PAINTING VACANT UNITS AT VARIOUS LOCATIONS

CAMBRIDGE HOUSING AUTHORITY

PURCHASING DEPARTMENT

The Cambridge Housing Authority, as Owner and managing agent for its affiliate properties, invites bids for Painting Vacant Units at Various Locations, in Cambridge, MA in accordance with the bid documents as written by the Cambridge Housing Authority.  The term of this contract will be for one year with the option to renew for an additional one-year term, at the sole discretion of the Cambridge Housing Authority and if funding is available.  The Cambridge Housing Authority reserves the right to award up to two contracts for these services and the maximum upset value of each contract will be $150,000.00 per year.

The awarded contractor(s) will be responsible for properly preparing and painting vacant units in sizes ranging from studio units to six-bedroom units.  The scope of work will include, but not be limited to, sanding, and scraping loose or peeling paint, filling all existing cracks, thoroughly cleaning walls, and protecting fixtures and devices from application of paint.  Contractors must be in business as a corporation or company a minimum of five (5) years in order to be eligible.  See bid documents for additional details.

Bid Forms and Contract Documents will be available at www.procore.com on Wednesday, February 5, 2025, at 10:00 AM (may be downloaded and viewed electronically).

NOT BE ACCEPTED BY THE AWARDING AUTHORITY. Bids must be electronically submitted at www.procore.com. Additional instructions to complete the other bid forms are accessible on the Procore website. If you need to contact the Cambridge Housing Authority on any other bidding issues, please contact rludger@cambridge-housing.org

A Site Visit will be scheduled for Thursday, February 13, 2025, at 10:00 AM. CHA will notify vendors of the developments scheduled to be visited at least 48 hours prior to this date.

Bids will be subject to M.G. L. c.149 Section 44A to J inclusive and to the Prevailing Wage Rates. All bids should be submitted electronically online at www.procore.com and received no later than Thursday, February 20, 2025 by 2:00PM. Every bid shall be accompanied by a Bid Deposit not less than five (5%) of the greatest possible bid amount and made payable to the Cambridge Housing Authority.

The time of acceptance of the bid by the Cambridge Housing Authority is 30 days from the date of the bid opening.  Award of contract will be made to the responsible and eligible bidder offering to perform the contract at the lowest price.  The award of the contract is conditioned on approval by the Cambridge Housing Authority’s Executive Director. The contract is subject to the appropriation of adequate funds and may be cancelled in the event such funds are not available.

A Payment Bond in the amount of 50% of the contract value will be required by the awarding vendor(s). The wages paid to all employees on this project shall not be less than the Prevailing Wage Rates. Refer to wage rate schedules in the Project Specification.

No interpretations of the meaning of the plans, specifications, or other pre-bid documents shall be made to any bidder orally.  Every request for such interpretation must be in writing to:  Rocky Ludger, Senior Purchasing Agent at: rludger@cambridge-housing.org .