1. Advertisement for Bids .pdf

This is an Advertisement for Bids from the Town of Bennington, Vermont Water Resources Division for the Monument Avenue Extension project (DWSRF RF3-559). The project involves constructing a water main line along Meadowbrook Drive, Southshire Drive, North Terrace Drive, South Terrace Drive, and Hickory Hill Road in Bennington, Vermont. Work includes trenching, removal of existing asphalt and subbase, installation of water main, directional drilling, thrust blocks, hydrants, curb stops, service lines, interior residential plumbing connections, well abandonment, and installation of roadway base and pavement with associated site work in accordance with contract plans and specifications. The solicitation is for general construction services.

This project is funded in part through the Vermont Drinking and Clean Water State Revolving Fund, which requires compliance with multiple federal and state provisions including bid security, Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) requirements, performance and payment bonds each equal to 100 percent of the contract price, American Iron and Steel (AIS) provisions under P.L. 113-76, and federal wage rates determined under the Davis-Bacon Act. Additionally, the project is subject to Build America, Buy America Act (BABAA) requirements under Title IX of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, necessitating that all iron, steel, manufactured products, and construction materials be produced in the United States absent an approved waiver. The solicitation also includes prohibitions on certain telecommunications and video surveillance services or equipment and requires project signage.