Project Information

Bid Title

6571 Bid-HILLCREST MIDDLE SCHOOL CONSTRUCTION - PHASE 1

Issuing Agency

Trumbull town

Location

Connecticut

Published Date

Jun 11, 2026

Closing Date

Jul 2, 2026

Government Level

State & Local

Status

Closed

Ref. #

6571

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Project Description

Bid Number:	6571
Bid Title:	6571 Bid-HILLCREST MIDDLE SCHOOL CONSTRUCTION - PHASE 1
Category:	Bid Invitations
Status:	Open

Publication Date/Time: 6/11/2026 12:00 AM Closing Date/Time: 7/2/2026 2:00 PM Related Documents: 6571 Bid-HILLCREST MIDDLE SCHOOL CONSTRUCTION - PHASE 1

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TRUMBULL HILLCREST MIDDLE SCHOOL

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INVITATION TO BID

Bismark Construction Company, Inc.

Construction Manager At-Risk

for the

Town of Trumbull CT

INVITATION TO BID

HILLCREST MIDDLE SCHOOL

CONSTRUCTION - PHASE 1

State Project: 144-0108N

Trumbull Bid #: 6571

Bid Opening: July 2nd, 2026, at 2:00 PM

SDE #144-0108N

Separate, sealed bids for the following bid packages as listed below for the HILLCREST

MIDDLE SCHOOL Phase 1 - Construction in Trumbull, Connecticut, will be received by

the Construction Manager’s at the Trumbull Town Hall Purchasing Department 5866 Main

Street, Trumbull, CT 06611. Bid Packages 1.00C Temp. Fencing and 1.32A Sitework are

due July 2nd, 2026 @ 2:00 pm. Immediately following each stated bid time, bids will be publicly

opened by the Construction Manager.

A Non-Mandatory Pre-Bid Conference for all listed above Bid Packages (1.00C & 1.32A)

will be held on Thursday June 18th, 2026 @ 10:00 AM. Attendance is not a prerequisite for

submission of a bid.

ALL BIDDERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT TO VISIT THE SITE,

THROUGH THE CONSTRUCTION MANAGER. FAILURE TO DO SO WILL NOT RELIEVE

THE BIDDER FROM CONTRACT REQUIREMENTS.

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Below is a list of trade packages for this project phase. Bidders are advised that the

Department of Administrative Services Prequalification Certificate must accompany the bid

proposal for Bid Packages estimated to exceed One Million Dollars ($1,000,000.00) (C.G.S.

4b-91 as amended). Failure to supply this with the bid will result in rejection of the bid. If a

Bidder intends on bidding multiple packages, they must be submitted as separate bids in

their own respective envelopes.

DAS

Trade

Package

Number

Trade

Package

Description

Pre-

Qualification

Necessary

1.00C

Temporary

Fencing

NO

1.32A Site Work

YES

Required DAS

Prequalification

Certificate

NO

YES

SET

ASIDE

SBE/MBE

Bid Due Time

YES

NO

7-2-26 2:00 PM

7-2-26 2:00 PM

The Town of Trumbull reserves the right to award based upon the evaluation of the bid package

in the best interest of the Town. The Town of Trumbull reserves the right to waive any formali-

ties, irregularities, or technical defects in the Bids and award based upon the evaluation of the

bid package in the best interest of the Town.

This project is being performed under the Construction Management at Risk form of project de-

livery. With respect to this project, the Construction Manager is the representative of the Town

of Trumbull and shall have full authority to carry out all the terms and conditions of each and

every completely executed contract. For further information please contact:

BISMARK CONSTRUCTION COMPANY

100 BRIDGEPORT AVENUE

MILFORD, CONNECTICUT 06460

203-876-8331 Phone

203-876-8425 Fax

The information to bidders, form of bid, form of contract, plans, specifications, forms of bid bond,

performance bond, payment bond, and all other contract documents may be examined at the

following:

Bismark Construction Company

100 Bridgeport Avenue

Milford, CT 06460

https://rb.gy/wmyvq5

Bidders must download all plans and specifications on the Bismark website through the building

connected link above.

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Plans and specifications may be purchased at the cost of printing, which is nonrefundable, from

DigiPrint. Partial sets may be purchased from DigiPrint at the cost of printing, which is also non-

refundable. Complete sets will be shipped outside of local area utilizing Federal Express at cost

(non-refundable), check for this cost made payable to DigiPrint.

DigiPrint

909 Main Street

Stratford, CT 06615

Phone: (203) 375-1228

Digiprintplanroom.com

Addenda will be issued to all bidders who have successfully completed and downloaded plans

and specifications from Bismark Construction’s buildingconnected website:

https://rb.gy/wmyvq5

It is the bidding contractor’s responsibility to check frequently for any issued addenda through-

out the bid process.

RFIs are due on or before Thursday June 25th, 2026, end of business day. RFIs should be

emailed to gjraucci@bismarkconstruction.com and estimating@bismarkconstruction.com RFI

log will be posted on bidder’s site as an Addendum periodically.

Prospective bidders shall examine the "Instructions to Bidders" and comply and conform strictly

to the conditions and instructions contained therein.

Bidders are advised to be familiar with the requirements of the bid, including but not limited to,

wages, insurance, bond form requirements and contract compliance issues.

Bid Packages marked as “Set-Aside” are intended to be bid direct by only CT state certified

SBE/MBE companies. If the package required a prequalification, only those approved bidders

can provide pricing.

This contract is subject to state contract compliance requirements, including nondiscrimination

statutes and spending allocation goals. State law requires a minimum spending allocation goal

of twenty-five (25%) percent of the state-funded portion of the contract for award to subcontrac-

tors holding current certification as Small Business Enterprises (“SBE”) from the Connecticut

Department of Administrative Services (“DAS”). A minimum spending allocation goal of 6.25%

of the state-funded portion for subcontractors holding current DAS certification as Minority-,

Women-, and/or Disabled-owned businesses (“M/W/DisBE”). The contractor must demonstrate

good faith effort to meet the 25% spending allocation goals.

The contractor who is selected to perform this State project must comply with CONN. GEN.

STAT. §§ 4a-60, 4a-60g, and 46a-68b through 46a-68f.

State law requires a minimum spending allocation goal of twenty-five (25%) percent of the state-

funded portion of the contract for award to subcontractors holding current certification from the

Connecticut Department of Administrative Services (“DAS”) under the provisions of CONN.

GEN. STAT. § 4a-60g. (25% of the total state-funded value with DAS-certified Small Businesses

and 6.25% of the total state-funded value with DAS-certified Minority-, Women-, and/or Disa-

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bled-owned Businesses.) The contractor must demonstrate good faith effort to meet the spend-

ing allocation goals.

As security, each bid must be accompanied by a bid bond or certified check in an

amount which shall be five Percent (5%) of any bid for work with an estimated value of at

least Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000.00). If the bidder is a small contractor or minority

business enterprise pursuant to Connecticut General Statutes Section 4a-60g, it may

provide in lieu of a bid bond, a letter of credit in an amount equal to Ten Percent (10%) of

the bid if the estimated value is less than one hundred thousand dollars and in an

amount equal to Twenty-Five Percent (25%) if the estimated value is one hundred thou-

sand dollar or greater.

Bid Proposals shall be submitted in duplicate and shall be considered valid and stand available

for acceptance for a period of one hundred twenty (120) days from the date the proposals are

received. No bidder may withdraw their bid during this one-hundred-and twenty-day (120) peri-

od.

Please mark your bid envelopes as follows:

State Project # 144-0108 N

Hillcrest Middle School

Phase 1 – Construction

(Indicate Bid Package for which the bids are enclosed. One bid PACKAGE Proposal per

Envelope)

Each bid must be submitted as two (2) hard copies of all bid documents. Late bids, electronic

bids, or bids received at any other location will not be accepted.

Individual bids must be sent in separately sealed envelopes with accompanying bid security for

each bid package. If submitting a combination bid, the combination bid must be sent separately

from the individual bid packages in a separately sealed envelope marked as such, with accom-

panying bid security.

Bidders are hereby instructed to not include in your Bid Proposal taxes, for which Bismark

Construction is not liable, as tax exemption certificates will be furnished upon request. The

bidder is to include any Federal, State or Town taxes that do not fall under the above-mentioned

tax-exempt certificates.

The bidder must not discriminate, nor permit discrimination against any person on the grounds

of race, national origin, religion, sex, handicap, sexual orientation, or veteran status.

This project (Set-Aside Packages Exempt) has a mandatory goal of awarding 25% of the value

of the work to a combination of SBE/MBE/WBE/DisBE and 6.25% MBE. These contractors must

be currently certified at date of bid.

Any other mention of bid dates or plan availability locations is hereby rescinded.

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NOTES:

Contract Time Allowed

All Bidders must guarantee their proposal for (120) days from the time of submittal.

Bidder Question Procedure

All technical and bid questions must be in writing (not phoned) via email to Bismark Construc-

tion, Attn: Greg J Raucci at gjraucci@bismarkconstruction.com and estimat-

ing@bismarkconstruction.com

No questions shall be accepted after Thursday, June 25th, 2026. Answers will be responded

via addenda and issued to all bidders via the Bismark website.

All bidders must utilize the specified manufacturers and vendors. Any requests for substitutions

must be submitted in writing no later than the Request for Information (RFI) deadline indicated

above. Acceptance or rejection of a substitution will be issued to all bidders via addendum.

Liquidated Damages

Liquidated Damages are required at $1,000.00 per day.

Prevailing Wage Rates

Each subcontractor who is awarded a contract shall be subject to provisions of the Connecticut

General Statutes, Section 31-55a concerning annual adjustments to prevailing wages.

Wage Rates will be posted each July 1st on the Department of Labor website:

www.ctdol.state.ct.us Such prevailing wage adjustment shall not be considered a matter for any

contract amendment. The wages paid on an hourly basis to any mechanic, laborer or workman

employed upon the work herein contracted to be done and the amount of payment or contribu-

tion paid or payable on behalf of each such employee to any employee welfare fund, as defined

in subsection (h) of section 31-53 of the Connecticut General Statutes, shall be at a rate equal

to the rate customary or prevailing for the same work in the same trade or occupation in the

town in which such public works project is being constructed. Any subcontractor who is not ob-

ligated by agreement to make payment or contribution on behalf of such employees to any such

employee welfare fund shall pay to each employee as part of his wages the amount of payment

or contribution for his classification on each pay day.

CHRO REQUIREMENTS

This contract is subject to state set-aside and contract compliance requirements. As outlined

under State of Connecticut CHRO requirements. See instructions to bidders. All bidders must

complete, sign, and return the “CHRO Compliance Acknowledgement Agreement.” form to the

grantee at the time of bid opening. Bids not including this form should be considered incom-

plete and rejected. Please find this form under Spec Section 00 43 38 CHRO Compliance

Acknowledgement Agreement.

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Commodity Codes

• NAICS 236220Commercial and Institutional Building Construction

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