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ADVERTISEMENT TO BID

STANTEC – 04/22/206 – ISSUED FOR BID

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SECTION 00 11 13 – ADVERTISEMENT TO BID

General Bids from prequalified general contractors for the Jersey Wells PFAS Water Treatment project shall be received by the Town of Pepperell Water Department, 47 Nashua Road Pepperell, MA 01463 until Wednesday, May 27, 2026 until 2:00 PM local time, and immediately thereafter they will be opened and read aloud. The General Bid opening will be broadcast virtually.

The GoTo Meeting link will be posted on the Town Water Department’s website (https://town.pepperell.ma.us/247/Water-Division).

In order to be eligible to submit a general bid for the Jersey Wells PFAS Water Treatment project, a general bidder must be certified in the following class of work:

i. Sewage and Water Treatment Plants

Filed Sub-Bids from prequalified filed sub-bidders will be received by the Town of Pepperell Water Department, 47 Nashua Road, Pepperell, MA 01463 until Tuesday, May 19, 2026 until 2:00 PM, local time, and immediately thereafter they will be publicly opened and read aloud. The Filed Sub-Bid opening will be broadcast virtually. The GoTo Meeting link will be posted on the Town Water Department’s website (https://town.pepperell.ma.us/247/Water-Division).

Filed Sub-Bids will be required for the following Subtrades: Acoustical Tile; Electrical Work; Fire Protection and Sprinkler Systems; Glass and Glazing; HVAC; Lathing and Plastering; Masonry Work; Metal Windows; Miscellaneous and Ornamental Iron; Painting; Plumbing; Resilient Floors;

Roofing and Flashing; Tile; Waterproofing, Dampproofing, and Caulking.

The General Bids and Filed Sub-Bids shall be submitted electronically through www.Projectdog.com. Enter the Project Code 872790 in the project locator box and select “Acquire Documents” to download documents.

A non-mandatory but highly recommended pre-bid meeting will be held at 47 Nashua Road, Pepperell, MA 01463 on April 29, 2026 at 9:00 AM followed by a site visit to 13 and 13A Jersey Street, Pepperell, MA 01463.

Please be advised that General Bids and Sub-Bids will ONLY be accepted from Contractors who have been prequalified for this project by the Town of Pepperell Water Department pursuant to M.G.L. c. 149 s. 44D1/2 and s. 44D3/4. A list of prequalified General Bidders and Sub-Bidders is available for inspection at the Town of Pepperell Water Department, 47 Nashua Road, Pepperell, MA 01463.

Each Bid shall be accompanied by a Bid Bond, a Certified Check, or a Treasurer's or Cashier's Check issued by a responsible Bank or Trust Company, in the amount of five (5) percent of the submitted bid, as Bid Security. Bid Security shall be made payable to the Town of Pepperell Water Department.

A. Timeframe: The time for completion of this contract is 900 calendar days.

B. Location: The Jersey Wells PFAS Water Treatment project is located at 13 and 13b Jersey Street, Pepperell, MA.

C. The Work of this Contract comprises the construction of a 1.3 million gallon per day water treatment plant, including influent and effluent pipelines, cartridge filtration, granular activated carbon vessels for PFAS removal, finished water clearwells, backwash residuals holding tank, chemical storage facilities, and appurtenant work. The major proposed work under this contract includes but is not limited to:

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1. Decommissioning the existing treatment building, including but not limited to removal and disposal of chemical tanks, pipes, and pumps and other associated items;

2. Civil site work, including site development, land clearing, earthwork, infiltration basins, drainage, site process piping, site utilities, site lighting, pavement, gravel drives, chain-link fence and gates, and retaining walls;

3. Water Treatment Plant building including concrete foundation and pads, masonry block, roofing systems and flashing, windows and doors, walls, structural steel, miscellaneous metalwork, break room, control room, laboratory, bathroom/locker rooms, chemical room, filter room, pump room, mechanical room, electrical room and various structural and architectural associated items as indicated;

4. Process equipment including cartridge filters; granular activated carbon vessels;

finished water distribution pumps and process piping; treatment residuals pumps and process piping; potassium hydroxide, sodium bisulfite, and sodium hypochlorite chemical equipment including feed pumps, piping, day tanks, bulk storage tanks; clearwells; and a treatment residuals holding tank;

5. HVAC, plumbing and fire protection systems, as indicated;

6. Electrical systems including demolition of existing overhead electric lines and replacement with underground electric lines, a pad-mounted emergency generator and transformer, Automatic Transfer Switch (ATS), Motor Control Center (MCC), Variable Frequency Drives (VFDs), lighting, site conduits and electrical manholes and other associated items as indicated on the drawings;

7. Instrumentation and Controls systems including treatment plant related SCADA upgrades, installation of new instrumentation equipment including PLC operated control panels with OIT interface and installation of various instruments as indicated on the drawings.

8. Work at the existing wellhouses including replacement of the existing well pumps, and upgrading electrical and control panels;

9. Detached garage (Add Alternate 1) – design and construct a detached pre-engineered metal garage located to the northeast of the proposed WTP, sharing an access road with the main facility. This detached garage will be used to store oversized Town vehicles such as a vacuum truck, dump truck and excavator. No additional functions are intended for this space.

10. Photovoltaic solar panels (Add Alternate 2) – provide and install a PV solar system mounted on the rooftop of the new Jersey Wells PFAS Treatment Facility building.

The system shall include solar PV panels, inverters and all required wiring/cabling to integrate with the new facility's electrical distribution system. The system will supplement the facility's energy needs and contribute to overall energy savings.

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Interested parties may contact Paul Paone (paul.paone@stantec.com) with questions or requests for clarification. All requests for additional information must be submitted in writing. Written responses to questions will be forwarded to all prospective firms.

The project (with the exception of Add Alternate 1 – Detached garage) is to be funded in part by the Massachusetts Clean Water Trust (the “Trust”).

This project is subject to Build America, Buy America (BABA) requirements and American Iron and Steel requirements of P.L. 113-76, the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2014.

Procurement Considerations – Six Good Faith Efforts. 40 CFR, Part 33, Subpart C: Pursuant to 40 CFR Section 33.301, the sub-recipient agrees to make good faith efforts whenever procuring construction, equipment, services, and supplies under an EPA financial assistance agreement, and to require that sub-recipients, loan recipients, and prime contractors also comply. Records documenting compliance with the six good faith efforts shall be retained. The specific good faith efforts can be found at: 40 CFR Section 33.301 (a)-(f).

The Massachusetts Supplier Diversity Office (SDO) benchmark goal of three percent (3%) participation by Veteran Business Enterprises (VBE) or Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Business Enterprises (SDVOBE) applies to this project. Only those businesses certified as VBEs or SDVOBEs by the SDO may be counted towards the participation goal. Potential bidders may request; per Massachusetts General Laws (MGL) Chapter 7, Section 61 (q) and (r); in writing an adjustment of the goals before bids are submitted. The SDO will make the final determination of whether the request can be granted.

This project is subject to the requirements of the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection’s Diesel Retrofit Program (MDRP). Bidders must submit a signed and dated Statement of Intent to Comply form as part of their bid proposal documents. All diesel-powered non-road construction equipment and vehicles greater than 50 brake horse power which will be used in the performance of the work under the Contract (hereinafter “Diesel Construction Equipment”) must have the following pollution control device installed unless exempt as provided in the Diesel Retrofit Appendix:

1. Emission control technology verified by U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) or the California Air Resources Board (“CARB”) for use with non-road engines;

2. Emission control technology verified by EPA or CARB for use with on-road engines provided that such equipment is operated with diesel fuel that has not more than 15 parts per million sulfur content (i.e. Ultra Low Sulfur Diesel fuel); or

3. Emission control technology certified by the manufacturer that such technology meets or exceeds the emission reductions provided by on-road or off-road emission control technology verified by EPA or CARB, i.e. that a Diesel Oxidation Catalyst is achieving the following minimum emission reductions: particulate matter 20%; carbon monoxide 40%; volatile organic compounds 50%; or a Diesel Particulate Filter is achieving a minimum of 85% emission reductions for particulate matter.

4. Emission control devices, such as oxidation catalysts or particulate filters, shall be installed on the exhaust system side of the Diesel Construction Equipment. The Contractor shall be responsible to ensure that the emissions control technology is operated, maintained, and serviced as recommended by the manufacturer. Bidder must submit a signed and dated Statement of Intent to Comply form as part of their bid documents. The Bureau of Waste Protection maintains the right to conduct inspections to assess the level of compliance with the Diesel Retrofit requirements.

mailto:paul.paone@stantec.com

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Minimum Wage Rates as determined by the Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development under the provision of the Massachusetts General Laws, Chapter 149, Sections 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. Federal Minimum Wage Rates as determined by the United States Department of Labor under the Davis-Bacon Act also apply to this project.

Bids for this Contract are subject to the provisions of MGL Chapter 149, Section 44A-44J.

Complete instructions for filing bids are included in the Instructions to Bidders.

The successful bidder shall submit documentation that all employees to be employed in the work subject to this bid have successfully completed a course in construction safety and health approved by the United State Occupational Safety and Health Administration that is at least 10 hours in duration. Any employee found on a worksite subject to this section without documentation of successful completion of a course in construction safety and health approved by the United States Occupational Safety and Health Administration that is at least 10 hours in duration shall be subject to immediate removal.

The successful Bidder shall furnish a Payment and Performance Bond each in the full amount of the Contract with a surety company approved by the OWNER, licensed to transact business in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and listed in the Treasury Department’s most recent edition of circular 570, as amended.

Contract payment will be by the lump sum price and/or unit price method as indicated on the Proposal Form. No Bidder may withdraw his Bid for a period of sixty (60) days after the date designated above for the opening.

The Owner reserves the right to waive any informalities in or reject any or all Bids or to accept any Bid deemed by them to be in the best interest of the Town of Pepperell Water Department, and to limit the extent of the work to keep within the limits of available funds.

TOWN OF PEPPERELL WATER DEPARTMENT, MASSACHUSETTS

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