Renovation of a parking garage in Portland, Maine. Completed plans call for the renovation of a parking garage.

It is the bidder's sole responsibility to ensure that their bid is submitted prior to the date and time specified. OUTLINE OF WORK: Briefly and without force and effect upon the contract documents, the work of the contract can be summarized as follows: furnishing all the labor, materials, equipment, and incidentals necessary to perform beam connection repairs, and steel cleaning and painting, including all preparation and application and clean up per the specifications and manufacturers recommendations. In the event of inclement weather, if Portland Schools and/or City operations have been cancelled, any scheduled pre-bid meetings will be cancelled as well. Please check the local media outlets, the City of Portland Public School online and/or call the City's Purchasing Office, 207-874-8654 regarding any postponement. NOTE: Every effort will be made to provide as much forewarning as possible regarding these decisions. Bids from vendors not registered with the Purchasing Office may be rejected; receipt of this document directly from the City of Portland indicates registration. Should a vendor receive this Invitation from a source other than the City, please contact 207-874-8654 to ensure that your firm is listed as a vendor for this project. The successful bidder shall furnish the City with a Contract Performance Bond and a Labor and Materials Payment Bond, each in the amount of one hundred percent (100%) of the awarded contract price, guaranteeing one hundred percent performance of the contract agreement, including the guaranteed period and free of any and all liens, attachments and encumbrances. All bonds shall comply with the requirements of Maine state law. Bidders shall visit site prior to bid and carefully examine project scope and conditions that may affect proper execution of work of this Section and determine or verify dimensions and quantities. Contractor's submission of bid shall be acknowledgment that he is thoroughly familiar with project scope and site conditions. Any mechanic's lien or any other lien which may be filed against the premises which are the subject of this Agreement by reason of the Work described herein shall be defended (by counsel reasonably acceptable to the CITY) and promptly discharged by the CONTRACTOR at its own expense. The CITY may require the CONTRACTOR to provide a bond satisfactory to the CITY to indemnify it against any lien and as a substitution in place of a lien. If the CONTRACTOR should fail either to defend the CITY against the lien or to discharge it, then the CITY may do so at the CONTRACTOR's expense. In the event of such an undertaking by the CITY, the CONTRACTOR will promptly reimburse the CITY for all its costs and expenses in so doing, including, but not limited to, reimbursement of the CITY's reasonable counsel fees, as well as costs which may be incurred by it in substituting a bond in place of a lien. CONTRACTOR's obligations under this paragraph shall survive termination of this Agreement. The work shall be as detailed in the attached pages of specifications, and shall be conducted under the direction of the City Parking Manager, or designee. It is the City's desire that the work may commence upon receipt of executed contracts and shall be completed no later than May 1, 2026. All questions shall be directed in writing ONLY to the Purchasing Office at the above address and be received 12:00 noon on December 11th, 2025 (FAX 207-874-8652, or email pfitzgerald@portlandmaine.gov . Responses from the City that substantially alter this bid will be issued in the form of a written addendum to all bid holders registered in the Purchasing Office. Oral explanations or interpretations given before the award of the contract will not be binding. Prior to any payment, the CITY reserves the right to require Waivers of Lien for materials and labor from the CONTRACTOR and its subcontractors and suppliers guaranteeing One Hundred Percent (100%) performance, free and clear from all liens and encumbrances. The City reserves the right to waive any informalities in bids, to accept any bid or portions thereof (bidders are advised to note this and quote accordingly) and to reject any or all bids should it be deemed for the best interest of the City to do so. The City reserves the right to substantiate the bidder's qualifications, capability to perform, availability, past performance record and to verify that the bidder is current in its obligations.