Site work and paving for a mixed-use development in Marblehead, Massachusetts. Completed plans call for site work for a municipal facility; for paving for a municipal facility; sidewalk / parking lot; sidewalk / parking lot; and water / sewer project.

The Town of Marblehead, the Awarding Authority, invites sealed bids from General Contractors for the Abbot Hall Brick Runnel and Improvements Project in Marblehead, Massachusetts, in accordance with the documents prepared by Crowley & Cottrell dated January 17, 2024. The project will remove the existing concrete paving at the front of the building and existing brick runnels throughout the site. Existing steel pipes attached to copper downspouts will be removed and modified for reuse. A planting bed will be installed on the northeastern side of the building, therefore this area will be stripped and stockpiled to prepare for planting. Two mailboxes at the building's entry will be relocated. All existing trees will be protected. New brick runnels will be installed at varying lengths and will be accommodated with reset steel pipes to be cut at varying lengths. A patch of gravel paving surrounded by steel edging will be installed at the end of each brick runnel. In areas where the existing runnels were removed, and not covered by a new runnel, fill with topsoil and minor grading will be necessary. A new concrete pad will be installed the building's front entry. The pad will be accompanied by two benches, a bike rack, detectable warning plates, and relocated mailboxes. The installation of a planting bed at the northeastern side of the building is an ADD ALT to the base bid. Grading of new hardscape elements and other areas of disturbance will be critical to insuring proper site drainage and performance. Bids are subject to M.G.L. c. 30 39M & to minimum wage rates as required by M.G.L. c.l49 26 to 27H inclusive. General bidders must be certified by the Division of Capital Asset Management and Maintenance (DCAMM) in the following category of work -- General Building Construction and must submit a current DCAMM Certificate of Eligibility and signed DCAMM Prime Update Statement (Form CQ 3). Any bids received after such time will not be accepted, unless this date and time has been changed by addendum. ttention is directed to the minimum wage rates to be paid as determined by the Commissioner of Labor and Workforce Development and the weekly payroll record submittal requirements under the provisions of Massachusetts General Laws, Chapter 149, Section 26 through 27D inclusive. Attention is further directed to the requirements of G.L. c.149, 44D requiring submission of a Division of Capital Asset Management approved Certificate of Eligibility and Update Statement with all bids. Selection of the contractor will be based upon bidder qualifications, including evidence of past performance in similar projects, and bid price. The contract will be awarded to the bidder deemed by the awarding authority to be the lowest responsible and eligible bidder. The bidder agrees that its bid shall be good and may not be withdrawn for a period of 30 days, Saturdays, Sundays and legal holidays excluded, after the opening of the bids. The Town reserves the right to waive any informalities, to accept or reject, in whole or in part any or all bids, or take whatever other action may be deemed to be in the best interest of the Town.