Boston City Hall Flood Mitigation

Event ID #EV00008477

Contact information 

Sheila McCarthy

pmdbidinfo@boston.gov 

617-635-4100

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 bids for the above-entitled project as more particularly set forth in the Invitation for Bids, which may be obtained from the City's procurement website and Supplier Portal (http://cityofboston.gov/procurement) under Event ID EV00008744 beginning at 9:00 A.M. on Monday, December 28, 2020.  The Invitation for Bids shall be available until the bid opening.  Bids shall be on a form supplied by PMD, be clearly identified as a bid, and signed by the bidder.  

THE SCOPE OF WORK is further detailed in the specifications and includes the following: Installation of flood protection barriers and one flood protection pedestrian door, including associated work, at the Congress St. entrances to Boston City Hall.

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 Contracting 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 Monday, December 28, 2020.  All bids must be accompanied by a bid deposit in the amount of 5% of the value of the total bid in the form of a bank check, a certified check, 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 in form satisfactory to the Official with a surety qualified to do business in Massachusetts. 

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.”  See sections 21.2 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.

Bids can be filed electronically, on or before 2:00 PM on Thursday, January 21, 2021 at the above-mentioned site.  All hard copy bids can be submitted to an Official at the Property Management Department, Boston City Hall, Room 811, Boston, MA 02201 on or before 2:00 PM on Thursday, January 21, 2021. Due to the current health crisis, public access to City Hall has been placed on a limited schedule.   Respondents must make an appointment to attend the bid opening on January 21 at 2:00 at pmdbidinfo@boston.gov.  You must RSVP prior to coming into City Hall for Bid Opening.  LATE BIDS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED.

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.

Indira Alvarez, Commissioner