Gilbane Job No. J10191.000 - HVAC Upgrades & Related Work

Agency:	Town of Fairfield
State:	Connecticut
Type of Government:	State & Local
Category:	Y - Construction of Structures and Facilities Z - Maintenance, Repair or Alteration of Real Property
Posted:	Feb 27, 2024
Due:	Mar 4, 2024
Solicitation No:	Gilbane
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Fairfield Schools – HVAC Upgrades & Related Work

Gilbane Job No. J10191.000

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FAIRFIELD SCHOOLS – HVAC UPGRADES & RELATED WORK

GILBANE JOB NO. J10191.000

FAIRFIELD WOODS MIDDLE SCHOOL

STATE PROJECT NO. 051-002 HVAC

NORTH STRATFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

STATE PROJECT NO. 051-003 HVAC

STATE PROJECT NO. 051-0155 RR

OSBORN HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

STATE PROJECT NO. 051-004 HVAC

1. Sealed bids for the bid packages listed below for the Fairfield Schools – HVAC Upgrades & Related Work Project

will be received by Gilbane Building Company at Gilbane Building Company’s Glastonbury Office at 208 New

London Turnpike, Glastonbury CT 06033 until the specified bid due date/time listed on 00 42 26 EX.A Proposal

Form Exhibit A. Bids will be opened and read aloud shortly following the close of the bid period, refer to Bid

Opening Logistics below. Late bids or bids received at any other location will not be accepted.

Public Bid Opening Logistics: Please be advised of the following public bid opening process;

a. The bid opening will be held via live video conference.

b. The live video conference of the public bid opening will open/begin for bidders to join at the specified

bid due date/time.

c. Bids will be opened and read aloud on the live video conference Fifteen (15) minutes following the

close of the bid period.

d. Bids will be opened and publicly read aloud in alphabetical order by Bid Package within the specified

wave of Bid Package due date/time indicated on 00 42 26-EX.A Proposal Form – Exhibit A.

e. Access Information for Live Video Conference of Bid Opening:

i. Join URL: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89104679133?pwd=RnVzcTVSMHdSZlZQU1NBd2dHeDAwZz09

ii. Meeting ID: 891 0467 9133

iii. Passcode: 252545

2. Bidders, at the time the bid is submitted, must be prequalified with the State of Connecticut Department of

Administrative Services (DAS) in accordance with C.G.S §4b-91, for the bid package(s) listed below. In

accordance with C.G.S. §4a-100, §4b-91, and §4b-101, any trade contractor submitting a bid is required to

submit an update statement. All lower tier subcontractors with contracts in excess of $1,000,000 must be pre-

qualified in the applicable classification at the time of performance of their work. In the event of a re-bid, the

Bidder’s Prequalification Update Statement must be resubmitted with each bid submission.

3. The contracts to be awarded are subject to contract compliance requirements of the Connecticut Commission on

Human Rights and Opportunities as mandated by Sections 4a-60 and 4a- 60a of the Connecticut General Statutes;

and, Sections 46a-71(d) and 46a-81i(d) of the Connecticut General Statutes. There are Contract Compliance

Regulations codified at Section 46a-68j-21 through 43 of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies, which

establish a procedure for awarding all contracts covered by Sections 4a-60 and 46a-71(d) of the Connecticut General

Statutes.

*Bid Packages indicated as “Set Aside” are eligible for bidding by certified “Small Business Enterprises” or

“Minority Business Enterprises” pursuant to section 4a-60g of the Connecticut General Statues.

4. Prevailing wage rates as outlined in Connecticut General Statutes 31-53 apply.

5. Each Bid shall be accompanied by a bid security in the form of a Bid Bond in an amount not less than Ten Percent

(10%) of the total amount of the base bid. Said surety shall be issued by a surety that is licensed to do business in

the State of Connecticut and is rated A-(VII) or better by A.M. Best. The bid security shall be drawn in favor of

Gilbane Building Company. Bids received without such bid bond will be considered non-responsive and therefore

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rejected, no exceptions. In the event of a re-bid, each bid must be accompanied by a new Bid Bond. Bid Bonds

submitted for previous bids are not valid and will not be accepted. Bids received for re-bids without such bid bond

will be considered non-responsive and therefore rejected, no exceptions. Reference 00 61 26 Trade Contract Bid

Bond Form in the Gilbane Project Manual.

6. The Work includes construction as indicated on the construction documents.

Osborn Hill Elementary School 760 Stillson Road Fairfield, CT 06824

Fairfield Woods Middle School 1115 Fairfield Woods Road Fairfield, CT 06825

North Stratfield Elementary School 190 Putting Green Road Fairfield, CT 06825

This project includes HVAC (cooling and fresh air) and Electrical upgrades at The Osborn Hill Elementary

School, North Stratfield Elementary School, and Fairfield Woods Middle School. The work includes selective

demolition, selective Hazardous Materials abatement work, limited structural steel retrofit, new ceilings, new

lighting, new HVAC equipment, duct distribution, new switchgear and electrical services, limited site utility

work, selective roofing repairs. The project also includes complete roofing replacement at the North Stratfield

Elementary School. In addition, all three schools will be receiving main entry vestibule upgrades, which are

being bid as add alternates. Construction to commence in early April 2024 and substantially complete by

August 2025.

The work has been divided into the following bid packages:

Bid Package Name & Number

BP02A – Demolition

BP05A – Structural Steel (Set Aside)

BP07A – Roofing

BP09A – General Trades

BP09B – Ceilings

BP21A – Fire Protection (Set Aside)

BP23A – Plumbing & HVAC

BP26A - Electrical

BP31A - Sitework

DAS Prequalification Classification

Demolition

DAS Prequalification Not Required

Roofing

General Trades

Drywall and Acoustical

DAS Prequalification Not Required

Plumbing / HVAC

Electrical

DAS Prequalification Not Required

There will be a non-mandatory, but strongly encouraged, pre-bid meeting/walkthrough for this bid at 1:30PM

on February 13th, 2024. The pre-bid meeting/walkthrough will be held starting at the Fairfield Woods Middle

School located at 115 Fairfield Woods Road, Fairfield, CT 06825. A jobsite walk will be conducted following

the meeting, reference the 00 21 13 Instructions to Bidders for the Pre-Bid Meeting/Walkthrough logistics.

7. The Bid Documents* are accessible via the below:

a) Download free of charge from the Gilbane FileShare link below:

https://securecc.smartinsight.co/#/PublicBidProject/741349

b) Sets of the plans and specifications must be ordered and reserved prior to pick-up and may be obtained at

Burke Reprographics LLC, 504 Skokorat Road, Beacon Falls, CT 06403, CT (203-592-5714 or

brian@burkereprographics.com). The non-refundable purchase price for one complete set of bidding

documents is listed below, made payable to Burke Reprographics, LLC. It is the sole responsibility of

the Trade Contractor to verify the correct sets of prints are received.

*The below listing outlines the Bid Documents located on the FileShare link:

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• Gilbane Project Manual Dated 01/15/2024

• Fairfield Schools – HVAC Upgrades Issued for Bid Specifications Dated 01/15/2024

• Fairfield Schools - Security Vestibules Issued for Bid Specifications Dated 01/15/2024

• North Stratfield Elementary School Roof Replacement Issued for PCR Specifications Dated

01/09/2024

• Fairfield Woods Middle School HVAC Upgrades Issued for Bid Drawings Dated 01/15/2024

• North Stratfield Elementary School HVAC Upgrades Issued for Bid Drawings Dated 01/15/2024

• Osborn Hill Elementary School HVAC Upgrades Issued for Bid Drawings Dated 01/15/2024

• Fairfield Woods Middle School Vestibule Issued for Bid Drawings Dated 01/15/2024

• North Stratfield Elementary School Vestibule Issued for Bid Drawings Dated 01/15/2024

• Osborn Hill Elementary School Vestibule Issued for Bid Drawings Dated 01/15/2024

• North Stratfield Elementary School Roof Replacement Construction Document Drawings Dated

01/09/2024

• Any Supplements issued during the bid period

8. This project is being performed under the Construction Management at Risk (CMR) form of construction. With

respect to this project, the Construction Manager is the representative of the Owner. Each Trade Contractor's

contract shall be with the Construction Manager. The Owner has contracted with Gilbane Building Company to

serve as the CMR.

9. No oral, telephone or telegraphic proposals will be considered. All bids shall stand available for acceptance for

a period of sixty (60) days from the date proposals are received.

10. The Owner and/or Construction Manager reserves the right to reject any or all bids, without stating reasons

therefore, including without limitation the right to reject any or all nonconforming, non-responsive, unbalanced,

or conditional bids and to reject the bid of any bidder if the Owner and/or Construction Manager believes that it

would not be in the best interest of the Owner or the project to make an award to that bidder, whether because

the bid is not responsive or the bidder is unqualified or of doubtful financial ability or fails to meet any other

pertinent standard or criteria established by the Owner and/or Construction Manager. The Owner and/or

Construction Manager reserves the right to waive informalities and to negotiate contract terms with one or more

bidders without reopening the bidding process insofar as such negotiations are not violative of applicable

competitive bidding statutes or law. In evaluating bids, the Owner and/or Construction Manager will consider

the qualifications of the bidder, whether or not the bids comply with the prescribed requirements, and such

alternates, unit prices, and other data, as may be requested in the Form of Bid or prior to Notice of Award. The

Owner and/or Construction Manager may consider the qualification and experience of subcontractors and other

persons and organizations proposed for those portions of the work as to which the identity of subcontractors and

other persons and organizations must be submitted as provided by the bid documents. The Owner and/or

Construction Manager reserves the right to require, prior to Notice of Award, a statement of facts in detail of the

business and technical organization and plant of the bidder available for the contemplated work, including

financial resources, present commitments, and experience of the bidder in performance of comparable work.

11. Gilbane Building Company is an Affirmative Action Equal Opportunity Employer M/F/H/V.

Stephanie Greenman

Chief Purchasing Agent

Gilbane Building Company

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