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Invitation to Bid

Main Street Sidewalk Replacement Project

RECEIPT OF BIDS:

Sealed bids on forms prepared by the Engineer will be received by the City of Essex Junction at the City of Essex Junction offices, located at 2 Lincoln Street in Essex Junction, Vermont, until 2:00 p.m. (local time) on March 18, 2026, for the Main Street Sidewalk Replacement Project. The contract generally includes the following work items on Main Street in the City of Essex Junction:

  1. Supply and Install 850 sy of 4” Thick New Cement Concrete Sidewalk
  2. Supply and Install 200 sy of 6” Thick New Cement Concrete Sidewalk
  3. Supply and Install 515 lf of 4” Perforated SDR 35 PVC Pipe
  4. Supply and Install 4 Nyloplast Drain Basins or Approved Equal
  5. Supply and Install 100 sf of Detectable Warning Surface
  6. Supply and Install 350 cy of Plant Mixed Gravel
  7. Supply and Install 100 cy of Topsoil
  8. Supply and Install 750 sy of Lawn Area Restoration

All work will be in accordance with Drawings, Specifications and other Contract Documents and information prepared by the City of Essex Junction, 2 Lincoln Street, Essex Junction, Vermont.

OBTAINING CONTRACT DOCUMENTS: 

Digital Drawings, Specifications, and other Contract Documents may be obtained by emailing Jeffrey P. Kershner, P.E., President, Donald L. Hamlin Consulting Engineers, Inc. at jkershner@ dlhce.com. Prospective bidders will be added to the Plan Holder List and will be provided with access to a digital Sharepoint site.  All Drawings, Specifications, Contract Documents, Addendums, and other relevant project information will be available on the Sharepoint site free of charge.  It is the responsibility of the Prospective Bidder to review relevant project information located on the Sharepoint site.  Prospective Bidders must be on the Plan Holder List to receive access to the Sharepoint site and be eligible to submit a bid.

BIDS WILL BE PUBLICLY OPENED AND READ AT 2:00 p.m. (local time) on March 18, 2026, in the first-floor meeting room at the City of Essex Junction offices located at 2 Lincoln Street in Essex Junction, Vermont 05452.

BID GUARANTY: 

Each bid shall be accompanied by an acceptable form of Bid Guaranty in an amount equal to at least five percent (5%) of the amount of the Bid, payable to the City of Essex Junction, as a guaranty that if the Bid is accepted, the Bidder will execute the Contract and file acceptable Performance, Labor, and Material Payment Bonds within ten (10) days after the award of the Contract. Acceptable form for a Bid Guaranty is either a bid bond or certified check.  No bidder may withdraw his bid within 30 days after the actual date of the opening thereof.  The owner reserves the right to waive any informalities and to reject any or all bids.

CONTRACT TIME: 

If awarded the Contract, the Contractor agrees to complete the work in its entirety, as shown on the Contract Plans. The anticipated contract start date for the project is June 01, 2026, and all work shall be completed on or before October 02, 2026.