MASSACHUSETTS PORT AUTHORITY
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS
Sealed General Bids for MPA Contract No. L1301-C1, RUNWAY STATUS
LIGHTS PHASE 2, LOGAN INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, EAST BOSTON,
MASSACHUSETTS, will be received by the Massachusetts Port Authority at
the Capital Programs Department Office, Suite 209S, Logan Office Center,
One Harborside Drive, East Boston, Massachusetts 02128-2909, until 11:00
A.M. local time on WEDNESDAY, MARCH 7, 2018 immediately after which, in
a designated room, the bids will be opened and read publicly.
NOTE:
PRE BID CONFERENCE WILL BE HELD AT THE CAPITAL PROGRAMS
DEPARTMENT (ABOVE ADDRESS) AT 10:00 AM LOCAL TIME ON
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 2018.
The work includes INSTALLATION OF NEW CONDUIT AND HANDHOLES; TYING
INTO EXISTING HANDHOLES; TRENCHING AND HORIZONTAL DIRECTIONAL
DRILLING NEW DUCTBANK; INSTALLATION OF NEW RUNWAY LIGHT BASE
CANS WITH STEEL BLANK COVERS AND CONDUIT IN EXISTING PAVEMENT;
BITUMINOUS PAVEMENT REPAIRS; REMOVAL OF RWSL EQUIPMENT IN
EXISTING BASE CANS; AND TOPSOIL AND SEED.
Bid documents will be made available beginning WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY
14, 2018.
Bid Documents in electronic format may be obtained free of charge at the
Authority’s Capital Programs Department Office, together with any addenda
or amendments, which the Authority may issue and a printed copy of the
Proposal form.
The estimated contract cost is TWO MILLION, ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND
DOLLARS ($2,100,000.00).
A proposal guaranty shall be submitted with each General Bid consisting of
a bid deposit for five (5) percent of the value of the bid; when sub bids are
required, each must be accompanied by a deposit equal to five (5) percent of
the sub bid amount, in the form of a bid bond, or cash, or a certified check,
or a treasurer’s or a cashier’s check issued by a responsible bank or trust
company, payable to the Massachusetts Port Authority in the name of which
the Contract for the work is to be executed. The bid deposit shall be (a) in
a form satisfactory to the Authority, (b) with a surety company qualified to
do business in the Commonwealth and satisfactory to the Authority, and (c)
conditioned upon the faithful performance by the principal of the agreements
contained in the bid.
The successful Bidder will be required to furnish a performance bond and
a labor and materials payment bond, each in an amount equal to 100% of
the Contract price. The surety shall be a surety company or securities satisfactory
to the Authority. Attention is called to the minimum rate of wages
to be paid on the work as determined under the provisions of Chapter 149,
Massachusetts General Laws, Section 26 to 27G, inclusive, as amended. The
Contractor will be required to pay minimum wages in accordance with the
schedules listed in Division II, Special Provisions of the Specifications, which
wage rates have been predetermined by the U. S. Secretary of Labor and /
or the Commissioner of Labor and Industries of Massachusetts, whichever
is greater.
The successful Bidder will be required to purchase and maintain Bodily Injury
Liability Insurance and Property Damage Liability Insurance for a combined
single limit of $10,000,000.00. Said policy shall be on an occurrence basis
and the Authority shall be included as an Additional Insured. See the insurance
sections of Division I, General Requirements and Division II, Special
Provisions for complete details.
This contract is subject to a Minority/Women Owned Business Enterprise
participation provision requiring that not less than TWO AND NINE TENTHS
PERCENT (2.9%) of the Contract be performed by minority and women
owned business enterprise contractors. With respect to this provision,
bidders are urged to familiarize themselves thoroughly with the Bidding
Documents. Strict compliance with the pertinent procedures will be required
for a bidder to be deemed responsive and eligible.
This Contract is also subject to Affirmative Action requirements of the
Massachusetts Port Authority contained in Article 84 of the General
Requirements and Covenants, and to the Secretary of Labor’s Requirement
for Affirmative Action to Ensure Equal Opportunity and the Standard Federal
Equal Opportunity Construction Contract Specifications (Executive Order
11246).
The General Contractor is required to submit a Certification of Non
Segregated Facilities prior to award of the Contract, and to notify prospective
subcontractors of the requirement for such certification where the
subcontract exceeds $10,000.
Complete information and authorization to view the site may be obtained
from the Capital Programs Department Office at the Massachusetts Port
Authority. The right is reserved to waive any informality in or reject any or
all proposals.
MASSACHUSETTS PORT AUTHORITY
THOMAS P. GLYNN
CEO & EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
