Invitation to Bid

The Town of Tolland, acting through its Board of Selectmen, invites sealed bids from contractors for the Colebrook River Road Bridge Replacement & Related Work project. The work to be performed includes replacement of the existing bridge with a new steel arch culvert with reinforced concrete footings, stemwalls, and headwalls, and related work.

A Bid Proposal Package for this project, which contains detailed specifications, bid form and other pertinent information, is available electronically after 2:00pm on February 19, 2020 by email request to nelms@foresightland.com.  Sealed bids are due at the Tolland Office of the Selectboard by 5:00 p.m., Monday, March 9, 2020, at which time all bids will be publicly opened and read aloud.

Only prospective bidders who are pre-qualified for this project by MassDOT will be entitled to bid on this project. The estimated project value to be included on the pre-qualification form is $850,000.

The work under this contract shall be subject to the provisions of Chapter 30, Section 39M of the Massachusetts General Laws.  Wages are subject to Massachusetts’s minimum wage rates as required by M.G.L. Chapter 149, Sections 26 to 27D, inclusive.  All applicable federal, state and local laws, regulations and rules shall be observed.

The Town of Tolland reserves the right to accept or reject any and all bids, in whole or in part, to waive any informality in the bids received, and to accept the bid deemed to be most favorable to the best interest of the Town.  The bidder agrees that its bid shall be good and not withdrawn for a period of thirty (30) days, Saturdays, Sundays, and legal holidays excluded, after the date of opening the bids.

Eric Munson

Chairman, Board of Selectmen

Town of Tolland