This invitation to bid entails providing unit cost prices for performing Full Depth Pavement Patch Repairs as described in these project specifications. Any questions regarding this bid should be emailed to Barbara McKrell, Director of Public work at bmckrell@stonington-ct.gov, with copy to James Sullivan, Director of Finance, Town of Stonington, at jsullivan@stonington-ct.gov by 3:00 PM on Friday, April 30, 2021. Bids shall be on a lump sum basis. Bids will be compared and evaluated and awarded on the basis of the Total Bid to the lowest responsible and qualified bidder. The successful Bidder is required to comply with all provisions of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Equal Opportunity Act of 1972, Executive Orders #3, No. 17, 11246, 11375 and 11478. Contractors shall comply with State Statutes concerning Employment and Labor Practices, if applicable, and Section 31-53 of the Connecticut Statutes, as amended (Prevailing Wages). The term of any contract or agreement resulting from this invitation to bid will be from the date of Contractor signature through December 31, 2021. The Town reserves the right to extend the contract one additional year until December 31, 2022, at the same unit prices as long as both parties mutually agree to such an extension. The Contractor shall furnish a Performance Bond and Payment Bond in amounts equal to at least one hundred percent (100%) of the contract price as security for the faithful performance of the Contract, and for the payment of all persons performing labor on the project under this contract and furnishing materials, equipment and all other incidentals in connection with this contract. Each bid must be accompanied by a certified check of the bidder, or a bid bond prepared on the form of bid bond attached hereto, duly executed by the bidder as principal and having as surety thereon a surety company approved by the Owner, in the amount of five (5) percent of the bid. The Town of Stonington reserves the right to amend or terminate this Invitation to Bid, to reject any or all bidders, to waive and technical or legal deficiencies, to request additional information, to waive any informalities or non- material deficiencies in a response, to determine qualifications exclusively and finally in its sole discretion, to select any firm based on any combination of factors, and the Town's best interests, to negotiate with any firm submitting a bid for different or additional terms, and to take any and all other action that, in the Town's sole judgment, will be in its best interests.