Title: Bancroft Tower Restoration / DPW&P

Agency:	City of Worcester
State:	Massachusetts
Type of Government:	State & Local
Posted Date:	Mar 8, 2024
Due Date:	Apr 3, 2024
Solicitation No:	8161-M4
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Bid Number

8161-M4

Title

Bancroft Tower Restoration / DPW&P

Industry

Construction Services - Vertical

Open Date

03/07/2024

Close Date

04/03/2024 10:00 AM

Contact

Stephen McDonald, Assistant Purchasing Agent

Comments

Standard Form(s)

CORI Compliance.pdf
EPP Policy.pdf
MWBE Program.pdf
REAP Program.pdf
Wage Theft Prevention Certification.pdf

Bid Form(s)

8161-M4-FORM-149-Bancroft-Tower-Merged.pdf
Bancroft-Tower-Drawings.pdf
8161-M4-ADDENDUM-1-FORMS.pdf

Plan Holder(s)*

Bid Results

Awardee(s)

× Stephen McDonald, Assistant Purchasing Agent

Email: mcdonalds@worcesterma.gov
Phone: 508-799-1220
Fax: 508-799-1203

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*APPLIES TO CONSTRUCTION BIDS ONLY - All City of Worcester bids are available for downloading from the City of Worcester website with no required registration process. As a result, the City accepts no responsibility for the accuracy of plan holder lists issued.

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Administration & Finance – Purchasing Division

Christopher J. Gagliastro, MCPPO – Purchasing Director

455 Main Street, Room 201, Worcester, MA 01608

P | 508-799-1220

purchasing@worcesterma.gov

March 8, 2024

To All Bidders:

Subject:

Bid No. 8161-M4, Bancroft Tower Restoration / DPWP

To Whom It May Concern:

ADDENDUM NO. 1

With reference to our bid request relative to the above subject, please refer to the

changes/modifications/clarifications to the original proposal request.

• PLEASE FIND ATTACHED REO and PREVAILING WAGE FORMS

These forms must be submitted with proposal.

Bidders are requested to acknowledge and/or include this addendum with submission. All other

terms, conditions and specifications remain unchanged.

Very truly yours,

Stephen R. McDonald

Assistant Purchasing Director

IMPORTANT NOTICE TO BIDDERS

** RESPONSIBLE EMPLOYER ORDINANCE

and

MINORITY/WOMEN BUSINESS ENTERPRISE AND WORKER UTILIZATION

BIDDERS MUST COMPLETE FORMS EOO-101 AND REO-101,

WHICH ARE PART OF THE BID SUBMISSION

GENERAL BIDDERS, PROPOSERS, TRADE CONTRACTORS, FILED SUBCONTRACTORS, AND

NON-FILED SUBCONTRACTORS, AT EVERY TIER, MUST PROVIDE EVIDENCE OF

COMPLIANCE WITH THE CITY OF WORCESTER’S RESPONSIBLE EMPLOYER ORDINANCE

(“REO”) (See, Supplementary General Conditions, Section 4.7).

PLEASE SEE THE FOLLOWING PAGES FOR FURTHER REO REQUIREMENTS.

ALSO INCLUDED IN THIS SECTION IS A COPY OF THE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY AND

THE MASSACHUSETTS COMMISSION AGAINST DISCRIMINATION THAT GOVERN THE

ACTIVITIES ADDRESSED BY THE M/WBE BUSINESS ENTERPRISE AND WORKER

UTILIZATION PROGRAM AND ITS ASSOCIATED FORMS CONTAINED HEREIN.

Direct any questions about these forms and procedures to:

certifiedpayrollrecords@worcesterma.gov or

purchasing@worcesterma.gov

City Hall – Room 201

455 Main Street

Worcester, MA 01608

(508) 799-1220

** This requirement applies to general bids over $150,000 and all subcontractors at every tier exclusive of

any pricing threshold.

RESPONSIBLE EMPLOYER ORDINANCE &

M/WBE BUSINESS ENTERPRISE AND WORKER UTILIZATION

Revised 01/2023

PROJECT:

CITY OF WORCESTER

INITIAL STATEMENT AND CERTIFICATION OF COMPLIANCE

WITH THE RESPONSIBLE EMPLOYER ORDINANCE

FORM REO 101 PAGE 1OF 2

CONTRACTOR:

ALL GENERAL BIDDERS, PROPOSERS, TRADE CONTRACTORS, SUBCONTRACTORS,

INCLUDING SUBCONTRATORS THAT ARE NOT SUBJECT TO G.L. c. 149, § 44F, UNDER THE

GENERAL BIDDER FOR PROJECTS SUBJECT TO G.L. c. 149, § 44A(2) OR UNDER PROPOSERS

FOR PROJECTS SUBJECT TO G.L. c. 149A, SHALL AS A CONDITION TO SUBMITTING A BID OR

A PROPOSAL, OR OTHERWISE AS A CONDITION TO SUBCONTRACTING, VERIFY

COMPLIANCE WITH THE FOLLOWING OBLIGATIONS AND SHALL CERTIFY SUCH

COMPLIANCE ON A WEEKLY BASIS FOR THE DURATION OF THE PROJECT:

1) That the appropriate lawful Prevailing Wage Rates shall be paid to all employees and the Weekly

Payroll Report Form and Statement of Compliance shall be submitted to the Contract Compliance

Office on a weekly basis for the entire duration of the project;

2) That the contractor maintains or participates in a bona fide apprentice training program as defined

by G.L. c.23, §§11H and 11I for each apprenticeable trade or occupation represented in its

workforce that is approved by the Division of Apprentice Training (DAT) of the Dept. of Labor

and Workforce Development of the Commonwealth, regardless of whether or not the program

qualifies as an employee welfare benefit plan under ERISA, and must register all apprentices with

the Division and abide by the apprentice to journeyman ratio for each trade prescribed therein;

(COMPLIANCE WITH THE APPRENTICE TRAINING PROVISION IS CURRENTLY SUSPENDED-7/24/14)

3) That appropriate industrial accident insurance coverage shall be furnished and maintained, for the

duration of the project, for all its employees employed on the project in accordance with M.G.L.

c. 152;

4) That the contractor/company will properly classify employees on the project as employees rather

than independent contractors and treat them accordingly for purposes of workers’ compensation

insurance coverage, unemployment taxes, social security taxes and income tax withholding. (G.L.

c.149, §148B on employee classification);

5) That at the time employees begin work at the worksite, each employee will have successfully

completed a course in construction safety and health approved by the United States Occupational

Safety and Health Administration that is at least 10 hours in duration;

6) That the contractor/company is in compliance with the health and hospitalization requirements of

the Massachusetts Health Care Reform law established by Chapter 58 of the Acts of 2006, as

amended, and regulations promulgated pursuant to that statute by the Commonwealth Health

Insurance Connector Authority;

7) That the contractor/company, for the duration of the contractor’s/company’s work on the project,

shall make arrangements to ensure that each of its employees entering or leaving the project

RESPONSIBLE EMPLOYER ORDINANCE &

M/WBE BUSINESS ENTERPRISE AND WORKER UTILIZATION

Revised 01/2023

PROJECT:

CITY OF WORCESTER

INITIAL STATEMENT AND CERTIFICATION OF COMPLIANCE

WITH THE RESPONSIBLE EMPLOYER ORDINANCE

FORM REO 101 PAGE 2OF 2

CONTRACTOR:

individually completes the appropriate entries in a daily sign-in/sign-out log to be maintained by

the contractor/company;

8) That the contractor/company is not debarred or otherwise prevented from bidding for or

performing work on a public project in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts or in the city of

Worcester

THE UNDERSIGNED ACKNOWLEDGES HE/SHE HAS READ THE ABOVE OBLIGATIONS AND

CERTIFIES THE CONTRACTOR’S COMPLIANCE WITH THEM.

Signed as a True Statement under Oath:

(Bidder/Company)

Date: _______________________________

By: __________________________________________

(Name/Signature)

By:__________________________________________

(Print Name and Corporate Title

(Seal)

RESPONSIBLE EMPLOYER ORDINANCE &

M/WBE BUSINESS ENTERPRISE AND WORKER UTILIZATION

Revised 01/2023

CITY OF WORCESTER

RESPONSIBLE EMPLOYER ORDINANCE REQUIREMENTS (CONT’D)

FORM REO 103

PAGE 1OF 1

PROJECT:

CONTRACTOR:

POST CONTRACT AWARD SUBMISSIONS

THE SUCCESSFUL GENERAL CONTRACTOR, CONSTRUCTION MANAGER AT RISK, TRADE

CONTRACTORS AND SUBCONTRACTORS, INCLUDING SUBCONTRATORS THAT ARE NOT

SUBJECT TO G.L. c. 149, §44F, UNDER THE GENERAL CONTRACTOR FOR PROJECTS SUBJECT

TO G.L. c. 149, §44A(2) OR UNDER THE CONSTRUCTION MANAGER AT RISK FOR PROJECTS

SUBJECT TO G.L. c. 149A, SHALL SUBMIT THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION AS OUTLINED

BELOW FOR THE DURATION OF THE PROJECT:

1, PRIOR TO EACH EMPLOYEE BEGINNING WORK AT THE WORKSITE, SUBMIT

DOCUMENTATION EVIDENCING THE EMPLOYEE’S SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION OF A

COURSE IN CONSTRUCTION SAFETY AND HEALTH THAT IS APPROVED BY THE UNITED

STATES OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION. A QUALIFYING

PROGRAM MUST BE A MINIMUM OF TEN HOURS IN DURATION.

2. ON A DAILY BASIS, SUBMIT DAILY SIGN-IN/SIGN-OUT LOGS THAT HAVE BEEN

FILLED OUT BY EACH INDIVIDUAL EMPLOYEE ENTERING OR LEAVING THE WORKSITE.

THE LOG SHALL INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING: THE LOCATION OF THE PROJECT;

CURRENT DATE; PRINTED EMPLOYEE NAME; SIGNED EMPLOYEE NAME; AND THE TIME

OF EACH ENTRY OR EXIT. THE LOG SHALL ALSO INCLUDE A PROMINENT NOTICE THAT

EMPLOYEES ARE ENTITLED UNDER STATE LAW TO RECEIVE THE PREVAILING WAGE

RATE FOR THEIR WORK ON THE PROJECT.

RESPONSIBLE EMPLOYER ORDINANCE &

M/WBE BUSINESS ENTERPRISE AND WORKER UTILIZATION

Revised 01/2023

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