New Plainville Rd., Coggeshall-Shawmut-Topham Roof Replacement

The New Bedford Housing Authority invites Contractors to submit Bids for NBHA No. 017-2024 New Plainville Rd., Coggeshall-Shawmut-Topham Roof Replacement, in accordance with the documents prepared by Fish Design and Architecture, LLC. The project sites consisting of four residential buildings that are scattered at 11 New Plainville Rd, 13-15 New Plainville Rd, 763 Coggeshall St / 720 Shawmut Ave, and 726 Shawmut Ave / 146 Topham St., New Bedford, Massachusetts.
The New Bedford Housing Authority, the Awarding Authority, invites sealed bids from qualified Roofing Contractors for the Roof Replacement including asphalt shingle, underlayment, gutter & downspouts, metal flashing, and roof eave trims in accordance with the documents prepared by Fish Design and Architecture LLC, hereafter called the Architect.
The construction cost is estimated to be $160,000.00.
General Bids will be received until 2:00 PM, Wednesday, July, 10, 2024, and publicly opened online, forthwith.
THIS PROJECT IS BEING ELECTRONICALLY BID (E-Bid) AND HARD COPY BIDS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED.
All bids shall be submitted online at www.Projectdog.com. Hard copy bids will not be accepted by the Awarding Authority. Tutorials and Instructions are available online at www.Projectdog.com. For assistance, contact Projectdog, Inc. at 978.499.9014.
All Bids should be submitted online at www.Projectdog.com and received no later than the date and time specified above.
All bids must conform with provisions of Mass. General Law, Chapter 149, Section 44A – 44J. DCAMM Contractor Certification is required for bidding over $150,000.

Each General Bid shall be accompanied by:
1. Form for General Bid
2. 5% Bid Deposit
3. Certificate of Vote of Authorization
4. Non-Collusive Affidavit
5. HUD Form 5369 and 5369A
6. HUD Form 2530 Previous Participation
7. Debarment Disclosure Form
8. Contractor’s Equal Employment Certification
9. Certificate of Compliance Executive Order 11246
10. Bidders Reference Form
11. Tax Compliance Certification
12. Certificate of Schedule of Compliance
13. Certificate of Workmanship Compliance
14. Massachusetts Executive Order 481
15. Section 3 Compliance Agreement – Section B & E
16. DCAMM Prime/General Contractor Update Statement, if bidding over $150,000.

No Bid of a General Bidder shall be withdrawn, after opening thereof, prior to thirty (30) days, Saturdays, Sundays, and legal holidays excluded, of the award of the general contract, without the consent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.
PRE-BID CONFERENCE
A Pre-bid conference shall be held on June 26th, 2024, at 10:00 am. The meeting will begin at 763 Coggeshall 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 shall be available online at www.Projectdog.com, Project Code 862532 on or after June 12th, 2024. Documents are made available to all bidders in electronic form at no cost. Bidders desiring hard copies of the Drawings and Specifications shall be solely responsible for all costs related to printing and shipping of hard copy documents. Neither Owner nor Architect/Engineer shall be responsible for full or partial sets of Bidding Documents, including Addenda if any, obtained from sources other than Projectdog, Inc.
PREPARATION AND SUBMISSION OF BIDS
Bid Forms will be posted online at www.Projectdog.com. All required Bid Forms must be completed and submitted in unrestricted PDF formatted files. The Bidder must fill-in all required fields and signatures either digitally or manually (print, fill-in, and scan to PDF).
The Bidder shall access the Projectdog.com E-Bidding System by entering the Project Code in the project locator box and then selecting “Sub E-Bid” or “GC E-Bid” from the project’s “Project Details” page. The Bidder must enter their bid price as a numeric, whole dollar value only with no punctuation. If no base bid price is applicable, Bidders are instructed to enter an amount of $1.00 (one dollar). The E-Bidding system automatically translates the numeric value into words and displays the bid price in both figures and words on the submitted bid form.
Bidders may upload (“Add File” or “Replace File”), review (“View File”), Save, submit (“Submit my E-Bid”), or retract (“Retract my E-Bid”) their E-Bid at any time prior to the designated deadline. The server clock is displayed on the project’s E-Bidding page and is the time of record. Bidders must select “Submit my E-Bid” prior to the designated deadline to officially submit their E-Bid online. Once submitted, an E-Bid cannot be edited. To modify a submitted E-Bid, Bidders must retract their submission, save any changes, and then submit the updated E-Bid. Upon submitting or retracting their E-Bid, Bidders will receive a convenience e-mail for informational purposes only. Bidders shall contact Projectdog if the email is not received.
Bidders shall review their submitted E-Bid package by selecting “View My Bid Package” from the project’s E-Bidding page. Uploaded files may be reviewed individually by selecting “View File”. It is also the Bidder’s responsibility to ensure that their submitted bid is 100% true, complete, and accurate.
It is also the Bidder’s responsibility to confirm online that their E-Bid package has been submitted successfully. Timely submission of an E-Bid shall be the full responsibility of the Bidder.
BID SECURITY
Bid Security shall be at least five percent (5%) of the greatest possible bid amount, considering all alternates. The Bid Security in the form of a Bid Bond shall be:
a) with a surety company qualified to do business in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and satisfactory to Owner;
b) conditional upon the faithful performance by the principal of the agreements contained in the Bid; and
c) submitted with your E-Bid online at www.Projectdog.com.
In lieu of and ONLY IN LIEU OF an insurance Bid Bond certificate submitted as outlined above (items a. through c.), a Bid Security in the form of cash, or a certified check, treasurer’s, or cashier’s check issued by a responsible bank or trust company and made payable to the Owner must be submitted with a completed Cash Bid Bond Affidavit form and received by the Owner before the time of bidding. In addition, the Bidder must also submit a completed Cash Bid Bond Affidavit form with their E-Bid. Download the Cash Bid Bond Affidavit form at www.Projectdog.com.
ADDENDA
Addenda, if issued, will be posted to the Projectdog website and shall be accompanied by e-mail notification to every individual or firm on record as having received the Bid Documents. Hard copies of addenda will not be mailed or faxed. It shall be the sole responsibility of the Contractor to ascertain the existence of any and all addenda.
If a bid is submitted prior to an Addendum being issued, the Bidder will receive an e-mail notification for informational purposes only. The Bidder must review the addendum, retract the bid, acknowledge all addenda, and re-submit the bid. If a Bidder fails to acknowledge all addenda their bid may be rejected by the Awarding Authority.
WITHDRAWAL OF BIDS (BEFORE OPENING OF BIDS)
Any bid may be withdrawn (retracted) prior to the designated deadline by selecting “Retract My E-Bid” from the project’s E-Bidding page. Upon retracting, the Bidder will receive a convenience e-mail for informational purposes only. It is the Bidder’s responsibility to review and confirm online that their bid has been retracted successfully.
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 AUTHROITY 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
Bids are subject to minimum wage rates established for the project by the Federal Davis-Bacon Act (DBA) subject to the provisions of 29 CFR 5.5 as amended by the U.S. Department of Labor and as required by M.G.L. c. 149 § 26 to 27H inclusive.
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. Additionally, 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.
The NEW BEDFORD HOUSING AUTHORITY is an Equal Opportunity Employer.