TOWN OF ENFIELD

INVITATION TO BIDDERS

ENFIELD SENIOR CENTER

 

September 13, 2001

 

Sealed bids will be received on a General Contract, for construction of the New Enfield Senior Center, 299 Enfield Street, Enfield, Connecticut.

 

The Work consists of approximately 20,000 sq. ft. of new construction as called for in Bidding Documents prepared by the Architect, Lazarus and Sargeant Architects, Ltd., 50 North Main Street, Wallingford, CT 06492, (203) 265-3194.

 

Bids shall include one sum for the total Work.

 

Bidding Documents may be examined at the F. W. Dodge Plan Rooms in Rocky Hill, Connecticut and Milford Connecticut, at Construction Market Data, Waterbury, Connecticut and at Brown’s Letters, Waterbury, Connecticut.

 

Copies of the Bidding Documents may be obtained at the office of Lazarus and Sargeant Architects, Ltd., 50 North Main Street, Wallingford, CT 06492 during normal business hours on or after September 14, 2001.  Deposit will be $100. per set, check made payable to The Town of Enfield.  No partial sets of Documents will be issued.

 

A deposit refund will be made if the documents are returned in good condition within ten (10) calender days after the due date for submittal of bids.  Deposits will be forfeited for any sets not so returned.

 

Prepare proposal on the Bid Form provided.  Submit four (4) signed copies of the Bid sealed and delivered to the office of the Director of Finance, Town Hall, 820 Enfield Street, Enfield, CT 06082, on or before 2 PM, Thursday October 11, 2001.  Bids delivered after that time will not be accepted.  Bids will be opened publicly at that time and read aloud.  The right is reserved to reject any and all bids or to waive defects in same if deemed to be in the best interest of the Town of Enfield.  The name of the project must be clearly marked on the envelope of all sealed bids.

 

Bids may not be withdrawn for a period of 90 days after the due date for submittal without the written consent of the Owner.

 

A mandatory Pre-Bid Conference will be held at 10:00 AM, Wednesday, September 26, 2001, at the Enfield Public Works Department, 40 Moody Road, Enfield CT.  Bidders are required to attend and participate in the conference to be considered for the work.

 

A Bid Security of ten percent (10 %) of the bid shall be filed with the Bid.  It may be either a certified check or a Bid Bond made payable to the Town of Enfield.  The successful Bidder shall furnish Performance and Labor and Material Payment Bonds, each for 100 percent of the Contract Sum following notice of award.  A certificate of insurance with the Town of Enfield, named as additional insured, must be submitted with the bid package.

 

It is the intention that the Work will begin on or about October 22, 2001 and shall be completed no later than November 1, 2002

 

In the event the Work is not completed on or before the agreed upon date, and time being of the essence, the successful Bidder shall agree to pay liquidated damages as stated in the Bidding Documents.

 

The Owner reserves the right to accept any bid or reject any or all bids and to waive informalities in the bidding.

 

 

Gregory Simmons

Director of Finance

Enfield, Connecticut

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