Invitation for Bids

 The New Bedford Housing Authority invites Contractors to submit Bid Proposals for NBHA-010-2022. Mill Street Parking Lot Paving in New Bedford, Massachusetts,

The construction cost is estimated to be $97,000.00

The project consists of replacing 5 larger parking lots, 4 smaller parking lots, installing slab footing under front and rear exterior stairs.

General Bids will be received until 2:00 PM, ,Tuesday, August 25,2022 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 online at www.biddocsonline.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 to 44L, inclusive and the Instruction to Bidders.

Each General Bid shall be accompanied by:

1. General Bid form
2. 5% Bid Deposit
3. Bidder Reference Form
4. Debarment Disclosure Form
5. HUD Form 5369 and 5369A
6. HUD Form 2530 Previous Participation
7. Certificate of Vote Authorization
8. Certificate of Schedule Compliance
9. Certificate of Workmanship Compliance
10. Non-Collusive Affidavit
11. Tax Compliance Certification
12. Certificate of Bidder regarding EEO
13. Minority-Woman Contractor Participation Letter of Intent
14. Certificate of Compliance Executive Order 11246
15. Massachusetts Executive Order 481
16. Section 3 Compliance Agreement – August 2018 – Section B
17. Unit Pricing Form
18. Certificate of Insurance

No Bid of a General Bidder shall be withdrawn, after opening thereof, prior to thirty (30) days, Saturdays, Sundays, and legal holidays excluded, of the award of the general contract, without the consent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 noted on Bidder Reference Form.

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, August 16,2022, at 11:00 am. Attendees shall follow state COVID guidelines during attendance, including wearing of masks, and 6’ minimum social distancing. The meeting will start at 183 Mill 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 www.biddocsonline.com (may be viewed electronically and hardcopy requested) or at Nashoba Blue, Inc. at 433 Main Street, Hudson, MA 01749 on or after Wednesday, August 10,2022.

RFI’s are due no later than 11:00 a.m. of August 19,2022.  Please address RFI’s to Kevin Rego at Kevin.Rego@nbha-ma.org

 There is a plan deposit of $50.00 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 Bid Docs 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. Wages are subject to minimum wage rates determined by the State of Massachusetts, Department of Labor.

Bids are subject to M.G.L. c.149 §44 A-J & to minimum wage rates as required by M.G.L. c. l49 §§ 26 to 27H inclusive.