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ACTON WATER DISTRICT

ACTON, MASSACHUSETTS

CENTRAL ACTON WTP PFAS TREATMENT UPGRADES

Variable Frequency Drives (VFDs) Procurement

General Notice Acton Water District (Owner/Buyer) is requesting Bids for the following:

Central Acton WTP PFAS Treatment Upgrades - DWSRF #12517 Variable Frequency Drives (VFDs) Procurement

Sealed Bids for the Variable Frequency Drives (VFDs) for the Central Acton WTP PFAS Treatment Upgrades project will be received by Acton Water District (Owner/Buyer) at the Wright-Pierce Online Plan Room until Wednesday, February 28, 2024, at 10:30 AM local time. Bids submitted after this time will not be accepted. A virtual conference call will be held at 10:30 AM and bids will be publicly opened and read. A link to the conference call will be sent to all registered plan holders prior to the bid opening. If anyone else wishes to attend, please contact Wright-Pierce to request a meeting link.

The installation of the Variable Frequency Drives will be defined in a separate publicly bid package for the facility, entitled “Central Acton WTP PFAS Treatment Upgrades” that will include the construction of the PFAS treatment building and ancillary equipment. The Variable Frequency Drives Manufacturer shall be bound to provide the equipment and services specified within to the General Contractor selected under the installation contracts.

The installation contract are currently in design and the selected variable frequency drive manufacturers product will be incorporated into the design of the “Central Acton WTP PFAS Treatment Upgrades”, and therefore timely submission of the selected manufacturers submittals will be critical. It is expected that the project will publicly bid in March 2024 and that the contract would be awarded to the selected General Contractor no later than June 15, 2024.

If selected as the successful Bidder, Bidder must deliver the Variable Frequency Drives to General Contractor/Assignee at the location designated in the contract documents on or before February 21, 2025.

Obtaining the Bidding Documents Information and Bidding Documents for the Project can be found at the following designated website:

https://www.wright-pierce.com/projects/ Bidding Documents may be downloaded from the designated website at no cost.

To be considered a responsive Bidder, the Bidder shall have obtained at least one set of Bidding Documents from the Issuing Office using the name that is to appear on the Bid Form. The designated website will be updated periodically with addenda, lists of plan holders, reports, and other information relevant to submitting a Bid for the Project. All official notifications, addenda, and other Bidding Documents will be offered only through the designated website. Neither Owner nor Engineer will be responsible for Bidding Documents, including addenda, if any, obtained from sources other than the designated website. It is the Bidder’s responsibility to check the designated website for addenda.

Instructions to Bidders For all further requirements regarding funding agency notifications, funding agency requirements, bid submittal, qualifications, procedures, and contract award, refer to the Instructions to Bidders that are included in the Bidding Documents.

The bidding and award of this Contract will be under the provisions of M.G.L. Chapter 30B. Complete instructions for filing Bids are included in the Instructions to Bidders.

Fifty percent (50%) payment bond is required under M.G.L. Chapter 30B. Performance Bond is not required.

No Bidder may withdraw their Bid for a period of thirty (30) days, excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and legal holidays after the actual date of the opening of bids. This advertisement does not obligate the Owner for any costs associated with preparing or submitting bids.

The work under this contract is funded in part by the Massachusetts Clean Water Trust (the “Trust”). Neither the Commonwealth of Massachusetts nor the Trust is a party to this Contract.

The Owner reserves the right to waive any informality in or to reject any or all Bids if deemed to be in its best interest.

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