This is a service / maintenance or supply contract in Portland, Maine. Contact the soliciting agency for additional information.

Bids will be accepted from Contractors who can demonstrate successful completion of projects of similar size and scope. All other bids may be rejected. This Project includes a wage determination developed by the State of Maine Department of Labor. The clearing work consists of clearing trees and other growth, grinding of stumpage, and removal of all forest debris generated during clearing operations or preexisting, on all Locations as described herein, and all other work incidental thereto in accordance with the Plans and Specifications. The General Limits of work are as follows: Location 1 1.0 Mile of southbound rights of way commencing at Mile 30.0 (Sta. 1445+00) in the Town of Arundel and extending southerly to Mile 29.0 (Sta. 1393+00). Location 2 3.9 Miles of southbound rights of way commencing at Mile 22.9 (Sta. 1080+00) and extending southerly to Mile 19.0 (Sta. 903+00) in the Town of Wells. Location 3 3.9 Miles of northbound rights of way commencing at Mile 19.0 (Sta. 903+00) and extending northerly to Mile 22.9 (Sta. 1080+00) in the Town of Wells. Location 4 Exit 32 MTA Park and Ride Facility For general information regarding Bidding and Contracting procedures, contact Nathanial F. Carll, Purchasing Manager, at (207) 871-7771 Ext. 115. For information regarding Schedule of Items, plan holders list and bid results, visit online. Question Deadline 10/09/2024. For Project specific information, fax all questions by October 9, 2024, to Nate Carll, Purchasing Manager, at (207) 871-7739. Questions will be answered and clarifications to contract documents will be made in Addendum 1, which will be issued on October 10, 2024. Responses will not be prepared for questions received by telephone. Bidders shall not contact any other Authority staff or Consultants for clarification of Contract provisions, and the Authority will not be responsible for any interpretations so obtained. All work shall be governed by the Specifications entitled "State of Maine, Department of Transportation, Standard Specifications, Revision of November 2014" and as amended by the "Maine Turnpike Authority Supplemental Specifications 2016 Edition"; "Standard Details, Revision of November 2020" and "Best Management Practices for Erosion and Sediment Control", latest issue. Copies and recent updates to these publications can be obtained online. A copy of the MTA Supplemental Specifications can be obtained online. Proposals must be accompanied by an original bid bond, certified or cashier's check payable to the Maine Turnpike Authority in an amount not less than Five (5%) Percent of the Total Amount in the Proposal, but not less than $500.00. The Bidder to whom a Contract is awarded will be required to furnish a Surety Corporation Bond, satisfactory to the Authority, on the standard Contract Bond form of the Authority, for a sum not less than the Total Amount of the Proposal. Proposals must be made upon the Proposal Forms furnished by the Authority separately with the Contract Documents, and must be enclosed in the sealed special addressed envelope provided therefore bearing the name and address of the Bidder, the name of the Contract, and the date and time of Proposal opening on the outside. The Authority reserves the unqualified right to reject any or all Proposals and to accept that Proposal which in its sole judgment will under all circumstances serve its best interest.