20-0024 Legal Ad.pdf

TOWN OF WEST SPRINGFIELD - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS

INVITATION TO BID GRANULAR ACTIVATED CARBON (GAC)

FOR MUNICIPAL WATER SUPPLY FILTRATION

Bid No. 20-0024

The Town of West Springfield invites bids from suppliers to furnish and deliver to the West Springfield Water Division, 240,000 pounds of virgin granular activated carbon (GAC) to the West Springfield Water Treatment Facility in Westfield Massachusetts. Bids will be received by the Department of Public Works at the Municipal Office Building, 26 Central Street, West Springfield, MA until July 8, 2020 at 10:00 AM.

Bidding documents may be obtained at the Town Website at:

http://www.townofwestspringfield.org/government/departments/finance/procurement-bids/bids

The bid shall be enclosed in a sealed envelope, endorsed with the name and businesses address of the Bidder and marked “IFB 20-0024 Granular Activated Carbon”. Proposers shall submit One (1) original and One (1) copy of the bid. The outside of the sealed envelope should clearly read: “BID 20-0024 – Granular Activated Carbon”. If, at the time of the scheduled bid opening, the Municipal Office Building is closed to the public, due to recent events, there will be a special mailbox set up in the lobby of the Town Hall labeled “bids” on July 8, 2020 from 8:00 AM to 10:00 AM for bidders who wish to physically drop off their bids. In addition, prospective bidders have the opportunity to submit their bids electronically via BidNetDirect at:

https://www.bidnetdirect.com/massachusetts/townofwestspringfield No bids will be accepted after the above stated date and time.

Immediately following that time all bids (paper and electronic) will be publicly opened and read aloud in the Merrick Room. If the Governor’s Order imposing limitation on the number of people that may gather still exists, no bidders will be allowed to physically attend the bid opening – it will be conducted by remote participation in the following manner:

Participate by internet: https://zoom.us/j/ Meeting ID: 871 9812 4227, or Participate by phone: 1 929 205 6099 Meeting ID: 871 9812 4227

The successful bidder shall furnish guarantee bonds in the form of a performance bond and a payment bond, each in an amount equal to 100% of the bid, from a surety company satisfactory to the town.

Each bid must be accompanied by a bid bond, a certified check, a treasurer's check or a cashier's check issued by a responsible bank or trust company and made payable to the Town of West Springfield in the amount of five percent (5%) of the total base bid amount.

The contract will be awarded to the responsive and responsible bidder offering the lowest price. The Town of West Springfield reserves the right to reject any or all bids and to waive any informality in bidding if it be in the public interest to do so.

Commonwealth of Massachusetts COVID-19 guidelines and procedures for all construction sites and workers as they apply to this project.

Inquiries related to this invitation to bid may be directed to Jeffrey Auer at JAuer@TownOfWestSpringfield.org

DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS

Robert J. Colson, Director http://www.townofwestspringfield.org/government/departments/finance/procurement-bids/bids https://www.bidnetdirect.com/massachusetts/townofwestspringfield mailto:JAuer@TownOfWestSpringfield.org