STATE OF VERMONT
Department of Buildings & General Services
REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS
ANR - Forests, Parks and Recreation
Kill Kare State Park Entrance Road Improvements
INVITATION TO BID
DEPARTMENT OF BUILDINGS AND GENERAL SERVICES
STATE OF VERMONT
Contractors are invited to bid on the Kill Kare State Park Entrance Road Improvements Project for Buildings and
General Services on behalf of the Agency of Natural Resources – Forests, Parks and Recreation at 2714 Hathaway
Road in St. Albans Town, Vermont.
This project consists of, but is not limited to:
Roadway/parking area improvements, and ditching/drainage improvements. Full depth reclamation to a depth
of 8” is proposed in the designated areas, followed by placement of 2” of Type IIS base course and 1-1/2”
Type IIIS top course of bituminous pavement. Ditching/drainage improvements will consist of deepening and
either stone lining (>5% slopes) or grass lining with erosion control blanket placement (<5% slopes), and/or
removal of shoulder berms preventing proper drainage, in locations as indicated on the drawings. Three
culverts will be replaced as part of this project. The existing deteriorated asphalt parking area for the Ferry
access will be reclaimed to a finished gravel surface regraded to promote sheet flow. All work shall be
conducted in accordance with VAOT 2024 Standard Specifications for Construction.
Sealed Bids accompanied by proper Bid Security shall be emailed to the Department of Buildings and General
Services, at contact@example.gov, until February 19, 2025 at 4:30 PM.
Documents may be obtained from Blueprints Etc, 20 Farrell Street, South Burlington VT 05403, by phone at 802-
865-4503, by fax at +1 (555) 000-0000 or email to: contact@example.gov. Project Manuals and Plans are available
for preview at: http://www.blueprintsetc.com in the Public Plan Room. Any and all notifications, releases and
addendums associated with this project will be posted at http://www.blueprintsetc.com. There is a non-refundable
fee for each set of documents purchased.
Fee to Include one (1) Hard Copy & one (1) Digital CD-ROM Copy: $TBD
1. Please be advised that all notifications, releases, and addendums associated with this RFP will be
posted on-line in the plan room where the original solicitation resides unless otherwise
determined that a hard copy is necessary. The state will make no attempt to contact contractors
with updated information. It is the responsibility of each contractor to periodically check the
posting site for any and all notifications, releases and addendums associated with the RFP.
2. NOTE: On occasion hard copy addendums may be required due to size or type of media/requirements.
If applicable and as determined by the Department of Buildings and General Services, addendums that
require hard copy distribution, a copy of such addenda will be mailed or delivered for each set of plans
and specifications issued to the bidders, prior to the bid date. However, it is the responsibility of the
bidder to be sure they have received all addenda and must so state the number of addenda they have
received on the proposal.
3. If Bidders choose to pull information from other third-party sites, Bidders’ do so at their own risk as
there is one official source of information for documents as indicated above.
There will be a non-mandatory pre-bid meeting at the site on January 29, 2025 at 10:00 AM. Meet beyond the
Park Contact Station at the end of Hathaway Point Drive, St. Albans, VT.
QUESTION AND ANSWER PERIOD: Any vendor requiring clarification of any section of this RFP or
wishing to comment or take exception to any requirements of the RFP must submit specific questions in writing
to contact@example.gov no later than 4:30 PM on February 5, 2025. All questions should
include Kill Kare State Park Entrance Road Improvements Project in the subject line. Any comments,
questions, or exceptions not raised in writing on or before the last day of the question period are waived. At the
close of the question period a copy of all questions or comments and the State's responses will be posted at
http://www.blueprintsetc.com. Every effort will be made to post this information as soon as possible after the
question period ends, contingent on the number and complexity of the questions.
Bidder’s attention is directed to:
1. General Conditions for Construction Contracts. It is the Bidder’s responsibility to thoroughly read and
comply with all requirements. Please pay close attention due to changes that have been made.
2. Funding Source:
This project is being funded, in whole or in part, through the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds
and/or Vermont Capital Construction Act funds.
3. NOTICE TO BIDDERS – PROHIBITION OF RUSSIAN GOODS: The Contractor is hereby
notified that, pursuant to Vermont Executive Order No. 02-22, dated March 3, 2022, the purchase of
Russian-sourced goods and goods produced by Russian entities (defined as institutions or companies
that are headquartered in Russia or have their principal place of business in Russia) is prohibited. The
awarded Contractor must fill out and sign the Executive Order 02-22 Vendor Certification as part of the
Contract awarding process. This certification is required for all subcontracts for work performed solely
for the State of Vermont and subcontracts for work performed in the State of Vermont.
4. BID SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS:
a. CLOSING DATE: Bids must be received by the State by the due date specified on the front page
of this RFP. Late bids will not be considered.
i. The State may, for cause, issue an addendum to change the date and/or time when bids are
due. If a change is made, the State will inform all bidders by posting at the webpage
indicated on the front page of this RFP.
ii. There will not be a public bid opening. However, the State will record the name, city and
state for any and all bids received by the due date.
b. BID DELIVERY INSTRUCTIONS:
i. ELECTRONIC: Electronic bids will be accepted.
ii. E-MAIL BIDS. Emailed bids will be accepted. Bids will be accepted via email submission
to contact@example.gov . Bids must consist of a single email with a single, digitally
searchable PDF attachment containing all components of the bid. Multiple emails and/or
multiple attachments will not be accepted. There is an attachment size limit of 40 MB. It is
the Bidder’s responsibility to compress the PDF file containing its bid, if necessary, in order
to meet this size limitation. It is also the Bidder's responsibility to ensure that their own
email system can send and receive messages up to this size.
iii. FAX BIDS: Faxed bids will not be accepted.
iv. PAPER BIDS: Paper format bids will not be accepted.
5. Full Bonding is required for this job.
6. CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTOR EVALUATION FORM: The Department of Buildings and
General Services (BGS) may require contractor evaluations on construction projects over $100,000 or at the
discretion of the BGS Director. Evaluations will be used to compile contractor’s performance on BGS
projects to provide a history and assessment of the contractor’s performance.
7. It is the Bidder’s responsibility to thoroughly read and comply with all instructions and requirements of
this bid solicitation.
