Legal Advertisement TOWN OF WARREN Hillside Avenue Improvement Project

Legal Advertisement TOWN OF WARREN Hillside Avenue Improvement Project THIS PROJECT IS BEING BID ELECTRONICALLY AND HARD COPY BIDS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED. Please review the instructions in the Bid Documents on how to register as an electronic bidder. See www.biddocs.com for bidding instructions. The Town of Warren invites sealed Bids for the Hillside Avenue Improvement Project. The project includes installation of approximately 560 linear feet of 8-inch ductile iron water main and associated services, 240 linear feet of 8-inch PVC drain line, two precast concrete drainage structures, 2,750 square feet of cement concrete sidewalk, 590 linear feet of monolithic concrete curb and 440 linear feet of hot mix asphalt curb, 1,310 square yards of road reconstruction, 900 square feet of segmental block retaining wall, and associated work. This project is being administered by the town of Warren and the Central Massachusetts Regional Planning Commission (CMRPC) and funded by the MA Executive Office of Housing and Livable Communities, FY25 Warren Community Development Block Grant Program. The Engineer's opinion of probable construction costs for the Base Bid is $478,000. Bid Forms and Contract Documents will be available July 1, 2026 at www.biddocs.com (may be viewed electronically and downloaded at no cost) or hard copies may be purchased online at www.biddocs.com or at Nashoba Blue, Inc. at 433 Main Street, Hudson, MA 01749 (978-568-1167). Bids shall be accompanied by a bid deposit in the amount of five (5%) of the greatest possible bid amount, All bids for this project are subject to the provisions and minimum wage rates required by M.G.L. c.30, §39M as amended, and M.G.L. c.149, §§26 to 27H, inclusive, or by the federal Davis-Bacon wage rates, whichever hourly rate is higher. The project is subject to HUD's Section 3 policy, under which, to the greatest extent possible, affirmative steps shall be taken to ensure training and employment for lower income workers and project area residents and award of subcontracts to HUD-defined Section 3 businesses. Bidders on the work shall also make a good faith effort to achieve the goals of the Federal Minority and Women's Business Enterprise (MBE/WBE) policy regarding utilization of MBEs and WBEs in order to be deemed a responsible bidder. This project is subject to Build America, Buy America (BABA) Act requirements. Bids may be changed or withdrawn prior to the bid opening, but not within the sixty (60) days subsequent to the bid opening, by submission of such a change in writing in a sealed envelope, identifying the submitting party and indicating that it contains a correction of the bid for the Hillside Avenue Improvement Project, Warren, MA. The lowest qualified responsible bidder shall be awarded the contract subject to availability of funds under the Massachusetts Community Development Block Grant program. The Town of Warren, the Awarding and Contracting Authority, may cancel this Invitation for Bid (IFB), in whole or in part, at any time that such an act is deemed in its best interest, reserves the right to waive any informality in the bidding or to reject any and all bids in total or in part as may be deemed to serve the best interest of the Town, and will not be responsible for any costs incurred by a bidder in preparing and submitting a bid in response to this IFB. Questions regarding the bid specifications should be directed in writing to Bill Storti at Weston & Sampson, at stortiw@wseinc.com. Contract documents may be viewed at the CMRPC, 1 Mercantile Street, Suite 520, Worcester, MA 01608, or Weston & Sampson, 712 Brook Street, Suite 103, Rocky Hill, CT, 06067. July 6 2026 LNEO0550441