Renovation of a library in New Britain, Connecticut. Completed plans call for the renovation of a library.

Each bid shall be accompanied by a Certified Check or Bid Bond in the amount of Ten (10%) percent of the amount bid. Labor and Material Payment Bond and a Performance bond for One Hundred Percent (100%) of the contract price, with a corporate surety approved by the New Britain Public Library, will be required of the lowest responsible bidder. The attention of bidders is called to the requirement for minimum State Prevailing Fair Wage Provisions (C.G.S. 31-53), to be paid under this contract. This contract is subject to state contract compliance requirements, including non-discrimination statutes and set-aside requirements. State law requires a minimum of twenty-five (25%) percent of the state-funded portion of the contract be set aside for award to subcontractors holding current certification from the Connecticut Department of Administrative Services. The contractor must demonstrate good faith effort to meet the 25% set-aside goals. This Project is funded in part by State funds provided by the Connecticut State Library in the amount of $250,000. DAS Classification: General Building Construction (Group B) DAS Pre-Qualification required: In accordance with Connecticut State Statutes: Please note: No firm may bid on a contract which is estimated to cost more than $500,000 unless the firm is prequalified with the State of Connecticut. (C.G.S. 4b-91 as amended). Each bid submitted for a contract must include a copy of the bidder's prequalification certificate, issued by the DAS, showing that the bidder has the prequalification classification for General Construction, as well as for Mechanical and Electrical sub-contracts; and aggregate work capacity rating required under such contracts. All lower tier subcontractors with contracts in excess of $500,000 must be pre-qualified in the applicable classification at the time of performance of their work. In addition to the documents required in the bid, an update statement MUST be included. Failure to supply these documents will result in rejection of the bid. In addition to DAS Pre-Qualification, all bidders must complete the AIA Pre-Qualification form enclosed in the project manual, exemplifying that the bidder has successfully completed at least five (5) projects of similar restoration scope in the last fifteen (15) years. The right is reserved to reject any or all bids, in whole or in part, to award any item, group of items, or total bid, and to waive informality or technical defects, if it is deemed to be in the best interest of the New Britain Public Library. No bidder may withdraw its bid within ninety (90) days of the date of the bid opening. The New Britain Public Library is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer. Disadvantaged, minority, small, and women business enterprises are encouraged to respond. Questions may be submitted in writing, via email, to QA+M Architecture until seven (7) days prior to the bid date, addressed to: Kent McCoy, AIA, kmccoy@qamarch.com