Request For Bids

Repairs and Improvements at the Temple Medical Parking Garage

New Haven, Connecticut

New Haven Parking Authority Project #18 – 008

Bids due May 12, 2023 at 3:00 PM

Bid Documents including Special Notice to Bidders for Community Subcontracting Opportunities, Project Manual, Drawings and Bid Forms will be available beginning Thursday, April 20, 2023 at no cost by downloading from the BuildingConnected FTP system website. Please contact Maryann Bigda of Turner Construction Company, which is the New Haven Parking Authority’s professional construction program manager, at (203) 712‑6070 for BuildingConnected FTP system access information.

The New Haven Parking Authority will receive sealed bids for the Repairs & Improvements at the Temple Medical Parking Garage, NHPA Project #18 – 008, until 3:00 PM local time on Friday, May 12, 2023. All Bids shall be submitted through the BuildingConnected FTP system. Bids may be submitted at any time leading up to the specified due date and time and will remain sealed within the BuildingConnected FTP system until the specified due date and time. The New Haven Parking Authority will be conducting a virtual public bid opening using the Zoom Link provided in the Bid Documents.

At this Zoom bid opening, all bids will be publicly opened and the name of the Bidder and its total Bid Price will be read aloud. Bids received after the time set for the opening will be rejected. 

The work for this project includes, but is not limited to: concrete repairs (including partial/full depth, scaling, overhead, vertical, curbing, rib, CMU/masonry, decorative, and exterior brick repointing), waterproofing (including expansion joint replacement, cracks, control joints, construction joints, and cove joints), replacement of wood bumpers, cleaning of floor drains, miscellaneous coordination, together with all incidental work thereto and in accordance with the Bid Documents. This project is funded by the State through its Department of Economic and Community Development (DECD) and, as such, is subject to certain requirements of the State Grant. 

Bidders will be responsible for the requirements of ALL documents made available and will not be relieved of responsibilities for requirements indicated in any bid documents not downloaded or viewed.

Bidders must submit with their Bid on forms provided a list of their Intended Subcontractors, together with CHRO contract compliance requirements, including: 

  1. the set-aside use of DAS-certified Small Business Enterprises (“SBE”) for a requirement of at least 30% of the Bidder’s entire contract value;
  1. the set-aside use of DAS-certified Minority owned Business Enterprises (“MBE”), Women owned Business Enterprises (“WBE”) and/or Disabled owned Business Enterprises (“DisBE”) for a requirement of at least 25% of the Bidder’s entire contract value. Please note that the MBE, WBE, and/or DisBE are part of the SBE; and
  1. Independent of the SBE/MBE/WBE/DisBE requirements herein, a minimum of 10% of the Bidder’s entire contract value must include businesses having a place of business within the City of New Haven limits.

A satisfactory bid bond executed by the bidder and acceptable surety in an amount not less than five percent (5%) of the total bid shall be submitted with each bid.

Lowest Responsible and Qualified Bidder: As used in this section, lowest responsible and qualified bidder” means the bidder whose bid is the lowest of those bidders possessing the skill, ability and integrity necessary to faithfully perform the work. As a prerequisite, all Bidders must be pre-qualified by DAS. Additionally, all subcontractors with a subcontract value in excess of $500,000 must be pre-qualified by DAS. Should the grantee reject the lowest bidder as not responsible and/or not qualified, the grantee shall immediately notify DECD of the reasons for the rejection and request DECD concurrence. The Commissioner of DECD shall at his/her discretion either approve or deny the grantee’s rejection. The grantee agrees to hold DECD harmless from any and all claims by rejected bidders.

New Haven Parking Authority is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. Minority/Women/Disabled Business Enterprises are encouraged to apply. This contract is subject to State set-aside and contract compliance requirements.

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