The Project primarily consists of culvert replacement and associated road reconstruction. Bids will be received for a single prime Contract. Bids shall be on a lump sum and unit price basis as indicated in the Bid Form. The date that the Bidding Documents are transmitted by the Issuing Office will be considered the Bidder date of receipt of the Bidding Documents. Partial sets of Bidding Documents will not be available from the Issuing Office. Neither Owner nor Engineer will be responsible for full or partial sets of Bidding Documents, including Addenda if any, obtained from sources other than the Issuing Office. Bids must be accompanied by a Bid Bond in the amount of five percent of the Bid. The successful Bidder will be required to provide Performance and Payment Bonds each in the amount of one hundred percent of the Contract Price. The successful Bidder shall comply with the requirements of Prevailing Wage Rate Laws in accordance with Section 31-51 of the Connecticut General Statutes. Bidders are advised that both the Department of Administrative Services Prequalification Certificate and Update (Bid) Statement must accompany the bid if the bid exceeds $500,000. (C.G.S. 4b-91 as amended). The Contract Documents require affirmative action of the Contractor and any Subcontractors to ensure equal employment opportunity as noted in Governor's Executive Orders 3 and 17. The Owner is exempt from payment of Sales and Use Taxes on all materials and equipment to be permanently incorporated in the Work. These taxes shall not be included in the Bid. The Contractor who is selected to perform this State project must comply with C.G.S. 4a-60, 4a-60a, 4a-60g, and 46a-68b through 46a-68f, inclusive, as amended by June 2015 Special Session Public Act 15-5. State law requires a minimum of twenty-five (25%) percent of the state-funded portion of the contract for award to subcontractors holding current certification from the Connecticut Department of Administrative Services (DAS) under the provisions of C.G.S. 4a-60g, as amended. (25% of the work with DAS certified Small and Minority owned businesses and 25% of that work with DAS certified Minority, Women and/or Disabled owned businesses.) The Contractor must demonstrate good faith effort to meet the 25% set-aside goals. For municipal public works contracts and quasi-public agency projects, the Contractor must file a written or electronic non-discrimination certification with the Commission on Human Rights and Opportunities. Forms can be found at:onlin for Bids properly withdrawn prior to the opening of Bids, no Bidder may withdraw his Bid until sixty [60] days after the date of opening of Bids. The right is reserved by the Town of Coventry, in its sole discretion, to reject any or all bids, to waive any informalities or defects or to accept the Bid that, in the judgment of the Town of Coventry, will be in its best interest.