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W5005-044/5/20/24 00100-1 Advertisement for Bids

DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS

WESTFORD, MASSACHUSETTS

ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS

Sealed bids for the construction of the “Stony Brook School Wastewater Treatment Facility Painting

Project” will be received by the Westford Water Department, 60 Forge Village Road, Westford, MA

01886 until 1:00 p.m. local time on June 6, 2024 at which time the Bids received will be publicly opened and read. Sealed Bids must have outer envelope marked as “Stony Brook School Wastewater

Treatment Facility Painting Project”. A non-mandatory Pre-Bid Conference will be held at the treatment facility, located at 9 Farmers Way, Westford, MA on Thursday May 30, 2024 at 10:00

AM.

The base bid work consists of; sandblasting and recoating the steel tanks housing the aerobic rotating biological contactor and clarifier; replacement of denite tank media; replacement of corroded metal process piping; replacement of corroded metal treatment tank hardware and supports; and installation of fall protection netting on outdoor tank hatches.

All Bids for this project are subject to the provisions of Massachusetts General Laws Chapter 149, Section 44A - 44J inclusive.

In accordance with Section 44D of Chapter 149 of the General Laws of Massachusetts as amended, the prospective General Bidders must submit with their Bid, a certificate of eligibility issued by the

Division of Capital Asset Management and Maintenance (DCAMM), showing that the Bidder has been approved to bid on projects of the size and nature as advertised herein. Prospective General

Bidders must also submit an updated statement summarizing their record for the period between the latest DCAMM certificate and the date of the Bid submittal. The DCAMM certificate of eligibility to be submitted by the General Bidder shall be for the category of work defined as “Painting”. Any

Subcontractors employed by the General Bidder to perform millwright, pipefitting, or associated work on the project shall be DCAMM certified for the DCAMM category of “Sewage and Water

Treatment Plants”.

Bidding Documents may be obtained electronically from the Tighe & Bond website at:

http://www.tighebond.com/Projects_Out_to_Bid.php. Prospective bidders must complete a one-time registration process on the web site in order to receive log-in credentials. Bidders must log in to the website to download bidding documents for the project. Bidders will be added to the “planholders” or prospective bidders list upon downloading the bidding documents for the project.

Minimum Wage Rates as determined by the Commissioner of Department of Workforce

Development under the provision of the Massachusetts General Laws, Chapter 149, Section 26 to

27D, as amended, apply to this project. It is the responsibility of the Contractor, before Bid opening, to request if necessary, any additional information on Minimum Wage Rates for those trades people who may be employed for the proposed Work under this Contract.

Owner reserves the right to waive any informality in or to reject any or all Bids, or to accept any Bid which in their opinion, is in the public interest to do so.

TOWN OF WESTFORD, MASSACHUSETTS

Consulting Engineer:

Tighe & Bond, Inc.

120 Front Street, Suite 700

Worcester, MA 01608

508-754-2201

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