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Z -- ENGINEERING FIELD SURVEY SOL BPB-2493. DUE 072595. Contact Point Terry Raymer, (617)342-4529. Sealed proposals for the following project will be received at the Cashier's Office, Room 5441, 10 Park Plaza, Boston, Massachusetts, 02116 until the date and time stated below and will at that place and time be publicly opened and read: July 25, 1995 at 2:00 PM. Boston: FAP No.: I-90-1 (128) & NH 93-1 (378). Central Artery/Tunnel Project. Engineering Field Survey Services (M025V). Proposal Guaranty: 5% of Bid. Project Value: $14,255,000. The Massachusetts Highway Department is committed to substantive participation of disadvantaged business enterprises in the performance of the work of this contract and has therefore established a DBE utilization goal of 15% for this contract. Bidders must be prequalified by the Department in the following category Engineering Field Survey Services to bid on the above Project. The Work shall include, but not be limited to, the Contractor furnishing all labor, supervision, equipment, materials, tools, instruments, transportation, and all other items necessary to supply the required number of survey crews to perform various types of surveys specified herein for the Central Artery/Tunnel Project in Boston, Massachusetts. The bidding for and award of this Contract are to be in accordance with the requirements of Massachusetts General Laws Ch. 30, Section 39M. The Proposal Guaranty shall be in the form of cash, bid bond, certified check, treasurer's check or cashier's check made payable to the Massachusetts Highway Department. Payment for Specifications/Proposal Pamphlet, may be made in cash, money order, certified check, treasurer's check or cashier's check and will be $25 payable at Room 5441 at the above address. The amount will be refundable, for one set only, to official bidders who submit a formal bid for the project and upon return of the documents in good condition to the CA/T Project Office at 185 Kneeland Street, within 15 Days following the opening of bids, or to a common carrier or the post office department not later than the Friday following bid opening for subsequent delivery to the Department at Kneeland Street. Charges for non-refundable additional copies of the Specifications/Proposal Pamphlets, $25 each. Upon payment of the required amount, a prequalified bidder shall be entitled to receive an officially numbered non-transferable Proposal Pamphlet along with a set of Plans for the project (if required). Informational copies of plans and specifications are available to non-prequalified individuals and firms. A separate remittance should be submitted for each Proposal Pamphlet requested. Proposal Pamphlets and Plans will be issued only from the CA/T Project Office at 185 Kneeland Street 5th Floor, after payment at Park Plaza. The return of documents for refund shall also be at 185 Kneeland Street. Contract Documents will be on display at the following locations: Massachusetts Highway Department, Boston Office; CA/T Project Office; Boston Public Library, Dudley Square, 65 Warren Street, Roxbury; Contractor's Association of Boston, 25 Centre Street, Roxbury; Minority Business Development Center, 985 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston; and the Small Business Administration, 10 Causeway Street, Boston. Certain reference materials may be reviewed during the bid period by appointment only. Call Terry Raymer (617)342-4529 to make an appointment. An award will not be made to Contractor who is not prequalified by the Department prior to the opening of Proposals. The right is reserved to waive any informality and to reject any or all proposals. The Department, in accordance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, and Title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, Part 21, Non-discrimination in Federally assisted programs of the Department of Transportation issued pursuant to such act, hereby notifies all bidders that it will affirmatively ensure that in any contract entered into pursuant to this notice that disadvantaged business enterprises will be afforded full opportunity to submit bids in response to this invitation and will not be discriminated against on grounds of race, color, or national origin in consideration for an award. Massachusetts Highway Department projects are subject to the rules and regulations of the Architectural Access Board (521 CMR 1.00 et. seq.). Pre-Qualification/Pre-Bid Conference: A Pre-Qualification and Pre-Bid Conference is scheduled to be held at 10:00 AM in the CA/T Project Office at One South Station, Conference Rooms 1 and 2, in Boston, MA on May 25, 1995. At this conference, pre-qualification requirements, joint venture possibilities and the bid process will be reviewed and written questions will be taken. Attendance at this conference is recommended but not mandatory and is limited to two (2) representatives per bidding entity. (128)

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