Site work and paving for a bridge / tunnel in Westbrook, Connecticut. Completed plans call for site work for a bridge / tunnel; and for paving for a bridge / tunnel.

State Project Number(s) & Description: State Project No: 154-125 Rehabilitation of Bridge 00230 carrying Willard Avenue over I-95 in the town of Westbrook. Required Prequalification Work Classification(s): Group No. 9 - Intermediate Bridges Federal-aid Project Number(s) & Funding Source: Federal (FHWA F.A.P. No. 1154(103)) & State Pre-Bid Conference and/or Site Visit Information: N/A District Number(s): 2 Norwich Contract DBE % Goal or SBE % Set-Aside: 11% DBE Project Scope Code: E - $ 2,500,000 - $ 4,999,999 Completion Date : 220 Calendar Days Liquidated Damages Rate: 1,600.00 Days DBE Submittal Requirements - The two (2) lowest bidder's DBE Commitment Approval Request form(s) meeting the established DBE contract goal percentage or Good Faith Effort (GFE) Application Request including all "backup" documentation, as 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 submittal requirement. If not received on time your bid may be rejected as provided by Section XI of the Construction Contract Bidding and Award Manual. SBE Submittal Requirements - The low bidder's SBE Commitment Approval Request form(s) meeting the established SBE set-aside percentage or Request for Waiver application 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 SBE submittal requirement. 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 Bid Security: Except when otherwise specified in the bid documents, no proposal will be considered unless; (a) it is accompanied by a proposal guaranty in the form of a bid bond from a surety company, satisfactory to the Commissioner, on the form furnished by the Department, in an amount equal to at least 30% of the amount of the bid; or (b) the bidder has on file in the Contract Section a current annual bid bond, satisfactory to the Commissioner, on the form provided by the Department for an amount equal to at least 30% of the aggregate amount of all current bids by the bidder for the Department's construction contracts. 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 9:00 am Monday (i.e. typical Wednesday Bid Opening) the 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 - Rehabilitation of Bridge 00230 Carrying Willard Avenue Over I-95 *The value for this project is based on a financial range. The value is listed as the highest possible cost from the range provided by a stakeholder or official project document.