Hartford Reporter

Central Connecticut Chambers of Commerce recently issued the following announcement.

The Bristol Housing Authority will receive sealed bids on or before 1:00 p.m. EDT, Wednesday, March 25, 2020 at their offices at 164 Jerome Avenue, Bristol, CT 06010, and said bids will be publicly opened and read aloud immediately thereafter.

Bids will be received for furnishing all labor, materials, tools and equipment necessary to complete “New Parking Lot at Gaylord Towers,” 55 Gaylord Street, Bristol, CT 06010. The scope of work shall include but is not limited to a new bituminous Parking Lot and related work. Sealed bid packages to be clearly marked “New Parking Lot at Gaylord Towers. Attention: Mitzy Rowe, CEO.”

A pre-bid walk through will be held on Wednesday, March 11, 2020 at 2:00 p.m. Please meet at the Gaylord Towers Community Room, 55 Gaylord Street, Bristol, CT 06010. Attendance is strongly recommended for all bidders.

Contact Documents including Plans and Specifications, as prepared by J ASSOCIATES ARCHITECTS, 84 Market Square, Suite 3, Newington, CT 06111, will be on file at the Bristol Housing Authority 164 Jerome Avenue, Bristol, CT. Contract Documents can be reviewed and purchased within the Advanced Reprographics on-line plan room at www.advancedrepro.net or by calling (860) 410-1020. Project information can also be obtained online at Projectdog.com.

The Bristol Housing Authority reserves the right to reject any or all bids and/or to waive any informalities in bidding, when such action is deemed to be in the best interest of the Bristol Housing Authority. All bid documents must be filled out completely when submitted.

A satisfactory Bid Bond or Certified Check in an amount equal to five percent (5%) of the base bid, shall be submitted with each bid. The Bid Bond shall be made payable to the Bristol Housing Authority and shall be properly executed by the Bidder. A 100% Performance, Labor and Material Bond is also required. All sureties must be listed on the most recent IRS circular 570.

“Attention of bidders is directed to certain requirements of this contract which require payment of Davis-Bacon wages, and compliance with certain local, state and federal requirements. This is a Federally funded project.”

No bids shall be withdrawn for a period of sixty (60) days after the opening of bids without the consent of the Bristol Housing Authority.

For further information, please contact Carl Johnson, Bristol Housing Authority, Director of Capital Funds at (860) 585-2028 or Jay R. Victorick, J ASSOCIATES ARCHITECTS at (860) 665-7063.

“AN AFFIRMATIVE ACTION/EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER MBE’s, WBE's, SBE’s AND SECTION 3 DESIGNATED ENTERPRISES ARE ENCOURAGED TO SUBMIT”