITY FOR FAITHFUL PERFORMANCE
A. The successful bidder must deliver to the Awarding Authority simultaneously with his
delivery of the executed contract, an executed Performance Bond, and also a Labor and
materials or Payment Bond, each issued by a surety company qualified to do business
under the laws of the Commonwealth and satisfactory to the Awarding Authority and
each in the sum of One Hundred Percent (100%) of the Contract Price, as surety for the
faithful performance of his contract, and for the payment of all persons performing
labor or furnishing materials in connection therewith. Said bonds shall provide that, if
the General Contractor fails or refuses to complete the Contract, the Surety Company
will be obligated to do so.
B. Premiums are to be paid by the General Contractor, and are to be included in the
Contract Price.
1.11 EQUAL OPPORTUNITY
A. The City of Waltham is an Equal Opportunity employer and will require compliance with
the minority business enterprise plan (MBE) on file in the Purchasing Department
1.12 PRE-BID WALK-THRU
A. A pre-bid conference will be held at the site on Wednesday April 8th at 10:00AM at the
site location of 70 Putney Lane. Please meet in the parking lot to not disrupt school.
B. Interested parties are encouraged to attend given that this will be the only time to
visit the location.
1.13 SITE VISITS
A. Prospective bidders are prohibited from going onto the site prior to the Bid Opening or
any time other than the pre-bid walk-thru, as set forth in Section 1.12 above.
1.14 CONTRACT DOCUMENTS
A. The Awarding Authority shall make available the bid documents and addenda in the City
Web site at https://www.city.waltham.ma.us/category/tags/purchasing-bids-open-0
No plans will be mailed.
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1.15 EQUALITY
A. Except where otherwise specifically provided to the contrary, the words "or approved
equal" are hereby inserted immediately following the name or description of each
article, assembly, system, or any component part thereof in the Contract Documents. It
is the Contractor's responsibility to provide all the research and documentation that
would prove a product or assembly is "equal". Failure to provide research or
documentation does not alleviate the Contractor's responsibility to meet the schedule.
1.16 TAX FREE NUMBER
A. The City of Waltham has a tax-free number.
1.17 SCHEDULE
A. 120 Day completion timeline from the date of Notice to Proceed.
1.18 LATE PENALTY FEES
A. If the work is not Substantially Complete as specified in 1.17, the Contractor shall be
charged Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) per day to pay for consulting and testing fees
required to manage and arrange for the completion of the project. Late fees will be
deducted from the Contract via Change Order.
1.19 WEEKLY JOB MEETINGS
A. There will be a weekly job meeting at the site on the same agreed-upon day and time.
Time will be provided to discuss and view the progress of the work and to answer
questions. The Contractor's job Superintendent and Project Manager shall attend each
meeting. The City reserves the right to have job meetings conducted in the Planning
Department at 119 School Street, Waltham.
1.20 PROJECT SUPERINTENDENT
A. The Contractor shall provide the same person as Superintendent for the entire duration
of the project. Failure to maintain the same person in this position shall result in a One
Thousand Dollar ($1,000.00) penalty per incident which shall cover the Architect's time
to re-orient new personnel.
1.21 AWARD
A. The Awarding Authority reserves the right to reject any or all bids if it be in the public
interest to do so, and to act upon the bids and make its award in any lawful manner.
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