Publication Date: 6/13/02 Furniture, Furnishings & Equipment

Architect:

Jeter, Cook & Jepson Architects, Inc.

450 Church Street

Hartford, Connecticut 06103

Attention: Curtiss Burr

(860) 247-9226

Fax: 860-524-8067

Phase 2

JCJ Project #0013.12

Project Locations:

Hazardville Memorial Elementary School; State D.O.E. Project #049-119EA

Edgar Parkman Elementary School; State D.O.E. Project #049-120EA

John F. Kennedy Middle School; State D.O.E. Project #049-123EA

Eli Whitney Elementary School; State D.O.E. Project #049-124EA

Harriet Beecher Stowe Elementary School; State D.O.E. Project #049-125EA

Nathan Hale Elementary School; State D.O.E. Project #049-126EA

Enfield Street Elementary School; State D.O.E. Project #049-127EA

Prudence Crandall Elementary School; State D.O.E. Project #049-128EA

Henry Barnard Elementary School; State D.O.E. Project #049-129EA

Sealed bids will be received on Contract or Contracts, for Furniture, Furnishings & Equipment, Enfield Schools, Enfield, Connecticut.

All bids shall be on a lump sum basis, unless stipulated otherwise.

Each interested Contractor shall prepare bid in quadruplicate on the Bid Forms provided. Include completed Qualifications Form with bid. Submit bid on or before 11:00 a.m., June 27, 2002, to Director of Finance, Town Hall, 820 Enfield Street, Enfield, CT 06082. At that time, Bids will be opened publicly and read aloud.

No bids may be withdrawn for a period of 90 days after the due date for submittal without the written consent of the Owner.

Bidding Documents may be examined at the Department of Public Works, 40 Moody Road, Enfield, Connecticut between the hours of 9:00am-4:00pm Monday through Friday.

Copies of the Bidding Documents may be obtained at the Department of Public Works, 40 Moody Road, Enfield, CT 06082 during normal business hours on or after 9:00 a.m. on June 14, 2002. Documents may be purchased for $25.00 per set (non-refundable), check made payable to the Town of Enfield. A maximum of two (2) sets will be allotted each Bidder. No partial sets will be issued. No sets will be mailed. Requests for Information must be submitted in writing and faxed by June 20, 2002, to the Architect for response prior to June 21, 2002.

A Bid Security of 10 percent of the Bid shall be filed with the Bid at the time the Bid is due. It may either be by Bank Certified Check, Bank Check or a Bid Bond made payable to the Town of Enfield.

It is the intention that the deliveries and installations associated with the Furniture, Furnishings & Equipment contract shall be completed between August 15, 2002 and August 1, 2003 as outlined in the Specifications.

After review of all factors, including terms and conditions, qualifications which may include interviews, and price, the Town of Enfield reserves the right to accept or reject any and all bids, or any part thereof, or waive defects in same, or waive informalities, or accept any proposal deemed to be in the best interest of the Town of Enfield.

Gregory Simmons

Director of Finance

Enfield, Connecticut

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