City Hall Room 809, 8th Floor Partial Renovation

Project No.:  PMD809 Renovation for Licensing Department

Contact Information 

PMD’s Bid Counter

pmdbidinfo@boston.gov. 

The City of Boston acting by its Property Management Department, through its Commissioner of the Property Management Department (PMD), hereinafter referred to as the Awarding Authority, hereby invites sealed bids for the above-entitled project.  Bids shall be on a form supplied by PMD, 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:  City Hall Room 809, 8th Floor Partial Renovation.

THE SCOPE OF WORK is further detailed in the specifications and includes the following: 

New flooring, finishes, drywall and glass partitions, electrical wiring and coordination with new workstation furniture.

All filed sub-bids shall be filed with the Property Management Department Bid Counter, 1 City Hall Plaza, Room 811, Boston, MA 02201, before twelve o'clock (noon) on Wednesday, July 29, 2020 at which time and place respective sub-bids will be opened forthwith and read aloud. LATE SUB-BIDS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED.

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 the trade(s) identified below and further detailed in the specifications; 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-bid trade(s): Electrical, Resilient flooring and HVAC.

Bidders are hereby notified a site viewing is scheduled for Wednesday, July 22, 2020 beginning promptly at 10:00 am at 1 City Hall Plaza, Room 809, Boston, MA 02201.

    

All general bids shall be filed with the Property Management Department Bid Counter, 1 City Hall Plaza, Room 811, Boston, MA 02201, before twelve o'clock (noon) on Wednesday, August 12, 2020 at which time and place respective bids will be opened forthwith and read aloud.  

LATE BIDS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED.

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 General Building Construction 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.

    

PLANS/SPECIFICATIONS will be available on or about Wednesday, July 15, 2020 at the Property Management Department Bid Counter to all interested parties who present a $25.00 (twenty-five dollars) REFUNDABLE DEPOSIT for each set. The Property Management Department will accept Money Orders as a form of deposit, in addition to certified, treasurer and cashier’s checks (Personal and Company Checks will not be accepted unless certified by a U.S. bank). In order to facilitate the disposition of your refunds, please have checks or Money Orders made payable to both The City of Boston OR your company’s name.  Plans and specifications must be returned in good condition within thirty days of the general bid opening in order for the bid deposit to be returned. 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. 

The attention of all bidders is directed to the Boston Residents Jobs Policy section of the specifications and the obligation of the contractor in the performance of this contract. 

The attention of all bidders is also directed to pages 00 20 00 – 1 through 00 20 00 – 10, entitled “Instructions to Bidders (Including Sub-Bidders).”  See sections 21.2.5 and 21.2.6 of Article 21 on page 00 20 00 – 10 regarding DCAMM certification and submission of an original, stamped Sponsor Verification letter from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Department of Labor Standards– Division of Apprenticeship Training.

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.

Indira Alvarez, Commissioner