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NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS AND SUBCONTRACTORS
REQUEST FOR BIDS
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Sealed Bids in envelopes plainly marked for: *PROJECT NAME AND CAMPUS* , addressed to:
* Campus Name & Location*
c/o *Physical Plant Director's Name*
*Title*
*Complete address, including room number*
Sealed Bids may also be hand delivered to * Location*
All Sealed Bids must be delivered or mailed in sufficient time to reach * Location of Bid Opening* by *Time*
p.m. *Date* at which time they will be opened and read aloud. Bids received after the stated time will be
rejected and will be returned unopened.
Bids must be accompanied by a satisfactory Bid Security Form, as prescribed in Section 00 43 13, for 5% of the
Bid (checks will not be accepted).
The University reserves the right to waive all formalities and reject any and all Bids or to accept any Bid.
The successful bidder will be required to furnish a 100% Performance Bond and 100% Payment Bond to cover
the execution of the contract which shall be in conformity with the form of Bonds contained in Sections 00 61
13.13 and 00 61 13.16 of the Specifications and for the contract amount.
Project Summary: *Insert a brief project description. Include information on anticipated date of release of
bidding documents*
[Include and complete the italicized language for a project with filed sub-bids otherwise delete it]
Subcontractors submitting Bids to General contractors for Work listed on General Contractor's Bid Form
and the Notice to Contractor's Form are required to send or deliver a copy of their Bids to the Maine
Construction Bid Depository, Whitten Road (P.O. Box N), Augusta, Maine 04330, and to be considered valid,
must be received in the Bid Depository on or before
on
,
, in accordance with the
supplemental instructions to Bidders, Section 00 22 13 and the General Conditions and Regulations of the
Maine Construction Bid Depository, on the form provided.
Subcontract Bids filed with the Bid Depository must be accompanied by a satisfactory Bid Bond, in
conformity with the Form of Bond contained in Section 00 43 13.10, made out to the Owner, for 5% of the
Sub-Bid Amount, and filed separately in the WHITE envelope.
The selected Subcontractors, required to file their Sub-Bids with the Bid Depository, will also be required to
furnish the selected General Contractor with a 100% Performance Bond and 100% Payment Bond, for their
portion of the work.
Subcontractors required to file their Sub-Bids and Bid Bonds with the Bid Depository are as follows:
**insert list of subcontractors and corresponding section numbers**
Official Forms and Envelopes for all Sub-Bids may be obtained from the Office of the Maine Construction Bid
Depository, Whitten Road (P.O. Box N), Augusta, ME 04330.
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A [ **mandatory** ]pre-bid meeting and building walk-through will be held at * Insert time and location *.
Bidding contractors and subcontractors are strongly encouraged to attend.
Electronic copies of the Plans and Specifications may be obtained by General Contractors from:
* INSERT NAME, ADDRESS AND TELEPHONE NUMBER *
Plans and specifications may be examined and downloaded at the following site:
* Insert website link and access information *
Printed copies may be obtained from:
[ INSERT NAME, ADDRESS AND TELEPHONE NUMBER ]
Cost for a set of printed bid documents is $
which is not refundable.
The documents may be examined at:
* Campus, Building, Address, and Room *
and
University of Maine System, Office of Facilities 2nd Floor,16 Central Street, Bangor, ME 04401, (207) 973-3334
The University of Maine System in all its activities, subscribes and adheres to the provisions of the Civil Rights
Act of 1964 as amended to date. General contractors, subcontractors, and product suppliers bidding on this
project must subscribe and adhere to same. There shall be no discrimination in employment because of race,
color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, including transgender status or gender expression, national origin or
citizenship status, age, disability, genetic information, or veterans status in employment, education, and all other
areas of the University.
*CAMPUS NAME*
* CFO’s NAME *
for
The University of Maine System Board of Trustees
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