The City of Bristol is seeking bids for replacement of two underground storage tanks and associated work at Chippens Hill Middle School, 551 Peacedale Street, Bristol, Connecticut. Bid documents are available at no charge by downloading from the City of Bristol website via the document link noted below.

The materials are also available via the State of CT web portal CTSource via the following link:
https://portal.ct.gov/DAS/CTSource/BidBoard

Bids will be accepted until November 17, 2023 at 11:00 am at the City of Bristol Purchasing Department, 111 North Main Street, 3rd Floor, Bristol CT 06010, at which time bids will be opened and read. Bids received after the opening date and time will not be considered for award. The City reserves the right to waive any informalities in the bid, to reject any or all bids, and to accept the bid that in its judgment is in its best interest. Each bid shall be accompanied by a Bid Security in the amount of 5% of the bidders base bid amount, in the form of a Bid Bond made payable to the City of Bristol.

A non-mandatory bidder’s conference will be held on November 8, 2023 at 3:00 pm at Chippens Hill Middle School rear entrance, 229 James P Casey Road, Bristol CT, to allow for viewing of existing conditions.

Prospective bidders shall examine the “Instruction to Bidders” and “Supplementary Instructions to Bidders” and shall comply and conform strictly with the conditions and instructions contained therein.

In accordance with CGS Sections 4a-100 and 4b-91, firms submitting bids must be pre-qualified with the State of Connecticut Department of Administrative Services (“DAS”) to perform General Construction Class B, and shall include with their bid a copy of a current certificate and Update (Bid) Statement as issued by DAS.

The awarded contractor will be required to secure a Performance Bond and a Labor and Materials Bond, each in the amount of 100% of the contract award, provided by a surety licensed to do business in the State of Connecticut. The requirements for prevailing wage rates are to apply to the resultant contract award.

Pursuant to Public Act 15-5, this contract is subject to state contract compliance requirements, including non-discrimination statutes and set-aside requirements. State law requires a minimum of twenty-five (25%) percent of the state-funded portion of the contract be set aside for award to subcontractors holding current certification from the Connecticut Department of Administrative Services. The contractor must demonstrate good faith effort to meet the 25% set-aside goals.

The City reserves the right to waive any informalities in the bid, to reject any or all bids, and to accept the bid that in its judgment is in its best interest. Bids must be firm and may not be withdrawn for a period of 90 days following the bid opening.

The Contractor will take affirmative action to ensure that applicants are employed, and that employees are treated during employment without regard to their race, color, religion, gender, or national origin.

Roger D. Rousseau, Purchasing Agent
Tel (860) 584-6195
http://www.bristolct.gov/bids