The District of Columbia Government, Department of General Services (the “District”, “Department” or “DGS”), on behalf of the Office of the Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development (“DMPED”) is issuing this Invitation for Bids (“IFB” or “Solicitation”) to seek a highly qualified contractor (“Contractor”) to provide all labor, materials and equipment for the construction of the 13th Street Connector Infrastructure Improvements Project in accordance with this IFB to include, but not limited to, Section C of this IFB, the 13th Street Connector Infrastructure Improvement Drawings and Project Specifications and related Reference Information Documents (RID’s) (Attachment J.1) including Released for Construction Contract Plans for 13th Street Connector Infrastructure Improvements(Contract Plans) (Attachment J.1.1), the District Department of Transportation (“DDOT”) Standard Specifications for Highways and Structures, 2013 (“DDOT Gold Book”) (Attachment J.1.2a), Project Special Provisions (Attachment J.1.3) WMATA JDAC Construction Manual (Attachment J.1.4) and other associated attachments in Section J.1 of this IFB (“Project”), the DGS Standard Contract Provisions (Attachment J.3.a), the WMATA JDAC Division 1 Contract requirements (Attachment J.3.b), and other attachments identified in Section J.