Site work, paving and renovation of a civil project in Wethersfield, Connecticut. Completed plans call for site work for a bridge / tunnel; for paving for a bridge / tunnel; for the renovation of a bridge / tunnel; road / highway; and road / highway.

State Project Number(s) & Description: Project Nos. 63-703 & 159-191; Relocation of I-91 NB Interchange 29 and Widening of I-91 NB and Route 5/15 NB to I-84 EB & Resurfacing and Safety Improvements on I-91 in the Town(s)/City of Wethersfield and Hartford Federal-aid Project Number(s) & Funding Source: Federal (F.A.P. Nos.:1063(143), 0912(136)) & State Pre-Bid Conference and/or Site Visit Information: N/A Project Scope Code: R - $ 200,000,000 - $ 249,999,999 Completion Date or Number of Units : 1152 Calendar Days Liquidated Damages Rate: 23,000.00 Days The apparent low bidders DBE or SBE Commitment Approval Request form(s) meeting the established DBE contract goal percentage or SBE set-aside percentage, including Good Faith Effort (GFE) documentation for DBE goals, if applicable, are due to the Department no later than five (5) calendar days after the bid opening. It is highly recommended that all bidders complete the required documentation during their bid preparation process in order to meet the DBE or SBE submittal requirement as the apparent low bidder. If not received on time, your bid may be rejected as provided by Section XI of the Construction Contract Bidding and Award Manual. Prequalification Requirements: Prospective bidders must be prequalified with the Department of Transportation and have on file a sworn Statement (CON 16) by the time of the bid. In order to help ensure that prospective bidders may become prequalified in time for the bid opening for a given contract, contractors should be certain to return the Prequalification Application (CON 16) with all necessary information, signatures and notarized documents, to the DOT Contracts Unit at least thirty (30) calendar days before requesting a bid proposal form for that contract. All prospective bidders requesting to obtain the official Bid Proposal Form must submit a completed Bid Proposal Request Form (Part C) to the DOT Contracts Unit per the above instructions. If the Bid Proposal Request Form (Part C) and the Contractor Prequalification Application are found to be satisfactory, the bidder will receive an email response from the Department instructing the bidder to download the electronic Bid Proposal Form Prequalification status is confirmed every time a contractor submits a Request for Bid Proposal Form (Part C). All bid proposals must be on the electronic bid form/file furnished by the Department of Transportation. Official bid proposals are not included in the Plans and Specifications and are non-transferable. DOT encourages all bidders to file an Annual Bid Bond with the Department so that the bidder does not have to submit a bid bond each time they bid on a specific project/proposal. Pre-Bid Questions and Answers: Questions pertaining to DOT advertised construction projects must be presented through the CTDOT Pre-Bid Q and A Website. The Department cannot guarantee that all questions will be answered prior to the bid date. Please note - at 12:01 am, the day before the bid, the subject project(s) being bid will be closed for questions, at which time questions can no longer be submitted through the Q and A Website.Answers may be provided by the Department up to 12:00 noon, the day before the bid. At this time, the Q and A for those projects will be considered final, unless otherwise stated and/or the bid is postponed to a future date and time to allow for further questions and answers to be posted. If a question needs to be asked the day before the bid date, please contact the Contracts Unit staff and email your question to dotcontracts@ct.gov immediately. The minimum rates to be paid labor of the various classifications shall be in accordance with current schedule of wages established by the State Labor Commissioner as provided in the Connecticut General Statutes, as revised. The Contract Wage Certification Form is to be submitted to the Labor Commissioner before the award of the contract. The Department, prior to the awarding of any contract, may require further financial and other information from any applicant who becomes the low bidder for that contract. The Commissioner of Transportation reserves the right to reject any and all bids. ConnDOT - Relocation of I-91 NB Interchange 29 and Widening of I-91 NB and Route 5/15 NB to I-84 EB and Resurfacing and Safety Improvements on I-91 As of April 30, 2019, this project is under construction.