The City of Fitchburg invites sealed bids for window and door replacement at the Longsjo Middle School which has an estimated construction cost of $3,600,000.

General Contractor bids will be received until November 17, 2022 December 8, 2022 at 2:00 PM at the office of the Chief

Procurement Officer, City Hall, 718 Main Street, Suite 208, Fitchburg, MA and at the designated time and place publicly opened and recorded. General Contractor shall be DCAMM certified in Metal Windows.

Filed sub-bids will be received until November 10, 2022 December 1, 2022 at 2:00 PM at the office of the Chief Procurement Officer, City Hall, 718 Main Street, Suite 208, Fitchburg, MA and at the designated time and place publicly opened and recorded. Filed sub-bid categories for the purposes of this bid are: Waterproofing, Damp-proofing and Caulking, and Painting.

A bid deposit of at least five percent (5%) of the total project is required. A Performance Bond and a Labor and Materials Payment Bond, each in the sum of 100% of the Contract Price will be required of the successful Bidder. Project is subject to compliance with prevailing wage requirements.

This solicitation is being conducted in accordance with the provisions of Massachusetts General Laws Chapter 149, and any resulting contract will be strictly awarded in accordance with the requirements of the solicitation. The City reserves the right to reject any or all bids, including without limitation, nonconforming, non-responsive, unbalanced, or conditional bids. The City reserves the right to waive all informalities not involving price, time, or changes in the scope of work and to negotiate contract terms with the successful bidder.

Specifications, Terms and Conditions and Forms may be obtained via the City’s website at www.fitchburgma.gov/procurement under Current Solicitations. Complete sets of bidding documents shall be used in preparing bids; the City does not assume any responsibility for errors or misinterpretations resulting from the use of incomplete sets of bidding documents or for modifications to the bidding documents including electronic conversion.

A Pre-Bid meeting will be held on November 3, 2022 at 3:00 PM at the Longsjo Middle School; 98 Academy Street, Fitchburg, MA. Bidders shall examine all information and materials contained in and with this solicitation. Failure to do so shall be at the bidder’s risk.

Mary A. Delaney

Chief Procurement Officer