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IFB0660-020719
ADDENDUM #1

2019 PAVING PROGRAM
ARTERIAL ROADWAYS

Addendum #1] 1s bemg issued to transmit an updated Bid Form Schedule of Values and to
respond io questions received from potential bidders.

Update Bid Form Schedule of Values
An updated form is attached to this Addendum. Bidders musi use the updated form.

The following revisions have been made to the form:

Hem 618.6 Uniformed Officers has been revised. The value of the allowance
has been filled in. Bidders shall carry the allowance identified in their bids.

Item 618.7 Flaggers has been revised to change the unit to “Hours”.

Item 619.] Maintenance of Traffic
The quanuty has been revised to correct an error. The quantity is ] Lump Sum.

Item 900 Liquid Asphalt Adjustment has been revised. The value of the
allowance has been filled in. Bidders shall carry the allowance as identified in
their bids.

Clarification and Responses to Questions

1, What unit will be used for measurement and payment for Item 304.33 Crushed
Aggregate for Shoulders?

Upon review of the concems expressed by potential bidders, the City is
revising the unit for measurement and payment of this Item.

The unit for this item shall be Ton.
2, Will contract drawings be provided for bidders?

Contract drawings will not be provided for bidders. Worksheet drawings
will be provided io the successful bidder prior to the start of work.

The worksheet drawings will show limits of work and the basis for
estimating milling, paving and reclamation quantities.

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3. Will the City take all millings and surplus reclaim material! at the landfill?
Yes.

4. A potential bidder requested that City consider using a single 2” Lift in Heu of the
specified .75° shim and 1.25” wearing course.

The City has considered this suggestion and will implement this
suggestion on this contraci to pave arterial roadways.

The paving specification is being revised as described below to facilitate
use ofa single 2” lift in areas where 2” mill and overlay is the specified
treatment.

5. A potential bidder recommended that Amhersi Street be added to the list of streets
where high strength pavement will be used.

The City has considered this recommendation and has decided not io
change the specification for Amherst Street.

A clarification was requested regarding whether the City may remove streets or
portions of streets from the contract.

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Attention is called to Supplementary Conditions’Prosecution of Work
Section ]. Description of Work. The City may remove and/or add streets
or portions of streets to the contract.

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A concern was expressed with the specified maximum hourly rate for flaggers.

The City has reviewed this concern and is removing the limit on the
flagger rate.

Revision to Payement Specifications
Section 3. Pavement Mix of the Supplemental Conditions/Prosecution of Wark is entirely

replaced with the following:

3. PAVEMENT MIX
NHDOT certified mix designs are required for all pavement.

Unless specified to be “high strength’, wearing course pavement shall be 73
gyration with PG 64-28 and a maximum aggregate size of ¥2 inch.

High strength wearing course pavement shall be 75 gyration with PG 76-28

(High Strength Mix) and maximum aggregate size of 4 inch.

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High strength wearing course pavement shall be used on the following
roadways:

s East Hollis Street

* Canal Sreet

e kansley Sveet
Base and binder courses shal] be 75 gvration with PG 64-28 and maximum
aggregate size of 34 inch.

The following course thicknesses shall be used:

2” Mill and Overlay
2” wearing course.

3.5” Mill & Overlay
1.5° wearing course over 2” binder course.

Reclamation

1.5° wearing course over 3.5” binder course.

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284 THE CITY OF NASHUA “The Gate City"

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Parchusne Departenet

February 6, 2019

1FBO660-020719
2019 PAVING PROGRAM ARTERIAL ROADWAYS
ADDENDUM #2

Information included in this document becomes a part of the original |FB.

lf you are submitting a paper bid, please sign below to indicate receipt of this additional information and include this
page with your bid submittal. If you are submitting a bid via Bid Express please be sure to acknowledge the addendum
on the website before submitting your bid.

ADDENDUM 1 is being issued to provide additional information and extend the bid due date. Please see the attached
dacument for further detail.

All other aspects of the original document remain the same.

Failure to acknowledge the addendum will result in the bid submittal being disqualified.

Sincerely,
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Danielle Greenberg
City of Nashua — Purchasing Agent I!
preenbergd @nashuanh.gov

Addendum #2 received and incorporated into bid submittal for 1FB0660-020719.
Please sign and include this addendum in your bid package.

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(AG uthorized Si peneeure)

Stephen M. Brox, President

February 11, 2019
(Date)

Brox Industries, Inc.
(Name of Firm)

iFBO660-020719 ADDENDUM 2 Page 1 of i

2019 PAVING PROGRAM - ARTERIAL ROADWAYS (Deferred List)

2 Road | Deferred Start
Street Name From To Leeweth Dats
Allds Street Main St East Hollis St 5,084 July 15, 2019
Amherst Street- | Somerset Pkwy Deerwood Dr 4,129
Amberst Street-2 Deerwood Dr 400°S of Cellu 3,063 dune 1, 2019
Amherst Street-3 400S of Cellu City Line 2.986
Canal Street-] Main St Orange St 452
Canal Street-2 Orange Si Howard C1 890
Ganal Streei-3 Howard Ct Amory St 1,893 | May 15,2019
East Hollis Srreet (EB)-6 East Hollis Bridge St EB 460 July 15, 2019
East Hollis Sree: (WB)-7 Bridge Sirect WB E. Hollis 762 July 15, 2019
East-Hollis Street-2 Marshall Si Allds St 1,143 July 15, 2019
East Hollis Street-3 Alids St Temple St B02 duly 15, 2019
East Hollis Streei-4 Temple St East Hollis EB $41 July 15, 2019
East Hollis Streei-5 Easi Hollis EB Crown St 896 July 15, 2019
Kinsley Street-1 Main Dunstable Rd Ritter Si 5,363 | June 15.2019
Kinsley Street-2 Riner St Hanover St 527 June 15, 2019
Lake Streei-2 Almont $1 Linwood St 597
Lake Street-3 ‘Linwood St Pine St 1,835 July 15, 2019
Lake Streei-4 Pine St Vine St 915
Lake Street-5 Vine St Main St 1.40}
Main Dunstable Road 2 FE Everett Turnpike Kinsley 5! 1.433
West Hollis St Main Dunstable Rd 3B
Main Dunstable Road 3.4 (NB) 5438'S of West Hollis $1) 776
West Hollis St Main Dunstable Rd 3B
Main Dunstable Road 34 (SB) : (348'S of West Hallis $1) 358
Main Dunstable Road 4 Canant Rd Main Dunstable Rd 3B 3,042
Main Dunstable Road § Grege Rd Whitford Rd 6,168
Pine Hill Road-1 Indian Rock Rd Blue Hill Ave 6,460 July 15, 2019
Spit Brook Road-1 EB Tara Blvd Newcastle Dr 1,295
Spit Brook Road-? WE Tara Bivd Newcastle Dr 1,293
Spit Brook Road-3 Newcastle Dr L7S'E of Whitegate 1,042
Spit Braok Road-4 175'E of Whitegate D.W. Hishway 668
West Hollis St - 2B(East of Turnpike) Simon St Dead End (House #385) 1,143
fiveat of Tates Simon Street Panther Drive 3.500
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Note:

* Limits of West Hollis St 3 has been revised. The new limits are Simon Street to Panther Drive (3.5004)

IFB0660-020719
ADDENDUM #2

2019 PAVING PROGRAM
ARTERIAL ROADWAYS

Addendum #2 is being issued io transmit additional information about the bid.

Deferred Strects

Seleci arterial streets have been deferred due to underground utilities conflict. The
deferred dates are listed in the attached table. These streets will be available io the
contractor once the underground utility concerns have been addressed.

Revised Limits -West Hollis Street —3 (West of Turnpike)
The work limit of West Hollis Street-3 (West of Tumpike) has been revised and the new
limit extends from Simon Street to Panther Drive.

Bid Due Date Extended

In light of this new information, the bid due date has been extended. The new bid due
date will be February 12, 2019_(Tuesdav: 3:00PM).

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February 7. 2019
IFB0660-020719

2019 PAVING PROGRAM
ARTERIAL ROADWAYS

ADDENDUM #3
Information in this document becomes a part of the original Invitation to Bid.

Addendum #3 is being issued to transmit information about the change io 4rticle 20 of “Instructions for
Bidders”:

Article 20.01 shall be deleted in entirety and replaced as follows;

. Revised Article 20.01 Provisions concerning retainage and Contractors’ rights to deposit securities in
lieu of retainage are set forth in the Contract Agreement, Article 6.02 Progress Payments; Retainage.

All other aspects of the original document remain the same.

Please sign below to indicate receipt of this additional information and include this page with vour IFB
submittal.

Thank you.

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Danielle Greenberg
City of Nashua —
Purchasing Agent I]
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Addendum # 3 received and incorporated into our submittal for IFB0660-020719.

Please sign and include this addendum in your praposal package.

(Authorized Signamurs) StephefM. Brox, President

February 41, 2019
(Date)

Brox Industries, Inc.
(Name of Firm)

IFBO560-G20719 2019 Paving Program Arverial Roadways Addendum 3

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Purchasing Department

January 17, 2019
INVITATION TO BID

2019 Paving Program
Arterial Roadways

IFB0660-020719

The City of Nashua, Division of Public Works, is seeking bids for the FY2019 Paving Program - Arterial Roadways.
The scheduled work is located in various areas throughout the City of Nashua and consists primarily of pavement
overlaying, pavement milling with overlay, and pavement reclamation.

The City of Nashua reserves the right, for the Street Paving portion of the contract, to substitute streets of a similar nature
or to add additional streets subject to contract amendment process.

Contractor shall ensure that its activities and activities of its employees are in strict compliance with Protection Agency,
all applicable federal, state and local statutes, ordinances, regulations and rules, including without limitation, the Federal
OSHA of 1970, as amended and the standards and regulations issued hereunder, and all other statues, ordinances,
regulations, rules, standards and requirements of common law in relation to industrial hygiene and safety, and the
protection of health and the environment.

The City of Nashua would like to emphasize the importance of construction work zone safety. The City of Nashua has
adopted the provisions of the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD) for work zone safety. Unless
otherwise indicated in this contract, the contract shall follow the requirements of the MUTCD at all roadway construction
work zones.

The anticipated Commencement date for the contract is on or about March 20, 2019. Project will begin once a written
“Notice to Proceed” is issued.

Completion times for the project will be as follows:

Substantial completion shall be by October 15, 2019. Substantial completion occurs when all paving is complete.

Contract completion shall be by October 31, 2019.

The City is now accepting submittals electronically via Bid Express. A Digital ID will be required for this bid. Please
review the attachments, Bid Express Vendor Guide and Vendor Set-up Guide for more information. If a Bidder chooses
to submit a paper copy, they must be submit one (1) original and two (2) copies c/o Central Purchasing, 229 Main Street,
Room 128, Nashua, NH, 03061, in sealed envelopes clearly marked “IFB0660-020719 FY2019 Paving Program -
Arterial Roadways”. Regardless of the method of submission, bids must be received no later than 3:00 pm on
Thursday, February 07, 2019. Bids will be opened and publicly read at that time. Results showing all bidders’ identities
and their respective bid amounts will be available on our website, www.nashuanh.gov, under Services; Bid Opportunities;
Bid Results, (Refer to Document IFB660-020719), within twenty-four (24) hours after the opening.

IFBO660-020719 FY2019 Paving Program — Arterial Roadways
229 Main Street * Nashua, New Hampshire 03061 © Phone (603) 589-3330 « Fax (603) 589-3233

A MANATORY pre-bid conference will be held at 10:00 am, Thursday, January 24, 2019 at the City of Nashua
Division of Public Works, 9 Riverside Street, Nashua, NH 03062. You or your representative(s) are required to attend
this meeting if you intend to submit a bid. The meeting is an opportunity for the City of Nashua to overview the project
and objectives, and participants to request additional information directly from City of Nashua staff managing or
participating in the project.

Beginning Thursday, January 17, 2019 bid documents will be available electronically from the City of Nashua website:
www.nashuanh.gov, under Services, Bid Opportunities; Current Bids; (Refer to Document IFB660-020709). Please note

paper copies will not be available.

No bid documents are available at the Central Purchasing.
Bids must be submitted in the format provided and address the items specified in the bid package.
Delivery of the Bids shall be at the Vendor’s expense. The time of receipt shall be considered when a Bid has been
officially documented by the Department, in accordance with its established policies, as having been received at the
location designated above. The City of Nashua accepts no responsibility for mislabeled mail. Any and all damage that

may occur due to shipping shall be the Vendor’s responsibility.

Postmarks or other timestamps will not be accepted in lieu of actual delivery. The firm can use whatever delivery
mechanism it chooses as long as it remains clear that the firm is responsible for submissions prior to the date and time.

The City of Nashua assumes no liability for the payment of costs and expenses incurred by any bidder in responding to
this request for bids. All bids become the sole property of the City of Nashua. This request for bids is not a contract and

alone shall not be interpreted as such but rather serves as an instrument through which bids are solicited.

The project timeline is as follows:

Date Time/Location
Bid Documents Thursday, January 17,2019 On City of Nashua Website Only
10:00 am
Mandatory Pre-bid Meeting Thursday, January 24, 2019 DPW Engineering

9 Riverside Street, Nashua, NH

Deadline for Questions to be

submitted in writing Monday, January 28, 2019 12:00 NOON
Answers/clarifications posted Friday, February 01, 2019 3:00 pm
Bid Due Thursday, February 07, 2019 3:00 pm Purchasing Department

Vendors are encouraged to submit questions via email; however, the City of Nashua assumes no liability for assuring
accurate/complete email transmission/receipt and is not responsible to acknowledge receipt. Inquiries must be submitted
in writing, citing the IFB title, IFB number, Page, Section, and received no later than Monday, January 28, 2019
at 3:00 pm to
Mandeep Gill
Senior Staff Engineer

Email: GillM@nashuaNH.gov

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General Terms and Conditions

DEFINITIONS Unless otherwise required by the context, "Professional Engineer”, and its
successors, transferees and assignees (together “Professional Engineer”) includes any of the
Professional Engineer's consultants, sub consultants, contractors, and subcontractors

PROFESSIONAL ENGINEER STATUS The parties agree that Professional Engineer shall have the
status of and shall perform all work under this contract as a Professional Engineer, maintaining
control over all its consultants, sub consultants, contractors, or subcontractors. The only contractual
relationship created by this contract is between the City of Nashua and Professional Engineer, and
nothing in this contract shall create any contractual relationship between the City of Nashua and
Professional Engineer's consultants, sub consultants, contractors, or subcontractors. The parties
also agree that Professional Engineer is not a City of Nashua employee and that there shall be no:

(1) Withholding of income taxes by the City of Nashua:

(2) Industrial insurance coverage provided by the City of Nashua;

(3) Participation in group insurance plans which may be available to employees of the
City of Nashua;

(4) Participation or contributions by either the Professional Engineer or the City of
Nashua to the public employee’s retirement system;

(5) Accumulation of vacation leave or sick leave provided by the City of Nashua;

(6) Unemployment compensation coverage provided by the City of Nashua.

STANDARD OF CARE Professional Engineer shall be responsible for the professional quality,
technical accuracy, timely completion, and coordination of all work performed under this contract.
Professional Engineer warrants that all work shall be performed with the degree of professional
skill, care, diligence, and sound practices and judgment that are normally exercised by recognized
professional firms with respect to services of a similar nature. It shall be the duty of Professional
Engineer to assure at its own expense that all work is technically sound and in conformance with
all applicable federal, state, and local laws, statutes, regulations, ordinances, orders, or other
requirements. In addition to all other mghts which the City of Nashua may have, Professional
Engineer shall, at its own expense and without additional compensation, re-perform work to correct
or revise any deficiencies, omissions, or errors in the work or the product of the work or which
result from Professional Engineer's failure to perform in accordance with this standard of care. Any
approval by the City of Nashua of any products or services furnished or used by Professional
Engineer shall not in any way relieve Professional Engineer of the responsibility for professional
and technical accuracy and adequacy of its work. City of Nashua review, approval, or acceptance
of, or payment for any of Professional Engineer's work under this contract shall not operate as a
waiver of any of the City of Nashua's rights or causes of action under this contract, and Professional
Engineer shall be and remain liable in accordance with the terms of the contract and applicable law.

Professional Engineer shall furnish competent and skilled personnel to perform the work under this
contract. The City of Nashua reserves the right to approve key personnel assigned by Professional
Engineer to perform work under this contract. Approved key personnel shall not be taken off of
the project by Professional Engineer without the prior written approval of the City of Nashua,
except in the event of termination of employment. Professional Engineer shall, if requested to do
so by the City of Nashua, remove from the job any personnel whom the City of Nashua determines
to be incompetent, dishonest, or uncooperative.

CITY OF NASHUA REPRESENTATIVE ‘The City of Nashua may designate a City of Nashua
representative for this contract. If designated, all notices, project materials, requests by

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