City Bid - Replacement of Bridge No. 04070 Wire Mill Road over Haviland Brook

The bid opening has been changed from October 17, 2024 to October 30, 2024Notice to Contractors:Sealed bids for the construction of the following project will be received by the City of Stamford Purchasing Department online via https://stamfordct.procureware.com/home until October 17, 2024 October 30, 2024, 11:00 AM after which time no further bids will be accepted.  NO EXCEPTIONS.  The bids will be unsealed in two stages online in ProcureWare at 11:00 AM.  Summary pricing results will be visible online.FEDERAL PROJECT F.A.P. #6135(037)                                                  City of StamfordState Project No. 0135-0344                                    City Agreement.2025.0047Replacement of Bridge No. 04070 Wire Mill Road over Haviland BrookContract Goal:  11% Disadvantaged Business Enterprises (DBEs)The City of Stamford (Municipality) hereby notifies all bidders that it will affirmatively ensure that in any contract entered into pursuant to this advertisement, Disadvantaged Business Enterprises will be afforded full opportunity to submit bids in response to this invitation and that they will not be discriminated against on the grounds of race, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, mental retardation or physical disability, including but not limited to blindness, in consideration for an award.“Bid Proposal Form,” “Schedule of Prices,” “Bid Bond,” “Non-Collusion Affidavit” and Bidder’s Prequalification approval letter signed by the Connecticut Department of Transportation (CTDOT) Contracts Manager must be completed and returned with the submitted bid.  Failure to properly execute and include any one of these five documents in the bid submission will result in the bid not being read and the subsequent rejection of the bid.Plans and Specifications for the above project may be examined and/or obtained online via https://stamfordct.procureware.com/home.Form 818 Standard Specifications and Supplemental Specifications may be obtained via the Connecticut Department of Transportation’s website:  http://www.ct.gov/dot/cwp/view.asp?a=3609&q=430362.  All Proposals must be on the form furnished by the Municipality and must be requested for the above-named project.NOTE:     Prospective bidders must have a current sworn Statement (CON-16) on file with the Connecticut Department of Transportation and be prequalified to perform Group No. 8-Minor Bridges work.  The Bidder’s Prequalification approval letter signed by the CTDOT Contracts Manager shall be included as part of the bid package submitted to the Municipality.NOTE:     Any Contractor or Subcontractor engaged in surface preparation and/or coating application must be certified by the Steel Structures Painting Council.NOTE:       A Surety Company Bond, on the form furnished by the Municipality, for at least 30 percent of the amount of the bid must accompany each proposal.  A certified check will not be accepted.  The Municipality reserves the right to reject any and all bids.NOTE:     A non-mandatory pre-bid meeting will be held on September 12, 2024 at 10:00 AM. Bidders are encouraged to meet at the Wire Mill Road Bridge, located at 546 Wire Mill Road Stamford, CT 06903.  Parking is available on Gutzon Borglum Road.NOTE:        All bidders shall submit the Pre-award DBE Commitment Approval Request form(s) to the Municipality NO LATER THAN FIVE (5) calendar days after the bid opening.  This is a requirement of Title 49, Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 26, Participation of DBEs.  Any bidder that fails to submit the required DBE forms within the required time will not be eligible for contract award.CONTRACTORS that find discrepancies and/or errors in or between plans, specifications, quantities and other matters, must immediately notify Ms. Lyudmila Fuks (contact@example.gov), Staff Engineer, City of Stamford Engineering Department, in writing not less than ten days before the scheduled bid opening.