Project Information

Bid Title

Installation of Concrete Sidewalks and Extruded Concrete Curbing

Issuing Agency

City of Middletown

Location

Connecticut

Published Date

Jan 8, 2026

Closing Date

Jan 27, 2026

Government Level

State & Local

Status

Closed

Ref. #

2026-001

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Project Description

Bid Number:	2026-001
Bid Title:	Installation of Concrete Sidewalks and Extruded Concrete Curbing
Category:	Term Bids/One Time Purchases
Status:	Open

Description: INVITATION TO BID CITY OF MIDDLETOWN Sealed proposals, addressed to the Supervisor of Purchases, City of Middletown, Room 112, Municipal Building, Middletown, Connecticut, will be received until Tuesday, January 27, 2026 at 11:00 AM for the following: BID #2026-001 -  INSTALLATION OF CONCRETE SIDEWALKS AND EXTRUDED CONCRETE CURBING PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT •    Plans and Specifications will not be available for pick up, they will be available and can only be obtained from our website at www.middletownct.gov . •    Bids will be publicly opened via WebEx and a meeting invite will be posted to our website for anyone who wishes to join. •    All bid submittals shall be received on the designated forms provided in a sealed envelope using the return label provided and marked as designated in the Information for Bidders.  It is the responsibility of the bidder to plan accordingly that bids are received by the set date and time.  Bids received “late” or faxed will not be considered. •    A Bid Bond in the amount of ten (10%) percent of the total bid amount shall be required with all bids submitted.  A Labor and Material Bond in the amount of one hundred percent (100%) of the contract sum shall be required upon signing of contract documents.  Please note: This contract award is subject to prevailing wage rates. The City of Middletown reserves the right to waive any defect or any irregularity in any bid and reserves the right to reject any or all bids or any part thereof.  Bids, and amendments to bids received after the time set for the bid opening will not be considered.  All bids must be completely filled out when submitted.  No bid may be withdrawn for a period of ninety (90) days subsequent to the opening of bids without the City of Middletown's written consent.  Withdrawal of any bid must be submitted in writing to the City of Middletown. All bids and proposals are subject to, and must comply with the equal opportunity and non-discriminatory provisions set forth in the Affirmative Action Plan of the City of Middletown. Dated:  01/08/2026 Middletown, Connecticut Donna L. Formato, CPPB, NIGP-CPP Supervisor of Purchases Publication Date/Time: 1/8/2026 8:30 AM Closing Date/Time: Open Until Contracted Related Documents: 2026-001 - Installation of Concrete Sidewalks and Extruded Concrete Curbing 2026-001 Webex

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CITY OF MIDDLETOWN - PURCHASING DEPARTMENT

MUNICIPAL BUILDING, ROOM 112

245 DEKOVEN DRIVE

MIDDLETOWN, CT. 06457

(860) 638-4895

CONTRACT DOCUMENTS

BID #2026-001

INSTALLATION OF CONCRETE SIDEWALKS

AND EXTRUDED CONCRETE CURBING

PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT

City of Middletown, Connecticut

BID OPENING: Tuesday, January 27, 2026 at 11:00 AM

DONNA L. FORMATO, CPPB, NIGP-CPP

SUPERVISOR OF PURCHASES

CARL R. ERLACHER

DIRECTOR OF FINANCE AND REVENUE SERVICES

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The contract documents for the contract entitled:

BID #2026-001 -- INSTALLATION OF CONCRETE SIDEWALKS AND EXTRUDED CONCRETE CURBING --PUBLIC

WORKS DEPARTMENT

Page

Invitation to Bid

3

Information for Bidders

4-8

Bid Attachments

Section 78-9(K) Bid Preference for Local Vendors

9-14

Affidavit of Local Vendors

15

General Specifications – Concrete Sidewalks

16

Index to Technical Specifications – Concrete Sidewalks

Technical Specifications – Concrete Sidewalks

17

18-33

General Specs/Special Provisions/Technical Provisions – Extruded Concrete Curbing

34-36

General and Special Conditions

37-39

Information for Contractors

40

Contractor’s Checklist

41

Bid Proposal Page

42-45

Non-Collusive Bid Statement

46

Bid Bond

47-48

Labor and Material Bond

49-50

Certificate of Surety

51

Worker’s Compensation Form

52

State of CT Wage Certification Form

53

Contract Closeout Checklist

54

Certificate of Waiver and Release of Lien

55-56

Insurance Requirements for Suppliers

57-58

Bid Return Label

59

ATTACHMENTS:

Drawings (8 pages)

State of CT Prevailing Wage Rates

Hereinafter referred to as the Contract Documents

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INVITATION TO BID

CITY OF MIDDLETOWN

Sealed proposals, addressed to the Supervisor of Purchases, City of Middletown, Room 112, Municipal Building,

Middletown, Connecticut, will be received until Tuesday, January 27, 2026 at 11:00 AM for the following:

BID #2026-001

INSTALLATION OF CONCRETE SIDEWALKS

AND EXTRUDED CONCRETE CURBING

PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT

 Plans and Specifications will not be available for pick up, they will be available and can only be obtained from

our website at www.middletownct.gov.

 Bids will be publicly opened via WebEx and a meeting invite will be posted to our website for anyone who

wishes to join.

 All bid submittals shall be received on the designated forms provided in a sealed envelope using the return

label provided and marked as designated in the Information for Bidders. It is the responsibility of the bidder

to plan accordingly that bids are received by the set date and time. Bids received “late” or faxed will not be

considered.

 A Bid Bond in the amount of ten (10%) percent of the total bid amount shall be required with all bids submitted.

A Labor and Material Bond in the amount of one hundred percent (100%) of the contract sum shall be required

upon signing of contract documents. Please note: This contract award is subject to prevailing wage rates.

The City of Middletown reserves the right to waive any defect or any irregularity in any bid and reserves the

right to reject any or all bids or any part thereof. Bids, and amendments to bids received after the time set for

the bid opening will not be considered. All bids must be completely filled out when submitted. No bid may be

withdrawn for a period of ninety (90) days subsequent to the opening of bids without the City of Middletown's

written consent. Withdrawal of any bid must be submitted in writing to the City of Middletown.

All bids and proposals are subject to, and must comply with the equal opportunity and non-discriminatory

provisions set forth in the Affirmative Action Plan of the City of Middletown.

Dated: 01/08/2026

Middletown, Connecticut

Donna L. Formato, CPPB, NIGP-CPP

Supervisor of Purchases

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INFORMATION FOR BIDDERS

1. Date and Place for Opening Proposals - Pursuant

to the "Invitation to Bidders", sealed proposals for

performing the work will be received by the

Purchasing Department, Room 112, at the time and

place set forth therein with the award to be made

as soon as practicable thereafter.

All bids received by the time set for receipt will be

opened by the Supervisor of Purchases and read

publicly via WebEx after the time set for receipt

irrespective of any irregularities therein. Bidders

and or their representative and any interested

public may participate.

2. Printed Form for Proposals - All proposals must

be made upon the blank proposal form as attached

hereto; should give unit and lump sum prices both

in words and figures; must be signed and

acknowledged by the bidder where indicated on the

proposal form in a sealed envelope and clearly

marked with the bid return label provided.

3. Acceptance or Rejection of Proposals - The City

reserves the right to accept or reject any or all

proposals. Without limiting the generality of the

foregoing, any proposal which omits a bid on any

one or more items on the price sheet may be

rejected; any proposal containing modifications to

the price sheet may be rejected; any proposal in

which unit prices are omitted or in which unit prices

are obviously unbalanced may be rejected.

4. Acceptance of Proposals and the Effect - Within

thirty (30) calendar days after the opening of the

bids, the City will act upon them. The acceptance of

a proposal will be either a notice of award, in

writing, or an acceptance letter from the Supervisor

of Purchases, and no other act shall constitute the

acceptance of a proposal. The acceptance of a

proposal shall bind the successful bidder to execute

the contract within the time and manner as set forth

within these contract documents making him

responsible and liable for failure to execute as

prescribed.

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5. Time for Executing Contract and Damages for

Failure to Execute - Any bidder whose proposal shall

be accepted will be required to execute the contract

within ten (10) days, including Saturdays and

Sundays, of the date of mailing of a notice, stating

that the award has been made to him or his firm.

Failure or neglect to do so shall constitute a breach

of contract for which the City may cancel the notice

of award, award the bid to someone else, or rebid

the entire project as well as sue for damages.

Damages for such a breach of contract will include

but not be limited to the loss of any awarding of

work to him and other items whose accurate

amount will be difficult or impossible to compute,

and all other damages recoverable at law and in

equity.

6. Determination of Lowest Responsible

Bidder/Award - Except where the Owner exercises

the right herein to reject any or all proposals, the

contract will be awarded by the owner to the

"Lowest Responsible Bidder", as determined under

the factors to be considered under section 78-9

(f)(2), as amended, of the Middletown Code of

Ordinances.

It is the intent of the City to award the contract on a

per category basis to the lowest responsible

bidder(s) submitting the lowest total cost per

category, providing that sufficient funds are

available to award the contract(s). The City of

Middletown shall reserve the right to make

multiple awards based upon the lowest unit price

per item / per category and/or based on what is in

the best interest of the City.

Additionally, in determining whether a bidder

qualifies as the lowest responsible bidder, the City

shall also review other subjective factors, such as

the bidder’s skill, ability and integrity to perform the

work as specified, the bidders professional

references (if required), the bidders reputation,

information discovered during the interview

process (if applicable) and whether the City in its

sole discretion determines that awarding the bid to

the bidder will be in the best interests of the

City. The City shall award the contract to the lowest

responsible bidder using the guidelines set forth

herein, or shall reject all bids.

7. Partial Bids – The bid is separated into categories.

Partial bids will be accepted from bidders.

However, if a bid is submitted on a specific category,

the bidder must submit a bid for each item within

that category as specified. Bidders shall be

required to submit a bid on each listed item within

each category to be given consideration for an

award based on the lowest responsible bidder

within the category.

8. Term of Contract and Work Order Time frame -

The contract term shall be for a period of twelve

(12) months commencing on or after February 1,

2026 and terminating January 31, 2027.

Work to be performed pursuant to this contract

shall be authorized by work order and shall be

completed within the Time frame set forth in the

work order unless an extension is granted in writing

by the Public Works Department for justifiable

reasons.

Within ten (10) days after issuance of Work Order,

work to be performed under that order shall

commence.

9. Prices - In the event of discrepancy between the

prices quoted in the proposal in words and those in

figures, the words shall control. The prices are to

include all labor, equipment, materials and

incidentals necessary for a complete installation and

as necessary to comply with the City's requirements.

may be sent via facsimile to (860) 638-1995 or

emailed at purchase@middletownct.gov

To receive consideration, such questions shall be

submitted in writing. Deadline for submission of

questions is 12:00 PM, Tuesday, January 20, 2026

(EST). If the question involves the equality or use of

products or methods, it must be accompanied by

drawings, specifications or other data in sufficient

detail to enable the Supervisor of Purchases to

determine the equality or suitability of the product

or method. In general, the Supervisor of Purchases

will neither approve nor disapprove particular

products prior to the opening of the bids; such

products will be considered when offered by the

bidder for incorporation into the work.

The Purchasing Supervisor will arrange as Addenda,

which shall become a part of the contract, all

questions received as above provided and the

decision regarding each. The Purchasing Supervisor

will post said addenda to the City website at

www.middletownct.gov. Non-receipt of said

Addenda shall not excuse compliance with said

addenda. It is the bidder’s responsibility to

determine whether any addenda have been issued

and if so whether he/she has received a copy of

each. Nothing in this section shall prohibit the

Purchasing Supervisor from posting Addenda to

extend the deadline for the receipt of bids at any

time and for any reason.

Addenda’s will not be mailed. It is the

responsibility of each bidder to visit our website

at www.middletownct.gov to view additional

information and/or acknowledge any addenda’s

issued prior to submitting a bid.

10. Interpretations and Addenda - No oral

interpretations shall be made to any bidder as to the

meaning of any of the Contract Documents or to be

effective to modify any of the provisions of the

Contract Documents.

Every request for an interpretation shall be made in

writing, addressed and forwarded to the Supervisor

of Purchases, Municipal Building, 245 DeKoven

Drive, Middletown, Connecticut, 06457. Questions

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No alleged "verbal interpretation" shall be held

valid. Any addenda issued during the bidding period

shall supersede previous information.

11. Termination of Agreement - If Vendor fails to

fulfill its obligations under this Agreement, violates

any of the covenants, agreements, or stipulations of

this Agreement, or if the City deems that the

Vendor’s conduct could have a negative effect on

the reputation of the City, the City shall have the

Commodity Codes

• NAICS 237310Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction
• NAICS 238110Poured Concrete Foundation and Structure Contractors
• NAICS 238990All Other Specialty Trade Contractors

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