ID: THPD2024
Title: Town Hall/Police Department/EMS Building Construction
Bid Start Date : Nov. 15, 2024, 8 a.m.
BidEnd Date: Jan. 17, 2025, 2 p.m.
Status: Closed
Active: True
Bid Opening Info: January 17th at 2:00pm at the Dewey Beach Lifesaving Station, 1 Dagsworthy Avenue
Description:
After review and consideration of the upcoming holidays, the bid due date is being revised to Friday, January 17th, 2025 at 2:00 p.m. Bids will still be received at the Dewey Beach Lifesaving Sation at 1 Dagsworthy Ave Dewey Beach, DE 19971. Late bids will not be accepted. Bids will be opened and read publicly.
Deadline for questions from contractors remain due by 5:00 p.m., December 20th, 2024, and should be submitted in writing by email only. Please direct questions to Deane Townsend (dtownsend@gmbnet.com) at GMB. The last addendum shall be issued by Friday, December 27th, 2024.
INVITATION TO BID
You are invited to bid on a General Contract for the construction of a new three story 25,635 GSF Town Hall, Police Department, and EMS Quarters in Dewey Beach, Delaware. The new building shall contain reception and waiting spaces, administrative offices, work areas, dispatch, interview rooms, processing and holding cells, evidence room, armory, locker rooms, court and judge office, multipurpose room, conference rooms, EMS quarters, bunk room, and associated facilities. The completed work shall include site work, utilities (domestic, sanitary, electricity, data), concrete, metal roofing, steel studs and drywall, mechanical, electrical, plumbing, fire protection, and security and IT systems. This project involves the construction of a commercial building located in FEMA Flood Zone AE with a base flood elevation (BFE) of 5 feet. Conformance of FEMA provisions and certificates with NFIP shall be followed.
The work will be divided into two phases. The first phase will consist of the construction of the new town hall and police department on the portion of the existing town hall property fronting Coastal Highway. The second phase will consist of transferring occupancy from the existing town hall to new town hall with subsequent demolition of the existing town hall, and construction of the new EMS quarters and sallyports wing. The Contractor shall provide all necessary labor, equipment, tools, materials and incidentals, and shall perform all operations required to completely finish all of the work in the manner approved by the Architect.
The existing Town Hall is critical to the continuous and uninterrupted functionality of the police department and its operations must be maintained throughout the construction period. The General Contractor shall be responsible for providing safe and secure access for staff and visitors to the Town Hall and maintaining connection of all utilities serving the Town Hall. Utility shut offs or temporary outages must be coordinated with necessary staff at least one month in advance of any outage.
Bidders shall, at time of bid, present demonstrated evidence of ability, qualifications and experience in successfully completing one or more construction projects within the last five (5) years. Projects of similar size, type, and complexity as a Town Hall, Police Station, and EMS are preferred, but not required. Referenced projects shall specify the initial bid value, initial contract value, number of change orders, and final contract value. Qualifications shall include a description of the background and experience of the firm, demonstrating the firm’s ability to undertake and complete this project successfully. Additionally, Bidders shall provide a list of references from contracts of similar size, scope and complexity. Provide contract information including name, organization, address, phone number, and email address.
By submitting their bid, Bidders are certifying they are knowledgeable and experienced in the construction of state-of-the-art municipal facilities of this type and size. Contractors will submit one bid on two contracts, provided the phasing requirements of this project. At this time prevailing wages apply to the entire project.
Bidders shall include an executed AIA A305 Contractor’s Qualification Statement, including financial data, and a letter from the Bidder’s bonding company stating the firm’s total bonding limits and its anticipated bonding obligations at the time of bidding this project.
Subcontractors shall be qualified and experienced in projects of similar size, type and complexity as this one, and shall be subject, if requested by the Owner, to submit evidence of same prior to execution of the construction contract.
The Owner has elected to engage the services of a select group of specialist vendor/subcontractors which are named in the bid documents. The General Contractor shall be required to enter into exclusive subcontracts with the named firms for the services designated, while fully cooperating with Owner’s separate contractors.
Bids must be on a lump sum basis and may not be withdrawn for 60 days.
A pre-bid meeting will be held on-site at 10:00 AM, Tuesday, December 3rd, 2024. Attendance by General Contractors intending to submit a bid is recommended, but not mandatory. Bidders may visit the site at their own discretion. By submitting their bid, Bidders acknowledge they have examined the site and bid documents in sufficient detail and familiarized themselves adequately to prepare a complete and responsible bid for the specified work. No claims will be approved during construction for items that can be reasonably verified by field examination.
Written questions will be addressed via Addenda. Last day to receive questions shall be until 5:00 PM, December 20th, 2024. Questions shall be emailed to George, Miles & Buhr, LLC (GMB), Attn: Deane Townsend, AIA, at dtownsend@gmbnet.com. Questions shall include the project name in subject heading. Verbal inquiries will not be responded to.
Sealed bids will be physically received by GMB until 2:00 PM local time on Friday, January 17th, 2025 at Dewey Beach Life Saving Station at 1 Dagsworthy Ave Dewey Beach, DE 19971. Physical bids received after this time will not be accepted. Bids will be opened and read publicly, and bidders will be notified of the results of the bid at a later date.
Bidders may purchase full set copies of the drawings and specifications from DiCarlo Printing 2006 Northwood Drive, Salisbury, MD (410-749-0112) for a sum determined by the printer. In lieu of hard copy, bidders may purchase digital copies of the bid documents from the printer at their choice. Partial sets will not be sold.
DiCarlo Printing will issue all addenda and maintain a plan holder list of firms who have purchased drawings and specifications.
Bidders must be registered to perform work in the State of Delaware and within the Town of Dewey Beach, and shall include their license number on the Bid Form.
Bid Security in the amount of ten (10) percent of the Bid must accompany each bid in accordance with the Instructions to Bidders. The successful Bidder’s security will be retained until it has signed the Contract and furnished a Performance Bond and a Payment Bond AIA Document A312, each in the amount of the contract sum.
The Town of Dewey Beach reserves the right to reject any and all bids, to waive any informality in bids received, and to accept or reject any items of any bid.
END OF SECTION
Addendum Date: Dec. 17, 2024, 1:41 p.m.
Pre Bid Meeting: Tuesday, December 3, 2024 at 10:00am (On Site)
Contact Person:
Deane Townsend, AIA
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