Scoreboard for Shelton High School

The City of Shelton is soliciting competitive bids from qualified firms for Replacement of Scoreboard for Shelton High School services. The City reserves the right to accept or reject any and all bids in part or in whole.

Project Details

• Reference ID: 2026-17
• Department: Board of Education
• Department Head: John Calhoun (Director)

Important Dates

• Questions Due: 2026-03-20T20:00:00.000Z
• Answers Posted By: 2026-03-27T20:00:00.000Z
• Pre-Proposal Meeting: 2026-03-13T14:00:00.000Z — Shelton High School 120 Meadow Street, Shelton, CT 06484

Addenda

• Official Notice #1: 2026-17 Sign In Sheet for Pre-Bid Meeting (released 2026-03-13T16:44:18.016Z)
• Addendum #1 (released 2026-03-25T18:19:11.823Z) —

  Addendum # 1 to Bid # 2026-17

• Official Notice #2: Change in Bid Opening date (released 2026-03-25T13:30:22.196Z) —

  Original Bid Opening date was for Friday 4/3/26, which is Good Friday and City Hall is CLOSED.  Bid Opening date is changed to Tuesday April 7, 2026 at 11:00 AM.  This change will be reflected in the Addendum to be issued on Friday, March 27, 2026. 

Evaluation Criteria

• Invitation to Bid Notice —

  

  City of Shelton

  Purchasing Department

  54 Hill Street

  Shelton, CT 06484

  Invitation to Bid Project 2026-17

   

  Sealed bids will be received via the City's OpenGov Procurement Portal up to 11:00 am on Tuesday, April 7, 2026. 

  To provide labor, materials, equipment and all else necessary for Scoreboard for Shelton High School, based on the attached specifications.

  Notes:

  1. It is the sole responsibility of the bidder to see that the bid is received by the City of Shelton Purchasing Department prior to the time and date noted above. 
  2. The bid opening will be held at the Shelton City Hall, Room 200-B, at 11:00 am on Tuesday, April 7, 2026 and will comply with Covid-19 restrictions in place at the time.
  3. The City of Shelton is an Affirmative Action / Equal Opportunity Employer.

   

  Grace Zweig

  Director of Finance

  City of Shelton

• Submission of Bids —

  The City of Shelton, CT (“City”, "Owner" or "Municipality") invites bids on the project and services described herein to be submitted via the City’s Procurement Portal. Bids will be received until 11:00 am on Tuesday, April 7, 2026 and then publicly opened and read aloud. The City e-Procurement Portal Clock is the official clock for the determination of all deadline dates and times.  By way of the e-Procurement Portal, responses will be locked and digitally encrypted until the submission deadline passes (11:00 am on Tuesday, April 7, 2026). Without exception, responses will not be accepted after the submission deadline regardless of any technical difficulties such as poor internet connections. The City of Shelton strongly recommends completing your response well ahead of the deadline.

  The Municipality reserves its right to consider informal any bid not prepared and submitted in accordance with the provisions hereof and may waive any informalities or reject any and all bids not prepared and submitted in accordance with the provisions hereof.

  Any bid may be withdrawn prior to the above scheduled time for the opening of bids or the authorized postponement thereof. Any bid received after the time and date specified shall not be considered or accepted through the City's E-Procurement portal.

  No bidder may withdraw his/her bid for a period of 90 days after the actual date of the opening thereof excluding Saturdays, Sundays and legal holidays.

  The Municipality may accept or reject any or all bids or any portions thereof and take any action deemed to be in the best interest of the City.

• Scope of Work —
  1. 1. Demo and dispose of existing football scoreboard and structure
     2. Install new footings and structure 
     3. Excavation and utility work 
     4. Power source and electrical
     5. 24/7 tech support
     6. LED 4'x25' time clock cabinet below the 12.5 x 25 video display, LED full matrix video display for scoring 9.5' height Wide 10mm Including LED processor Fiber box Fiber convertors CR-Perform KVM Extender kit Bolt Live, content management software and computer.
     7. 5 Zones
     8. ISC Edge wireless scoreboard control
     9. Remote game clock control
     10. Remote play clock control
     11. Carrying case for scoreboard control
     12. External Radio Transmitter
     13. 28" play clocks
     14. End of period horns located in play clock Freight Include spare parts, 5 year warranty for parts
     15. 1 year warranty for onsite service
     16. Sales tax exempt.
• Invitation to Bid with CHRO requirements —

  

  City of Shelton

  Purchasing Department

  54 Hill Street

  Shelton, CT 06484

  Invitation to Bid 2026-17

   

  Sealed bids will be received via the City's OpenGov Procurement Portal up to 11:00 am on Tuesday, April 7, 2026.

  To provide labor, materials, equipment and all else necessary for Scoreboard for Shelton High School, based on the attached specifications.

  Notes:

  1. It is the sole responsibility of the bidder to see that the bid is received by the City of Shelton Purchasing Department prior to the time and date noted above. 
  2. The bid opening will be in Room 200-B of Shelton City Hall at 11:00 am on Tuesday, April 7, 2026 and will comply with Covid-19 restrictions in place at the time.
  3. The City of Shelton is an Affirmative Action / Equal Opportunity Employer.

  4. 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 Disabled-owned Businesses.) The contractor must demonstrate good faith effort to meet the spending allocation goals.

     Additional information can be found on the CHRO website, www.portal.ct.gov/CHRO, and should be reviewed prior to bidding for information on required documentation. 

   

  Grace Zweig

  Director of Finance

  City of Shelton

  Scoreboard for Shelton High School

• Copies of Bidding Documents —

  A. Refer to Advertisement for Bids for information on examination and procurement of documents.

  B. Complete sets of Bidding Documents shall be used in preparing Bids; neither the City nor Engineer(s) assumes any responsibility for errors or misinterpretations resulting from the use of incomplete sets of Bidding Documents.

  C. The City and Engineer(s) in making copies of Bidding Documents available on the above terms do so only for the purpose of obtaining Bids for the Work and do not confer a license or grant for any other use.

• See Attachment section —

  Please see Attachment section, Section # 7 for a sample picture of the Scoreboard.

• Qualifications of Bidder —

  A. Bidders shall be experienced in the kind of Work to be performed, shall have the necessary equipment, and shall possess sufficient capital to properly execute the Work within the time allowed. Bids received from Bidders who have previously failed to complete Work within the time required, or who have previously performed similar Work in an unsatisfactory manner, may be rejected. A Bid may be rejected if Bidder cannot show that he has the necessary ability, plant and equipment to commence the Work at the time prescribed and thereafter to prosecute and complete the Work at the rate or within the time specified. A Bid may be rejected if Bidder is already obligated for the performance of other Work which would delay the commencement, prosecution or completion of the Work.

  B. Bidders may be investigated by Owner to determine if they are qualified to perform the Work. All Bidders shall be prepared to submit within five days of Owner’s or Engineer’s request, written evidence of such information and data necessary to make this determination. The investigation of a Bidder will seek to determine whether the organization is adequate in size, is authorized to do business in the jurisdiction where the project is located, has had previous experience and whether available equipment and financial resources are adequate to assure Owner that the Work will be completed in accordance with the terms of the Agreement. Owner reserves the right to reject any Bid if the evidence submitted by, or investigation of such Bidder fails to satisfy Owner that such Bidder is properly qualified to carry out the obligations of the Contract and to complete the Work contemplated therein.

  C. Bidders shall possess all the necessary licenses and certifications to perform the Work. All required licenses and certifications must be current and kept current during the project.

  
  
  

• Bid Deposit —

  A. In the Bidding Documents, the terms “Bid security”, “Bid deposit”, and “Bid bond” shall have the same meaning.

  B. A Bid must be accompanied by Bid security made payable to Owner in an amount of five percent (5%) of Bidder’s maximum Bid price (including any alternates) issued by a surety.

  C. All Bid deposits of General Bidders, except those under consideration by Owner, will be returned within five days, excluding Saturdays, Sundays and legal holidays, after the opening of General Bids. Other Bid deposits will be returned upon the execution and delivery of the Agreement. The Bid deposit of the Successful Bidder will be retained until such bidder has furnished the required contract security and executed the Agreement, whereupon the bid deposit shall be returned. If the Successful Bidder fails to furnish the required contract security within fifteen days after the Notice of Award and execute the Agreement within five days after receipt from Owner, Owner may annul the Notice of Award and the Bid deposit of that Bidder will be forfeited to Owner as liquidated damages for such failure.

• Bid Documents —

  A.   Complete sets of Bid Documents shall be used in preparing Bids; neither the City nor the City's Engineer assume any responsibility for errors or misinterpretations resulting from the use of incomplete sets of Bid Documents.

  B. The City and the City's Engineer in making copies of Bid Documents available do so only for the purpose of obtaining Bids on the Work and do not confer a license or grant for any other use.

• Examination of Bid Documents and Site —

  A.   Before submitting a Bid, each Bidder must (1) examine the Bid Documents thoroughly, (2) visit the site to familiarize themselves with local conditions that may in any manner affect cost, progress or performance of the Work, (3) familiarize himself with Federal, State and local laws, ordinances, rules and regulations that may in any manner affect cost, progress or performance of the Work; and (4) study and carefully correlate Bidder’s observations with the requirements of the Bid Documents.

  B.   Before submitting his/her Bid each Bidder may, at his/her own expense, make such additional investigations and tests as the Bidder may deem necessary to determine his/her Bid performance of the Work in accordance with the time, price and other terms and conditions.

  C.   Submission of a Bid will constitute an incontrovertible representation by the Bidder that he/she has complied with every requirement of this Article and that the Bid Documents are sufficient in scope and detail to indicate and convey understanding at all terms and conditions for performance of the Work.

• Contract Time —

  Bidder represents that the Work shall be substantially completed and/or completed and ready for final payment within 30-45 days calendar days of issuance of Notice to Proceed or signing of the contract.

• Liquidated Damages —

  Liquidated Damages. OWNER and CONTRACTOR recognize that time is of the essence of this Agreement and that OWNER may suffer financial loss if the Work is not completed within the times specified plus any extensions thereof allowed. They also recognize the delays, expense and difficulties involved in proving the actual loss suffered by OWNER if the Work is not completed on time. Accordingly, instead of requiring any such proof, OWNER and CONTRACTOR agree that as liquidated damages for delay (but not as a penalty) CONTRACTOR shall pay OWNER one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) for each calendar day that expires after the time specified above for Substantial Completion until the Work is substantially complete.

• Bidders Representations —

  It is the responsibility of each Bidder before submitting a Bid to:

  A. examine and carefully study the Bidding Documents, including any Addenda, data, and referenced items identified in the Bidding Documents;

  B. attend any mandatory pre-bid meeting to conduct a thorough, alert visual examination of the Site and adjacent areas, and become familiar with and satisfy itself as to the general, local, and Site
  conditions that may affect cost, progress, and performance of the Work;

  C. become familiar with and satisfy itself as to all Laws and Regulations that may affect cost, progress, or performance of the Work;

  D. consider the information known to Bidder itself; information commonly known to contractors doing business in the locality of the Site; information and observations obtained from visits to the Site;
  the Bidding Documents; and the Site-related reports and drawings identified in the Bidding Documents, with respect to the effect of such information, observations, and documents on 1) the
  cost, progress, and performance of the Work; 2) the means, methods, techniques, sequences, and procedures of construction to be employed by Bidder, and 3) Bidder’s safety precautions and
  programs;

  E. agree, based on the information and observations referred to in the preceding paragraph, that at the time of submitting its Bid no further examinations, investigations, explorations, tests, studies,
  or data are necessary for the determination of its Bid for performance of the Work at the price bid and within the times and in accordance with the other terms and conditions of the Bidding
  Documents;

  F. promptly give Engineer written notice of all conflicts, errors, ambiguities, or discrepancies that Bidder discovers in the Bidding Documents and confirm that the written resolution thereof by
  Engineer is acceptable to Bidder;

  G. determine that the Bidding Documents are generally sufficient to indicate and convey understanding of all terms and conditions for the performance and finishing of the Work; and

  H. agree that the submission of a Bid will constitute an incontrovertible representation by Bidder that Bidder has complied with every requirement of this Article, that without exception the Bid and all
  prices in the Bid are premised upon performing and furnishing the Work required by the Bidding Documents.

• Substitute and “or equal” items —

  The Contract for the Work, as awarded, will be on the basis of materials and equipment specified or described in the Bidding Documents without consideration during the bidding and Contract award process of possible substitute or “or equal” items. In cases in which the Contract allows the Contractor to request that Engineer authorize the use of a substitute or “or equal” item of material or equipment, application for such acceptance may not be made to and will not be considered by Engineer until after the effective date of the Contract.

• Addenda and Interpretations —

  No interpretation of the meaning of the plans, specifications or other pre-bid documents will be made to any bidder orally, either in person or via phone.

  All questions related to this bid shall be submitted in writing through the Question/Answer Tab via the City's Procurement portal, on or before, Friday, March 20, 2026 by 4:00 pm. Please include the section title for each question, if applicable, in order to ensure that questions asked are responded to correctly.

  Bidders must clearly understand that the only official answer or position of the City shall be the one stated in writing and posted in the City's procurement portal. All questions submitted and answers provided shall be electronically distributed to bidders following this solicitation on the City's e-Procurement Portal.

  When asking questions, please be sure to enter each question separately.

  Any addenda shall be posted on the City's Procurement Portal. Addenda notifications will be emailed to all persons on record as following this bid. Failure of any bidder to receive any such addenda or interpretation shall not relieve such bidder from any obligation under their bid as submitted. All addenda so issued shall become part of the contract documents.

  Each Bidder shall be responsible for determining that he/she has received all Addenda issued. 

• Security for Faithful Performance —

  Simultaneously with its delivery of the executed contract, the Contractor shall furnish a one hundred percent (100%) surety bond or bonds as security of faithful performance of their contract and for the payment of all persons performing labor on the project under this contract and furnishing materials in connection with this contract, as specified herein. The surety on such bond or bonds shall be a duly authorized licensed Connecticut surety satisfactory to the City, and listed in the Department of Treasury's Listing of Approved Sureties (Circular 570).

• Suspension and Debarment —
  The City will not enter into contracts with parties that have been debarred, suspended or excluded from Federal assistance programs per 2 CFR part 180 and part 1532 and 40 CFR part 31.35.  Further, the bidder is required to verify that the bidder, or its principals, as defined at 49 CFR 19.995, or affiliates, as defined at 49 CFR 29.905, are excluded or disqualified as defined at 49 CFR 29.40 and 29.945

  The bidder is required to comply with 49 CFR 29, Subpart C and must include the requirement to comply with 49 CFR 29, Subpart C in any lower tier covered transaction it enters into.

  By signing and submitting its bid or proposal, the bidder or proposer certifies as follows:

  The certification in this clause is a material representation of fact relied upon by the City if it is later determined that the bidder or proposer knowingly rendered an erroneous certification, in addition to remedies available to the City the Federal Government may pursue available remedies, including but not limited to suspension and/or debarment.  The bidder or proposer agrees to comply with the requirements of 49 CFR 29, Subpart C while this offer is valid and throughout the period of any contract that may arise from this offer.  The bidder or proposer further agrees to include a provision requiring such compliance in its lower tier covered transactions.

• Mandatory Pre-Bid Meeting —

  A mandatory pre-bid meeting will be held on Friday, March 13, 2026 at 10:00 am, at Shelton High School 120 Meadow Street, Shelton, CT 06484.

  Attendance of this meeting is required in order to submit a bid for this project.

• Non-Mandatory Pre-Bid Meeting —

  A non-mandatory pre-bid meeting will be held on Friday, March 13, 2026 at 10:00 am, at Shelton High School 120 Meadow Street, Shelton, CT 06484.

  Attendance of this meeting is recommended but not required.

• Sub-Contracting —

  The Contractor is prohibited from subcontracting unless it has obtained, in writing, the permission of the City to employ the specific subcontractors proposed to be used by the Contractor.

  The Contractor shall provide the City with the names and addresses of all proposed subcontractors at least five (5) business days prior to their engagement.

  Any agreement made in violation of this Section shall confer no rights on any subcontractor and shall be null and void.

• CHRO Sub-Contracting —

  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 Disabled-owned Businesses.)

  The Contractor shall provide the City with the names and addresses of all proposed subcontractors at least five (5) business days prior to their engagement.

  Any agreement made in violation of this Section shall confer no rights on any subcontractor and shall be null and void.

• Pre-Bid Meeting —

  No pre-bid meeting has been set for this project.

• Tax Bonds —

  All non-resident construction contractors are required to post a Guaranty Bond (Form AU-766) or Cash Bond (Form-Au-72) in the amount required by the State of Connecticut.  This bond will secure payment for applicable taxes payable to the State with regard to the project.

• Basis of Bid —

  A. The award will be based on the lowest eligible Bid for Bid items selected by the Owner to be implemented for the project based on available funding.

  B. Unit Price
  1. Bidders shall submit a Bid on a unit price basis for each item of Work listed in the unit price section of the Bid Form.
  2. The unit price is requested for select Bid items. Estimated quantities are provided to the bidder for purposes of establishing unit pricing. However, quantities are not guaranteed and subject to change based on actual project conditions and available funding. The unit prices will be used by Owner for Bid comparison purposes.
  3. Discrepancies between words and figures will be resolved in favor of the words, if requested.
  4. Unit prices for identical item numbers that are in more than one bid schedule shall be equal. Discrepancies will be resolved in favor of the lowest unit price.
  5. The award will be based on the lowest eligible Bid for Bid items selected by the Owner to be implemented for the project based on available funding.

  C.  Allowances
  1. For cash allowances the Contract Price shall include such amounts as the Bidder deems proper for Contractor’s overhead, costs, profit, and other expenses on account of cash allowances, if any.

• Withdrawal of Bids —

  Bids may be withdrawn through the City's Procurement Portal, the responding firm may “unsubmit” their proposal. After withdrawing a previously submitted proposal, the responding firm may submit another proposal at any time up to the deadline for submitting proposals by written request prior to the bid opening. The Bid Guaranty of any Bidder withdrawing their Bid in accordance with the foregoing conditions will be returned promptly.

• Disqualification of Bidders —

  More than one Bid for the same Work from an individual, or a firm, partnership, corporation or an association under the same or different names will not be considered. Reasonable grounds for believing that any Bidder is interested in more than one Bid for the Work may be cause for disqualification of that Bidder and the rejection of all Bids in which that Bidder is interested.

• Evaluation of Bids and Award of Contract —

  A. Owner reserves the right to reject any and all Bids, to waive any and all informalities, and the right to disregard all nonconforming, nonresponsive or conditional Bids.

  B. Owner reserves the right to reject any Bid not accompanied by specified documentation and Bid deposit.

  C. Owner reserves the right to reject any Bid if it shows any omissions, alterations of form, additions not called for, conditions or qualifications, or irregularities of any kind.

  D. Owner reserves the right to reject any Bid that, in their sole discretion, is considered to be unbalanced or unreasonable as to the amount bid for any lump sum or unit price item.

  E. In evaluating Bids, Owner will consider whether or not the Bids comply with the prescribed requirements, and such alternates, unit prices and other data, as may be requested in the Bid Form or prior to the Notice of Award.

  F. In evaluating whether a Bidder is responsible, Owner will consider the qualifications the Bidder and may consider the qualifications and experience of Subcontractors and Suppliers proposed for those portions of the Work for which the identity of Subcontractors and Suppliers must be submitted as provided in the Bidding Documents.

  G. Owner may conduct such investigations as Owner deems necessary to establish the responsibility, qualifications, and financial ability of Bidders and any proposed Subcontractors or Suppliers.

  H. If the Owner awards the Contract for the Work, such award shall be to the responsible Bidder (who has neither been disqualified nor rejected) submitting the lowest responsive Bid.

  I. Contents of the Bid of the Successful Bidder will become part of any contract awarded.

• Conditions: Obligation of Bidder —

  Each bidder must inform themselves fully of the conditions relating to the construction of the project and the employment of labor thereto. Failure to do so will not relieve an awarded bidder of their obligation to furnish all material and labor required for executing the provisions of the Agreement. Insofar as possible, the Contractor executing the work must employ such methods or means as will cause the least interruption of or interference with the work of any other Contractor.
  
  At the time of the opening of the bids, each bidder will be presumed to have inspected the site and to have read and be thoroughly familiar with the plans and the contract documents (including all addenda). The failure or omission of a bidder to examine any form, instrument or document shall in no way relieve the bidder from any obligation with respect to their bid.

• Retainage —

  The City shall retain five percent (5%) of each payment until final completion and acceptance of all work covered by the contract.

• Waiver or Rejection of Bids —

  The City of Shelton, Board of Alderman and Board of Education reserve the right to reject any and all bids in whole or in part, or to waive any defects, informalities of said proposals; or to accept any proposal or part thereof deemed to be in the best interest of the City of Shelton.

• Bidder's Acknowledgements, Representations and Certification —

  A. The Bidder proposes and agrees, if this Bid is accepted, to enter into an Agreement with Owner in the form included in the Bidding Documents to perform all Work as specified or indicated in the Bidding Documents for the prices and within the times indicated in this Bid and in accordance with the other terms and conditions of the Bidding Documents.

  B. Bidder accepts all of the terms and conditions of the Advertisement for Bids and Instructions to Bidders, including without limitation, those dealing with the disposition of Bid deposit. The Bid will remain subject to acceptance for 90 days after the Bid opening, or for such longer period of time that Bidder may agree to in writing upon request of Owner.

  C. In submitting this Bid, Bidder represents, as set forth in the Agreement, that:
  1. Bidder has examined and carefully studied the Bidding Documents, and any data and reference items identified in the Bidding Documents and hereby acknowledges the receipt of all Addenda.
  2. Bidder has visited the Site, conducted a thorough, alert visual examination of the Site and adjacent areas, and become familiar with and satisfied itself as to the general, local and Site conditions that may affect cost, progress, and performance of the Work.
  3. Bidder is familiar with and has satisfied itself as to all federal, state and local Laws and Regulations that may affect cost, progress and performance of the Work.

  4. Bidder has considered the information known to Bidder itself; information commonly known to contractors doing business in the locality of the Site; information and observations obtained from visits to the Site; the Bidding Documents; and any Site related reports and drawings identified in the Bidding Documents, with respect to the effect of such information, observations, and documents on (1) the cost, progress, and performance of the Work; (2) the means, methods, techniques, sequences, and procedures of construction to be employed by Bidder; and (3) Bidder’s safety precautions and programs.
  5. Bidder agrees, based on the information and observations referred to in the preceding paragraph, that no further examinations, investigations, explorations, tests, studies, or data are necessary for the determination of this Bid for performance of the Work at the price bid and within the times required and in accordance with the other terms and conditions of the Bidding Documents.
  6. Bidder is aware of the general nature of work to be performed by Owner and others at the Site that relates to the Work as indicated in the Bidding Documents.
  7. Bidder has given City or City's Engineer written notice of all conflicts, errors, ambiguities, or discrepancies that Bidder has discovered in the Bidding Documents and confirms that the written resolution thereof by City or City's Engineer is acceptable to Bidder.
  8 The Bidding Documents are generally sufficient to indicate and convey understanding of all terms and conditions for the performance and furnishing of the Work.
  9. The submission of this Bid constitutes an incontrovertible representation by Bidder that Bidder has complied with every requirement of this specification, and that without exception the Bid and all prices in the Bid are premised upon performing and furnishing the Work required by the Bidding Documents.

  D. Bidder certifies that, under penalty of perjury:

  1. Bidder is not presently debarred from doing public construction work in the State of Connecticut under the provisions of Section 31-53a of the Connecticut General Statutes or any other applicable debarment provisions of any other chapter of the General Statutes or any rule or regulation promulgated thereunder; and is not presently debarred, suspended, proposed for debarment, declared ineligible, or voluntarily excluded from covered transactions by any Federal department or agency.

  2. Bidder hereby certifies under the penalties of perjury, to the best of Bidder’s knowledge and belief, that Bidder has filed all State tax returns and paid all State taxes required by law.
  3. Bidder certifies that this Bid is genuine and not made in the interest of or on behalf of any undisclosed individual or entity and is not submitted in conformity with any collusive agreement or rules of any group, association, organization, or corporation.
  4. Bidder certifies that Bidder has not directly or indirectly induced or solicited any other Bidder to submit a false or sham Bid.
  5. Bidder certifies that Bidder has not solicited or induced any individual or entity to refrain from bidding.
  6. Bidder certifies that Bidder has Bidder certifies that Bidder has not engaged in corrupt, fraudulent, collusive, or coercive practices in competing for the Contract. For the purposes of
  this Paragraph:
  a “corrupt practice” means the offering, giving, receiving, or soliciting of anything of value likely to influence the action of a public official in the bidding process;
  b. “fraudulent practice” means an intentional misrepresentation of facts made (a) to influence the bidding process to the detriment of the Owner, (b) to establish bid prices at artificial non-competitive levels, or (c) to deprive Owner of the benefits of free and open competition;
  c “collusive practice” means a scheme or arrangement between two or more Bidders, with or without the knowledge of Owner, a purpose of which is to establish bid prices at artificial, non-competitive levels; and
  d. “coercive practice” means harming or threatening to harm, directly or indirectly, persons or their property to influence their participation in the bidding process or affect the execution of the Contract.

• Power of Attorney —

  Attorneys-in-fact who sign bid bonds or contract bonds must file with each bond a certified and effectively dated copy of their power of attorney in the form set forth under CT General Statute § 1-352.

• Execution of Agreement —

  A.  When OWNER gives a Notice of Award to the Successful Bidder, it may be accompanied by at least two unsigned copies of the Agreement and all other applicable Contract Documents.  Within fifteen days of Notice to Award, CONTRACTOR shall execute and return all copies of the Agreement and all other applicable Contract Documents to the City.  Within thirty days thereafter the City will deliver one fully signed copy to CONTRACTOR.

  B.  The Successful Bidder must furnish a one-hundred percent (100%) Construction Performance Bond and a one-hundred percent (100%) Construction Payment Bond with a surety company acceptable to the OWNER.

  C.  The successful bidder shall be required to furnish a Certificate of Insurance acceptable to the City, naming the City of Shelton and the State of Connecticut as additional insured.  The “Hold Harmless” endorsement of the insurance shall include the interest of the City of Shelton and the State of Connecticut.  The Contractor and Subcontractors and other interests shall also be named.  This policy shall insure against all risks of physical damage except as modified by the Contract Documents and subject to the normal all risk inclusions.

   

• Laws and Regulations —

  The bidders' attention is directed to the fact that all applicable state laws, municipal ordinances, and the rules and regulations of all authorities having jurisdiction over the construction of the project shall apply to the contract throughout, and they are considered included in the contract the same as though they were written out in full.

• Access to Site —

  Representatives of the State and any local agencies having a direct interest in the Work shall have access to the Work wherever it is in preparation or progress and the Contractor shall provide proper facilities for such access and inspection.

   

• CHRO Requirements —

  *IMPORTANT*

   

  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 Disabled-owned Businesses.) The contractor must demonstrate good faith effort to meet the spending allocation goals.

   

  Additionally, any contract prepared for this project is required to have CHRO non-discrimination language. A copy of this language can be found the Attachments for your review.

• CHRO Retainage —

  The City shall retain an additional two percent (2%) of the total state-funded portion of the contract per month over and above the base five percent (5%) retainage, if applicable, until The Commission on Human Rights and Opportunities (CHRO) has issued a final approval to the contractor's Affirmative Action/Set-Aside Plan.

• Prevailing Wage —

  A. Minimum Wage Rates as determined by the Connecticut State Labor Commissioner as required under [Section 22a-482-4(p)(3) of the CWF regulations [Section 31-53 of the Connecticut General Statutes] as amended, apply to this project unless the total Bid is less than $1,000,000 for new construction or $100,000 for remodeling, refinishing, refurbishing, rehabilitation, alteration or repair projects. The Wage Rate Determination is included in Part II of the Supplementary Conditions.

  B. It is the responsibility of the Bidder before bid opening to request any additional information on Minimum Wage Rates for those tradespeople who may be employed for the proposed Work under this Contract.

  C. The requirements and provisions of all applicable laws and any amendments thereof or additions thereto as to the employment of labor, and to the schedule of minimum wage rates established in compliance with laws shall be a part of these Contract Documents. Copies of the wage schedules are included in Part II of these Supplementary Conditions. If it becomes necessary to employ any person in a trade or occupation not classified in the wage determinations, such person shall be paid at not less than such rates as shall be determined by the officials administrating the laws mentioned above. Such approved minimum rate shall be retroactive to the time of the initial employment of such person in such trade or occupation.

  D. The schedules of wages referred to above are minimum rates only, and Owner will not consider any claims for additional compensation made by Contractor because of payment by Contractor of any wage rate in excess of the applicable rate contained in these Contract Documents. All disputes in regard to the payment of wages in excess of those specified in the schedules shall be resolved by Contractor.

  E. The said schedules of wages shall continue to be the minimum rates to be paid during the life of this Agreement and a legible copy of said schedules shall be kept posted in a conspicuous place at the site of the work.

• Non-Employment Relationship —

  The City and the successful bidder are independent parties. Nothing contained in the Contract shall create, or be construed or deemed as creating, the relationships of principal and agent, partnership, joint venture, employer and employee, and/or any relationship other than that of independent parties contracting with each other solely for the purpose of carrying out the terms and conditions of the Contract. The successful bidder understands and agrees that it is not entitled to employee benefits, including but not limited to workers compensation and employment insurance coverage, and disability. The successful bidder shall be solely responsible for any applicable taxes.

• Safety and Health Regulations —

  A.  This Project is subject to all of the Safety and Health Regulations (CFR 29, Part 1926 and all subsequent amendments) as promulgated by the U.S. Department of Labor on June 24, 1974 and CFR 29, Part 1910, General Industry Safety and Health Regulations Identified as Applicable to Construction.

  B.  The Successful Bidder shall comply with the Department of Labor Safety and Health Regulations for Construction promulgated under the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 (PL-91-596) and under Section 107 of the Contract Work Hours and Safety Standards Act (PL-91-54).

  C.  The Successful Bidder shall have a competent person or persons, as required under the Occupational Safety and Health Act on the Site to inspect the Work and to supervise the conformance of the Work with the regulations of the Act.

  Connecticut Department of Labor Wage and Payroll Certification forms may be found in the Attachment Section.

• Sales Tax —

  Owner is exempt from Connecticut State sales and use taxes on materials and equipment to be incorporated in the Work. Said taxes shall not be included in the Bid. The exemption number will be provided to the Successful Bidder.

• Utility Underground Plant Damage Prevention System —

  All excavations within public or private ways are subject to the requirements of Connecticut Statutes.  Contractor is required to make “Call Before You Dig” notifications and arrangements, and to comply with the statutes and regulations cited.

   

• Guarantee —

  The CONTRACTOR shall guarantee all materials and equipment furnished and WORK performed for a period of one year from the date of SUBSTANTIAL COMPLETION except where a longer guarantee period is required.  The CONTRACTOR warrants and guarantees for a period of one year, or for the longer guarantee period, from the date of SUBSTANTIAL COMPLETION of the project that the completed system is free from all defects due to faulty materials or workmanship and the CONTRACTOR shall promptly make such corrections as may be necessary.  The City will give notice of observed defects with reasonable promptness.  In the event that the CONTRACTOR should fail to make such repairs, adjustments, or other WORK that may be made necessary by such defects, to the satisfaction of the City within ten days from the date of receipt of such notice, or having commenced fails to prosecute such WORK with diligence, the City may do so and charge the CONTRACTOR the cost thereby incurred.  The Performance Bond shall remain in full force and effect through the guarantee period.

   

• Acceptance of Charter Requirements —

  The submission of a bid proposal by a Contractor for the whole or any part of these specifications shall constitute an acceptance by such person or persons of the Conditions as set forth in the Charter and Ordinances of the City of Shelton in relation to the bid proposals, and the award of the Contracts founded on said conditions shall be considered to constitute a part of the specifications which will be incorporated in and form a part of all contracts in these specifications.

• Insurance Requirements —

  Contractors shall carry the following minimum insurance coverage’s and the provisions specified below must be met.

  • Insurance carriers providing the required insurance coverage’s must have an A.M. Best’s financial rating of “A-VII” or better.
  • The City of Shelton, its Engineers, officials, employees and volunteers, MUST be named as additional insured with reference to this project on a primary and non-contributory basis. The insurer shall waive all rights of subrogation against the City of Shelton, CT, its officers, employees and volunteers arising from work performed by the Contractor.
  • The policy endorsement evidencing this coverage must be provided with the certificate of liability insurance. Any changes in insurance coverage will require (30) thirty days of notice to the City by certified mail with return receipt requested.
  • The contract should have a hold harmless indemnification agreement provision which protects the City of Shelton to the greatest extent that Connecticut Law will allow.
  • If Umbrella Liability is used to make up required limits, the policy shall not reduce or restrict coverage provided by the underlying Commercial General Liability or Automobile Liability insurance policies.
  • Note that these limits are not all inclusive and are subject to change to reflect scope and cost of individual projects. These minimum required limits are not a limitation of contractor liability.
  1. a. Commercial General Liability
     (Form 1988 ISO Occurrence Form or equivalent) Limits of Liability shall be combined bodily injury & property damage.
     General Liability Aggregate $1,000,000.*
     Products & Completed Operations Aggregate $1,000,000.
     Personal Injury $1,000,000.
     Each Occurrence for Bodily Injury and Property Damage $2,000,000.
     Fire Damage (Any One Fire) $ 50,000.
     Medical Expense (Any One Person) $ 5,000.
     Umbrella Excess $2,000,000.
     Umbrella limits over General Liability limits may be used to make up the required limits. The additional insured coverage MUST be provided by the Umbrella to mirror the General Liability coverage.
  2. Automobile Liability
     Policies must include coverage for all vehicles utilized on the job including owned vehicles, hired vehicles and non-owned vehicles. Limits of insurance shall be combined single limit bodily injury and property damage $1,000,000. Umbrella limits over Automobile Liability limits may be used to make up the required limits.
  3. Statutory Workers Compensation and Employers Liability
     Policy coverage will include limits of $100,000 each accident, $100,000 Disease-each employee and $500,000 Disease-policy limit, or in accordance with the requirements of the State of Connecticut, whichever is greater.
• Non-Discrimination and Affirmative Action Provisions pursuant to Connecticut General Statutes 4a-60a, as amended —

  (A)(1) The contractor agrees and warrants that in the performance of the contract such contractor will not discriminate or permit discrimination against any person or group of persons on the grounds of race, color, religious creed, age, marital status, national origin, ancestry, sex, gender identity or expression, status as a veteran, intellectual disability, mental disability or physical disability, including, but not limited to, blindness, unless it is shown by such contractor that such disability prevents performance of the work involved, in any manner prohibited by the laws of the United States or of the State of Connecticut; and the contractor further agrees to take affirmative action to ensure that applicants with job-related qualifications are employed and that employees are treated when employed without regard to their race, color, religious creed, age, marital status, national origin, ancestry, sex, gender identity or expression, status as a veteran, intellectual disability, mental disability or physical disability, including, but not limited to, blindness, unless it is shown by such contractor that such disability prevents performance of the work involved;

  (2) The contractor agrees, in all solicitations or advertisements for employees placed by or on behalf of the contractor, to state that it is an “affirmative action-equal opportunity employer” in accordance with regulations adopted by the Commission on Human Rights and Opportunities;

  (3) The contractor agrees to provide each labor union or representative of workers with which such contractor has a collective bargaining agreement or other contract or understanding and each vendor with which such contractor has a contract or understanding, a notice to be provided by the Commission on Human Rights and Opportunities advising the labor union or workers' representative of the contractor's commitments under this section, and to post copies of the notice in conspicuous places available to employees and applicants for employment;

  (4) The contractor agrees to comply with each provision of this section and sections 46a-68e and 46a-68f and with each regulation or relevant order issued by said commission pursuant to sections 46a-56, 46a-68e, 46a-68f and 46a-86; and

  (5) The contractor agrees to provide the Commission on Human Rights and Opportunities with such information requested by the commission, and permit access to pertinent books, records and accounts, concerning the employment practices and procedures of the contractor as relate to the provisions of this section and section 46a-56.

  (B) If the contract is a public works contract, municipal public works contract or contract for a quasi-public agency project, the contractor agrees and warrants that he or she will make good faith efforts to employ minority business enterprises as subcontractors and suppliers of materials on such public works or quasi-public agency project.

  (C) For the purposes of this section, “contract” includes any extension or modification of the contract, “contractor” includes any successors or assigns of the contractor, “marital status” means being single, married as recognized by the state of Connecticut, widowed, separated or divorced, and “mental disability” means one or more mental disorders, as defined in the most recent edition of the American Psychiatric Association's “Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders”, or a record of or regarding a person as having one or more such disorders. For the purposes of this section, “contract” does not include a contract where each contractor is (1) a political subdivision of the state, including, but not limited to, a municipality, unless the contract is a municipal public works contract or quasi-public agency project contract, (2) any other state, as defined in section 1-267, (3) the federal government, (4) a foreign government, or (5) an agency of a subdivision, state or government described in subdivision (1), (2), (3) or (4) of this subsection.

  (D) For the purposes of this section, “minority business enterprise” means any small contractor or supplier of materials fifty-one per cent or more of the capital stock, if any, or assets of which is owned by a person or persons: (1) Who are active in the daily affairs of the enterprise, (2) who have the power to direct the management and policies of the enterprise, and (3) who are members of a REV. 20220808 minority, as such term is defined in subsection (a) of section 32-9n of the Connecticut General Statutes; and “good faith” means that degree of diligence which a reasonable person would exercise in the performance of legal duties and obligations. “Good faith efforts” shall include, but not be limited to, those reasonable initial efforts necessary to comply with statutory or regulatory requirements and additional or substituted efforts when it is determined that such initial efforts will not be sufficient to comply with such requirements.

  (E) The contractor shall develop and maintain adequate documentation, in a manner prescribed by the Commission on Human Rights and Opportunities, of its good faith efforts.

  (F) The contractor shall include the provisions of subsections (a) and (b) of this section in every subcontract or purchase order entered into in order to fulfill any obligation of a contract with the state, and in every subcontract entered into in order to fulfill any obligation of a municipal public works contract or contract for a quasi-public agency project, and such provisions shall be binding on a subcontractor, vendor or manufacturer, unless exempted by regulations or orders of the Commission on Human Rights and Opportunities. The contractor shall take such action with respect to any such subcontract or purchase order as the commission may direct as a means of enforcing such provisions, including sanctions for noncompliance in accordance with section 46a56; provided, if such contractor becomes involved in, or is threatened with, litigation with a subcontractor or vendor as a result of such direction by the commission regarding a state contract, the contractor may request the state of Connecticut to enter into any such litigation or negotiation prior thereto to protect the interests of the state and the state may so enter.

• State Statute Prohibitions —

  Bidders are required to confirm that they have read and understand the requirements of State Statutes 7-80 to 7-84 with regard to natural gas waste or oil waste. This confirmation is located in the Questionnaire Section.

  § 7-80 Prohibitions.

  [Ord. of 7-10-2017]

  (a) The application of natural gas waste or oil waste, whether or not such waste has received beneficial use determination or other approval for use by DEEP (Department of Energy and Environmental Protection) or any other regulatory body, on any road or real property located within the Town for any purpose is prohibited.

  (b) The introduction of natural gas waste or oil waste into any solid waste management facility within or operated by the City is prohibited.

  (c) The introduction of natural gas waste or oil waste into any wastewater treatment facility within or operated by the City is prohibited.

  (d) The storage, disposal, sale, acquisition, handling, treatment and processing of waste from natural gas or oil extraction activities is prohibited within the City.

   

  § 7-81 Provision to be included in bids and contracts for construction or maintenance of City roads and real property.

  [Ord. of 7-10-2017]

  (a) All bids and contracts related to the purchase or acquisition of materials to be used to construct or maintain any publicly owned and/or maintained road or real property within the City shall include a provision stating that the materials shall not contain natural gas or oil waste.

  (b) All bids and contracts related to the solicitation of services to construct or maintain any publicly owned and/or maintained road or real property within the City shall include a provision stating that no materials containing natural gas or oil waste shall be utilized in providing such services to the City.

  (c) The following representation, which shall be a sworn statement under penalty of perjury, shall be included in all bids related to the purchase or acquisition of materials to be used to construct or maintain any publicly owned and/or maintained road or real property within the City and all bids related to the solicitation of services to construct or maintain any publicly owned and/or maintained road or real property within the City:

   

  "We __________ hereby submit a bid for materials, equipment and/or labor to the City of Shelton. The bid is for bid documents titled Scoreboard for Shelton High School. The below named bidder and individual or signatory signing this on behalf of the bidder hereby certify under penalty of perjury that, if this bid is selected, no natural gas waste or oil waste will be used by the undersigned bidder in performance of the contract. We further certify that no subcontractor, agent or vendor will be allowed or permitted to use materials containing natural gas waste or oil waste."

   

  § 7-82 Penalties.

  [Ord. of 7-10-2017]

  In addition to any other remedy the City has in law or equity, the Mayor or his/her designee is authorized to issue written orders ordering any person in violation of this ordinance to cease activities which do or may violate this ordinance and to desist from the same; where such activities cause damage or injury to property within the City, whether such property be land, a road, a building, an aquifer, a well, watercourse or other asset, public or private, the Mayor or his/her designee may order such person to remedy the damage or injury and to restore, at such person's sole cost and expense, the property to the condition in which it was prior to such damage or injury. A violation of this ordinance may be punished by a fine of $250 per violation, with each day any violation of this ordinance shall continue constituting a separate offense. The City may pursue other penalties, fines and remedies allowable by law. Any person receiving a cease-and-desist or remedial order or fine from the Mayor or his/her designee may, within 15 days of the receipt of a cease-and-desist order, remedial order or fine, appeal to a three-person Appeal Board composed of the Director of Health, the Director of Public Works and an elector designated by the Mayor. Any appeal shall be filed and shall proceed and be conducted and adjudicated in accordance with the procedure set forth in the City Code of Ordinances. Any cease-and-desist order, remedial order or notice of fine shall be sent by certified mail, return receipt requested, to any address of the violator on file in the City of Shelton or State of Connecticut, the street address of the subject property if a property owner is involved, or the business address on the violator's forms or correspondence, together with a duplicate regular mailing of same. Receipt shall be conclusively presumed to have occurred the third day following the date of mailing, irrespective of whether the certified mailing is refused or neglected, provided the regular mailing was timely sent.

   

  § 7-83 Definitions.

  [Ord. of 7-10-2017]

  As used in this article, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated:

  Application

  The physical act of placing or spreading natural gas waste or oil waste on any road or real property located within the Town.

  Natural gas extraction activities

  All geologic or geophysical activities related to the exploration for or extraction of natural gas, including, but not limited to, core and rotary drilling and hydraulic fracturing.

  Natural gas waste

  (a) Any liquid or solid waste, or its constituents, that is generated as a result of natural gas extraction activities, which may consist of water, brine, chemicals, naturally occurring radioactive materials, heavy metals, or other contaminants;

  (b) Leachate from solid wastes associated with natural gas extraction activities;

  (c) Any waste that is generated as a result of or in association with the underground storage of natural gas;

  (d) Any waste that is generated as a result of or in association with liquefied petroleum gas well storage operations; and

  (e) Any products or byproducts resulting from the treatment, processing, or modification of any of the above wastes.

   

  Oil extraction activities

  All geologic or geophysical activities related to the exploration for or extraction of oil, including, but not limited to, core and rotary drilling and hydraulic fracturing.

  Oil waste

  (a) Any liquid or solid waste, or its constituents, that is generated as a result of oil extraction activities, which may consist of water, brine, chemicals, naturally occurring radioactive materials, heavy metals, or other contaminants;

  (b) Leachate from solid wastes associated with oil extraction activities; and

  (c) Any products or byproducts resulting from the treatment, processing, or modification of any of the above wastes.

   

  § 7-84 Severability.

  [Ord. of 7-10-2017]

  If any clause, sentence, paragraph, subdivision, section or part of this ordinance or the application thereof to any person, individual, corporation, firm partnership, entity or circumstance shall be adjudged by any court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid or unconstitutional, such order or judgment shall not affect, impair, effect or invalidate the remainder thereof, but shall be confined in its operation to the clause, sentence, paragraph, subdivision, section or part of this law or in its application to the person, individual, corporation, firm, partnership, entity or circumstance directly involved in the controversy in which such order or judgment shall be rendered. To further this end, the provisions of this article are hereby declared to be severable.

Submission Requirements

• Indemnification, Acknowledgement & Agreement (required) —

  BID: Scoreboard for Shelton High School

  BID OPENING: Tuesday, April 7, 2026

  To the fullest extent permitted by law, the contractor shall indemnify and hold harmless the City of Shelton, and agents and employees of said City from and against claims, damages, losses and expenses, including but not limited to attorneys’ fees, arising out of or resulting from performance of the work, provided that such claim, damage, loss or expense is attributable to bodily injury, sickness, disease or death, or to injury to or destruction of tangible property (other than the work itself) including loss or use resulting therefrom, but only to the extent caused in whole or in part by acts or omissions of the contractor, a subcontractor, anyone directly or indirectly employed by them or anyone for whose acts they may be liable, regardless of whether or not such claim, damage, loss or expense is caused in part by a party indemnified hereunder. Such obligation shall not be construed to negate, abridge, or reduce other rights or obligations of indemnity which would otherwise exist as to the City of Shelton. In claims against any person or entity indemnified under this paragraph by an employee of the contractor, a subcontractor, anyone directly or indirectly employed by them or anyone for whose acts they may be liable, the indemnification obligation under this paragraph shall not be limited by a limitation on amount or type of damages, compensation or benefits payable by or for the contractor or a subcontractor under workers’ or workmen’s compensation acts, disability benefit acts or other employee benefit acts.

  Contractor acknowledge and understands that the City of Shelton has adopted as its policy, the nondiscrimination agreements and warranties required under Connecticut General Statutes § 4a-60(a)(1) and § 4a-60a(a)(1), as amended in State of Connecticut Public Act 07-245 and sections 9(a)(1) and 10(a)(1) of Public Act 07-142, as those statutes may be amended from time to time. Contractor further agrees to comply with such mandates.

  Please confirm below that the bidder understands and agrees with the preceding paragraph.

• Non-Collusion Affidavit (required) —

  Please download the below documents, complete and have notarized. An online notarization option will be provided for you when responding.

• Bid Proposal Confirmation (required) —

  Respondent confirms to provide all documents, provisions, labor, materials, equipment, technical service, insurances, warranties, applicable taxes and licenses, etc., to supply all Items/Services per the specifications of this response, or alternate manufacturers as approved by the City. The Respondent hereby certifies that any and all defects, errors, inconsistencies or omissions of which he/she is aware, either directly or by notification from any sub-bidder or material supplier.

• Certificate as to Corporate Principal (required) —

  Please download the below documents, complete, and upload.

• Execution of Agreement and Bonds (required) —

  By submitting a response to this Bid, the vendor has read, understands and acknowledges the requirements of this solicitation, including that if they are the success bidder, they will be required to submit within ten (10) calendar days, a copy of the executed agreement and any bid securities as required.

  All bonds required by the Contract Documents shall be obtained from a surety or insurance company that is duly licensed and/or authorized in the State of Connecticut to issue bonds for the limits and coverage required. The surety is further subject to approval by the Finance Director and/or the City's Attorney.

  Having satisfied all conditions of award as set forth elsewhere in these Documents, the successful Bidder shall, within the period specified in the paragraph above, furnish a Performance Bond in a penal sum of not less than one hundred percent (100%) and a Labor and Material Payment Bond in a penal sum of not less than one hundred percent (100%) of the Contract as awarded, as security for the faithful performance of the Contract, and for the payment of all persons, firms or corporations to whom the Contractor may become legally indebted for labor, materials, tools, equipment, or services of any nature including utility and transportation services, employed or used by him in performing the work. Such bonds shall be in the same form as that included in the Contract Documents, or other acceptable form to the Owner and shall bear the same date as or a date subsequent to that of the Agreement. The current power of attorney for the person who signs for any surety company shall be attached to such bonds. These bonds shall be signed by a Guaranty or Surety Company listed in the latest issue of the U.S. Treasury Circular 570 and the penal sum shall be within the maximum specified for such Company in said Circular 570.

  Notwithstanding the foregoing, all bonds required by law shall be in accordance with the form and substance so required by law. The failure of the successful Bidder to execute such Agreement and to supply the required bonds within ten (10) calendar days after the prescribed forms are presented for signature, or within such extended period as the Owner may grant, based upon reasons determined sufficient by the Owner, shall constitute a default, and the Owner may either award the Contract to the next lowest responsible Bidder or re-advertise for Bids.

  1. Performance and Payment Bond:
     The Contractor shall secure and furnish performance and payment bonds in the amount at least equal to the contract price bid. These bonds shall serve to secure the faithful performance and payment of all the Contractor’s obligations under the Contract Documents.
     These bonds shall remain in effect for a period of two (2) years from the date of acceptance by the City guaranteeing the bidders work in all phases of construction, which shall also cover all damages due to trench settlement and/or other defects found throughout the two year period.
  2. Additional or Substitute Bond:
     If at any time the City becomes dissatisfied with the performance bond as issued by the present surety or sureties, or if for any other reason such bond shall cease to be adequate surety to the City, the Contractor shall within five (5) days after notice from the City to do so, substitute an acceptable bond in such form and sum and signed by such other sureties as may be satisfactory to the City.
     The premium on all such bonds shall be paid by the Contractor. No further payment shall be deemed due nor shall be made until new sureties shall have qualified.
  3. Power Of Attorney:
     Attorneys-in Fact who sign contract bonds must file with each bond a certified copy of their power of attorney to sign said bond.
• Insurance Requirements (required) —

  Please upload proof of your Insurance here. A Certificate of Insurance naming the City as additional insured will be required from the successful bidder within ten (10) calendar days.

• Bid Bond (required) —

  Please upload a copy of the required Bid Bond.

• Licenses & Certificates —

  Please upload applicable licenses and certificates.

• Statement of Bidder's Qualifications (required) —

  Please download the below document, complete, notarize and upload.

• Other Documentation —

  Please provide any additional documentation that would pertain to this project here. For example: Licenses, certifications, etc.

• Review of Sample Agreement (required) —

  Please confirm that you have reviewed the City's Sample Agreement. 

• Please confirm below (required) —

  I understand, that the exclusive means by which all prospective bidders may obtain bid packages, direct inquiries, request and receive addenda and supplemental information, and submit bids and proposals, shall be through the City of Shelton’s procurement portal.

  Please confirm below that the bidder understands and agrees with the preceding paragraph.

• Please confirm CHRO requirements (required) —

  By submitting your bid you acknowledge that this is a State of Connecticut CHRO contract and agree to meet all State CHRO requirements.  Information on compliance can be found in the Attachments Section of this bid document. 

• CHRO Notice to Bidders (required) —

  Please submit a completed CHRO Notification to Bidders - Contract Compliance Monitoring Report.  This document may be found in Attachments.

• Prohibitions (required) —

  Please review and confirm that you have read and understand the prohibitions related to natural gas or oil waste and that you understand and agree with the following statement:

  We hereby submit a bid for materials, equipment and/or labor to the City of Shelton. The individual or signatory signing this on behalf of the bidder hereby certifies to the best of their knowledge and under penalty of perjury that, if this bid is selected , no natural gas waste or oil waste will be used by the undersigned bidder in performance of the contract. We further certify that no subcontractor, agent or vendor, to the best of our knowledge, will be allowed or permitted to use materials containing natural gas waste or oil waste.

  Please confirm

• Description of Services (required) —

  Please provide a brief description of the type of services pertaining to this project.  Keep the description brief and basic.

  For example: engineering or bridge replacement

• Construction Contract (required) —

  Will this project require a Construction Contract Agreement?

• Pre-Bid Meeting (required) —

  What type of pre-bid meeting be held for this project?

• Prevailing Wage (required) —

  Will Prevailing Wage be a requirement of this project? 

  Connecticut Prevailing Wage is required for new construction over $1,000,000 and renovation projects over $100,000.  (Effective 10/31/2017)  This is separate from CHRO requirements.

• Bid Bond (required) —

  Is there a requirement for a Bid Bond for this project?

• CHRO - Commission on Human Rights and Opportunities (required) —

  Is there a requirement for CHRO compliance for this project? 

  CHRO compliance is required for municipal public works contracts funded in whole or in part by the State of Connecticut in excess of $150,000.

• Retainage (required) —

  Will a City required 5% retainage clause need to be added?

• CHRO Retainage (required) —

  Is this a project utilizing over $1,000,000 in State funds? 

  If so an additional 2% retainage must be withheld. 

• Payment and Performance Bonds (required) —

  Will this project require receipt of Payment and Performance Bonds from the selected contractor?

• Contract Time (required) —

  Please enter the number of days in which the project shall be completed by the Bidder before liquidated damages are levied.

Questions & Answers