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2/8/2024 - Advertisement for Bids: Replacement of Purchase Brook Rd Bridge

LEGAL NOTICE
ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS

REPLACEMENT OF BRIDGE No. 130-013
PURCHASE BROOK ROAD BRIDGE OVER PURCHASE BROOK
SOUTHBURY, CONNECTICUT
STATE PROJECT No. 9130-0013

The Town of Southbury, Connecticut is seeking sealed bids for furnishing all labor, tools, materials, and equipment required for the Replacement of Bridge No. 130-013: Purchase Brook Road over Purchase Brook. Bids will be received by the First Selectman’s Office, Town Hall, 501 Main Street South, Southbury, Connecticut 06488 until 10:00 A.M. local time on Thursday, February 29, 2024, at which time the bids will be publicly opened and read.

An optional pre-bid meeting with potential bidders will be held at the project location on Thursday, February 22, 2024 at 9:00 a.m.

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, www.advancedrepro.net. Prospective bidders should access the “Planroom” on the website and go to the “Public Jobs” area. No login 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. Project Documents will be available at noon, Thursday, February 8, 2024.

Form 818 Standard Specifications and Supplemental Specifications may be obtained via the Connecticut Department of Transportation’s website: https://portal.ct.gov/DOT/IT/ConnDOT-Publications-Manuals. All Proposals must be on the form furnished by the Town of Southbury and must be requested for the above-named project. Each Bidder must deposit with his/her bid a certified check or bid bond for not less than five percent (5%) of the bid as provided in the Information for Bidders. NO PROPOSAL WILL BE ACCEPTED UNLESS ACCOMPANIED BY THE REQUIRED BID BOND. The Contractor chosen for the project shall be required to furnish 100% Performance and Labor and Material bonds and proof of required insurance coverage. A Maintenance Bond in the amount of ten percent (10%) of the contract sum shall be required after completion of the work and prior to final payment.

THIS CONTRACT IS SUBJECT TO STATE SET-ASIDE AND CONTRACT COMPLIANCE REQUIREMENTS.

The attention of the Bidders is called to the requirement for minimum wage rates to be paid under this Contract.

The right is reserved to reject any or all bids in whole or in part, to award any item, group of items, or total bid and to waive any informality or technical defects, if it is deemed to be in the best interest of the Town of Southbury.

No Bidder may withdraw their bid within ninety (90) days after the actual date of the opening thereof.

CONTRACTORS that find discrepancies and/or errors in or between plans, specifications, quantities and other matters, must immediately notify Gary Giroux, Cardinal Engineering Associates, Inc., 180 Research Parkway, Meriden, CT 06450 or at gary@cardinal-engineering.com in writing not less than seven days before the scheduled bid opening.