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The Boston Housing Authority invites sealed bids from general contractors for the BHA Job # 00-048C, Building Security and Site Improvements at Franklin Field Family and Elderly Developments, 100 Ames Street, Dorchester, MA, in accordance with the documents prepared by BSC Group, Inc. The project consists of repair of exterior stairs, removal of existing sidewalks, railings, fencing and block walls and installation of new, new drainage, site lighting and landscaping. The work is estimated to cost $917,000.00. Bids are subject to M.G.L. c.30 §39M and to minimum wage rates as required by M.G.L. c.149 §§26 to 27H inclusive. General Bids will be received at the office of the Boston Housing Authority Contract Office, 52 Chauncy Street, 6th floor, Boston, MA 02111 until 11:00 a.m. on March 7, 2007 and publicly opened, forthwith. Mailed Bids should be sent to the above address and received no later than the date and time specified above. General bids shall be accompanied by a bid deposit that is not less than five (5%) percent of the greatest possible bid amount (considering all alternates), and made payable to the Boston Housing Authority.
Bid Forms and Contract Documents will be available for pick-up at BHA, 52 Chauncy Street, 6th floor, after 10:00 a.m., on February 14, 2007 upon deposit of a certified or cashier's check in the amount of $ 50.00 per set, payable to the Boston Housing Authority. This deposit will be refunded for one set upon return of the set in good condition within thirty days of receipt of general bids. Otherwise the deposit shall be the property of the BHA. Additional sets may be purchased for $50.00 per set. Bidders requesting Contract Documents to be mailed to them shall include a separate check for $ 15.00 per set, payable to the Boston Housing Authority. General bidders must agree to contract with minority and women-owned businesses as certified by the State Office of Minority and Women Business Assistance (SOMWBA). The amount of participation which shall be reserved for such enterprises shall not be less than seventeen (17%) percent of the final contract price, including accepted alternates, of which at least twelve (12%) percent shall be reserved for minority business enterprises and five (5%) percent shall be reserved for women-owned business enterprises. The job site and/or existing building will be available for inspection on February 22, 2007 at 10:00 A.M. at the Community Building, 100 Ames Street, Dorchester, MA. The contact person is Jerry Curreri at 617-988-4396. The Contract Documents may be seen, but not removed at: The BHA; Reed Construction Data, 275 Washington Street, Newton, MA 02458; F.W. Dodge, 24 Hartwell Ave. Lexington, MA 02174
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