Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority, Transportation Building, 10 Park Plaza, Boston, Massachusetts 02116-3975

Y -- OLD COLONY RAILROAD, MAIN LINE RIGHT-OF-WAY, TRACK AND BRIDGES, BOSTON, QUINCY, AND BRAINTREE, MA Sealed bids for MBTA Contract No. C4CN12, OLD COLONY RAILROAD, MAIN LINE RIGHT-OF-WAY, TRACK, AND BRIDGES Massachusetts (Class 3 - Trackage, Project Value 223.00) will be received by the Manager of Contract Administration, at the Contract Administration Office, 5th Floor, Room 5610, Transportation Building, 10 Park Plaza, Boston, Massachusetts, 02116-3975, until two o'clock (2:00 p.m.), on April 13, 1995. Immediately therafter, in a designated room, the Bids will be opened and read aloud publicly. Work consists of grading, drainage and railroad trackwork; construction of retaining walls; bridge rehabilitation and replacement; wetlands replication, removal and disposal of waste material, construction of noise barrier walls and landscaping. This Contract is subject to a financial assistance Contract between the MBTA and the Federal Transit Administration of the U.S. Department of Transportation. Each prospective bidder proposing to bid on this project must be prequalified in accordance with the Authority's ``Procedures Governing Classification and Rating of Prospective Bidders.'' Copies may be obtained from the Contract Administration Office at the above address. Requests for prequalification for this Project will not be accepted by the Authority after the tenth (10th) day preceding the date set for the opening of bids. Each prospective bidder must also comply with the additional prequalification requirements referred to in Article 1.12, Competency of Bidders, in the Instructions to Bidders. Prequalified bidders may obtain from the Contract Administration Office ``Requests for Bid Form'' which must be properly filled out and submitted for approval. Bidding documents may be obtained from the Contract Administration Office at the address above from 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., after March 16, 1995, Monday through Friday at a charge of $175.00 per set. The Authority's STANDARD SPECIFICATIONS, BIDDING AND CONTRACT REQUIREMENTS AND DIVISION 1 - GENERAL REQUIREMENTS, dated November 1983 is available at a charge of $5.00 per copy. The Authority's STANDARD SPECIFICATONS, CONSTRUCTION, dated January, 1980, is available at a charge of $15.00 per copy. The MBTA's Standard Plan entitled ``MBTA Railroad Operations - Book of Standard Plans - Track and Roadway,'' is available at a charge of $30.00 per copy, payable by separate check. Available Geotechnical Information for the Main Line, Prepared by Others, is available in one (1) separate volume at a charge of $10.00 per copy, payable by separate check. The MBTA Authority Controlled Insurance Program (ACIP) Manual is available in one (1) separate volume at a charge of $10.00 per copy, payable by separate check. Bidding documents will be sent upon request and receipt of an additional fee of $15.00, payable by separate check. If requested, documents will be forwarded by Air Freight, where such service is available, at the expense of the plan holder. NONE OF THESE CHARGES ARE REFUNDABLE. Bidders attention is directed to Appendix 1, Goals and Time-tables for Female and Minority Participation in the Construction Industry; and to Appendix 2, Supplemental Equal Employment Opportunity, Anti-Discrimination and Affirmative Action Program, in the Specifications. In addition, pursuant to the requirements of Appendix 3, Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) Participation Provision, Bidders must submit an assurance with their Bids that they will make sufficient reasonable efforts to meet the stated DBE goal of 18 percent. Bidders will affirmatively ensure that in regard to any contract entered into pursuant to this solicitation, minority and female construction contractors will be afforded full opportunity to submit bids and will not be discrimminated against on the grounds of race, color, religion, sex, age and national origin in consideration for an award. Bidders will be required to comply with Federal Equal Employment Opportunity Regulations and the President's Executive Order No. 11246 and any amendments or supplements thereto. Authorization for the Bidders to view the site of the work on MBTA property shall be obtained from the office of the Project Manager, Mr. William H. Bregoli, Jr., 1515 Hancock Street, Quincy, Massachusetts 02169, (617) 722-5365. Walking inspection tours to view existing conditions will be conducted on March 30 1995 at 9:00 a.m. (southerly half of project) and March 31, 1995 at 9:00 a.m. (northerly half of project). Prospective Bidders wishing to accompany the tours shall meet at the indicated times at 5 Woodworth Street (adjacent to Neponset Circle) Dorchester, Massachusetts. The Authority will provide transportation back to Woodworth Street at the conclusion of each tour. A prebid conference will be held on April 3, 1995 at 10:00 a.m. at the above office. Any request for interpretation of plans and specifications should be submitted in writing at the same time. Bidders will be required to certify as part of their Bids that they are able to furnish labor that can work in harmony with all other elements of labor employed or to be employed on the work. This Contract is subject to Federal Wage and Hour Laws and Minimum State Wage Rates as well as all other applicable labor laws. Bidders are advised that the ``Buy America'' provisions of the Surface Transportation Assistance Act of 1982 (Pub. L-97-424) as amended, apply to any contract, procurement or agreement which results from this solicitation. Bid Guaranty shall consist of a bid deposit in the amount of five (5) percent of the value of the Bid in the form of a bid bond, cash, certified check, treasurer's or cashier's check. The successful Bidder shall be required to furnish a Performance Bond and a Labor and Materials Payment Bond each for the full amount of the Contract Price. The Authority reserves the right to reject any or all Bids, to waive informalities, to advertise for new Bids or proceed to do the work otherwise, as may be deemed to be in the best interests of the Authority. Plans and specifications may also be viewed at the following locations: Massasoit Community College, MBTA Resource Center, One Massasoit Boulevard, Brockton, MA 02402; Contractor's Association of Boston, 25 Centre Street, Roxbury, MA 02119; Women's Business Enterprise Alliance, P.O. Box 132, 385 Blue Hill Drive, Westwood, MA 02090. (073)

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