Renovation of a detention facility in Middleton, Massachusetts. Completed plans call for the renovation of a detention facility.

Renovating/improving existing space and repurposing as vocational woodworking classroom. Will include electrical work and installation of related, DYS supplied equipment, installation of doors, windows and other finishes, as specified. Contractor Qualification DCAMM Certificate The participation goals for this Contract are 10% (Minority Business Enterprise) and 5% (Women Business Enterprise). The applicable workforce utilization percentages, are 8% (minority) and 4% (women). The Work consists of the Work identified in the Contract Documents. The Work comprises the completed construction required by the Contract Documents and includes all labor, tools, materials, supplies, equipment, permits, approvals, paperwork, calculations, submittals, and certificates necessary to develop, construct and complete the Work in accordance with all Laws, and all construction and other services required to be supervised, overseen, performed or furnished by Contractor or that the Contract Documents require the Contractor to cause to be supervised, overseen, performed or furnished. The Contractor shall provide and perform for the Contract Price all of the duties and obligations set forth in the Contract Documents. No changes in the Work shall be made in absence of a Change Order (sometimes called a "Notice to Proceed") defined in Article I of these General Conditions of the Contract, directing the Contractor to perform such changes. A request for a change in the provisions of this Contract may be submitted to the Awarding Authority by the Contractor, Designer, Project Manager, Resident Engineer or User Agency. The request must be made in writing and in accordance with the provisions of this Contract, Laws, and the procedures of the Awarding Authority. A Change Order may be issued by the Awarding Authority for changes in the Work within the scope of the Contract, including but not limited to, changes in: (1) the Plans and Specifications; (2) the method or manner of performance of the Work; (3) the Owner-furnished facilities, equipment, materials, services or Site; (4) the schedule for performance of the Work. The Contractor shall immediately perform any Change Order work that is ordered by the Awarding Authority. Whenever a Change Order is issued and said Change Order will cause a change in the Contractor's cost, the Contractor or the Awarding Authority may request an equitable adjustment in the Contract Price. A request for such an adjustment shall be in writing and shall be submitted by the party making such claim to the other party before commencement of the pertinent work or as soon thereafter as possible. The Awarding Authority and the Contractor shall negotiate in good faith an agreement on an equitable adjustment in the Contract Price, and/or time if appropriate, before commencement of the pertinent work or as soon thereafter as is possible. In the absence of an agreement for an equitable adjustment, the Awarding Authority shall unilaterally determine the costs attributable to the change and provide the Contractor with a written notice to that effect. The Contractor may appeal the decision of the Awarding Authority within thirty days of receipt of said notice, to the chief executive official of the Awarding Authority or his designee, and the Contractor shall have the right to such further appeal as is provided in M.G.L. c.30, 39Q, set forth in Section 4.D of this Article VII. However, if the Contractor shall exercise its rights to appeal the decision of the Awarding Authority as aforesaid, the Contractor shall be required to engage in the mandatory mediation procedures set forth in Section 5 of this Article VII. During the negotiation of an equitable adjustment in the Contract Price, the Contractor shall, if requested, provide the Awarding Authority with all cost and pricing data used by him in computing the amount of the equitable adjustment, and the Contractor shall certify that the pricing data used was accurate, complete and current. If the Awarding Authority subsequently determines that the data submitted by the Contractor was incomplete, incorrect or not current, the Awarding Authority may exclude such data from consideration under the equitable adjustment request.