Town of Longmeadow, Massachusetts
 
Solicitation Center



 
Solicitation:  1806211
Title: IFB - BLUEBERRY HILL SCHOOL LAWN IRRIGATION
Status: Expired
Purchase Agency: TOWN OF LONGMEADOW
Publish Date: 6/21/2018 8:00:00 AM
Due Date: 7/13/2018 11:00 AM EST
Contact: Chad Thompson @ 413-565-4185, cthompson@longmeadow.org
Description: INVITATION FOR BID (IFB)
BLUEBERRY HILL SCHOOL LAWN IRRIGATION

The Town of Longmeadow, MA, is soliciting sealed bids for the Blueberry Hill School Lawn Irrigation project. Bid documents are available from the Town of Longmeadow, Purchasing Department, Attn: Chad Thompson- Procurement Manager, 735 Longmeadow Street, Suite 101, Longmeadow, MA 01106, P: 413-565-4185, cthompson@longmeadow.org . Purchasing Department office hours are between 8:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Monday through Thursday, and 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. on Fridays. Bid documents can also be accessed online through the Purchasing Department page of the town website www.longmeadow.org by selecting ‘Government’ from the header, then the ‘Bids & RFPs’ link, then ‘Bid & RFP Finder’ to access documents. Bidders are encouraged to register with the Purchasing Department, those that do not register will be responsible for monitoring the bid listing service for updates and posted addenda. Failure to acknowledge the receipt of addenda may result in a bid rejection. A MANDATORY PRE-BID CONFERENCE will be held on Thursday, June 28, 2018 beginning at 2:00PM. Gather outside of the main entry at Blueberry Hill Elementary School, 275 Blueberry Hill Road, Longmeadow, MA. Those interested in bidding are required to register during the mandatory pre-bid conference before the conference is declared complete. Additional registration opportunities will not be accommodated. Sealed bids should be delivered to the Longmeadow Purchasing Department and will be accepted until the bid deadline of Friday, July 13, 2018 at 11:00am. Sealed bids should be labeled ‘IFB: Blueberry Hill School Lawn Irrigation’ on the outer envelope along with the bidder’s company name, address and contact information. Late bids will be rejected. Immediately following the bid deadline, bids will be publicly opened in the auditorium. No bid deposit is required with the submission of bids. Wages are subject to Massachusetts minimum wage rates as per M.G.L. C.149, Section 26 to 27H, inclusive. A 50% Payment Bond will be required of the successful bidder upon contract award. No bid may be withdrawn within thirty (30) days after the date of the opening of bids.All bids received will be evaluated and awarded in accordance with the provisions established under Massachusetts General Law Chapter 30,39M, inclusive or as amended. The Town of Longmeadow, acting through the Town Manager, the Awarding Authority reserves the right to reject any or all bids, waive informalities, and to award the contract in the best interest of the Town.
Documents: IFB-BLUEBERRY.HILL.SCHOOL.LAWN.IRRIGATION,PT1of4.pdf, IFB-BLUEBERRY.HILL.SCHOOL.LAWN.IRRIGATION,PT2of4.pdf, IFB.BBH.LAWN.IRRIGATION,PLAN.SET.PT3of4.pdf, IFB.BBH.LAWN.IRRIGATION,PLAN.SET.PT4of4.pdf
Bid Submission:
Addendum: 7/13/2018: Addendum No. 1 ADDENDUM.No.1,IFB.BLUEBERRY.HILL.SCHOOL.LAWN.IRRIGATION.pdf

7/13/2018: Addendum No. 2 ADDENDUM.No.2,IFB.BLUEBERRY.HILL.SCHOOL.LAWN.IRRIGATION.pdf

Annoucement: 7/6/2018: List of those that attended and registered during the Mandatory Pre-Bid Conference includes:
Hydro-Pro, Chicopee, MA; CMS Landscaping, Holyoke, MA; Aquaturf Irrigation, Orange, CT; Amherst Nurseries, Amerst, MA
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List of others that are on the general bid list includes: Hydro-Pro, Chicopee, MA; CMS Landscaping, Holyoke, MA; Aquaturf Irrigation, Orange, CT; Amherst Nurseries, Amerst, MA, Consructconnect;Deltec; Primevendor, Inc., Wilmington, NC; Central Truf & Irrigation Suypply, ; Central Turf & Irrigation; The Blue Book; Projectdog
: All bids rejected. Over budget/not enough funding source to be able to award.
: 2 Bids received are being evaluated from:
CMS Landscaping, Holyoke, MA for $144,506.73;
John Whelan Kinchla DBA Amherst Nurseries, Amherst, MA for $228,000.

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