Site work for a water / sewer project in Stratford, Connecticut. Working plans call for site work for a water / sewer project.

As of April 4, 2024, this project has been canceled and will re-bid in the next year or two. The Town of Stratford (Town) on behalf of its Waterfront and Harbor Management Commission (WHMC) is seeking competitive bids from qualified contractors with proven industry experience, to provide labor, materials, tools, equipment, and all else necessary, to furnish and install a 10x40 floating dock including timber piles located at the Birdseye Boat Ramp Facility. Refer to attached documents prepared by RACE Coastal Engineering Direct requests in writing to: Town of Stratford | Purchasing Department Attention: Phillip Ryan | Purchasing Agent 2725 Main Street, Room 104 | Stratford, CT 06615 E-mail: PRyan@townofstratford.com Written requests for information will not be accepted after 12:00PM on Friday, 26th January, 2024. Response will be in the form of an addendum that will be posted approximately Wednesday, 8th June, 2022 at the close of business to the Purchasing Department website REQUIREMENTS A. Prospective bidders are strongly advised to visit the site and verify the scope of the work, including measurements and quantities, prior to submitting a bid. Town reserves the right to increase or decrease the amount of work, as deemed in its best interest. B. Price is to include all labor, materials, permits, fees, disposal, etc., required to properly complete the project, including, but not limited to, the following: 1. Permit approval where and as required by law. 2. Installation of all new equipment and material as specified, including all structural support necessary for complete and safe operation. 3. Site clean up. C. The Bidder must not discriminate, nor permit discrimination, against any person on the grounds of race, color, national origin, religion, sex, handicap, or veteran status, in their employment practices, in any of their contractual arrangements, in all service and accommodations they offer to the public, and in any of their other business operations. D. The successful bidder MUST secure all required permits prior to commencing work on the site. NOTE: The Town is not able to waive the State of Connecticut Education Fee applied to any project. E. The awarded contractor will have access to the site as indicated under "SCHEDULE" and agreed upon at award of contract. All work must be completed in a timely manner. At the Contractor's option, he/she may access the site on holidays, Saturdays and Sundays, if the Contractor pays the cost (including all overtime) for any required Town staff/services. All work time must be approved and coordinated with the Town Engineer or designee. F. Award of the project, either partial or in its entirety, is contingent upon funding approval by the Town Council. RIGHT OF OWNER TO TERMINATE CONTRACT If the work to be done under this Contract shall be abandoned, or if at any time the Owner is of the opinion that the Contractor is willfully violating any of the conditions of this contract or is not executing said contract in good faith or that the work is unnecessarily delayed and will not be finished within the prescribed time, the Owner may notify the Contractor and Surety, in writing to that effect. If the Contractor does not, within five (5) business days thereafter, take such measures as will, in the judgment of the Owner, insure the satisfactory completion of the work aforesaid, the Owner shall have the power to notify the Contractor to discontinue all work or any portion thereof, under this contract. A copy of this contract shall go to the surety. Thereupon the Contractor shall cease to continue said work, on such part thereof as the Owner shall designate. The Owner shall thereupon have the power to place such and so many persons as deemed proper, by contract or otherwise, to work at and complete the work herein described and to use such materials, tools, and appliances found upon the work or to procure other materials, tools, and appliances for the completion of the same and charge the expenses of said labor, materials, tools, and appliances to the Contractor; and the expense so charged shall be deducted and paid by the Owner out of such money as may be then due, or may at any time thereafter grow due to the Contractor under and by virtue of this agreement, or any part thereof; and in case the expense so charged is less than the sum which would have been payable under this contract if the same had been completed by the Contractor, the Contractor shall be entitled to receive the difference; and in case greater, the Contractor shall pay amount of such excess so due PRE-CONSTRUCTION MEETING Prior to the commencement of any work, the contractor shall attend the pre-construction meeting at a date and time set that is convenient to all parties. QUESTIONS Questions concerning conditions, bidding guidelines and specifications should only be directed in writing to: Mr. Phillip Ryan, Purchasing Agent: PRyan@townofstratford.com Inquiries must reference date of bid opening, requisition or contract number, and must be received no later than as indicated in the bid documents prior to date of bid opening. Failure to comply with these conditions will result in the bidder waiving the right to dispute the bid specifications and conditions. SCOPE OF WORK / SITE INSPECTIONS The bidder declares that the scope of the work has been thoroughly reviewed and any questions resolved (see above for name and number of individual to contact for questions). If applicable, the bidder further declares that the site has been inspected as called for in the specifications (q.v.).