November 4, 2009 - Notice to Contractors Commonwealth of Massachusetts - University of Massachusetts Sealed proposals submitted on a form furnished by the University of Massachusetts and clearly identified as a Bid, endorsed with name and address of the Bidder, the Project and Contract number will be received from: Filed Sub-Bidders before 12:00 Noon on: November 12, 2009 All Sub-Bidders must be certified by DCAM for the category of work for no less than the filed sub bid price and must submit with their bid, a valid DCAM Certificate of Eligibility of Sub Bidders in the trade for which they are bidding, along with a valid DCAM Update Statement. Sub Bid Contractor: ELECTRICAL Estimate: $90,000.00 Project No: UMA10-26 (Re-Bid) Contract No:N/A Title:Whitmore-Lincoln Campus Center-Hampden DC - Chiller Replacement The work shall be completed on or before April 30, 2010 from the Notice to Proceed and in general the Project includes: Replacement of Chillers & all associated work Bids will be received at the Procurement Office, 4th Level, Goodell Building, University of Massachusetts at Amherst, MA 01003 no later than the time and date specified and will forthwith be publicly opened and read aloud. Any bid time-stamped into the Procurement Office after the date and time specified will not be considered. Minimum rates of wages to be paid on the project have been determined by the Commissioner of Labor & Workforce Development under the provisions of Sections 26 & 27, Chapter 149 of the General Laws. Wages rates are listed in the contract form portion of the specification book. Each General Bid proposal must be secured by an accompanying deposit of 5% of the total bid. Deposits shall be in the form of a BID BOND, TREASURER'S or CASHIER'S CHECK payable to the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Deposits shall be returned in accordance with the law. SECTION SUB-TRADES ALL BID DEPOSITS $ (5% of BID AMOUNT) 16000 - Electrical SUB-BIDS SUBMITTED UNDER CHAPTER 149, SECTION 44F, WHICH ARE RESTRICTED TO THE U.S. BY ONE CONTRACTOR, WHICH ARE DEEMED TO BE UNREALISTIC IN THAT THE PRICE PROPOSED IS, IN THE JUDGEMENT OF THIS AWARDING AUTHORITY, SUBSTANTIALLY LESS OR MORE THAN THE ACTUAL COST TO COMPLETE ALL OF THE WORK SPECIFIED IN THAT SECTION OF THE SPECIFICATIONS WILL BE CONSIDERED AS NOT RESPONSIVE TO THE INVITATION TO BID AND SHALL BE REJECTED. (DEPARTMENT OF LABOR & WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT RULING #136 & #169). All bids for this project are subject to the provisions of either or both Massachusetts General Laws, Chapter 30, Section 39M as amended and Massachusetts General Laws, Chapter 149, Sections 44A - 44I inclusive. The Awarding Authority reserves the right to waive any informalities in or to reject any and all bids if it be in the public interest to do so. Messenger and other type of pickup and delivery services are the agent of the Bidder and the University assumes no responsibility for delivery or receipt of the documents. The Bidding Documents may be obtained at the Procurement Department by depositing a Company Check, Treasurer's Check, Cashier's Check or Money Order in the sum of $150.00 payable to the University of Massachusetts. No personal checks or cash will be accepted as deposits. Refunds will be made to those returning the documents in satisfactory condition on or before Dec. 31, 2009 otherwise the deposit shall be the property of the University. The documents may also be seen but not removed or taken out of the following locations: University of Massachusetts Physical Plant Building Facilities Planning 360 Campus Center Way Amherst, MA 01003-9248 F.W. Dodge Division 101 Corporate Place Rocky Hill, CT 06067-1853 F.W. Dodge Plan Room - Dodge/Scan Microfilm 24 Hartwell Avenue Lexington, MA 02173-3145 Designer: UNIVERSITY OF MASSACUSETTS John O. Martin - Director Procurement.

November 4, 2009 - Notice to Contractors Commonwealth of Massachusetts - University of Massachusetts Sealed proposals submitted on a form furnished by the University of Massachusetts, and clearly identified as a Bid, endorsed with the name and address of the Bidder, the Project and Contract number will be received from: General Bidders before 2:00 p.m. on November 28, 2009 Contractor: Electrical Estimate: $160,000.00 ProjectNo: UMA10-28 Contract No:N/A Title: Munson - Fire Alarm & Emergency Lighting The work shall be completed on or before March 31, 2010after the Notice to Proceed and in general the project includes: Replace existing emergency lighting & install full coverage of fire alarm system A pre-bid meeting will be held on Nov. 12, 2009 @ 10 a.m. at Munson Hall main lobby. Bids will be received at the Procurement Office, 4th Level, Goodell Building, University of Massachusetts at Amherst, MA 01003, no later than the time and date specified and will forthwith be publicly opened and read aloud. Any bid time-stamped into the Procurement Office after the date and time specified will not be considered. Minimum rates of wages to be paid on the project have been determined by the Commissioner of Labor & Workforce Development under the provisions of Sections 26 & 27, Chapter 149 of the General Laws. Wage rates are listed in the Contract form portion of specification book. Each General Bid proposal must be secured by an accompanying deposit of 5% of the total bid. Deposits shall be in the form of a BID BOND, CERTIFIED, TREASURER'S or CASHIER'S CHECK payable to the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Deposits shall be returned in accordance with the law. All bids for this project are subject to the provisions of either or both Massachusetts General Laws, Chapter 30, Section 39M as amended and Massachusetts General Laws, Chapter 149, Sections 44A - 44I inclusive. The Awarding Authority reserves the right to waive any informalities in or to reject any and all bids if it be in the public interest to do so. Messenger and other type of pickup and delivery services are the agent of the bidder and the University assumes no responsibility for delivery or receipt of the documents. The bidding documents may be obtained at the Procurement Department by depositing a COMPANY CHECK, TREASURER'S CHECK, CASHIER'S CHECK, OFFICIAL BANK CHECK, or MONEY ORDER in the sum of $50.00 payable to the University of Massachusetts. No personal checks or cash will be accepted as deposits. Refunds will be made to those returning the documents in satisfactory condition on or before Jan. 9, 2010, otherwise the deposit shall be the property of the University. The documents may also be seen but not removed or taken out of the following locations: University of Massachusetts Physical Plant Building Facilities Planning 360 Campus Center Way Amherst, MA 010003-9248 F.W. Dodge Division 101 Corporate Place Rocky Hill, CT 06067-1853 F.W. Dodge Plan Room -Dodge/Scan Microfilm 24 Hartwell Avenue Lexington, MA 02173-3154 Designer: UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS - FACILITIES PLANNING John O. Martin - Director Procurement.

October 28, 2009 - NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS BUILDING AUTHORITY Filed sub-bid proposals will be received by the University of Massachusetts Building Authority for the HVAC sub-bid rebid, New Police Facility, Project No. UMBA 07-A1, University of Massachusetts, Amherst. Bids submitted on a form furnished by the Authority, and clearly identified as a bid, and endorsed with the name and address of the Bidder, the project number, and the project name will be received at Joslin, Lesser + Associates, 44 Pleasant Street, Watertown, MA 02472 no later than the time and date specified and will forthwith be publicly opened and read aloud. Sub-bids will be due before 12:00 noon local time on Friday, November 13, 2009. Every Sub-bidder must be certified by the Division of Capital Asset Management for the dollar amount of their bid. Sub-bids will be valid only when accompanied by a Certificate of Eligibility and an Update Statement. The New Police Facility project consists of the construction of a new building on an existing open site. The building will be 35 feet high, two stories above a full finished basement and approximately 25,000 GSF. It will have a steel structure, masonry veneer exterior walls, GSHP system, construction type 2B, non-combustible, unprotected. The building shall be LEED, Gold certified. Work shall begin on or about October 14, 2009, and be substantially completed no later than December 14, 2010. Each sub-bid proposal must be secured by an accompanying deposit of 5% of the total bid and each sub-bid proposal must be secured by an accompanying deposit of 5% of the bid amount. Deposits shall be in the form of bid bond, certified check, treasurer's check, or cashier's check payable to the University of Massachusetts Building Authority. All bids for this project are subject to the provisions of either or both Massachusetts General Laws, Chapter 30, Section 39M, or Massachusetts General Laws, Chapter 149, Section 44A-44H inclusive. Attention is directed to the minimum wage rates to be paid on the work as determined by the Commissioner of Labor and Industries under the provisions of Massachusetts General Laws, Chapter 149, Section 26-27 inclusive. The Authority reserves the right to waive any informalities in or to reject any and all bids if it be in the public interest to do so. Sub-bids that are deemed to be unrealistic in that the price proposed is, in the judgment of the Authority, substantially less or more than the actual cost to complete all of the work specified in that section of the Specifications, will be considered as not responsive to the Invitation to Bid and shall be rejected. Interested firms may obtain bidding documents at the following location: Benjamin Franklin Smith Printers, 76 South Street, Boston, MA 02111, Customer Service, 617-482-7770.No personal or corporate checks nor cash can be accepted as deposits for Plans and Specifications. Refund will be made to those returning the documents in satisfactory condition on or before December 14, 2009. Otherwise the deposit shall be the property of the Authority. Messenger and other types of pick-up and delivery service are the agent of the Bidder, and the Authority assumes no responsibility for delivery or receipt of documents. Bidding documents may be reviewed but not removed from McGraw-Hill Construction Dodge (Dodge Reports) 34 Crosby Drive, Suite 201, Bedford, MA 01730, during normal business hours. Designer: Caolo & Bieniek Associates, Inc., 521 East Street, Chicopee, MA 01020 University of Massachusetts Building Authority David J. MacKenzie, Executive Director.