Site work for a road / highway in Lawrence, Massachusetts. Completed plans call for site work for a road / highway.

The City of Lawrence invites bids from qualified vendors interested in providing the following for the City of Lawrence, in accordance with the terms, conditions and specifications outlined in the Invitation for Bids (IFB). A contract shall be awarded to the responsive and eligible bidder offering the lowest total bid price. Bidders must submit a five percent 5% bid deposit with their bid. All bids submitted in response to this Invitation for Bids will be evaluated and awarded in accordance with the provisions established under Massachusetts General Chapter 149. Vendors will be required to abide by the guidelines established under this statute. These contracts are subject to Massachusetts Prevailing Wage Rates and OSHA Certification. The City of Lawrence reserves the right to reject any or all bids or take whatever action is in the best interest of the City. SCOPE OF WORK & TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS PAVEMENT MARKINGS 4" TRAFFIC LINE (EPOXY PAINT) Including ARROWS/LEGENDS (THERMOPLASTIC PAINT) The Work shall include the furnishing and installing of traffic paint. The white and yellow traffic paint shall be installed as 4" wide double solid, single solid and broken lines. Equipment The contractor shall supply (1) long line spray truck, manufactured with stainless steel components to properly apply fast-dry water bone traffic paint, capable of applying solid lines in a sharp and true manner. The unit must have a minimum paint tank capacity of 400 gallons. The long line spray truck must be capable of producing an acceptable 4" wide single or double line at the application rate 320 linear feet per gallon of paint while traveling at a minimum of 7 miles per hour. The contractor shall supply (1) cone truck (rack body with hydraulic tail gate) with 300 cones. The above units shall include protective devices and warning signs for the painting operations. Each unit shall be radio controlled with a portable unit available for the Highway Division lead truck. The Contractor shall supply (2) operating personnel for the spray truck and (3) cones setters/retriever personnel for the traffic cone setting truck. The Contractor will place traffic cones on all freshly painted lines to reduce tracking. Contractor Responsibilities The Contractor shall complete the painting as indicated herein, subject to weather conditions, such as wet or extremely cold pavement. The interruptions for weather will be at the discretion of the Municipality. The Contractor shall have backup equipment available to him in the event of a breakdown. The successful bidder shall have a supervisor or foreman, experienced in this field of work, available to direct operations. The supervisor or foreman will report to the Highway Division Superintendent or his designee, any problem, as well as, give daily progress reports. The successful bidder must show by past performance that he is capable of performing a Contract of this magnitude. Thermoplastic Pavement marking Removal Including Lines & Arrows/Legends The Work shall include the installation traffic paint. The white and yellow traffic paint shall be installed as 4" or 6" wide double solid, single solid and broken lines. The application rates shall be 1 gallon of paint per 320 linear feet of 4"and 6" wide line. Equipment The Contractor shall supply 1 long line spray truck, manufactured with stainless steel components to properly apply fast-dry chlorinated rubber traffic paint, capable of applying solid lines in a sharp and true manner. The unit must have a minimum paint tank capacity of 400 gallons. The long line spray truck must be capable of producing an acceptable 4" or 6" wide single or double line at the application rate 320 lineal feet per one gallon of paint while traveling at a minimum of 7 miles per hour. Questions concerning this IFB must be submitted in writing to Theodoro Rosario., Acting City Engineer before 3:00 p.m. Friday, April 25, 2025. Questions may be emailed to trosario@cityoflawrence.com. Written responses will be emailed to all bidders on record as having received the IFB package. The City of Lawrence has identified a sole point of contact with bidders for the purpose of this IFB. Any attempt to contact any other City of Lawrence employee or to circumvent these procedures in any manner may be grounds for disqualification of the bidder from the procurement process. All questions about the meaning or intent of the Bidding Documents are to be submitted to theEngineer in writing as follows. Submission of questions via email is acceptable. Theodoro Rosario Engineering DPW Office Lawrence MA 01840 Email: trosario@cityoflawrence.com