On Call and As Needed General Contracting Services

Contact Information:

Patrick Mulvey-Welsh

pmulveywelsh@bostonpublicschools.org

617-635-9126 Ext.41364

Please submit questions in writing by twelve o’clock noon (Boston time) on 

November 13, 2020

The City of Boston Public Schools (the City), acting by and through its Director of Facilities Management (the Awarding Authority), invites sealed bids for the above-entitled project, subject to all applicable provisions of law including, without limitation, sections 39F and 39K through 39P of chapter 30, and sections 29 and 44A through 44J, inclusive, of chapter 149 of the General Laws, as amended, and in accordance with the terms and provisions of the contract documents entitled: “On Call and As Needed General Contracting Services at Various Boston Public Schools”. 

SCOPE OF WORK:  In general includes, but is not limited to the following: On Call And As Needed General Contracting Services at Various Boston Public Schools including, but not limited to, demolition, debris removal, concrete, welding, carpentry, metal doors and frames, wood doors, hardware, locksmith, carpentry, ceramic tile, window repair, general labor, gypsum wall systems, on an “as needed” basis, for individual projects under $10,000.00, if at all.

PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS will be available after twelve o’clock noon Wednesday, November 4, 2020 at the Office of Facilities Management, 1216 Dorchester Avenue, 2nd floor, Dorchester, MA 02125.  To request electronic files, send an email to Maria Lew-Houston, 

mlewhouston@bostonpublicschools.org

GENERAL BIDS shall be submitted to the Awarding Authority, 2nd floor, 1216 Dorchester Avenue, Dorchester, MA 02125 before eleven o’clock noon (Boston time) on Wednesday, November 18, 2020, at which time and place respective bids will be opened and read aloud. Late bids will not be accepted. General contractors must file with their bids (1) a copy of a valid Certificate of Eligibility showing that they are eligible to bid on projects in General Contractor, up to a project amount and up to an aggregate limit, and (2) a completed and signed Update Statement summarizing the contractor’s record for the period between the latest DCAM certification and the date the contractor submits its bid.

General Bids must be accompanied by a bid deposit in the form of a certified check drawn on, or a treasurer’s or cashier’s check issued by, a responsible bank or trust company, payable to the City of Boston, or a bid bond of a surety company qualified to do business in Massachusetts and satisfactory in form to the Awarding Authority. The amount of such check and penal sum of such bond shall be a sum equal to five (5) percent of the bid.

The attention of all bidders is specifically directed to the equal employment opportunity section of the specifications and the obligation of the contractor and all subcontractors to take affirmative action in connection with employment practices throughout the work.  Contractors are hereby notified that the work covered by this contract is governed by M.G.L. c. 149, sections 26 to 27G, and in accordance therewith contractors must pay prevailing wages as established by the Massachusetts Department of Labor and Workforce Development/Division of Occupational Safety.

A performance bond, and also a labor and materials payment bond, of a surety company qualified to do business under the laws of the Commonwealth and included in the U.S. Treasury’s current list of approved sureties (Circular 570) and satisfactory in form to the Awarding Authority, and each in the sum of 100 percent of the contract price, will be required of the successful bidder to guarantee the faithful performance of the contract.

The Awarding Authority reserves the right to waive any minor informalities or to reject any and all bids, or any part or parts thereof, and to award a contract as the Awarding Authority deems to be in the best interest of the City of Boston and the Boston Public Schools.  The award of any contract shall be subject to the approval of the Superintendent of Schools and the Mayor of Boston.

PATRICK MULVEY-WELSH, PROJECT DIRECTOR/FACILITIES MANAGEMENT