All questions MUST be submitted by email to Richard Kotchko, Purchasing Officer, at rkotchko@westportct.gov. Please save this email address to your contacts list for all future correspondence. The Owner may waive any informalities or minor defects or reject any and/or all Bids. Any Bid may be withdrawn prior to the above scheduled time for the opening of Bids or authorized postponement thereof. No bid bond will be accepted if the amount is less than 15% of the total estimated bid, including both the base bid and all alternates, or if the amount exceeds the limit for which the United States Treasury Department has qualified the surety for any one bond. A certified check may be used in lieu of a Bid Bond. A performance bond and a payment bond, each in the amount of 100 percent of the Contract Price, with a corporate surety approved by the owner, will be required for the faithful performance of the contract The Contractor shall furnish all labor, tools, equipment, appliances, and materials as required, shown on the Contract Drawings, if applicable, and described in these specifications. The principal items of Work are as follows: a. The maintenance of traffic through the work zone during all paving and reconstruction operations through the use of certified flaggers or police personnel supplied by the Town as necessary. These persons shall coordinate the safe flow of traffic at all times and shall not be a part of the paving operation. All barricades, cones, advanced warning signs, and symbols necessary shall be provided by the contractor. b. Preparation of the roadway or parking lot prior to overlay. This shall include full depth reclamation where indicated, profile milling, milling of keys, shimming or leveling course required in the technical specifications. All areas to be paved shall receive a tack coat in accordance with the specifications. c. Placement of bituminous concrete pavement at the specified thickness' where indicated respectively, on town roads or parking areas inclusive of tack coat in accordance with the specifications