Telecommunication Upgrades to Existing Communication Facilities

Project Name: Telecommunication Upgrades to Existing Communication Facilities

Project Location: Various BPD Locations throughout the Greater Boston Area

For information specific to this particular bid, please contact

Brenda Harmon at 617-343-4428 or brenda.harmon@pd.boston.gov

The City of Boston acting by its Boston Police Department, through its Police Commissioner (the Official), Contracts Unit, 3rd Floor, One Schroeder Plaza, Boston MA 02120, hereinafter referred to as the Awarding Authority, hereby invites sealed bids for the above-entitled project.  Bids shall be on a form supplied by BPD, be clearly identified as a bid, and signed by the bidder. All bids for this project are subject to sections 26-27, 29 and 44A-44J, inclusive of Chapter 149 of the General Laws, as amended, and in accordance with the terms and provisions of the contract documents entitled: Telecommunications Upgrades to Existing Communications Facilities Project.

The scope of work is further detailed in the specifications and includes but is not limited to the following: Upgrades shall consist of electrical, grounding, HVAC, radio antennas, mounts, conduit and cabling. Communication facilities are either within or on top of existing buildings or communication facilities.

All Filed Sub-Bids shall be filed with the Awarding Authority at the Contracts Unit, 3rd Floor, One Schroeder Plaza, Boston MA 02120, before twelve o'clock (noon EST) on February 12, 2020 at which time and place respective sub-bids will be opened forthwith and read aloud.

Filed Sub-Bids will be valid only when accompanied by (1) a Certificate of Eligibility issued by DCAMM, showing that the sub-contractor has been approved in (see requirements below) to bid on projects the nature of that advertised, and (2) an Update Statement summarizing the sub-contractor's record for the period between the latest DCAMM certification and the date the sub-contractor submits its sub-bid.

Filed Sub-Bids required for:   Electrical and HVAC.

All general bids shall be filed with the Awarding Authority at the Contracts Unit, 3rd Floor, One Schroeder Plaza, Boston MA 02120, before twelve o'clock (noon EST) on February 26, 2020 at which time and place respective bids will be opened forthwith and read aloud.

General Bids will be valid only when accompanied by (1) a Certificate of Eligibility issued by DCAMM, showing that the general contractor has been approved in Telecommunications Systems to bid on projects the size and nature of that advertised, and (2) an Update Statement summarizing the general contractor's record for the period between the latest DCAMM certification and the date the general contractor submits its bid.

Bidders are hereby notified that bid deposits must be 5% of his/her bid and shall be in the form of a bid bond, certified check, treasurer’s check, or cashier’s check and made payable to the City of Boston. 

Bidders are hereby notified that this project is subject to M.G.L. C. 149, s. 27 and in accordance contractors must pay prevailing wages as set by the Division of Occupational Safety within the Department of Labor and Workforce Development.

A performance bond and labor and materials payment bond satisfactory to the Awarding Authority, of a surety company licensed to do business under the laws of the Commonwealth and included on the U.S. Treasury current list of approved sureties (See Circular 570), in the sum of 100% of the contract price will be required of the successful bidder.

The Awarding Authority reserves the right to waive any informalities in or to reject any and all bids if it is in the public interest to do so.

William G. Gross, Police Commissioner