Site work and paving for a civil project in Dudley, Massachusetts. Completed plans call for site work for a road / highway; for paving for a road / highway; and water / sewer project.

Sealed bids must have outer envelope marked as "First Avenue Improvement Project, Phase II." The work consists primarily of full depth pavement reclamation, pavement mill and overlay, and installation of HMA berm and sewer manhole frames and covers. Bids shall be on a lump sum basis as indicated in the Bid Form. All Bids for this project are subject to the provisions of Massachusetts General Laws Chapter 30, Section 39M, as amended. MassDOT prequalification of contractors will be required. Class of work and bonding limit will be issued via addendum. This project is being administered on the Town's behalf by the Central Massachusetts Regional Planning Commission (CMRPC) and funded wholly or primarily by the US Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) through the Massachusetts Executive Office of Housing and Livable Communities (EOHLC) through a FY 2022-23 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) award to the Town of Dudley and will potentially also be partially funded through M.G.L. Chapter 90. The Town encourages, to the extent feasible, the use of minority-, women- and disadvantaged-owned businesses for work under this contract. Under HUD's Section 3 policy, it is also encouraged that, to the greatest extent possible, all bidders take affirmative steps to ensure training and employment for lower income workers and project area residents and award of subcontracts to HUD-defined Section 3 businesses. Bidders on the work shall make a good faith effort to achieve the goals of the Federal Minority and Women's Business Enterprise (MBE/WBE) policy regarding utilization of MBEs and WBEs in order to be deemed a responsible bidder. Bids may be changed or withdrawn prior to the bid opening by submission of such a change in writing in a sealed envelope, identifying the submitting party and indicating that it contains a correction of the bid for the First Avenue Improvement Project, Phase II. Bids may not be withdrawn for a period of sixty (60) days subsequent to the bid opening. The lowest qualified responsible bidder shall be awarded the contract subject to availability of funds under the Town of Dudley's FY 2022-23 CDBG program and any other funding sources required. The Town of Dudley, the Awarding and Contracting Authority, may cancel this Invitation for Bid (IFB), in whole or in part, at any time that such an act is deemed in its best interest, reserves the right to waive any informality in the bidding or to reject any and all bids in total or in part as may be deemed to serve the best interest of the Town, and will not be responsible for any costs incurred by a bidder in preparing and submitting a bid in response to this IFB. Questions regarding the bid specifications should be directed to Aaron B. Sabbs at Tighe & Bond, Inc., at (413) 562-1600 or ABSabbs@TigheBond.com. Questions on the bidding process should be directed to Andrew Loew at CMRPC at (508) 459-3339 or aloew@cmrpc.org.