16 Mosher St. Stair Replacement NBHA 024-2023

NEW BEDFORD HOUSING AUTHORITY

ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS

GENERAL BIDS

The New Bedford Housing Authority invites Contractors to submit Bids for NBHA-024-2023 Front Stair Replacement Project at Mosher Street Apartments, with a general location of 16 Mosher Street, New Bedford, Massachusetts, in accordance with the documents prepared by McKinnell McKinnell & Taylor Inc. (MMT).

The Project consists of: Demolition of existing fiberglass clad stair system, railing, pavement, and installation of new concrete stair, railings, sidewalks, and landscaping as well as all other associated work specified within the contract documents.

The construction cost is estimated to be $40,000.00

General Bids will be received until 2:00 PM, Thursday, October 19, 2023, and publicly opened online, forthwith.

THIS PROJECT IS BEING ELECTRONICALLY BID AND HARD COPY BIDS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED.

Please review the instructions in the bid documents on how to register as an electronic bidder. The bids are to be prepared and submitted at www.biddocsonline.com. Tutorials and instructions on how to complete the electronic bid documents are available online.

All bids should be submitted electronically online at www.biddocsonline.com no later than date and time specified above.

All bids must conform with provisions of Mass. General Law, Chapter 149, Section 44A to 44L inclusive, M.G.L. c.30 § 39M & to minimum wage rates as required by the Davis/ Bacon Acts subject to the provisions of 29 CFR 5.5 as amended by the U.S. Department of Labor. The project is subject to Title VI of the Civil rights Act of 1964, Section 3 of the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1968 and the instructions to Bidders.  The NEW BEDFORD HOUSING AUTHORITY is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Each General Bid shall be accompanied by:

1. General Bid form
2. 5% Bid Deposit
3. Bidder’s Reference Form
4. Certificate of Vote of Authorization
5. Debarment Disclosure Form
6. HUD Form 5369 and 5369A
7. Non-Collusive Affidavit
8. Tax Compliance Certification
9. Certificate of Bidder regarding EEO
10. HUD Form 2530 Previous Participation
11. Certificate of Compliance Executive Order 11246
12. Massachusetts Executive Order 481
13. Section 3 Compliance Agreement – August 2018 – Section B, C, D, & E
14. Certificate of Workmanship Compliance
15. Certificate of Schedule of Compliance

No Bid of a General Bidder shall be withdrawn, after opening thereof, prior to thirty (30) days, Saturdays, Sundays, and legal holidays excluded, of the award of the general contract, withou the consent of the New Bedford Housing Authority.

Once the Awarding Authority determines the low bidder, it will verify whether the Contractor is eligible by checking the Contractor’s most recent work as listed in the update statement

CONTRACTOR CERTIFICATION

The Prime Contractor is not required to have any DCAMM Certifications.

PRE-BID CONFERENCE

A Pre-bid conference shall be held on Tuesday, October 10, 2023, at 11:30 am.   The meeting will start at the building entrance located at 16 Mosher Street, New Bedford, MA 02746.

BID DOCUMENTS AND DEPOSITS

Each bid shall be accompanied by a bid deposit in the form of a bid bond, cash, certified check, treasurer’s check or cashier’s check issued by a responsible bank or trust company made payable to the New Bedford Housing Authority in the amount of 5% of the bid proposal.  The Bid Deposit shall be satisfactory to the awarding authority and conditioned upon the faithful performance by the principal of the agreements contained in the Bid.  (A scanned copy shall be included with the electronic bid.)

Bid forms and contract documents will be available at online at www.biddocs.com on Wednesday, October 4, 2023, after 10:00 AM (may be viewed electronically and hard copy requested).

There is a plan deposit of $75.00 per set (maximum of 2 sets) payable to Bid Docs Online Inc.  Deposits may be electronically paid or must be a certified or cashier’s check.   This deposit will be refunded for up to two sets for general bidders and for one set for sub-bidders upon return of the sets in good condition within thirty (30) days of receipt of general bids.  Otherwise the deposit shall be the property of the Awarding Authority.

Additional sets may be purchased or mailed (see www.biddocsonline.com website for rates).  Bidders requesting Contract Documents to be mailed to them shall include a separate check for $40.00 per set for UPS Ground (or $65.00 per set for UPS overnight), payable to BidDocs Online Inc.  to cover mail handling costs.

OSHA REQUIREMENTS

This contractor and all subcontractors shall furnish to the Owner, with the first certified payroll report, documentation indicating that each employee has successfully completed 10 hours of an OSHA course in construction safety and health.  This course must be approved by the United States Occupational Health and Safety Administration.

RIGHT OF THE AWARDING AUTHORITY TO REJECT BIDS

The New Bedford Housing Authority reserves the right to reject any or all bids or to waive informalities in the bidding if it be in the public interest to do so.

MINIMUM WAGE RATES

Minimum rates of pay have been established for the project by the Secretary of Labor in accordance with Public Law 403 and the Seventy-fourth Congress approved August 10, 1935 as amended.

Bids are subject to M.G.L. c.149 §44 A-J & to minimum wage rates established for the project by the Federal Davis-Bacon Act (DBA)