BHRC | FROM PAGE 16 THE MALDEN ADVOCATE–Friday, March 21, 2025 ~ Legal Ad ~ Massachusetts.” --- State Treasurer Deb Goldberg, Chair of the Massachusetts State Lottery Commission, about the Bay State's participating in Problem Gambling Awareness Month. HOW LONG WAS LAST WEEK’S SESSION? Beacon Hill Roll Call tracks the length of time that the House and Senate were in session each week. Many legislators say that legislative sessions are only one aspect of the Legislature’s job and that a lot of important work is done outside of the House and Senate chambers. They note that their jobs also involve committee work, research, constituent work and other matters that are important to their districts. Critics say that the Legislature does not meet regularly or long enough to debate and vote in public view on the thousands of pieces of legislation that have been filed. They note that the infrequency and brief length of sessions are misguided and lead to irresponsible late-night sessions and a mad rush to act on dozens of bills in the days immediately preceding the end of an annual session. During the week of March 1014, the House met for a total of 12 minutes while the Senate met for a total of 36 minutes. Mon. March 10 House11:00 a.m. to 11:05a.m. Senate 11:04 a.m. to 11:07a.m. Tues.March 11 No House session No Senate session Wed. March 12 No House session No Senate session Thurs. March 13 House11:01 a.m. to 11:08a.m. Senate 11:09 a.m. to 11:42a.m. Fri. March 14 No House session No Senate session Bob Katzen welcomes feedback at bob@beaconhillrollcall.com Bob founded Beacon Hill Roll Call in 1975 and was inducted into the New England Newspaper and Press Association (NENPA) Hall of Fame in 2019. INVITATION TO BID CITY OF MALDEN PARKING GARAGES 2025 CONCRETE REPAIRS AND WATERPROOFING Malden, MA THE CITY OF MALDEN invites sealed bids for the City of Malden Parking Garages 2025 Concrete Repairs and Waterproofing project in Malden, Massachusetts. Generally, this project includes concrete repairs, waterproofing, and related work at the CBD Parking Garage located at 170 Centre Street, the Jackson Street Parking Garage located at 7 Jackson Street, and the Mountain Avenue Parking Garage located at 77 Summer Street all in Malden, MA. The work includes, but is not necessarily limited, to the scope of work detailed in Section 011100 – Summary of Work and other related appurtenant and incidental work all as described in the Contract Documents. Filed Sub-Bids and General Bids will be received at the Controller’s Office, Malden City Hall, 215 Pleasant Street, 2nd Floor, Malden, MA 02148, until the prescribed times, and at that place and times will be opened and read aloud. Filed Sub-Bids: Due by 1:00 p.m., Thursday, 10 April 2025 The following Filed Sub-Bids will apply to this project: Waterproofing, Dampproofing, and Caulking. Every Filed Sub-Bidder must be certified by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Division of Capital Asset Management & Maintenance (DCAMM) in the category of the sub-bid work for which they bid. Filed Sub-Bidders must submit a valid Sub-Bidder Certificate of Eligibility and Update Statement with its bid. General Bids: Due by 1:00 p.m., Thursday, 24 April 2025 The category of work is: General Building Construction Every General Bidder must be certified by DCAMM for the category of work and for no less than the bid price plus all add alternates, if applicable. General Bidders must submit a valid Certificate of Eligibility and Update Statement with its bid. Filed Sub-Bids and General Bids shall be submitted on the Forms for Bid included in the Contract Documents. Filed Sub-Bids and General Bids shall be accompanied by bid security in the form of a bid bond from a licensed surety or a certified check, a treasurer’s or cashier’s check, issued by a responsible bank or trust company, payable to the “City of Malden”. Bid security shall be in an amount not less than 5% of the amount of the bid including Alternates. Cash deposits will not be accepted. A Performance Bond and a Labor and Materials Payment Bond in the amounts of 100% of the contract price will be required of the successful bidder. Contract Documents may be obtained electronically from Simpson Gumpertz & Heger Inc. (SGH), the Design Engineer, beginning on Thursday, 27 March 2025. Paper copies of the Contract Documents will not be available. Requests for Contract Documents shall be made in writing via email to Ben Rybaltowski at SGH at bbrybaltowski@sgh.com. The subject line should read CONTRACT DOCUMENT REQUEST, PARKING GARAGES 2025 CONCRETE REPAIRS AND WATERPROOFING. A non-mandatory pre-bid meeting will be conducted by SGH, the Design Engineer, on Monday, 31 March 2025 at 10:00 a.m. This pre-bid meeting will be conducted onsite starting at the CBD Parking Garage. The parking garages are open to the public. Bidders interested in visiting the garage may do so Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. As a courtesy Bidders are asked to contact Fikru Wolderufael at SP+ via email to fwolderufael@spplus.com at least 24 hours in advance of the intended visit. Attention is called to the minimum wage rates to be paid for the work as determined by the Commissioner of Labor and Industries of Massachusetts under the provisions of the Massachusetts General Laws, Chapter 149, Sections 26 to 27G inclusive as amended. Attention is called to the fact that the successful bidder must ensure that employees and applicants for employment are not discriminated against because of RACE, COLOR, AGE, RELIGION, SEX or NATIONAL ORIGIN. The City of Malden reserves the right to waive any informalities and to reject any or all bids received and to award the contract to any bidder regardless of the amount of the bid if, in the City of Malden’s opinion, the best interest of the Owner will be promoted thereby. The City of Malden may hold the General Bids for a period of thirty (30) business days from the date of opening of General Bids for the purpose of reviewing the bids and investigating the qualifications of bidders prior to award of contract. CITY OF MALDEN By Ron Hogan Chief Strategy and Innovation Officer Date: 21 March 2025 Page 17
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