On Call As Needed Masonry & Waterproofing

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 26-27H 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 Masonry and Waterproofing Repairs at Various Boston Public Schools” . The City intends to award three (3) contracts to the lowest eligible and responsible bidders.

SCOPE OF WORK: Repairs and maintenance to masonry systems and perform all related work as specified.

SPECIFICATIONS: Will be available after twelve o’clock noon Wednesday, November 4, 2020, at the Office of Facilities Management, 1216 Dorchester Avenue, 2nd floor, Boston, 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, 1216 Dorchester Avenue, 2nd Floor, Boston, MA 02125 before one o’clock (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 issued by DCAM, showing that they are eligible to bid on projects in MASONRY, up to the 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 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 27H, 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, will be required of the successful bidders to guarantee the faithful performance of the contract.  A labor and materials bond in the sum of 50% of the contract amount for contracts of $25,000 up to $100,000, and in the sum of 100% of the contract amount for contracts over $100,000 will be required of the successful bidders.  The successful bidders will be required to furnish a Performance Bond in the amount of one hundred percent (100%) of the contract amount for contracts over $100,000. 

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(s) 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/FACILTIIES MANAGEMENT