LEONARD’S WHARF REHABILITATION & EXTENSION IFB NO. # NBPA-FY25-001
LEONARD’S WHARF REHABILITATION & EXTENSION
IFB NO. # NBPA-FY25-001
ADVERTISEMENT FOR INVITATION FOR BID
The New Bedford Harbor Development Commission, d.b.a. the New Bedford Port Authority (NBPA), is soliciting bids for LEONARD’S WHARF REHABILITATION & EXTENSION.
Sealed bids will be received by the NBPA, at 123 MacArthur Drive, New Bedford, MA, 02740, between 8:00 A.M. and 5:00 P.M., Monday through Friday, until the date and time of the Bid Opening.
SUBMISSION DEADLINE
JANUARY 27, 2025
11:00 A.M. Prevailing Time
Invitation for Bid (IFB) documents are available electronically by contacting Beth Schuh, via email at: beth.schuh@foth.com, with subject: “NBPA-FY25-001: IFB REQUEST” on or after DECEMBER 11, 2024.
A mandatory Pre-bid Conference and Inspection Tour will be held at the NBPA office at 123 Mac Arthur Dr., New Bedford, MA, on DECEMBER 18, 2024, at 11:00 A.M.
All inquiries and questions from bidders must be submitted electronically via email to beth.schuh@foth.com, no later than JANUARY 7, 2025, at 5:00 P.M. Answers to all questions will be posted in the form of an addenda via e-mail, simultaneously to all recipients of the IFB.
Supplies furnished as part of this Contract are exempt from the Sales and Use Tax, and all labor as part of this project complies with current prevailing state wage rates. In addition, the project is partially funded with federal funds from U.S. Department of Maritime Administration Port Infrastructure Development Program and subject to federal Davis-Bacon minimum wage rates as determined by the U.S. Department of Labor including all regulations and requirements as stimulated by this funding authority. All bids submitted should take these factors into consideration and be calculated accordingly. The project is also subject to the Buy American Act, 41 U.S.C. chapter 83.
Bidding procedures and the award of the Contract and Subcontracts will be in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 30, Section 39M of the General Laws of the Commonwealth of MA. The project will be awarded to the lowest eligible, responsible, and responsive Bidder.
The Contract will be awarded within 15 days after the Bid Opening. The time for award may be extended by mutual agreement between the NBPA and the apparent lowest responsive and responsible bidder.
Bidders must submit a 5% bid deposit with their bids. The selected contractor must furnish a Performance Bond for 100% and a Payment Bond for 50% of the Contract price within 10 days of the Contract award date.
The Bidder must complete the instructions for filing bids included in the IFB and furnish all required forms with their bid.
The NBPA reserves the right to cancel this procurement at any time before a Contract is executed and approved, in which event the NBPA will reject all submissions received in response to the IFB. NBPA is an EOE/AA/ MBE/WBE employer.
