TOWN OF BOLTON, CONNECTICUT
TOWN GREEN IMPROVEMENTS
INVITATION TO BID
Sealed Bids for Town Green Improvements will be received by the Town of Bolton at the Issuing Office until 10:00 AM local time on Wednesday August 26, 2026. At which time the Bids received will be publicly opened and read aloud. The project generally consists of the filling and grading of the Bolton Town Green along with the relocation of an existing gazebo.
Bids will be received for a single prime Contract. Bids shall be on a lump sum and unit price basis as indicated in the Bid Form.
Bidding Documents are available for free download from the Project’s bidding service webpage. To download Bidding Documents: go to the bidding service homepage listed below; select this project’s solicitation; sign in and/or register as directed; and select the Bidding Documents for download.
Bidding service homepage: http://www.bidexpress.com/businesses/27674/home.
The Issuing Office is: Town Administrator’s Office, Bolton Town Hall, 222 Bolton Center Road, Bolton, CT 06043.
A pre-bid meeting will be held at 10:30 AM local time on August 18, 2026 at 222 Bolton Center Road. Attendance at the pre-bid meeting is encouraged but is not mandatory.
The successful Bidder will be required to provide a Payment Bond and a Performance Bond each in the amount of one hundred percent of the Contract Price. The Surety Company shall be licensed in the State of Connecticut and listed on IRS Department Circular 570.
Bid Bond is not required. The bidder agrees that its bid shall be good, capable of being accepted, and may not be withdrawn for a period of sixty [60] days, Saturdays, Sundays and legal holidays excluded, after the opening of bids.
The successful Bidder shall comply with the requirements of Prevailing Wage Rate Laws in accordance with Section 31-51 of the Connecticut General Statutes.
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.
This contract is subject to state contract compliance requirements, including nondiscrimination statutes and spending allocation goals. There is $500,000 in state-funding for this project. State law requires project-specific goals be set for this project based on the project’s needs and available Small Business Enterprises (“SBEs”) and Minority Business Enterprises (“MBEs”). The SBE goal for this project is 9.26%. The MBE goal for this project is 5.56%. The selected contractor must demonstrate good faith effort to meet the spending allocation goals.
If the Town of Bolton determines, in its sole discretion, to proceed with the work, the successful bidder must execute and deliver a Contract for Construction of a Small Project and furnish valid Certificates of Insurance prior to the start of any work.
The Owner is exempt from payment of Sales and Use Taxes on all materials and equipment to be incorporated in the Work. These taxes shall not be included in the Bid.
All work to be performed in connection with the proposed project will be subject to all applicable federal, state, and local laws, ordinances and regulations.
The Town reserves the right to waive any technical defects in the bids; to reject bids which do not conform to the terms and conditions described in the specifications; to reject any, any part of, or all bids; to waive informalities or irregularities in the bidding process; and to accept that bid which the Town deems to be in its best interest, whether or not it is the lowest dollar proposed.
All work to be performed in connection with the proposed project will be subject to all applicable federal, state, and local laws, ordinances and regulations.
It is the responsibility of the bidder to ensure that it has received any and all addendums to this Invitation to Bid prior to submitting a bid.
This Invitation to Bid is not binding on the Town.
The Town reserves the right to revise or amend the plans and specifications from time to time as it deems necessary.
This Invitation to Bid has been prepared solely to solicit bids and does not constitute a contract offer.
The Town reserves the right to amend, cancel, postpone, withdraw, or resubmit this Invitation for Bid at any time if it is in the best interest of the Town to do so.
The Town of Bolton is an equal opportunity provider and employer.
Owner: Town of Bolton, Connecticut
By: James Rupert, Administrative Officer
Date: August 4, 2026
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