Site work and outdoor lighting for a road / highway in Worcester, Massachusetts. Completed plans call for site work for a road / highway; and for outdoor lighting for a road / highway.

If subcontracting, does not meet the goals of 10% of the contract value for Minority Business Enterprises and 15% of the contract value to Women Business Enterprises. This Bid Invitation covers: Provide all labor, equipment, materials, the supervision necessary, and proper for the lighting system upgrade project to replace existing lighting fixtures with new high efficiency fixtures as per the specifications & requirements of the City of Worcester Department of Public Works. Any and all questions or clarifications regarding this bid must be sent in writing to: Jerry Kucera via e-mail at kucerajs@worcesterma.gov A certified check or bid bond made payable to the "City Treasurer, City of Worcester" in the Amount of 5% of total bid MUST ACCOMPANY this bid. This project includes the upgrade of the lighting and distribution system equipment for the 35,000 SF building located at 29 Albany Street, Worcester, MA. Selective demolition of existing systems shall be required. Every general bid which is not accompanied by a bid deposit as prescribed by paragraph (1) section forty-four B, chapter 149 of General Laws as amended, or which otherwise does not conform with section forty-four A to forty-four L, inclusive, or which is on a form not completely filled in, or which is incomplete, conditional or obscure or which contains any addition not called for, shall be invalid; and the awarding authority shall reject every such general bid. The bidder to whom a contract is awarded will be required to furnish and pay for a Performance Bond of a Surety Company authorized to do business in Massachusetts, for not less than 100% of the amount of the contract awarded satisfactory to the awarding authority of the City of Worcester, which besides bonding the contractor to well and faithfully perform all the terms and conditions of the contract, shall provide security for the payment for all labor performed or furnished and all materials used in the fulfillment of said contract. The bidder to whom a contract is awarded will also be required to furnish and pay for a labor and materials or payment bond, of a surety company qualified to do business under the laws of the Commonwealth, for not less than 100% of the amount of the contract awarded, satisfactory to the awarding authority. These bonds to be in forms as established by the City of Worcester. The bidder must certify that no official or employee of the City of Worcester, Massachusetts, is financially interested in this proposal or in the contract which the bidder offers to execute or in expected profits to arise therefrom, unless there has been compliance with provisions of G. L. c. 43, sec. 27, and that this bid is made in good faith without fraud or collusion or connection with any other person submitting a proposal. The successful bidder will be notified in writing, by mail or otherwise, that his bid has been accepted and that he has been awarded the contract. The successful bidder shall execute the contract and furnish the required bonds within five (5) days, Saturdays, Sundays and legal holidays excluded, after presentation of the contract. If the bidder selected as the general contractor fails to perform his agreement to execute the contract in accordance with the terms of his bid and furnish a performance bond and also a labor and materials payment bond as stated in his bid, the award will be made to the next lowest responsible and eligible general bidder, subject to the provisions of Sections 44A-44J, inclusive, of said Chapter 149 of the General Laws. Any prospective bidder requesting a change in or interpretation of existing specifications or terms, and conditions must do so within five (5) days (Saturdays, Sundays and Holidays excluded) before scheduled bid opening date. All requests are to be in writing to the Purchasing Division. No changes will be considered or any interpretation issued unless request is in our hands within five (5) days (Saturdays, Sundays and Holidays excluded) BEFORE scheduled bid opening date. The Purchasing Division shall respond in writing if the inquiry is received as described above. Oral clarifications or interpretations will be of no legal effect. The City will not be responsible for any information, explanation or interpretation rendered in any fashion except as herein provided. Each bid shall be submitted upon the bid forms furnished by the City, copies of which are bound with the Bid. Wherever unit prices are called for, all such prices shall be provided by the bidder. In the event of a discrepancy between prices written in words and prices written in figures, the written words shall govern. In the event of a discrepancy between the indicated sum of any column of figures and the correct sum thereof, the correct sum shall govern. The bid shall state the legal name of the bidder and shall be signed in ink by a person or persons legally authorized to bind the bidder to a contract. The name and title of the person or persons signing the bid shall be typed or printed below the signatures. Section 39L of Chapter 30 of the Massachusetts General Laws prohibits the City from entering into a contract for this work with, and shall not approve as a subcontractor furnishing labor and materials for a part of any such work, a foreign corporation which has not filed with the City, a certificate of the State Secretary stating that such corporation has complied with Massachusetts General Laws Chapter 156D, Part 15, subdivision A, s. 15.03, and Part 16, subdivision B, s. 16.22. Therefore, every Foreign Corporation, must furnish a certified copy of its Certificate of Registration that has been duly filed with the State Secretary's office. Any bid of a foreign corporation submitted without a Certificate may be invalid and may be rejected. As part of the obligation of remedial action under the foregoing section, the Contractor shall maintain goals on this project no less than 38 percent (38%) people of color employee and 10 percent (10%) women employee hours of the total work hours in each job category including but not limited to, bricklayers, carpenters, cement masons, electricians, iron workers, operating engineers, and those "classes of work" enumerated in section 44C of chapter 149 of the Massachusetts General Laws. On any project for the construction, reconstruction, installation, demolition, maintenance or repair of any building, or public work, to be funded in whole or in part by city funds, or funds which, in accordance with a federal or state grant, program, or otherwise, the city expends or administers, or any such project to which the city is a signatory to the contract therefore, the provisions of this section shall apply and the same shall be referenced in every invitation to bid for such project and, the following paragraphs shall be contained in every resulting contract there from: "It shall be a material breach of this contract if the contractor and each subcontractor shall not at all times adhere to the provisions of 1A(e)(9) of chapter nine of the Revised Ordinances of the city by limiting their on- site, noise producing construction and related work to the hours specified by said ordinance". The director of purchasing, commissioner of code enforcement and the head of any department shall have the authority to adopt any rules and regulations they deem necessary to implement this subsection with respect to contracts generally and the head of the department awarding any such contract shall have the authority to adopt any rules and regulations he or she deems necessary to implement this subsection with respect to any particular project. Before submitting a quotation, each bidder must make a careful study of these specifications and proposal, and fully assure himself as to the quality of the materials and character of the workmanship required. The general contract will be awarded to the lowest responsible and eligible general bidder pursuant to section forty-four A of chapter 149 of the General Laws. The City reserves the right to reject any and all bids, if deemed in the best interest of the City, as governed by section fortyfour E of chapter 149 of the General Laws. Bids may be withdrawn without penalty prior to the time and date specified. For any bid withdrawn after time and date specified, the bidder shall forfeit deposit on bid as liquidated damages.