NWSCF Stormwater Upgrades Project

ISSUED BY

Department of Buildings & General Services Northwest State Correctional Facility (NWSCF) Stormwater Upgrades Project

ISSUE DATE

April 21, 2026

BIDDERS CONFERENCE

There will be a non-mandatory pre-bid meeting at the site on May 14, 2026 at 10:00 AM. Meet at BGS Maintenance Building located at 3649 Lower Newton Road, St. Albans, Vermont.

QUESTIONS DUE

May 27, 2026 4:30 PM (EST)

RESPONSES DUE BY

June 10, 2026 4:30 PM (EST)

STATE CONTACT

James Meyers, State Senior Purchasing Agent E-MAIL : BGS.OPCVendorDocs@vermont.gov Contractors are invited to bid on the Northwest State Correctional Facility (NWSCF) Stormwater Upgrades Project for Buildings and General Services at 3649 Lower Newton Road in St. Albans, Vermont. This project consists of, but is not limited to: The Work of Project is defined by the Contract Documents and includes, but is not limited to, the following: 1. Installation of erosion prevention and sediment control measures. 2. Security fencing repairs and partial replacement (Deduct Alternate #1) to include but not limited to: A. Removal and replacement of fence posts. B. Straightening of existing posts. C. Remove and reinstall existing Intrusion Detection System D. Remove and reinstall existing razor ribbon E. Install and regrade crushed stone between fences. F. The fence repairs will be from an alternate funding source and will need to be invoiced separately from the other work. 3. Drainage improvements. 4. Construction of a new gravel wetland and forebay with overflow and outlet structure with discharge pipe. 5. Construction of a new bioretention area and swale by the maintenance building. 6. Reducing the width of the perimeter drive and paving the surface. 7. Finish grading, seeding, and mulching of disturbed areas. Maintenance of seeded areas until established. Blueprints, Etc. is the official source of information for documents concerning this Invitation to Bid. Documents may be obtained from Blueprints, Etc., 20 Farrell Street, South Burlington, VT 05403, by phone at 802.865.4503, by fax at 802.865.0027 or email to: orders@blueprintsetc.com. Project Manuals and Plans are available for preview at: http://www.blueprintsetc.com in the Private Plan Room. A password is required to access this project and may be obtained from Blueprints, Etc.. Any and all notifications, releases and addendums associated with this project will be posted at http://www.blueprintsetc.com. There is a non-refundable fee, plus applicable taxes and shipping costs for each set of documents purchased.

QUESTION AND ANSWER PERIOD

Any vendor requiring clarification of any section of this RFP or wishing to comment or take exception to any requirements of the RFP must submit specific questions in writing to BGS.OPCVendorDocs@vermont.gov no later than 4:30 PM on May 27, 2026. All questions should include Northwest State Correctional Facility (NWSCF) Stormwater Upgrades Project in the subject line. Any comments, questions, or exceptions not raised in writing on or before the last day of the question period are waived. At the close of the question period a copy of all questions or comments and the State's responses will be posted at http://www.blueprintsetc.com. Every effort will be made to post this information as soon as possible after the question period ends, contingent on the number and complexity of the questions.

ELECTRONIC BIDS ONLY

8.2.1. All bids under this RFP must be submitted electronically in accordance with the submission requirements herein. Electronic bids will be accepted via email submission to BGS.VTBids@vermont.gov. The subject line of the email submission must reference the Project Title as indicated on the front page of this RFP. 8.2.2. Bids must consist of a single email with a single, digitally searchable PDF attachment containing all components of the bid. Multiple emails and/or multiple attachments will not be accepted. 8.2.3. There is an attachment size limit of 40 MB. It is the Bidder's responsibility to compress the PDF file containing its bid if necessary in order to meet this size

Revision Date

11/12/2025 Page | 6 limitation. It is also the Bidder's responsibility to ensure that their own email system can send and receive messages up to this size. 9. Full Bonding is required for this job.