Bid Detail

23-093 - Central High School Boiler Replacement

THIS PROJECT IS BEING ELECTRONICALLY BID AND HARD COPY BIDS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED. Please review the instructions in the bid documents on how to register as an electronic bidder. The bids are to be prepared and submitted at www.biddocsonline.com . Tutorials and instructions on how to complete the electronic bid documents are available online (click on the “Tutorial” tab at the bottom footer).
The City of Springfield, the Awarding Authority, invites sealed bids from General Contractors for the Central High School- Boiler Replacement Project in Springfield, Massachusetts, in accordance with the documents prepared by JOHNSON ROBERTS ASSOCIATES INC. dated 12/21/2022
The Project consists of:

• Replace both boilers with (3) new high efficiency gas fired steam boilers. Boiler controls shall be provided by the boiler manufacturer and operate via outdoor temperature reset.
The boilers shall tie into the school’s Building Management System for monitoring, adjustments, and alarms.

• Replace piping as needed within the mechanical room to make the necessary connections to operate the heating system – all piping to be insulated per code required thicknesses.

• Provide all new pumps – boiler pumps shall be by the boiler manufacturer for the boiler loop (in primary/stand-by arrangement) interlocked with dedicated automatic control
valves for each boiler.

• Remove all existing fuel-oil piping, pumps, and other accessories that have been abandoned in place.

• Venting of the boilers shall be installed vertically up through the existing roof. The existing boiler breaching shall be removed in its entirety and the existing exterior placed
chimney is to be removed.

The work is estimated to cost $1.2M
Bids are subject to M.G.L. c.149 §44A-J & to minimum wage rates as required by M.G.L. c.l49 §§26 to 27H inclusive.
General bidders must be certified by the Division of Capital Asset Management and Maintenance (DCAMM) in the following category of work -- HVAC and must submit a current DCAMM Certificate of Eligibility and signed DCAMM Prime Update Statement (Form CQ 3).

General Bids will be received until 2/7/2023 at 2:00pm and publicly opened, forthwith online.
GC RFI’s will be received until 1/27/2023 at 4:00pm
Filed Sub-bids for the trades listed below will be received until 1/31/2023 at 2:00pm and publicly opened, forthwith online.
Sub-bid RFI’s will be received until 1/20/2023 at 4:00pm.
Filed sub-bidders must be DCAMM certified for the trades listed below and bidders must include a current DCAMM Sub-Bidder Certificate of Eligibility and a signed DCAMM Sub-Bidder’s Update Statement.


SUBTRADES
Section 220000– Plumbing
Electrical 26 00 01 is still a FSB

All Bids should be submitted electronically online at www.biddocsonline.com and received no later than the date and time specified above.

General bids and sub-bids shall be accompanied by a bid deposit that is not less than five (5%) of the greatest possible bid amount (considering all alternates), and made payable to the City of Springfield.
Bid Forms and Contract Documents will be available for pick-up at www.biddocsonline.com (may be viewed electronically and hardcopy requested) or at Nashoba Blue, Inc. at 433 Main Street, Hudson, MA 01749 (978-568-1167).
There is a plan deposit of $300 per set (maximum of 2 sets) payable to BidDocs Online Inc.
Deposits may be electronically paid or must be a check. This deposit will be refunded for up to two sets for general bidders and for one set for sub-bidders upon return of the sets in good condition within thirty days of receipt of general bids. Otherwise, the deposit shall be the property of the Awarding Authority.
Additional sets may be purchased for $300.
Bidders requesting Contract Documents to be mailed to them shall include a separate check for $40.00 per set for UPS Ground (or $65.00 per set for UPS overnight), payable to BidDocs ONLINE, Inc., to cover mail handling costs.

The Pre-Bid Conference and site visit will be on Wednesday 1/11/2023 at 1:00pm at:
Central High School
1840 Roosevelt Ave
Springfield, MA 01109

The Contract Documents may be seen, but not removed at:
Nashoba Blue Inc.
433 Main Street
Hudson, MA 01749
978-568-1167

The City of Springfield supports the goal of twenty percent minority and women participation in all contracts. No questions will be answered unless received by the Chief Procurement Officer at least 7 days prior to the expiration of the time set for submitting bids or proposals. The Chief Procurement Officer reserves the right to waive any informality in and to reject any or all bids if it is in the public interest to do so.

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