SECTION 1
TITLE
INFORMATION FOR BIDDERS
RECEIPT AND OPENING OF BIDS
ARTICLE
1.1
LOCATION AND DESCRIPTION OF WORK TO BE DONE
1.2
CONTRACT DOCUMENTS
1.3
NON-REFUNDABLE FEE FOR DRAWINGS AND DOCUMENTS
1.4
QUESTIONS REGARDING DRAWINGS AND DOCUMENTS
1.5
BIDDERS TO INVESTIGATE
1.6
INFORMATION NOT GUARANTEED
1.7
BLANK FORM FOR BID
1.8
TIME LIMITS AND TIME CHARGE
1.9
WITHDRAWAL OF BIDS
1.10
CONTRACT BONDS
1.11
ABILITY AND EXPERIENCE OF BIDDER
1.12
BIDS
1.13
RIGHT TO REJECT OR ACCEPT BIDS
1.14
RIGHT TO ALTER FORM, QUANTITY, ETC., OF WORK
1.15
EXECUTION OF AGREEMENT
1.16
INSURANCE CERTIFICATES
1.17
COMPARISON OF BIDS
1.18
BID SECURITY
1.19
ITEMS
1.20
MINIMUM PREVAILING WAGE RATES
1.21
CONSTRUCTION SAFETY AND HEALTH COURSE
1.22
NON-CONNECTICUT CONTRACTORS
1.23
SUPPLIERS AND SUBCONTRACTORS
1.24
PROHIBITION OF WASTES GENERATED FROM OIL AND GAS DRILLING AND EXTRACTION
ACTIVITIES
1.25
INFORMATION FOR BIDDERS
1.1 RECEIPT AND OPENING OF BIDS.
Sealed bids, one (1) original and two (2) copies, will be received in the Office of the Purchasing
Department and shall be opened and read aloud in the DPW Chimblo Conference Room, Town Hall, 101 Field
Point Road, Greenwich, Connecticut at 11 o'clock a.m. (prevailing time) on Wednesday, June 10, 2026 for the
following work:
Shore Road Sidewalk Project; Town Project No. 21-27
1.2 LOCATION AND DESCRIPTION OF WORK TO BE DONE.
The work herein specified to be done consists of the installation of a new section of sidewalk on Shore
Road in Old Greenwich: Between Sound Beach Avenue and S Crossway in Greenwich Connecticut, all as more
particularly indicated, shown or described in the drawings, specifications and other contract documents and as
described by the Engineer.
The Contractor shall furnish all labor, services, materials, equipment, plant, machinery, apparatus,
appliances, tools, supplies and all other things necessary to do all work required for the completion of each item
of the work and as herein specified.
The location, general characteristics and principal details of the work are indicated on drawings which
are listed as follows:
SHEET NUMBER
TITLE
00 -
01 - RCP-01
02 - RCP-02
03 - RCP-03
04 - RCP-03a
05 - RCP-04
06 - RCP-05
07 - RCP-06
08 - RCP-07
09 - RCP-08
10 - RCP-09
11 - RCP-10
12 - MDS-01
13 - MDS-02
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ROADWAY CONSTRUCTION PLANS
ROADWAY CONSTRUCTION PLANS
ROADWAY CONSTRUCTION PLANS
ROADWAY CONSTRUCTION PLANS
ROADWAY CONSTRUCTION PLANS
ROADWAY CONSTRUCTION PLANS
ROADWAY CONSTRUCTION PLANS
ROADWAY CONSTRUCTION PLANS
ROADWAY CONSTRUCTION PLANS
ROADWAY CONSTRUCTION PLANS
ROADWAY CONSTRUCTION PLANS
MISCELLANEOUS DETAILS
MISCELLANEOUS DETAILS
The above drawings are the contract drawings, sometimes referred to herein as the "Drawings".
Additional drawings showing details in accordance with which the work is to be done will be furnished from
time to time by the Engineer, if found necessary, and shall then become a part of the contract drawings.
1.3 CONTRACT DOCUMENTS.
The 'Drawings', 'Invitation to Bid', 'Information for Bidders', Forms for 'Bid', 'Agreement' and ‘Bonds’,
'General Conditions' and 'Technical and Materials Specifications' become the contract documents and may be
obtained on the Town’s website, www.greenwichct.gov/bids.
1.4 NON-REFUNDABLE FEE FOR DRAWINGS AND DOCUMENTS.
Drawings and specifications will be posted to the Town’s website and may be downloaded at no cost.
Drawings taken from the Town’s website and printed on the bidder’s equipment may not be to scale.
1.5 QUESTIONS REGARDING DRAWINGS AND DOCUMENTS.
In general, no answer will be given to prospective bidders in reply to an oral question if the question
involves an interpretation of the intent or meaning of the drawings or other contract documents or the equality or
use of products or methods other than those designated or described on the drawings or in the specifications.
Any information given to bidders other than by means of the drawings and other contract documents, including
addenda, as described below, is given informally, for information and the convenience of the bidder only, and is
not guaranteed. The bidder agrees that such information shall not be used as the basis of nor shall the giving of
any such information entitle the bidder to assess any claim or demand against the Town or the Engineer on
account thereof.
To receive consideration, such questions shall be submitted in writing to the Project Engineer, Ian
Brown, Civil Engineer II, Town of Greenwich, DPW Engineering Division, 101 Field Point Road, Greenwich
CT 06830 or by email to ian.brown@greenwichct.gov at least five (5) days before the established date for receipt
of Bids. If the questions involve the acceptability or use of any unspecified products or methods, it must be
accompanied by drawings, specifications or other data in sufficient detail to enable the Engineer to determine the
acceptability, equality and suitability of the unspecified product or method. In general, the Engineer will neither
approve nor disapprove particular products prior to the opening of Bids; such products will be considered when
offered by the Contractor for incorporation into the work.
The Engineer will set forth as addenda, which shall become a part of the contract documents, such
questions received as above provided as in their sole judgment are appropriate or necessary and their decision
regarding each. It is the responsibility of the prospective bidder to check the Town’s website
(www.greenwichct.gov/bids) for any addenda issued up to 48 hours prior to the bid opening.
The Contractor agrees to use the products and methods designated or described in the specifications as
amended by the addenda. Any addenda issued shall take precedence over drawings or specifications.
Where there is a conflict between specifications and drawings, the higher standard shall prevail.
1.6 BIDDERS TO INVESTIGATE.
Bidders are required to submit their bids upon the following express conditions which shall apply to and
be deemed a part of every bid received.
Bidders must satisfy themselves by personal examination of the site of the work and by such other means
as they may wish, as to the actual conditions there existing, the character and requirements of the work, the
difficulties attendant upon its execution, and the accuracy of all estimated quantities stated in the Bid.
Any subsurface information furnished is based on an interpretation made at specific locations as
indicated and no assurance is given that these conditions are necessarily typical of other locations or that they
have remained unchanged since the field data were obtained. Further, no assurance is given that the presence or
absence of water and other subsurface conditions at the time of these explorations will be representative of actual
conditions at the time of construction. The Contractor shall be solely responsible for any assumptions,
deductions, or conclusions they may make or which may be derived from their examination of any available
subsurface information.
1.7 INFORMATION NOT GUARANTEED.
All information given on the drawings or in the other contract documents relating to subsurface and other
conditions, natural phenomena, existing pipes and other structures is furnished only for the information and
convenience of bidders and is not guaranteed.
It is agreed and understood that the Town does not warrant guarantee that the subsurface or other
conditions, natural phenomena, existing pipes or other structures encountered during construction will be the
same as those indicated on the drawings or in the other contract documents and the bidder or Contractor shall
assume all risk with respect to such conditions.