Green Street Improvements Project

The Town of Brookfield invites sealed Bids for the Green Street Improvement Project. The project consists of furnishing all labor, tools, materials and equipment necessary for the installation of approximately 750-LF of 8-inch water main, 560-LF of 12-inch HDPE drainage main, water services, hydrants, trench patching of all trenches, reclamation, grading and compacting of existing asphalt roadway structure, installation of new hot mix asphalt roadway surface, 1370-LF of new hot mix asphalt berm on both sides of the roadway, including all appurtenances. This project is being administered by the Central Massachusetts Regional Planning Commission (CMRPC) and funded by the Massachusetts Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD), FY2021 Brookfield Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program. The estimated construction cost is $536,000. All bids for this project are subject to the provisions and minimum wage rates required by M.G.L. c.30, 39M as amended, and M.G.L. c.149, 26 to 27H, inclusive, or by the federal Davis-Bacon wage rates, whichever hourly rate is higher. The project is also governed by HUD's Section 3 of 24 CFR Part 75, whereas efforts occur to ensure that economic opportunities, most importantly employment, generated by this CDBG program shall be directed to low- and very low-income persons. Bidders on the work shall also 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. A bid bond with an acceptable surety, or a certified or bank check in the amount of 5% of the total bid shall be submitted with each bid. The successful bidder must furnish a 100% Performance Bond, and a 100% Labor and Material Payment Bond. Bids may be changed or withdrawn prior to the bid opening by submission of such a change in writing in a sealed envelope, identifying the submitting party and indicating that it contains a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 Green Street Improvements Project. Bids may not be withdrawn for a period of sixty (60) days subsequent to the bid opening.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 DHCD Block Grant program. The Town of Brookfield, 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. A pre-bid conference will not be held for this project. Questions regarding the bid plans and specifications should be directed in writing to Christopher Dunphy at Central Massachusetts Regional Planning Commission 1 Mercantile Street Suite 520 Worcester, MA 01608 or cdunphy@cmrpc.org no later than April 19, 2023, at 4:00 PM.

Division 32 -	Exterior Improvements, Operation and Maintenance of Exterior Improvements.
Division 33 -	Utilities, Instrumentation and Control for Utilities, Water Utilities, Water Utility Distribution Piping, Water Utility Distribution Equipment, Disinfecting of Water Utility Distribution, Water Utility Storage Tanks.
Division 34 -	Transportation, Operation and Maintenance of Transportation.