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Z -- I-90 FORT POINT CHANNEL AND CASTING BASIN & MATERIAL SOL BPB-2497. DUE 071995. Contact Point T.R. Nix, (617) 342-4515. Sealed proposals for the following project will be received at the Cashier's Office, Room 5441, 10 Park Plaza, Boston, Massachusetts 02116 until the date and time stated below and will at that place and time be publicly opened and read: July 18, 1995 at 2:00 PM. Boston: FAP No.: I-90-1 (136). Central Artery/Tunnel Project. I-90 Fort Point Channel Casting Basin & Material. Testing and Transportation C09B3. Proposal Guaranty: 5% of Bid. Project Value: $109,600,000. The Massachusetts Highway Department is committed to substantive participation of disadvantaged business enterprises in the performance of the work of this contract and has therefore established a DBE utilization goal of 11% for this contract. Bidders must be prequalified by the Department in the following category Marine Construction to bid on the above project. The Work shall include, but not be limited to, Furnishing all necessary labor, materials and equipment required to construct a casting basin on the eastern bank of the Fort Point Channel and operate a materials handling facility and barging operations at the Subaru Pier. The Basin work includes the construction of a cellular cofferdam in the Fort Point Channel, slurry walls, dredging, excavation, tie-back installation, basin dewatering, utility relocations, utility bridge for Gillette Phase 2 piping, and 249 A Street mitigation. The Subaru pier operation includes the receiving of excavate, unloading of dredge from barges and stockpiling of both excavated and dredged materials. Both the basin and Subaru work include testing materials for chemical constituents; loading transporting and disposal of materials exceeding chemical criteria in acceptable disposal or recycling facilities and loading and transporting acceptable materials to Spectacle Island for offloading by others. The bidding for and award of this Contract are to be in accordance with the requirements of Massachusetts General Laws Ch. 30, Section 39M. Bidders are on notice that this project is subject to the schedule of prevailing wage rates as determined by the Commissioner of the Department of Labor & Industries (Commonwealth of Massachusetts) and the United States Department of Labor. The Proposal Guaranty shall be in the form of cash, bid bond, certified check, treasurer's check or cashier's check made payable to the Massachusetts Highway Department. Payment for Specifications/Proposal Pamphlet, may be made in cash, money order, certified check, treasurer's check or cashier's check and will be $420.00 payable at Room 5441 at the above address. The amount will be refundable, for one set only, to official bidders who submit a formal bid for the project and upon return of the documents in good condition to the CA/T Project Office at 185 Kneeland Street, within 15 days following the opening of bids, or to a common carrier or the post office department not later than the Friday following bid opening for subsequent delivery to the Department at Kneeland Street. Charges for non-refundable additional copies of the documents are as follows: Set of Specifications/Proposal Pamphlets, $310.00 each. Set of Plans, $110.00 each. Upon payment of the required amount, a prequalified bidder shall be entitled to receive an officially numbered non-transferable Proposal Pamphlet along with a set of Plans for the project (if required). Informational copies of plans and specifications are available to non-prequalified individuals and firms. A separate remittance should be submitted for each Proposal Pamphlet requested. Proposal Pamphlets and Plans will be issued only from the CA/T Project Office at 185 Kneeland Street 5th Floor, after payment at Park Plaza. The return of documents for refund shall also be at 185 Kneeland Street. Contract Documents will be on display at the following locations: Massachusetts Highway Department, Boston Office; CA/T Project Office; Boston Public Library, Dudley Square, 65 Warren Street, Roxbury; Contractor's Association of Boston, 25 Centre Street, Roxbury; Minority Business Development Center, 985 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston; and the Small Business Administration, 10 Causeway Street, Boston. Certain reference materials may be reviewed during the bid period by appointment only. Call T. R. Nix, Jr. (617) 342-4515 to make an appointment. An award will not be made to a Contractor who is not prequalified by the Department prior to the opening of the Proposals. The right is reserved to waive any informality and to reject any or all proposals. The Department, in accordance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, and Title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, Part 21, Non-discrimination in Federally assisted programs of the Department of Transportation issued pursuant to such act, hereby notifies all bidders that it will affirmatively ensure that in any contract entered into pursuant to this notice that disadvantaged business enterprises will be afforded full opportunity to submit bids in response to this invitation and will not be discriminated against on grounds of race, color, or national origin in consideration for an award. The goal for female workforce participation, applicable to this proposal, is 6.9%. See Subsection 11.05, Standard Federal Equal Employment Opportunity Contract Specifications. The goal for minority workforce participation, applicable to this proposal, is 30%. See Subsection 11.03, Supplemental EEO, Anti-Discrimination, and Affirmative Action Program. In order for its bid to be determined eligible for award of this Contract, the bidder must give satisfactory assurance that it shall maintain the required ratios of employee hours to total person hours in each job category. Massachusetts Highway Department projects are subject to the rules and regulations of the Architectural Access Board (521 CMR 1.00 et. seq.). Pre-Bid Conference: A Pre-Bid Conference is scheduled to be held in Conference Rooms 1 and 2 in the CA/T Project Office at One South Station in Boston, MA, at 10:00 AM on June 16, 1995. At this conference, the bid process will be reviewed and written questions will be taken. Attendance at this conference is recommended but not mandatory and is limited to two representatives per bidding entity. Site Tour: A Site Tour of the construction site will be held on June 16, 1995 at 1:00 PM. Representation shall be limited to two persons per company. Please be aware that this is the only site tour offered. (142)

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