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Home My WebLink AboutContract #: 004731 - From: To: - Exception - ExceptionTOWN OF NORTH ANDOVER 120 MAIN STREET NORTH ANDOVER, MASSACHUSETTS 01845 Raymond T Santilh Assistant Town Manager Mr. Randall Ordway, Vice -President The Cheviot Corporation 55 Fourth Avenue Needham, MA 02494 Dear Mr. Ordway: f NORTH � O `St�eo a� ti0 o 9 �9SS�cHuSE��y March 4, 2014 TEL (978) 688-9516 FAX (978) 688-9556 Enclosed please find the bid bond/deposit submitted with your proposal in response to the Invitation for Sub -Bids for `School Department Administration Building' issued by the Town of North Andover. The bid bond/deposit is being returned since the contract was awarded to another vendor. If you have any questions and/or concerns, please call me. Sincerely, Raymond T. Santilli Assistant Town Manager Enclosure The Hanover Insurance Company BID BOND KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS That We, The Cheviot Corporation 55 Fourth Avenue, Needham Heights, MA 02494 as Principal, (hereinafter called the "Principal"), and The Hanover Insurance Company, of Worcester, Massachusetts a corporation duly organized under the laws of the State of New Hampshire, and Town of North Andover as Obligee, (hereinafter called the "Obligee"), in the sum of Five Percent of Enclosed Bid Dollars (5%)for the payment of which sum well and truly to be made, the said Principal and the said Surety, bind ourselves, our heirs, executors, administrators, successors and assigns, jointly and severally, firmly by these presents. Whereas, the Principal has submitted a bid for: #095123 Acoustical Tile Ceilings School Department Administration Building Now Therefore, if the Obligee shall accept the bid of the Principal and Principal shall enter into a contract with the Obligee in accordance with the terms of such bid and give such bond or bonds as may be specified in the bidding or contract documents with good and sufficient surety for the faithful performance of such contract and for the prompt payment of labor and material furnished in the prosecution thereof, or in the event of the failure of the Principal to enter into such contract and give such bond or bonds, if the Principal shall pay to the Obligee the difference not to exceed the penalty hereof between the amount specified in said bid and such larger amount for which the Obligee may in good faith contract with another party to perform the work covered by said bid, then this obligation shall be null and void, otherwise to remain in full force and effect. Signed and Sealed this 21 day b�anuaryAD 2014. The Cheviot Corporation By: (Seal) The Hanover Insurance Company i By: (Seal) Alyssa PiMichael, Attorney -in -Fact THE HANOVER INSURANCE COMPANY MASSACHUSETTS BAY INSURANCE COMPANY CITIZENS INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA POWERS OF ATTORNEY CERTIFIED COPY KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS: That THE HANOVER INSURANCE COMPANY and MASSACHUSETTS BAY INSURANCE COMPANY, both being corporations organized and existing under the laws of the State of New Hampshire, and CITIZENS INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA, a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of Michigan, do hereby constitute and appoint John J. Zawilinski, William L. Labbe, Anne M. Higginbottom, Anne Dee, Barry J. Horgan, Alyssa R. Michael, Patricia Condon and/or Deborah Roussel of Fall River, MA and each is a true and lawful Attorney(s)-in-fact to sign, execute, seal, acknowledge and deliver for, and on its behalf, and as its act and deed any place within the United States, or, if the following line be filled in, only within the area therein designated any and all bonds, recognizances, undertakings, contracts of indemnity or other writings obligatory in the nature thereof, as follows: Any such obligations in the United States, not to exceed Twenty Million and No/100 ($20,000,000) in any single instance and said companies hereby ratify and confirm all and whatsoever said Attorney(s)-in-fact may lawfully do in the premises by virtue of these presents. These appointments are made under and by authority of the following Resolution passed by the Board of Directors of said Companies which resolutions are still in effect: "RESOLVED, That the President or any Vice President, in conjunction with any Vice President, be and they are hereby authorized and empowered to appoint Attomeys-in-fact of the Company, in its name and as its acts, to execute and acknowledge for and on its behalf as Surety any and all bonds, recognizances, contracts of indemnity, waivers of citation and all other writings obligatory in the nature thereof, with power to attach thereto the seal of the Company. Any such writings so executed by such Attorneys -in -fact shall be as binding upon the Company as if they had been duly executed and acknowledged by the regularly elected officers of the Company in their own proper persons." (Adopted October 7, 1981 - The Hanover Insurance Company; Adopted April 14, 1982 - Massachusetts Bay Insurance Company, Adopted September 7, 2001 - Citizens Insurance Company of America) IN WITNESS WHEREOF, THE HANOVER INSURANCE COMPANY, MASSACHUSETTS BAY INSURANCE COMPANY and CITIZENS INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA have caused these presents to be sealed with their respective corporate seals, duly attested by two Vice Presidents, this 9th day of March 2012. THE HANOVER INSURANCE COMPANY QIW2 MASSACHUSETTS BAY INSURANCE COMPANY 4;j�, CITIZENS $URANCE OMPANY OF AMERICA 1994 1974h Robert Thomas, Vice President THE COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS ) COUNTY OF WORCESTER ) ss. Joe $renstrom, Vid President On this 9th day of March 2012 before me came the above named Vice Presidents of The Hanover Insurance Company, Massachusetts Bay Insurance Company and Citizens Insurance Company of America, to me personally known to be the individuals and officers described herein, and acknowledged that the seals affixed to the preceding instrument are the corporate seals of The Hanover Insurance Company, Massachusetts Bay Insurance Company and Citizens Insurance Company of America, respectively, and that the said corporate seals and their signatures as officers were duly affixed and subscribed to said instrument by the authority and direction of said Corporations. BARBARA A. GARLICK Notary Public �/ >� Commnnweatlh of Massachusetts t. �f/?�...�.,C� '~ MyCommissioryExpP�sSept.P1,261B Barbara A. Garlick, Notary Public My Commission Expires September 21, 2018 I, the undersigned Vice President of The Hanover Insurance Company, Massachusetts Bay Insurance Company and Citizens Insurance Company of America, hereby certify that the above and foregoing is a full, true and correct copy of the Original Power of Attorney issued by said Companies, and do hereby further certify that the said Powers of Attorney are still in force and effect. This Certificate may be signed by facsimile under and by authority of the following resolution of the Board of Directors of The Hanover Insurance_ Company, Massachusetts Bay Insurance Company and Citizens Insurance Company of America. "RESOLVED, That any and all Powers of Attorney and Certified Copies of such Powers of Attorney and certification in respect thereto, granted and executed by the President or any Vice President in conjunction with any Vice President of the Company, shall be binding on the Company to the same extent as if all signatures therein were manually affixed, even though one or more of any such signatures thereon may be facsimile." (Adopted October 7, 1981 - The Hanover Insurance Company, Adopted April 14,1982 - Massachusetts Bay Insurance Company, Adopted September 7, 2001 -Citizens Insurance Companyof America) GIVEN under my hand and the seals of said Companies, at Worcester, Massachusetts, this 2_ day ofanuary 2014. THE HANOVER INSURANCE COMPANY MASSACHUSETTS BAY INSURANCE COMPANY CITIZENS jINSURANCE (COMPANY OF AMERICA I ` n Margosian, Vice President School Department Administration Building North Andover, MA FORM OF SUB -BID To All General Bidders Except those Excluded: 7 At Cly e c,`� Kang Associates, Inc. January 2, 2014 A. The undersigned proposes to furnish all labor and materials required for completing, in accordance rwwith the hereinafter described plans, specifications and addenda, all work specified in t �I� ��3 ��-L��1C1 �► �� C ��►r�a� of the specifications and in any plans specified in such section, prepared by Kang Associates, IWc. for the School Department Administration Building,North Andover, MA for the contract sum of: ['00 �W c�l�ct�hbus�r�c� S 1� �'ll�t►1 dry �' edollars ($ ( n `J ). For Alternate #1: Deduct $ O dollars ($ For Alternate #2: Add/ O Deduct $ dollars ($ For Alternate #3: D Deduct $ dollars ($ For Alternate #4: Deduct $ o dollars ($ For Alternate #5: Deduct $ O dollars ($ B. This sub -bid includes addenda numbered 1 C. This sub -bid ❑ may be used by any general bidder except: ❑ may only be used by the following general bidders: (To exclude general bidders, insert an "X" in one box only and fill in blank following that box. Do not answer C if no general bidders are excluded.) FORM OF SUB -BID - 1 School Department Administration Building North Andover, MA Kang Associates, Inc. January 2, 2014 D. The undersigned agrees that, if he is selected as sub -bidder, he will within five days, Saturdays, Sundays, and legal holidays excluded, after presentation of a subcontract by the general bidder selected as the general contractor, execute with such general bidder a subcontract in accordance with the terms of this sub -bid, and contingent upon the execution of the general contract, and, if requested so to do in the general bid by such general bidder, who shall pay the premiums therefor, or if pre -qualification is required pursuant to section 44D 3/4, furnish a performance and payment bond of a surety company qualified to do business under the laws of the Commonwealth and satisfactory to the awarding authority in full sum of the subcontract price. E. The names of all persons, firms and corporations furnishing to the undersigned labor or labor and materials for the class or classes or part thereof work for which the provisions of the section of the specifications for this sub -trade requires a listing in this paragraph, including the undersigned if customarily furnished by persons on his own payroll and in the absence of a contrary provisions in the specifications, the name of each such class of work or part thereto and the Bid price for such class of work or part thereof are: Name Class of Work Bid Price (Do not give bid price for any class or part thereof furnished by undersigned.) F. The undersigned agrees that the above list of bids to the undersigned represents bona fide bids based on the hereinbefore described plans, specifications and addenda and that, if the undersigned is awarded the contract, they will be used for the work indicated at the same amounts stated, if satisfactory to the awarding authority. G. The undersigned further agrees to be bound to the general contractor by the terms of the hereinbefore described plans, specifications, including all general conditions stated therein, and addenda, and to assume toward him all the obligations and responsibilities that he, by those documents, assumes toward the owner. H. The undersigned offers the following information as evidence of his qualifications to perform the work as bid upon according to all the requirements of the plans and specifications: 1. Have been in business under present business name 53 years. 2. Ever failed to complete any work awarded? r� 3. List one or more recent buildings with names of the general contractor and architect on which you served as a subcontractor for work of similar character as required for the above named buildings. Building (a) CA ML ✓ Architect . General Contractor Amount of Contract i)len., -lea✓I 6--ec1e-a..( (6n&. 4 5a, (�w_ FORM OF SUB -BID - 2 School Department Administration Building North Andover, MA Kang Associates, Inc. January 2, 2014 (b) 6r' to H .S . 3rn rnA 116YD %_. 450.300- (c) - -6 �( �[A�?_n V)"id1he:TV-r0. 4. 50.300- 4. Bank reference 1 AnlLyF /7/ w-iLz The undersigned hereby certifies that he is able to furnish labor that can work in harmony with all other elements of labor employed or to be employed on the work; that all employees to be employed at the worksite will have successfully completed a course in construction safety and health approved by the United States Occupational Safety and Health Administration that is at least 10 hours in duration at the time the employee begins work and who shall furnish documentation of successful completion of said course with the first certified payroll report for each employee; and that he will comply fully with all laws and regulations applicable to awards of subcontracts subject to section 44F. The undersigned further certifies under penalties of perjury that this sub -bid is in all respects bona fide, fair and made without collusion or fraud with any other person. As used in this subsection the word "person" shall mean any natural person, joint venture, partnership, corporation or other business or legal entity. The undersigned further certifies under penalty of perjury that the said undersigned is not presently debarred from doing public construction work in the commonwealth under the provisions of section twenty-nine F of chapter twenty-nine, or any other applicable debarment provisions of any other chapter of the General Laws or any rule or regulation promulgated thereunder. 1611 ) H :Ijy che�\iot �r0. Date (Name of Sub -Bidder) SUB -BIDDER'S CHECKLIST: Addenda Recognized Bid Deposit DCAM Certificate of Eligibility Sub -Bidder Update Statement Certificate of Corporate Bidder By: R=:�, 1 \ 71 L �' j c o, �/_UAJs Signature and Title of Person Signing Bid Business Address City and State FORM OF SUB -BID - 3 School Department Administration Building Kang Associates, Inc. North Andover, MA January 2, 2014 CERTIFICATE OF CORPORATE BIDDER 1, Fe,' dX& 7` 9, y -7,-1111,5c' P% -" certify that I am the of the corporation named as Bidder in the Bid Form, and that r` d/�� di2� wY who signed the Bid Form on behalf of the Bidder was then the Vjcir /-' 6/.U/-'/1' of said corporation and that I know his signature; that his signature thereto is genuine and that the Bid Form was duly signed, sealed and executed for and in behalf of said corporation by authority of its governing body. Date CORPORATE BIDDER - 1 ,. The Commonwealth o M f assachusetts Executive Office fon Administration and Finance a e Division of Capital Asset Management and Maintenance _ one Ashburton Place DEVAL L. PATRICK GOVERNOR TIMOTHY P. MURRAY LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR Boston, Massachusetts 02108 Tel: (617) 72.7-4050 GLEN SHOR SECRETARY, ADMINISTRATION & Fax: (617) 727-5363 FINANCE. Filed Sub -Bid Certificate of Contractor Eligibility CONTRACTOR IDENTIFICATION NUMBER: Olos CAROLE CORNELISON COMMISSIONER This Certificate Shall Be Used for Submitting Filed Sub -Bids Only I. CERTIFICATION PERIOD: This Certificate is valid from 12/1/2013 to 12/1/2014 2. CONTRACTOR'S NAME: The Cheviot Corporation 3. CONTRACTOR'S ADDRESS: 55 Fourth Avenue, Needham Heights, MA 02494 4. WORK CATEGORIES: G Acoustical Tile ❑ Electrical Work ❑ Elevators ❑ Fire Protection Sprinkler Systems IV Glass and Glazing This Contractor is certified to file bids under Massachusetts General Laws Chapter 149, Chapter 149A and Chapter 25A in the following checked Categories of Work: ❑ HVAC ❑ Miscellaneous & Ornamental Iron ❑ Lathing & Plastering ❑ Painting ❑ Marble ❑ Plumbing El Masonry Work ❑ Resilient Floors C Metal Windows ❑ Roofing & Flashing S. EVALUATIONS: Number of Projects Evaluated: 25 Average Project Evaluation Rating: 91 Number of Projects Below Passing Score: 0 6. SUPP IER DIVERSITY OFFICE TIFICATION: N/A Freya S. Bernstein, Deputy General Counsel, for Carole J. Cornelison, Commissioner ❑ Terrazzo ❑ Tile ❑ Waterproofing, Damp proofing, and Caulking i Q I � Approval Date NOTE TO CONTRACTORS: Complete Applications for Renewal of Contractor Eligibility are due no later than three months PRIOR to the Expiration Date of the Certification Period shown above. Failure to submit Completed Applications timely may result in a gap in Certification or a lapse in Certification altogether for your company. Reviewer's Initials =S