Invitation to Bid for Construction Services

CT Eastern State Expo Bldg. Renovations 1305 Memorial Drive West Springfield, MA BI-2B-487 Rebid

Daniel Wagoner 450 Columbus Blvd Hartford CT, 06103 United States daniel.wagoner@ct.gov _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS: What Documents Should I Upload To My Account on BIZNET For This Solicitation? DO NOT UPLOAD ANY DOCUMENTS TO YOUR BIZNET ACCOUNT FOR THIS SOLICITATION. How Do I Submit A Bid? Detailed instructions for uploading solicitation documents can be found in the DAS Construction Services publication, 6001 Construction Online Bidding Instructions, available for download from the online DAS Construction Services Library (http://portal.ct.gov/DASCSLibrary) under the “6000 Series” folder. Why Can’t I Click “Select” and “Accept” in the Solicitation? You need to select “Add New Response” and create a Quote (which you can rename) in order to “Select” and “Accept” the boxes next to the documents. If you do not see the “Attach Documents” tab, not all Solicitation Documents have been opened and accepted on the “Overview” tab. Does My Firm Need To Be Prequalified To Bid? All projects greater than $1,000,000 require a bidder to be currently prequalified. To find the specific prequalification requirements for a project, see page 1 of the Invitation to Bid under “Bidding Limited To”. The Invitation to Bid can be downloaded from the DAS Construction Services Bid Board on CTsource (https://portal.ct.gov/DAS/Construction-Services/BidBoard). How Do I Find The List of Plan Holders? Go to the DAS Construction Services Bid Board (https://portal.ct.gov/DAS/Construction-Services/BidBoard) and select the “View Plan Holder List”. How Do I Find The Pre-Bid Site Meeting Attendance List? The Pre-Bid Site Meeting Attendance List will be provided in an addendum to the solicitation. To find the addendums for a solicitation, go to the DAS Construction Services Bid Board (https://portal.ct.gov/DAS/Construction-Services/BidBoard), scroll down and click on the appropriate solicitation, and click on the link(s) for the addendums. If there are no addendums, then the Pre-Bid Meeting has not yet taken place. How Do I Find The Bid Tab (and Bids) After The Bid Has Closed? Go to the DAS Construction Services Bid Board (https://portal.ct.gov/DAS/Construction-Services/BidBoard), scroll down and click on the appropriate solicitation, and click on the “View Award Report” in the top right corner, located next to the “Print/Download solicitation summary”. The Bid Tab Sheet will be available under “Award Documents”. Individual bid documents will be available under “Vendor Attachments”. Note: If “View Award Report” is not available, then it has not yet been published – check back later in the day. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _