Donnelly Cross Road Bridge

Bid Number: 
HWY-20-S23015
Start / End Dates & Times: 
03/11/2020 - 1:45pm to 04/16/2020 - 1:00pm
Bid: Closed
Status: 
Pending

Notice is hereby given that the Town of Spencer is seeking sealed bids for the Donnelly Cross
Road over Shaw Brook Bridge Project.

Invitation for Bidders (IFB) Packages with specifications
and a sample contract will be available on March 11, 2020, on the Town of Spencer website
spencerma.gov (click on “Bids” in lower left corner). Registering and obtaining bid documents
from the Spencer website is required. If you have any problems obtaining the IFB online
contact the Office of Utilities and Facilities, 3 Old Meadow Road, Spencer, Massachusetts
01562, during weekday business hours from 8:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. Monday through
Thursday, or by calling (508) 885-7525.


All bidders must be prequalified by the Massachusetts Department of Transportation Highway
Division. All bids must conform to the specifications of the Office of Utilities and Facilities and
be submitted on the proper forms to be considered a valid bid. Sealed bids entitled “Donnelly
Cross Road over Shaw Brook Bridge Project” will be accepted at the Office of the Department of
Utilities and Facilities, at the above address, until March 26, 2020 at 1:00 pm, at which time the
bids will be publicly opened and read.


All bids shall be in accordance with M.G.L. including but not limited to: Ch. 30, Section 39M
(Bid Bond), Ch. 149, Sec. 27 (Prevailing Wage Rates), and Ch. 149, Sec. 29 (Labor and Material
Bonds as applicable). A bid deposit in the amount of 5% of the bid shall accompany every bid.
The bid deposit shall be in the form of a bid bond, certified treasurer’s check, or cashier’s check
made payable to the Town of Spencer. Upon award and signing of the contract, the bid deposit
will be returned to the bidders. The Town of Spencer is exempt from sales and federal excise tax
to the extent permitted under law; bidders should not include such taxes in figuring or in
references to any bid.


Bids offering escalation clauses will be rejected. The Town of Spencer reserves the right to
reject any and all bids, wholly or in part, or to accept any bid even if the bid is not the lowest
cost, if it is deemed to be in the best interest of the municipality, to waive informalities deemed
inconsequential and to make awards in a manner deemed to be in the town's best interest.
Minority- and woman-owned businesses are encouraged to bid.


Thomas M. Gregory
Town Administrator
Town of Spencer
March 5, 2020

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