Site work and asbestos abatement for a residential development in Lewiston, Maine. Completed plans call for site work for a residential development; and for asbestos abatement for a residential development.

**As of January 12, 2022, the project has not been awarded yet. It is anticipated to be discussed by the Finance Committee on night of 14th of March. Each bidder is required to state in his/her Proposal his/her name and place of residence and the names of all persons or parties interested as principals with him/her; and that the proposal is made without any connection with any other bidder making any proposal for the same work; and that no person acting for or employed by the City of Lewiston is directly or indirectly interested in the proposal or in any contract which may be entered into to which the proposal relates, or in any portion of the profits therefrom, except as provided by the City Charter. Any bidder may withdraw his/her proposal prior to the scheduled time for the opening of proposals upon presentation to the Purchasing Agent of a request, in writing, to do so. Any bidder who withdraws his/her proposal within thirty (30) days after the actual opening thereof shall be considered to have abandoned his/her. Any proposal received after the scheduled opening time will not be considered. The City reserves the right to negotiate with the low bidder to bring projects down to within budget. The Finance Committee reserves the right to waive any formality and may consider as informal any Proposal not prepared and submitted in accordance with these provisions. The Finance Committee reserves the right to accept any Proposal or reject any or all Proposals if it is deemed to be in the public interest to do so. In accordance with section 3.1.6.5 of the City of Lewiston Purchasing Policy, The Finance Committee, upon recommendation of the Director or designee, shall have the authority to reject any and all proposals when proposals are deemed non-responsive, token, collusive or otherwise non-acceptable, and such action is in the best interest of the City. The contract must be signed within ten (10) days, Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays excluded, after the date of notification to the winning bidder by the Purchasing Agent of the acceptance of his/her proposal and readiness of the contract to be signed. If the bidder fails or neglects, after such notification, to execute the contract, the Finance Committee may determine that the proposal has been abandoned. All proposals must be made on the blank Proposal Form bound in the Contract Documents, or as otherwise provided for in the Specifications. Bidders shall state prices for each separate item of work as called for in the Proposal Form. These prices are to cover all the expenses incidental to the completion of the work in full conformity with the Contract Documents. Bidders shall provide an estimated time to acquire the materials and your schedule to perform the work. The prices must be stated both in words and figures. Should a discrepancy be found between the prices written in words and the prices written in figures, the prices written in words shall govern. Proposals which do not contain prices for all items which are called for or which otherwise are not in conformity with this Notice may be rejected. Each bidder shall make his/her Proposal from his/her own examinations and estimates, and shall not hold the City, its agents or employees responsible for, or bound by, any schedule, estimate, sounding, boring, or any plan of any thereof; and shall, if any error in any plan, drawing specifications or direction relating to anything to be done under this contract comes to his/her knowledge, report it at once, in writing, to the Lead Program Manager. All materials and labor required to complete the work will be supplied by the Contractor unless otherwise provided for in the Supplemental Specifications. The cost and expense of all the necessary labor, tools and equipment required to complete the work shall be included in the prices stated in the Proposal. The City may set off any unpaid taxes, fees, other charges or other amounts owed by the contractor against the contract price, in full or partial satisfaction The Design Specifications delineate the particular project to which the Contract Documents pertain. Should any discrepancy be found to exist between the Design Specifications and the Standard Specifications, the Design Specifications shall govern. The Lead Program Manager may make such investigations as it deems necessary to determine the ability of the bidder to perform the work, and the bidder shall furnish to the Lead Program Manager such information and the data for this purpose, by answering all questions on the Statement of Bidder's Qualifications. The Lead Program Manager reserves the right to reject any bid if the evidence submitted by, or the investigation of such bidder, fails to satisfy the Lead Project Manager that such bidder is properly qualified to carry out the obligations of the Contract and to complete the work contemplated therein. The investigations of the bidder by the Lead Program Manager will seek to determine whether the organization is adequate in size and experience and whether available equipment and financial resources are adequate to assure the Owner that the work will be completed at a rate consistent with the completion date set forth in the Proposal. The amount of other work to which the bidder is committed will also be a consideration in establishing that a Contractor is a " responsible bidder" in conformity with the requirements of the Contract All questions by prospective bidders as to the interpretations of the Notice to Contractors, Forms of the Proposal, Plans, or Specifications must be submitted in writing to Kendall Scott, Lead Program Manager, 27 Pine St., Lewiston, Maine, 04240 or by email at kscott@lewistonmaine.gov at least five (5) days before the date herein set for the opening of bids. An interpretation of all questions so raised which, in his/her opinion, require interpretation, will be sent to all eligible bidders and posted on the City's Web page as an addendum. Failure of any bidder to receive any such addendum or interpretation shall not relieve such bidder from any obligation under his/her bid as submitted. All addenda so issued shall become part of the Contract Documents. Bidders shall acknowledge receipt of all Addenda in the space provided therefor in the Proposal Form, whether the Addenda are in response to questions or otherwise issued by the City and whether the Addenda are received by mail, email, or telephone. At the time of the bid opening, each bidder will be presumed to have read and to be thoroughly familiar with the contract documents (including all addenda). The failure or omission of any bidder to receive or examine any form, instrument, or document shall in no way relieve any bidder from the obligation in respect to his/her bid.