Site work and paving for a road / highway in East Lyme, Connecticut. Completed plans call for site work for a road / highway; and for paving for a road / highway.

This bid advertisement entails reclaiming and paving the Whitney Lane and Winchester St neighborhoods in East Lyme. Any questions regarding this bid should be emailed to publicworks@eltownhall.com no later than 4 PM on Monday April 11, 2022 just in case an addendum needs to be sent to all prospective bidders. The Town of East Lyme reserves the right to accept or reject any or all bids; to waive any informality, or; to accept any bid deemed in the best interests of the Town of East Lyme. The Town may make whatever investigations it deems necessary to determine the ability of the bidder to perform the work, and the bidder shall furnish to the Town all information and data for this purpose as the Town may request. The Town reserves the right to reject any bid if the evidence submitted by, or investigation of, the bidder fails to satisfy the Town that the bidder is properly qualified to carry out the obligations of the contract and to complete the work contemplated therein. Conditional bids will not be accepted. The Town requires the Contractor to carry commercial general liability insurance to protect it from loss. The following minimum limits shall be met: General Liability: $1,000,000 each occurrence; $2,000,000 aggregate Automobile Liability: $1,000,000 combined single limit for each accident Workers' Compensation: Shall be in accordance with State of Connecticut requirements at the time of the contract. The policy must contain a waiver of subrogation in favor of the Town of East Lyme, executed by the insurance company Umbrella/Excess Liability: $5,000,000 each occurrence; $5,000,000 aggregate and providing coverage over the Commercial General Liability, Commercial Automobile Liability and the Employer Liability section of the Workers Compensation coverage. The Town of East Lyme, its officers (both elected and appointed), employees, and agents shall be named as additional insured on all policies, except Workers Compensation, on a primary and noncontributory basis. Thirty (30) days' notice of cancellation is required and must be provided to the Town of East Lyme via certified mail. If the Contractor has any subcontractors perform work on this project, we would need to have a list of the contractors, what work they are performing and their insurance that also meets the above standards. The Contractor shall indemnify and hold harmless the Town against any and all damages to property or injuries to or death of any person or persons, including property and employees or agents of the Town and shall defend suits, actions or proceedings of any kind or nature including workmen's compensation claims, of or by anyone whomsoever in any way resulting from or arising out of the operations of the contractor. Insurance coverage specified herein constitutes the minimum requirements and said requirements shall in no way lessen or limit the liability of the Contractor under the terms of the contract. The Contractor shall procure and maintain, at his own cost and expense, any additional kinds and amount of insurance which in his own judgment, may be necessary for his proper protection in the execution of his work. The Contractor agrees to well and truly save and indemnify and hold harmless the Town of East Lyme against all liability, judgments, costs and expenses which may in any way come against the Town or which may in any way result from carelessness, omission or neglect of the contractor or his agent, employees or workmen in any way arising or resulting from the operation in connection herewith. It is the intention of the Town to have the paving work completed by June 30, 2022 at the latest unless there are weather or other events that are out of the control of the Contractor. Work can start as early as Monday May 16, 2022. The Town will be the ones that determine if the delays are caused by conditions out of the Contractor's control. Additionally, the contractor should make every effort to start the paving within (5) five calendar days of the completion of the reclaiming and grading so as to not leave the road in a gravel condition for an unnecessary length of time. If there is a delay past the (5) five calendar days, it would be the contractor's responsibility to provide some form of dust control unless some arrangement is agreed upon with the Town in advance. *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.