2024_0502_MWRA and High Rock.pdf

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SECTION 00100

ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS

Dedham-Westwood Water District, Dedham, Massachusetts (Owner)

Sealed bids for the Dedham-Westwood Water District’s contract for the Process Pipe Coating and

Insulating at High Rock and MWRA Pump Stations, will be received at the Dedham-Westwood

Water District, 50 Elm Street, Dedham, MA 02026 until 11:00 a.m. prevailing time, on Thursday, May 30, 2024, at which time and place said bids will be publicly opened and read aloud. The bid opening will be held at the District’s office.

The scope of work includes coating and insulating existing process piping within High Rock Pump

Station and MWRA Pump Station located in Westwood, Massachusetts.

The required contract completion period is 140 consecutive days, with construction permitted to commence after September 2, 2024.

Bid Security in the form of a bid bond, cash, certified check, treasurer’s or cashier’s check payable to the Owner, is required in the amount of five percent of the bid, in accordance with Section

00200, INSTRUCTIONS TO BIDDERS.

The Instructions to Bidders, Form of General Bid, Agreement, Plans, Specifications, Performance and Payment Bond, and other Contract Documents may be examined at the following:

Accent Printing, Inc., 99 Chelmsford Road, North Billerica, Massachusetts

Contract Documents may be viewed and downloaded as a Portable Document Format (PDF) file free of charge at www.accentblueprints.com. Copies may be obtained for a fee by completing an order online or by calling 978-362-8038 for each set. Completed orders may be picked up at the office of Accent Printing located at 99 Chelmsford Road, North Billerica, MA 01862 (978-362-

8038), from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Copies may also be shipped to prospective bidders for an additional charge to cover handling and mailing fees. All payments for printing and shipping are nonrefundable. For addition to the project plan holder’s list to guarantee receipt of addenda, it is recommended interested bidders obtain the Contract Documents directly from Accent. Interested bidders will be prompted to register an email address with Accent to access the documents.

The selected contractor shall furnish a performance bond and a payment bond in amount at least equal to one hundred percent (100%) of the contract price as stipulated in Section 00700

GENERAL CONDITIONS of these specifications.

All bids for this project are subject to applicable bidding laws of Massachusetts, including General

Laws Chapter 30, Section 39M as amended.

Prevailing Wage Rates as determined by the Director of the Executive Office of Labor and

Workforce Development under the provisions of the Massachusetts General Laws Chapter 149, Section 26 to 27H, as amended, apply to this project. It is the responsibility of the Bidder, before

10/29/2019 00100-2 bid opening, to request if necessary, any additional information on Prevailing Wage Rates for those trades people who may be employed for the proposed work under this contract.

By submission of a bid, the Bidder agrees that this bid shall be good and may not be withdrawn for a period of 30 days, Saturdays, Sundays, and legal holidays excluded after the opening of bids.

The Owner reserves the right to waive any informalities in bids and to reject any or all bids.

THE DEDHAM-WESTWOOD WATER DISTRICT, DEDHAM, MASSACHUSETTS

BY ITS BOARD OF WATER COMMISSIONERS

Weston & Sampson Engineers, Inc.

Reading, Massachusetts

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