INVITATION TO BID
FITCHBURG MUNICIPAL AIRPORT
INSTALL WILDLIFE FENCING AND GATES (APPROX. 13,900 LF)
AIP NO. 3-25-0018-XXX-2025 (PENDING)
Sealed Bids for airport improvements at the Fitchburg Municipal Airport, will be received at the office of the Chief Procurement Officer, 718 Main Street, Suite 208, Fitchburg, MA 04120 on or before June 26, 2025 at 1:00 P.M. local time, at which time and place all bids will be publicly opened and read aloud. Bids submitted after this time will not be accepted. Bids must be submitted in accordance with the instructions provided. The project includes, but is not limited to, installation of wildlife fencing, electric slide gates and double swing gates, vegetation clearing and other work as shown on the plans and specified. Bids will be received for a single prime Contract. Bids shall be on a unit price basis, as indicated in the Bid Forms.
The Contract time for completion is ninety (90) calendar days
. For additional information and requirements refer to the Plans and Specifications. The construction of this project will require funding assistance from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) – Aeronautics Division. Funding assistance for the project is anticipated during Federal Fiscal Year 2025 (FY-2025), which begins October 1, 2024 through September 30, 2025. All funding assistance is contingent upon the availability of funds and receipt of funding assistance grants.
Electronic (PDF) copies of the above Plans and Specifications may be obtained from the City of Fitchburg on or after June 4, 2025. Please visit
www.fitchburgma.gov/bids
to download bid documents. Questions regarding the website or bid document distribution should be directed to Mary Delaney, Chief Procurement Officer. Addendums and other additional or revised Contract Documents will be in the form of written addenda to the Plans and Specifications which, if issued, will be posted to the City’s Website, with an email notification to all prospective Bidders at the respective e-mail addresses furnished to the City for such purposes, not later than three (3) calendar days prior to the date fixed for the opening of Bids. Failure of any Bidder to receive any such addendum or interpretation shall not relieve such Bidder from any obligation under his/her Bid as submitted. All addenda so issued shall become part of the Contract Documents.
Contractor shall comply with the below listed Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Required Contract Provisions as contained within the project Specifications and Bid Documents; see Contract Provision Guidelines for Obligated Sponsors and Airport Improvement Program Projects.
• Title VI Solicitation Notice (Section A6.3.1)
• Title VI List of Pertinent Nondiscrimination Acts and Authorities (Section A6.4.1)
• Title VI Nondiscrimination Requirements/Title VI Clauses for Compliance (Section A6.4.2)
By submitting a Bid for this project, the Bidder certifies that the Bid is based on the payment of prevailing wages. This project contains both State and Federal Wage Rates. In areas where specific wage rates conflict, the higher wage rate shall govern.
An optional pre-bid video call will be held at 10:00 a.m. on June 13, 2025. Prospective Bidders shall call in using the web link provided by Gale Associates following notification of attendance. Please notify Mark Ottariano of Gale Associates, Inc. (
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) by June 12, 2025 if you plan to attend. A link to join the meeting will be sent to the email address provided in the notification.
Bids shall be accompanied by Contractor/Subcontractor Certifications as specified in the Supplemental General Provisions and elsewhere in the Contract Documents. This requirement is mandatory and shall not be waived. Bid security in the amount of at least five percent (5%) of the total Bid amount must be submitted with each Bid. The Bid security may be either a certified check drawn upon a bank within the Commonwealth of Massachusetts or a Proposal Guarantee Bond (Bid Bond) executed by a Surety company listed on the current United States Department of Treasury "Department of the Treasury's listing of approved Sureties (Department Circular 570)" as authorized to do business in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Bid Security shall be made payable to the Fitchburg Municipal Airport Commission. Bids submitted without acceptable security will not be considered.
The successful Bidder shall furnish:
• 100% Performance Bond
• 100% Payment Bond
• Liability Insurance listing City of Fitchburg, Gale Associates, Inc., and MassDOT Aeronautics Division as additional insured
• Executed Owner/Contractor Agreement within 5 calendar days from the date of the Notice of Award
The Commission has an overall DBE goal of 6.58% for projects completed during fiscal years 2024-2026. The Contractor must comply with the requirements of 49 CFR Part 26 as part of this contract. The Fitchburg Municipal Airport Commission reserves the right to reject any and all Bids, to waive any technical or legal deficiencies, and to accept any Bid that it may deem to be in the best interest of the Fitchburg Municipal Airport Commission. No Bidder may withdraw his/her Bid for a period of one hundred eighty (180) calendar days.
