Contractors are invited to bid on the Rutland State Airport SRE Building for Buildings and General
Services on behalf of the Agency of Transportation at 1628 VT Route 7B in Clarendon, Vermont.
This project consists of, but is not limited to:
Perform all necessary site work excavation and pour concrete foundation for new snow removal
equipment building. Backfilling and final grading shall also be completed.
Sealed Bids accompanied by proper Bid Security will be received by the Department of Buildings and
General Services by email to
contact@example.gov until May 22, 2024 at 4:30 PM.
Documents may be obtained from Blueprints Etc, 20 Farrell Street, South Burlington VT 05403, by
phone at
+1 (555) 000-0000, 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 May 2, 2024 at 11:00 AM.
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
May 9, 2024. All questions should include Rutland State Airport SRE Building 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 the
changes that have been made.
2. Funding Source:
This project is being funded by the Agency of Transportation T-Fund.
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. BIDDER QUALIFICATION PROCESS DOCUMENT: The Department of Buildings
and General Services is requiring that all contractors meet certain minimum qualifications to
be eligible to bid on this project.
5. 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 it on 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.
iii. FAX BIDS: Faxed bids will not be accepted.
iv. PAPER BIDS: Paper format bids will not be accepted.
6. Full Bonding is required for this job.
7. 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 the contractor’s performance on BGS projects to provide a history and assessment of
the contractor’s performance.
8. It is the Bidder’s responsibility to thoroughly read and comply with all instructions and
requirements of this bid solicitation.
