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Organization Western Connecticut State University
Project/Solicitation # 2015-ERB-0269
Solicitation Type Request for Proposal
Due Date 10/22/2014
Includes SBE/MBE Requirements YES
Qualified Partnership NO
Summary Air conditioning upgrades for server MDF/IDF data rooms at WCSU
Addenda
  • addendum NO 4 issued to revise bid form
  • addendum No 3 bid 2015erb0269 issued to clarify specifications and add revised bid form
  • addendum No 2 bid 2015erb0269 is issued to clarify specifications, add drawings and change bid opening date to 10/22/14 at 2:30pm
  • Addendum No 1 issued to post list of attendees at the mandatory pre bid meeting held 9/29/14 at 10:00am.

Contact Name Esther Boriss
E-Mail borisse@wcsu.edu
Phone (203) 837-8758
FAX (203) 837-8659
WebSite www.wcsu.edu/

Additional Description Western Connecticut State University is seeking bid proposals for all labor, materials and equipment required to provide air conditioning and electrical upgrades to six existing IT (Information Technology) spaces, which are located in various buildings throughout WCSU’s two campuses. The work shall include two (2) new computer room air conditioning (CRAC) units in the Old Main Administration building’s MDF Room, four (4) ductless split a/c system units installed in the Haas Library (first floor), and seven (7) variable refrigerant flow mini-split a/c systems in the IDF rooms of the White Street Parking Garage (Room 105) and the Boiler House on WCSU’s Midtown Campus, and of the Westside Classroom Building and The O’Neill Center, located on the Westside Campus. Please note: The CT Dept. of Labor’s Prevailing Wage Rates shall apply to this project. This Invitation to Bid is reserved for vendors holding a current SBE/MBE set-aside certificate on the date of bid opening from the State of Connecticut Department of Administrative Services (DAS) Supplier Diversity (Set-Aside) Program. All contractors are required to visit the site and verify existing conditions. A mandatory pre-bid meeting is scheduled for Monday, Sept. 29, 2014 at 10:00 a.m., beginning in the first floor lobby outside of room 104 of the Old Main Administrative Building located on the Midtown Campus. http://www.wcsu.edu/campustour/directions.asp Plans and Specifications will be available on the DAS website starting on Tuesday September 23, 2014. All shop drawings are to be submitted for Owner’s approval within two weeks of issuance of contract or letter of intent. All work shall be completed no later than ten weeks from approval of shop drawings. The contractor who is selected to perform this state project must file and receive an approved Affirmative Action Plan by the Commission on Human Rights and Opportunities The contractor selected to perform this state project needs to solicit multiple bids per subcontract (class of work) from an assorted variety of subcontractors, non-trade related service providers, ethnic minority, woman, certified by State of CT. Dept. of Administrative Services Supplier Diversity Program (DAS). (set-aside). This project is subject to the State SET ASIDE goals and NEW STATUTORY CHANGES TO4a-60g effective 10/1/13. as it relates to new self- performance and subcontracting requirements. Please note the following NEW STATUTORY CHANGES TO 4a-60g effective October 1, 2013 as it relates to Self-Performance & Subcontracting Requirements. P.A. 13-304 increases the percentages of work required to be performed by any prime SBE/MBE company that is awarded a contract under the set-aside statutes. Previously, a company awarded a set-aside contract was required to self-perform at least15% of such contract; it will now be required to self-perform at least 30%. Further, SBEs and MBEs that subcontract some of the work under their set-aside contracts will be required to subcontract at least 50% of the remaining work (i.e. the work not self-performed by the prime) to SBEs and MBEs, respectively, instead of 25%, under current law. Please note that the 50% requirement applies to the work subcontracted; in other words, the percentage to be self-performed by the prime contractor cannot be used to accomplish the 50% requirement. Example: If an SBE is awarded a $100,000 state contract under the set-aside statutes, that SBE will be required to perform at least $30,000 of the work under the contract with its own workforce. If the SBE self performs $30,000 of the Work, and chooses to subcontract the remainder, the SBE must subcontract at least $35,000 of the work to another Certified SBE (50% of the remaining $70,000 on the contract. Any questions or discrepancies should be submitted in writing no later than Oct 6, 2014 by 5:00pm to the purchasing office at 203-837-8659 or email borisse@wcsu.edu. Responses to any and all inquiries shall be issued via addenda, no later than 5:00pm Friday Oct 10, 2014 posted to the Biznet DAS purchasing portal website. The MBE requirement is still 6.25% of the entire bid total. The equipment costs as listed are not subject to state set aside goals determination. FORM OF PROPOSAL and the SET ASIDE WORKSHEET MUST BE SUBMITTED WITH THE BID PACKAGE

Documents

Conference Date 9/29/2014 10:00:00 AM
Address 181 White Street room 104 Old Main Admin Bld
Danbury CT 06810,
Instructions For GPS users: 181 White Street Danbury, CT 06810 (From the West) •Take Exit 5 off I-84 to first traffic light (Main Street). •Turn right and continue on Main Street to White Street (fourth traffic light). •Turn left on White Street and continue 1/2 mile. •The campus is on the left. Parking is available in the parking garage on the right. (From the East) •Take Exit 5 off I-84 to first traffic light (Clapboard Ridge Road). •Turn right and continue on (Clapboard Ridge will t
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