Site work for a civil project in Westport, Connecticut. Completed plans call for site work for a water / sewer project.

All Bids must be made on the required Bid form. All blank spaces for Bid prices must be filled in, in ink or typewritten, and the Bid form must be fully completed and executed when submitted. Only one copy of the Bid form is required. The Owner may waive any informalities or minor defects or reject any and/or all Bids. Any Bid may be withdrawn prior to the above scheduled time for the opening of Bids or authorized postponement thereof. Any Bid received after the time and date specified shall not be considered. No Bidder may withdraw a Bid within 90 days after the actual date of the opening thereof. Should there be reasons why the contract cannot be awarded within the specified period, the time may be extended by mutual agreement between the Owner and the Bidder. Bidders must satisfy themselves of the accuracy of estimated quantities in the Bid Schedule by examination of the site and a review of the Contract Drawings and Specifications including Addenda. After Bids have been submitted, the Bidder shall not assert that there was a misunderstanding concerning the quantities of Work or of the nature of the Work to be done. Purchases made by the Town of Westport are exempt from payment of Federal Taxes and Connecticut Sales and Use Taxes, and such tax must not be included in the bid price of any items or materials permanently incorporate into the work or furnished to the Town under the contract. The Contract Documents contain the provisions required for the construction of the Project. Information obtained from an officer, agent, or employee of the Owner or any other person shall not affect the risks or obligations assumed by the Contractor or relieve him from fulfilling any of the conditions of the contract. Each Bidder must include completed Qualifications of Bidder and Non-Collusive Bid Statement forms with his Bid. The low Bidder is required to submit completed Qualifications of Subcontractors, and Non-Collusion Affidavit of Subcontractor forms within ten (10) days of the Bid. Each Bid must be accompanied by a Bid Bond payable to the Owner for fifteen percent of the total amount of the Bid. As soon as the Bid prices have been compared, the Owner will return the bonds of all except the three lowest responsible Bidders. When the Agreement is executed the bonds of the two remaining unsuccessful Bidders will be returned. The Bid Bond of the successful Bidder will be retained until the payment bond and performance bond have been executed and approved, after which it will be returned. The surety on the bid bond must be a corporate surety licensed to sign surety bonds in the State of Connecticut and also listed by the United States Treasury Department in its latest list as a qualified surety acceptable to the United States Government. No bid bond will be accepted if the amount is less than 15% of the total estimated bid, or if the amount exceeds the limit for which the United States Treasury Department has qualified the surety for any one bond. A certified check may be used in lieu of a Bid Bond. A performance bond and a payment bond, each in the amount of 100 percent of the Contract Price, with a corporate surety approved by the owner, will be required for the faithful performance of the contract. The surety on the bond must meet the requirements stated under Bid Security except that the amount of the bond may exceed the limit for which the United States Treasury Department has qualified the surety if the excess is reinsured with surety companies that are qualified on the United States Treasury Department list for an amount equal to the amount of the reinsurance. Written evidence of how any excess suretyship has been placed by the surety signing the bond must accompany the bond. Attorneys-in-fact who signs the Bid bonds or Payment bonds and Performance bonds must file with each bond a certified and effective dated copy of their power of attorney. The party to whom the contract is awarded will be required to execute the Agreement and obtain the performance bond and payment bond within ten calendar days from the date when Notice of Award is delivered to the bidder. The Notice of Award shall be accompanied by the necessary Agreement and bond forms. In case of failure of the Bidder to execute the Agreement, the Owner may at his option consider the Bidder in default, in which case the Bid Bond accompanying the proposal shall become the property of the Owner. The Owner upon receipt of acceptable performance bond, payment bond and Agreement signed by the Contractor shall sign the Agreement and return to the Contractor an executed duplicate of the Agreement within a 10-day period. The returned executed Agreement by the Owner to the Contractor shall be accompanied with a Notice to Proceed. The Owner may make such investigation as he deems necessary to determine the ability of the Bidder to perform the Work, and the Bidder shall furnish to the Owner all such information and data for this purpose as the Owner may request. The Owner reserves the right to reject any Bid if the evidence submitted by, or investigation of, such Bidder fails to satisfy the Owner that such Bidder is properly qualified to carry out the obligations of the Agreement and to complete the Work contemplated therein. A conditional or qualified Bid will not be accepted. The Owner reserves the right to reject the use of the Bidders subcontractor if the evidence submitted by, or investigation of, such subcontractor fails to satisfy the Owner that such subcontractor is properly qualified to complete the work contemplated herein. Rejection of the Bidders subcontractor shall not relieve the Bidder of any requirements of the Bid or this Contract nor provide grounds for the Bidder to request compensation for his use of an alternate qualified subcontractor. All applicable laws, ordinances, and the rules and regulations of all authorities having jurisdiction over construction of the project shall apply to the contract throughout.Each Bidder is responsible for inspecting the site and for reading and being thoroughly familiar with the Contract Documents. The failure or omission of any Bidder to do any of the foregoing shall in no way relieve any Bidder from any obligation in respect to his Bid. The low Bidder must supply the name and addresses of major material suppliers and subcontractors when requested to do so by the Owner. State Prevailing Wage Rates shall apply at no additional cost to the Owner. The bid envelope should also bear on the outside the name of the Bidder, his address, and his license number if applicable. If forwarded by mail, the sealed envelope containing the Bid must be enclosed in.another envelope addressed to the Owner at the Office of the Controller; Room 313,Town Hall, 110 Myrtle Avenue, Westport, Connecticut, 06880. within 60 consecutive calendar days of receipt of the Notice to Proceed. Each Bid must be accompanied by a Bid Bond payable to the Ownerfor fifteen percent (15%) of the total amount of the Bid.