00100 - Advertisement for Bids_ 10_13_26.pdf

SECTION 00100

ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS

Sealed Bids for the construction of the “Dracut Water Supply District, Well 4 Replacement Well Project” will be received by the Dracut Water Supply District at the Water Superintendent’s Office, 59 Hopkins Road, Dracut, MA 01826 until 2:00 p.m. local time on November 12, 2026 at which time the Bids received will be publicly opened and read. Sealed Bids must have outer envelope marked as “Dracut Water Supply District, Well 4 Replacement Well Project”.

Sealed Bids from Subcontractors addressed as referenced above will be received by the the Dracut Water Supply District at the Water Superintendent’s Office, 59 Hopkins Road, Dracut, MA 01826 until 2:00 p.m. local time on November 5, 2026 and then at said office publicly opened and read aloud. Sub-Bids with the required Bid deposit will be received for the following items of work:

Subtrades

Electrical

The work consists of a well pump and motor installation; pump house instrumentation and electrical upgrades and underground piping installation. Bid alternate 1 shall consist of the installation of underground electrical connection to Well No. 4. Bid alternate 2 work shall consist of the installation of underground electrical connection from the generator building to Well No. 5. Bids shall be on a lump sum basis, with alternate bid items as indicated in the Bid Form.

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

In accordance with Section 44D of Chapter 149 of the General Laws of Massachusetts as amended, the prospective General Bidders and Filed Sub-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 and Filed Sub-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 “Sewage and Water Treatment Plants”. The DCAMM certificate of eligibility to be submitted by the Filed Sub-Bidders shall be for the category of work for which they are submitting a Bid.

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 web site 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.

A bid deposit of 5% shall be furnished in accordance with the Instructions to Bidders.

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.

http://www.tighebond.com/Projects_Out_to_Bid.php

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.

A non-mandatory pre-Bid conference will be held at the site at 166 Frost Road, Tyngsborough, MA on October 23, 2026 at 9:30 AM.

DRACUT WATER SUPPLY DISTRICT, DRACUT, MASSACHUSETTS

Consulting Engineer:

Tighe & Bond Inc.

120 Front Street

Suite 700

Worcester, MA, 01608

508-754-2201

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