Invitation to Bid - Bowker Memorial Landing Ramp Work

SECTION 2-A

                                                             INVITATION TO BID

 

Bids shall be submitted in a sealed envelope or package with the type of bid clearly indicated on the outside:

 

"Bid For: Bowker Landing Boat Launch Repair — Phippsburg, Maine"

 

TO:      Evan Goodkowsky, Town Administrator                                                                             

Town of Phippsburg                                                                                                              

1042 Main Road                                                                                                                                

Phippsburg, Maine 04562                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  

The bids will be opened and read aloud at the Town Office on October 1, 2026 at 10:00 a.m.

The project involves removal and replacement of the precast concrete ramp planks, precast concrete curb, and riprap installation at the Bowker Landing Boat Launch in Phippsburg.

Please direct questions to the Project Manager, Jeremy Prue P.E. at Sebago Technics (207) 713-5427 or jprue@sebagotechnics.com. Questions will be accepted until 1:00 p.m. on September 25, 2026.

Copies of the Bid Documents (full sets only) may be obtained from:

Sebago Technics

14 Maine Street, Suite 301

Brunswick, ME 04011

Tel: (207) 200-2100

tsmith@sebagotechnics.com

The Documents may be examined at the following locations:

            1.   Associated General Contractors of Maine

                  188 Whitten Road

                  Augusta, Maine 04330

            2.   Construction Summary of Maine

                  734 Chestnut Street

                  Manchester, NH 03104

            3.   Sebago Technics              

                  14 Maine Street, Suite 301

                  Brunswick, Maine 04011

All bidders must furnish the following:

1.     A completed Bid Form.

2.     Experience Record (see Section 2-D).

3.     A list of all subcontractors to be utilized on the project.

4.     A bid security in the amount of 5% of the total bid in the form of a Bid Bond or certified check, made out to the Town of Phippsburg.

 

The successful bidder must furnish the following:

1.   Certificate of Insurance (in accordance with Section 3, Article 26)

2.   100% Construction Performance Bond

3.   100% Construction Labor and Material Payment Bond

 

The Town of Phippsburg will have thirty (30) calendar days within which to accept or reject any bid. The work below Mean Low Water shall occur within the tidal in-water work window starting November 2, 2026 and ending February 26, 2027. The work shall be completed by May 28, 2027. Liquidated damages in the amount of $250 per day are contained in the Contract.

The Town of Phippsburg reserves the right to adjust the quantities contained in the Bid Form as needed in order to stay within the project budget. The Town of Phippsburg reserves the right to reject any and all bids, to waive any technical or legal deficiencies, and to accept any bid which is deemed to be in the best interest of the Town of Phippsburg, not necessarily the lowest bid.