SECTION 000020 - ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS
SANFORD FIRE & EMS STATION HQ
ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS
Due Date:
November 20, 2025
Bid Opening Location:
Teams Meeting
DOCUMENT 000020 – ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS
Sealed proposals, in envelopes plainly marked Proposal for Construction of Sanford Maine Fire & EMS Station, addressed to:
WBRC Inc.
Attention Mathew Ward
PO Box 1428, 44 Central Street
Bangor ME, 04401
The City of Sanford will also accept signed Proposal documents in PDF digital format sent with the subject line “Proposal for Construction of Sanford Fire & EMS Station – GC NAME” to the following email address, mat.ward@wbrcinc.com with a follow up hard copy of the proposal.
Proposal will be opened and read aloud publicly via Teams Meeting by the WBRC at 2:00pm on Thursday, November 20, 2025. Bids received after this time will not be accepted. Invitations will be sent by the City of Sanford to those submitting a proposal.
A mandatory pre-bid meeting will be held at 10:00am on Thursday, October 30, 2025, at the Sanford City Hall Council Chambers located at 919 Main Street Sanford.
Proposals must be accompanied by a satisfactory bid security for 5% of the proposal.
The Owner reserves the right to reject any or all bids, to waive informalities or irregularities in any bid, and to accept the bid or portion of the bid that, in the judgment of the Owner, is in the best interest of the Owner. The Owner is not obligated to accept the lowest bid and may consider other factors, including but not limited to, qualifications, experience, references, financial stability, and overall value to the Owner.
The selected Contractor will be required to furnish a 100% Contract Performance Bond and a 100% Contract Payment Bond (or other performance methods as described in “Information for Contractor”) to cover the execution of the Work which shall be in conformity with the Form of Bonds or other documents contained in the Specifications and for the Contract Amount.
Bidders and Sub-bidders requiring clarification or interpretation of the Bidding Documents shall make a written request to Mathew Ward via email mat.ward@wbrcinc.com (no phone calls) no later than 2:00 PM Tuesday November 11, 2025. The final Addendum will be issued no later than 2:00 PM on Friday, November 14, 2025.
On or about Monday October 20, 2025 Drawings and Specifications may be obtained in electronic format from the Architect by contacting Donna Allen via email donna.allen@wbrcinc.com. Provide company name, company address, phone and contact full name and email address in requesting email. No partial sets will be issued.
Printed sets of Drawings and Specifications may be obtained from EXPRESS COPY, 17 Westfield Street Portland, Maine, Tel 207-775-2444. Contractors requesting paper copies by mail must make arrangements with EXPRESS COPY. No partial sets will be issued.
END OF DOCUMENT 000020