Renovation of a playground / park / athletic field in Templeton, Massachusetts. Completed plans call for the renovation of a playground / park / athletic field.

The Town of Templeton, Massachusetts is seeking an experienced licensed contractor with commercial experience to insulate walls, finish walls and ceiling, and install tile on floors for the bathrooms at the Gilman-Waite Field building in Baldwinville, MA. The successful Contractor will provide all of their own equipment including but not limited to; working tools of the trade and all other related tools necessary to complete the project. The contractor shall be fully licensed and insured at the Town's standard rates. The Contractor is responsible to pull all required permits with all local and state authorities. Permit fees imposed by the Town of Templeton will be waived. Insulate walls between bathrooms; hang 3/8-inch plywood on walls and ceiling and then hang frp panels over the plywood for finishing and to create water resistant walls; paint cinderblock walls with gray or white paint; install a gray or white vct tile on floors. Bid submissions must be all inclusive of material, labor, and equipment, except where noted. No extra charges allowed; any change orders must be preapproved by both parties. All Wage Rates will comply with those established by the Commonwealth Department of Labor and Industries M.G. L. Chapter 140, Sections 26-27G. A copy of the current prevailing wages is attached. Affidavit of OSHA Compliance and an insurance certificate will be required from the successful submitter. Bids will be time stamped as they are received. The Town's time stamp shall be controlling. Bids received by the Town after the Submission Deadline will be deemed non-responsive and will be rejected. Telecopied or electronically mailed (e-mailed) bids will be deemed non-responsive and rejected regardless of the date received. Bidders are cautioned to hand deliver their bids. Any bid delivered late in person will be refused; if delivered late by mail, it will be returned to its respective sender. If a bid is left in the drop box, it will automatically be rejected. Timely bids will be opened in the conference room at 160 Patriots Road, East Templeton, MA, 01438, and at that time only the names of bidders and total amount of each bid will be read. The Town will not accept any information or materials submitted after the Submission Deadline unless such information or materials are provided in response to the Town's written request for such information or materials. Bids shall be unconditional. Prior to the Submission Deadline, bidders may correct, modify or withdraw a bid by written notice to the Town's contact person. Prior to opening the bids, any person(s) needing to make changes, correct, modify, or withdraw their bid, which has already been submitted, must submit a request in writing in order to receive their bid. No bidder may withdraw his bid for a period of 180 days after the date set for the opening thereof. After the opening of bids, a bidder may not correct or modify its bid in any manner unless in response to a written request by the Town in its sole discretion. These submission requirements will be strictly enforced. The Town reserves the right to reject any and all bids, to waive any informalities, to advertise for new bids, and to award one or more contracts, wholly or in part, as may be deemed to be in the best interest of the Town. The Templeton Select Board is the awarding authority. The Select Board, or their designee, will make a contract award for the Bathroom Floors, Walls & Ceiling Construction at Gilman-Waite Field to the responsible and responsive bidder (as determined by the Town) with the lowest price. Bid submissions must be all inclusive of material, labor, and equipment, except where noted. No extra charges will be allowed, any change orders must be pre-approved by both parties. The Town reserves the right to accept or reject any or all bids if it is in the Town's best interest to do so. Bid proposals and prices shall stand as submitted for a period of 45 business days or until the contract is executed. The selection of the supplier shall be made without regard to race, color, sex, age, religion, political affiliation, or national origin. The successful bidder shall be required to enter into a contract with the Town. The successful bidder will provide a payment bond and a performance bond each in the amount of 100% of the value of the total bid, and a certificate of insurance with coverages as outlined below WITHIN 10 DAYS OF BEING NOTIFIED VIA EMAIL THAT THEY ARE THE WINNING BIDDER. If the payment bond and a current certificate of insurance evidencing the required insurance is not submitted to the Town within the 10-day period after email notification, the bid will be automatically awarded to the second highest qualified bidder. The certificate of insurance shall be provided prior to the commencement of work and shall remain in force during the term of the contract. Questions must be received, in writing (by hand or by mail to the above address), by email (alamontagne@templetonma.gov), by Adam Lamontagne, Town Administrator, no later than 2:00 p.m. on December 27, 2022. It is the bidder's responsibility to view and account for any addendums relating to this request. These will be posted on the Town web site no later than 4:30 p.m. December 28, 2022.