THE METROPOLITAN DISTRICT METROPOLITAN DISTRICT TRAINING CENTER MOVABLE PARTITIONS 125 MAXIM RD, HARTFORD, CT CONTRACT NUMBER 2012-15A INVITATION TO BID Sealed Bids for construction of Contract Number 2012-15A: Metropolitan District Training Center Movable Partitions will be received by The Metropolitan District, at the office of the District Clerk of the Metropolitan District, 555 Main Street, P.O. Box 800, Hartford, CT, 06142 0800 until 2:00 PM (local time), February 26, 2013 and at that time and place bids will be publicly opened and read aloud. The Work shall consist of all labor, equipment, fees, permits, and other related costs necessary to remove and replace the two existing movable partition walls in the Training Center in 125 Maxim Rd, Hartford, CT along with support equipment and accessories as shown and specified. Bidders are directed to Section 01 1150 Summary of Work for specific details. The Work shall be located in the City of Hartford; in the State of Connecticut as shown on the Drawings and specified herein. Contract documents may be examined and/or obtained from the Metropolitan District's electronic procurement bidding system. Prospective bidders are required to register; once registered, they can download the bid package from the web site at www.ebidexchange.com/mdc. Each Bid shall be submitted in accordance with the Instructions to Bidders and shall be accompanied by a Bid Security in the amount of 10 percent of the Bid. Bidders may not withdraw their Bids for a period of Ninety (90) days, excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and legal holidays after the actual date of the opening of the Bids. The Successful Bidder must furnish a 100 percent Performance Bond and a 100 percent Payment Bond with a surety company acceptable to the Owner. The Successful Bidder will be required to submit all copies of the Agreement and all other applicable Contract Documents within Ten (10) days of the Notice of Award as outlined in the Contract Document. The Contractor shall mobilize within Twenty (20) days of Notification to Proceed. The Contractor, shall hold a current DAS Contractor Prequalification Certificate from the Department of Administrative Services of the State of Connecticut according to C.G.S§ 4a-100, C.G.S. §4b-101 and C.G.S.§4b-91. Bidders shall submit with their bids a DAS Contractor Prequalification Certificate along with a current Update (Bid) Statement. Any bid submitted without a copy of the DAS Prequalification Certificate and an Update (Bid) Statement shall be invalid. . Complete instructions for filing Bids are included in the Instructions to Bidders. The Owner reserves the right to waive any informality or to reject any or all Bids if deemed to be in its best interest. Bidders on this work will be required to comply with the President's and State of Connecticut Executive Order No. 11246, 3, 17, 16 and any amendments or supplements to those Executive Orders. Bidders shall certify that they do not, and will not, maintain or provide for their employees any facility that is segregated on a basis of race, color, creed, or national origin. Bidders shall comply with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Anti Kickback Act, and the Contract Work Hours Standards Act. All Bidders are requested to note that the award of this contract is subject to the following conditions and contingencies: 1. The approval of such governmental agencies as may be required by law. 2. The appropriation of adequate funds, by the proper agencies. A mandatory pre-bid conference will be held for potential bidders at 10:00 a.m local time on February 14, 2013 with a building tour to follow, at the MDC Training Center, 125 Maxim Road, Hartford, Connecticut. Prospective bidders must attend this conference. All prospective bidders are invited to ask questions to the District and/or the District's Agent(s) during this conference. Any bid questions should be directed to Catherine Ellithorpe at The SLAM Collaborative, Inc. via email: [email protected].

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