Title: Maintenance: Electrical / City

Agency:	City of Worcester
State:	Massachusetts
Type of Government:	State & Local
Category:	R - Professional, Administrative and Management Support Services
Posted:	Nov 1, 2023
Due:	Dec 1, 2023
Solicitation No:	CR-8105-W4
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Bid Number

CR-8105-W4

Title

Maintenance: Electrical / City

Industry

Construction Services - Vertical

Open Date

11/01/2023

Close Date

12/01/2023 10:00 AM

Contact

Christopher Gagliastro, Purchasing Director

Comments

Scope: provide on-call maintenance and repair services for electrical systems at City and School facilities for a period of one year per attached requirements and specifications of the City.

DCAMM Certification required: Electrical

Multi-vendor award

Standard Form(s)

CORI Compliance.pdf
EPP Policy.pdf
MWBE Program.pdf
REAP Program.pdf
Wage Theft Prevention Certification.pdf

Bid Form(s)

CR-8105-W4-FORM-149-Maintenance-Electrical-City-.pdf

Plan Holder(s)*

Bid Results

Awardee(s)

× Christopher Gagliastro, Purchasing Director

Email: gagliastroc@worcesterma.gov
Phone: 508-799-1224
Fax: 508-799-1203

View Buyer's Commodities List

*APPLIES TO CONSTRUCTION BIDS ONLY - All City of Worcester bids are available for downloading from the City of Worcester website with no required registration process. As a result, the City accepts no responsibility for the accuracy of plan holder lists issued.

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PURCHASING DIVISION

CITY OF WORCESTER

MASSACHUSETTS 01608-1895

ROOM 201 - CITY HALL 455 MAIN ST

PHONE (508) 799-1220

SEALED BID INVITATION

(Labor, - Filed Sub-Bids NOT Required)

SEALED BID NO. CR-8105-W4

DATE: November 3, 2023

CITY OF WORCESTER

Christopher J. Gagliastro, MCPPO

Purchasing Agent

BUYER: Christopher Gagliastro

INSTRUCTIONS TO BIDDERS

All bids are subject to the terms and conditions and specificity herein set forth.

COMPLETE FORM FOR GENERAL BID (ENCLOSED) MUST BE SUBMITTED IN A SEALED ENVELOPE:

DATE:

December 1, 2023

TIME: 10:00 A.M. LOCAL TIME

PLACE: Purchasing Division, Room 201, City Hall, Worcester, Massachusetts

MARK SEALED ENVELOPE "Sealed Bid No. CR-8105-W4, Maintenance: Electrical / City"

The name and address of the bidder must appear in the upper left-hand corner of the envelope. The City of Worcester is not

responsible for bids not properly marked.

GENERAL

1. This Bid Invitation covers: provide all labor, equipment, materials and supervision necessary and proper for electrical services

as per the attached specifications and requirements of the City of Worcester for the period January 30, 2024 through January

29, 2025. This contract may be renewed for a second and third year at the sole discretion of the City, the option of which

to be determined at the end of the first contract year (See Page 59).

Multiple awards shall be made. Please refer to pricing / specification pages for further information on awards.

2. A certified check or bid bond made payable to the "City Treasurer, City of Worcester" in the Amount of 5% of total bid MUST

ACCOMPANY this bid.

3. All bids received will be publicly opened and read in the Bid Room at City Hall at date and time shown above. NO BID WILL

BE ACCEPTED AFTER TIME AND DATE SPECIFIED

4. A copy of the contractor’s DCAMM Certificate of Eligibility Forms Q7 and Update Form CQ3 must accompany this bid. Only

contractors holding a Certificate of Eligibility from DCAMM in the category (ies) called for, and in a single project amount

higher than the estimated project cost will be able to file a bid. THE PROJECT CLASSIFICATION IS: ELECTRICAL

5. Any and all questions or clarifications regarding this bid must be sent in writing to: Christopher Gagliastro via e-mail

at gagliastroc@worcesterma.gov

6. Every general bid which is not accompanied by a bid deposit as prescribed by paragraph (1) section forty-four B, chapter 149 of

General Laws as amended, or which otherwise does not conform with section forty-four A to forty-four L, inclusive, or which is

on a form not completely filled in, or which is incomplete, conditional or obscure or which contains any addition not called for,

shall be invalid; and the awarding authority shall reject every such general bid.

7. The bidder to whom a contract is awarded will be required to furnish and pay for a Performance Bond of a Surety Company

authorized to do business in Massachusetts, for not less than 100% of the amount of the contract awarded satisfactory to the

awarding authority of the City of Worcester, which besides bonding the contractor to well and faithfully perform all the terms and

conditions of the contract, shall provide security for the payment for all labor performed or furnished and all materials used in the

fulfillment of said contract.

FORM 149 (Construction)-12-10 PAGE NO. 1

8. The bidder to whom a contract is awarded will also be required to furnish and pay for a labor and materials or payment bond, of a

surety company qualified to do business under the laws of the Commonwealth, for not less than 100% of the amount of the contract

awarded, satisfactory to the awarding authority.

9. These bonds to be in forms as established by the City of Worcester.

10. Purchases made by the City of Worcester are exempt from the payment of Federal Excise Taxes and Massachusetts State Sales

Tax and such taxes must not be included in the quoted price.

11. The City reserves the right to reject any and all bids, if deemed in the best interest of the City, as governed by section forty-four E

of chapter 149 of the General Laws.

12. Bids may be withdrawn without penalty prior to the time and date specified. For any bid withdrawn after time and date specified,

the bidder shall forfeit deposit on bid as liquidated damages.

13. The bidder must certify that no official or employee of the City of Worcester, Massachusetts, is financially interested in this

proposal or in the contract which the bidder offers to execute or in expected profits to arise therefrom, unless there has been

compliance with provisions of G. L. c. 43, sec. 27, and that this bid is made in good faith without fraud or collusion or connection

with any other person submitting a proposal.

14. Bids must be submitted in accordance with provisions of Chapter 149 of General Laws as amended. In the event of any

inconsistency between these specifications and the cited statute, the statute shall control. No sub bids under this contract are

required to be filed.

15. The general contract will be awarded to the lowest responsible and eligible general bidder pursuant to section forty-four A of

chapter 149 of the General Laws.

16. The successful bidder will be notified in writing, by mail or otherwise, that his bid has been accepted and that he has been

awarded the contract. The successful bidder shall execute the contract and furnish the required bonds within five (5) days,

Saturdays, Sundays and legal holidays excluded, after presentation of the contract. If the bidder selected as the general

contractor fails to perform his agreement to execute the contract in accordance with the terms of his bid and furnish a

performance bond and also a labor and materials payment bond as stated in his bid, the award will be made to the next lowest

responsible and eligible general bidder, subject to the provisions of Sections 44A-44J, inclusive, of said Chapter 149 of the

General Laws.

17. Before submitting a quotation, each bidder must make a careful study of these specifications and proposal, and fully assure himself

as to the quality of the materials and character of the workmanship required.

18. The contractor must visit the place where the work is to be performed and materials delivered, and take into consideration the

existing conditions and should his quotation be accepted, he will be held responsible for any omission, misunderstanding or error,

whether it results from his failure to do so or not.

19. The proposal for this work must cover all contingencies, including all labor and materials, scaffolding, tools, transportation, etc.,

necessary for the complete installation of everything described, shown or reasonably implied herein.

20. Wherever the title “Contracting Officer” is used, it shall be interpreted as follows:

Contracting Officer: Christopher Gagliastro, Purchasing Agent

21. Any prospective bidder requesting a change in or interpretation of existing specifications or terms, and conditions must do so

within five (5) days (Saturdays, Sundays and Holidays excluded) before scheduled bid opening date. All requests are to be in

writing to the Purchasing Division. No changes will be considered or any interpretation issued unless request is in our hands within

five (5) days (Saturdays, Sundays and Holidays excluded) BEFORE scheduled bid opening date. The Purchasing Division shall

respond in writing if the inquiry is received as described above. Oral clarifications or interpretations will be of no legal effect. The

City will not be responsible for any information, explanation or interpretation rendered in any fashion except as herein

provided.

22. Each bid shall be submitted upon the bid forms furnished by the City, copies of which are bound with the Bid. Wherever unit

prices are called for, all such prices shall be provided by the bidder. In the event of a discrepancy between prices written in

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words and prices written in figures, the written words shall govern. In the event of a discrepancy between the indicated sum of

any column of figures and the correct sum thereof, the correct sum shall govern. The bid shall state the legal name of the bidder

and shall be signed in ink by a person or persons legally authorized to bind the bidder to a contract. The name and title of the

person or persons signing the bid shall be typed or printed below the signatures.

23. Section 39L of Chapter 30 of the Massachusetts General Laws prohibits the City from entering into a contract for this work

with, and shall not approve as a subcontractor furnishing labor and materials for a part of any such work, a foreign corporation

which has not filed with the City, a certificate of the State Secretary stating that such corporation has complied with

Massachusetts General Laws Chapter 156D, Part 15, subdivision A, s. 15.03, and Part 16, subdivision B, s. 16.22. Therefore,

every Foreign Corporation, must furnish a certified copy of its Certificate of Registration that has been duly filed with the State

Secretary's office. Any bid of a foreign corporation submitted without a Certificate may be invalid and may be rejected.

24. On any project for the construction, reconstruction, installation, demolition, maintenance or repair of any building, or public

work, to be funded in whole or in part by city funds, or funds which, in accordance with a federal or state grant, program, or

otherwise, the city expends or administers, or any such project to which the city is a signatory to the contract therefore, the

provisions of this section shall apply and the same shall be referenced in every invitation to bid for such project and, the

following paragraphs shall be contained in every resulting contract there from: “It shall be a material breach of this contract if

the contractor and each subcontractor shall not at all times adhere to the provisions of § 1A(e)(9) of chapter nine of the Revised

Ordinances of the city by limiting their on- site, noise producing construction and related work to the hours specified by said

ordinance”.

25. The director of purchasing, commissioner of code enforcement and the head of any department shall have the authority to adopt

any rules and regulations they deem necessary to implement this subsection with respect to contracts generally and the head of

the department awarding any such contract shall have the authority to adopt any rules and regulations he or she deems necessary

to implement this subsection with respect to any particular project.

26. This is not an exclusive contract. The City may, at its discretion, select a contractor not under a “blanket contract” to perform

any work.

27. The City may terminate this Agreement at any time by giving at least five (5) days written notice to the Contractor. The

Contractor shall be paid in accordance with the appropriate invoicing procedure defined in the Agreement, for work

performed up to and including the termination date. No other termination expense shall be allowed.

[End of Instructions To Bidders Documents]

FORM 149 (Construction)-12-10 PAGE NO. 3

GENERAL CONDITIONS TO THE CONTRACT FOR CONSTRUCTION

ARTICLE 1

GENERAL PROVISIONS

1.1 THE CONTRACT DOCUMENTS

1.1.1 The Contract Documents consist of the Owner-Contractor Agreement, the Conditions of the

Contract (General, Supplementary and other Conditions), Performance Bond, Payment Bond, Vote of

Corporation, Instructions to Bidders, Bid Proposal, the Drawings, the Specifications, and all Addenda

issued prior to and all Modifications issued after execution of the Contract. A Modification is (1) a written

amendment to the Contract signed by both parties, (2) a Change Order, (3) a written interpretation issued

by the City, or (4) a written order for a minor change in the Work issued by the City pursuant to Paragraph

12.3. The Contract Documents do not include Bidding Documents such as, sample forms, or portions of

Addenda relating to any of these, or any other documents, unless specifically enumerated in the Owner-

Contractor Agreement.

1.2 THE CONTRACT

1.2.1 The Contract Documents form the Contract for Construction. This Contract represents the entire

and integrated agreement between the parties hereto and supersedes all prior negotiations, representations,

or agreements, either written or oral. The Contract may be amended or modified only by a Modification

as defined in Subparagraph 1.1.1. These General Conditions, wherever applicable, shall be construed

consistent with, and not to the exclusion of any terms of the Owner-Contractor Agreement, provided

further however, that the terms of such Agreement shall take precedence, as provided in Subparagraph

1.1.1

1.3 THE WORK

1.3.1 The Work comprises the completed construction required by the Contract Documents and includes

all labor necessary to produce such construction, and all materials and equipment incorporated or to be

incorporated in such construction.

1.4 THE PROJECT

1.4.1 The Project is the total construction of which the Work performed under the Contract Documents

may be the whole or a part.

1.5 EXECUTION, CORRELATION AND INTENT

1.5.1 The Owner and Contractor shall sign the Owner-Contractor Agreement (“Agreement”) in duplicate.

By executing the Agreement, the Contractor represents that he has visited the site, familiarized himself

with the local conditions under which the Work is to be performed, and correlated his observations with

the requirements of the Contract Documents.

1.5.2 The intent of the Contract Documents is to include all items necessary for the proper execution and

completion of the Work. The Contract Documents are complementary, and what is required by any one

shall be as binding as if required by all. Work not covered in the Contract Documents will not be required

unless it is consistent therewith and is reasonably inferable therefrom as being necessary to produce the

FORM 149 (Construction)-12-10 PAGE NO. 4

intended results. Words and abbreviations which have well-known technical or trade meanings are used

in the Contract Documents in accordance with such recognized meanings. All work mentioned or

indicated in the Contract Documents shall be performed by the Contractor as part of this Contract unless

it is specifically indicated in the Contract Documents that such work is to be done by others. Should the

drawings or the Specifications disagree in themselves or with each other, the Contractor shall provide the

better quality or greater quantity of work and/or materials unless otherwise directed by written addendum

to the Contract.

1.5.3 The organization of the Specifications into divisions, sections and articles, and the arrangement of

Drawings shall not control the Contractor in dividing the Work among Subcontractors or in establishing

the extent of Work to be performed by any trade. The Contractor and all subcontractors shall refer to all

of the Drawings, including those showing primarily the work of the mechanical, electrical and other

specialized trades, and to all of the Sections of the Specifications, and shall perform all work reasonably

inferable therefrom as being necessary to produce the indicated results.

1.5.4 All indications or notations which apply to one of a number of similar situations, materials or

processes shall be deemed to apply to all such situations, materials or processes wherever they appear in

the Work, except where a contrary result is clearly indicated by the Contract Documents.

1.5.5 Where codes, standards, requirements and publications of public and private bodies are referred to

in the Specifications, references shall be understood to be to the latest revision prior to the date of receiving

bids, except where otherwise indicated.

1.5.6 Where no explicit quality or standards for materials or workmanship are established for work, such

work is to be of good quality for the intended use and consistent with the quality of the surrounding work

and of the construction of the Project generally.

1.5.7 All manufactured articles, materials, and equipment shall be applied, installed, connected, erected,

used, cleaned, and conditioned in accordance with the manufacturer's written or printed directions and

instructions unless otherwise indicated in the Contract Documents.

1.6 OWNERSHIP AND USE OF DOCUMENTS

1.6.1 All Drawings and Specifications furnished by the City, and all copies thereof and the copyright

therein, are the property of the City. They are to be used only with respect to this Project and are not to be

used on any other project. With the exception of one contract set for each party to the Contract, such

documents are to be returned or suitably accounted for to the City on request at the completion of the

Work. Submission or distribution to meet official regulatory requirements or for other purposes in

connection with the Project is not to be construed as publication in derogation of the City's common law

ARTICLE 2

ARCHITECT

2.1 DEFINITION

2.1.1 The term Architect refers to either, (a) a professionally licensed architect or architectural firm hired

or used by the City, or in the absence of thereof, (b) the Contracting Officer identified in the Instruction

to Bidders.

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