Renovation of an educational facility in New Bedford, Massachusetts. Completed plans call for the renovation of a educational facility.

The City of New Bedford, Purchasing Department, in conjunction with the New Bedford Public Schools, is soliciting sealed bids for the Pulaski Rooftop Unit Replacement Project located at 1097 Braley Road, New Bedford, Massachusetts 02745. The work of this contract will require a DCAMM Prime General Contractor certified in General Building Construction work. This work will also require DCAMM Filed Sub-Bidders certified in Roofing, Acoustical Tile, HVAC, and Electrical. The bid process and award of this Contract will be under the provisions of M.G.L. Chapter 149. The estimated budget for this project, including Add Alternate 1, is $5,635,662.00 and the estimated substantial completion date is the end of August 2023. Each bid shall be accompanied by a bid deposit that is five percent (5%) of the bid amount. Bid deposits may be in the form of Certified Check, Certificate of Deposit, or Bid Bond made payable to the City of New Bedford, Massachusetts. The Awarded Bidder must furnish a 100 percent (100%) Performance Bond and a 100 percent (100%) Payment Bond with a surety company acceptable to the City All questions about the meaning or intent of the Contract Documents shall be received in writing by the City of New Bedford at purchasing@newbedford-ma.gov no later than Wednesday, September 21, 2022 at 4:00 p.m. Written clarifications or interpretations will be issued by Addenda no later than Friday, September 23, 2022 at 4:00 p.m. Only questions answered by formal written Addenda shall be binding. Oral and other clarifications or interpretations shall be without legal effect. Addenda will be emailed to all bidders of record as well as placed on the City's website under the Purchasing page. City reserves the right to reject all Bids, to waive all informalities if it is in City's best interest to do so, and the right to disregard all nonconforming, non-responsive, and/or conditional Bids.