Town of Enfield, Connecticut

Invitation to Bid

School Renovations and Additions

 

                                                                                                                                       July 18, 2001

Sealed bids will be received on a General Contract, for Additions and Renovations to Henry Barnard Elementary School, Eli Whitney Elementary School, Edgar Parkman Elementary School, and Hazardville Memorial Elementary School, Enfield, Connecticut.

 

The Work consists of construction of approximately 16,000 sq. ft. of additions, and minor renovations to each of four elementary schools with attendant mechanical, electrical, and site work as called for in Bidding Documents prepared by the Architect, Jeter, Cook & Jepson Architects, Inc., 450 Church Street, Hartford, CT 06103, (860) 247-9226.

 

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, and West Springfield, Massachusetts and Brown’s Letters, Waterbury, Connecticut.

 

Copies of the Bidding Documents may be obtained at the office of Department of Public Works, 40 Moody Road, Enfield, CT 06082 during normal business hours on or after July 18, 2001.  Deposit will be $150 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) calendar days after the due date for submittal of bids.  Deposits will be forfeited for any sets not so returned.

 

Prepare proposal on the Bid Forms provided.  Submit 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, August 16, 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 or 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Bids may not be withdrawn for a period of 60 days after the due date for submittal without the written consent of the Owner.

 

A Pre-Bid Conference will be held at 10:00 AM, Thursday, July 26, 2001, beginning at the Henry Barnard Elementary School.  Bidders are required to attend and participate in the conference to be considered for the work.

 

A Bid Security of 10 percent 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.

 

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.

 

It is the intention that the Work will begin on or about September 10, 2001 and shall be completed no later than December 30, 2002.

 

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

 

 

                              Gregory Simmons

                              Director of Finance

                              Enfield, Connecticut  

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