Traffic Signal and Street Light Maintenance/Various Locations Contract is for one (1) year (January 1, 2023 thru December 31, 2023) with an option to renew for a second and third year at the sole discretion of the Town of Arlington. Every bid submitted by contractors shall be accompanied by a bid deposit in the form of cash, certified check, treasurer's or cashier's check, or a bid bond issued by a responsible bank or trust company and made payable to the Town of Arlington. The amount of the bid deposit shall be 5% of the amount of the bid. All security except those of the three lowest responsible and eligible bidders will be returned within ten days, Saturdays, Sundays, and legal holidays excluded, after opening of the bid. All bid securities will be returned on the execution of the contract or if no award is made within 30 days, excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and legal holidays, after the actual date of the opening thereof, unless forfeited under the conditions herein stipulated. The conditions of employment as set forth in Sections 26 to 27D and 27F of Chapter 149 of the General Laws, as amended, shall prevail in the execution of the work under this contract. Attention is called to the fact that minimum wage rates and health and welfare and pension fund contributions are established for this contract and are a part of the specifications. Work under this contract shall be governed byM.G.L.Ch.30, Sec.39M. An increase or decrease in the quantity of work shall not be regarded as a sufficient ground for an increase in the unit prices. To receive consideration, bids must be in the hands of the Purchasing Agent or his authorized representative not later than the day and hour above mentioned. For further information relative to this bid, please confer with Domenic R. Lanzillotti, Director, Purchasing Department, Town Hall, 730 Mass Avenue, Arlington, Massachusetts, 02476. OSHA Construction Training Required: As of July 1, 2006, under M.G.L. - Chapter 30, Section 39s, any person, submitting a bid for, or signing a contract to work on, the construction, reconstruction, alteration, remodeling or repair of any public work by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts/Town of Arlington, and estimated by the awarding Authority to cost more than $10,000, shall certify on the Bid or Contract, under penalty of perjury, that all employees to be employed at the work will have successfully completed a course in construction safety and health approved by the United States Occupational Safety and Health Administration that is at least 10 hours in duration The Town Manager reserves the right to cancel any invitation for bids, to reject in whole or in part any and all bids, when it is deemed in the best interest of the Town of Arlington to do so.
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