Bid Specifications Summary: Milford Lead Service Line Replacements

This bid specifications document pertains to the Connecticut Brownfield Land Bank, Inc. (CTBLB) in partnership with the Naugatuck Valley Council of Governments (NVCOG) for comprehensive management, maintenance, and regulatory compliance services at the Kinneytown Dam, a non-operational FERC-regulated hydroelectric facility located in Seymour and Ansonia, Connecticut. The scope of work requires professional engineering firms to develop a comprehensive site inventory and assessment, create a simplified Emergency Action Plan per FERC requirements, provide site security and maintenance oversight, conduct ongoing safety inspections, and deliver emergency engineering services as needed. Responding firms must be Connecticut-registered Professional Engineering firms with minimum five years of experience with FERC-regulated hydroelectric facilities and dam safety programs, with all personnel holding Connecticut Professional Engineering licenses. A mandatory on-site bidders meeting is scheduled for 1:00 p.m. on April 8, 2026, at the dam site (769 Derby Ave, Seymour, CT 06483). Written questions must be submitted no later than ten days prior to the April 22, 2026, proposal deadline at 3:00 p.m. The anticipated contract term is one year with renewal options at CTBLB's discretion, and the expected overall project duration is 60 months from contract execution.

Proposals must include hourly rates for on-call services across multiple staff classifications (Principal Engineer, Dam Safety Engineer, Field Technician, Electrical Engineer, Regulatory Compliance Specialist, and Emergency Response Services) as well as lump sum cost estimates for Tasks 1 and 2. The evaluation will utilize a modified Qualifications-Based Selection process emphasizing technical merit and relevant experience, with cost considered in relation to qualifications but not as the sole determining factor. No specific set-aside designations or restrictions on organization types apply; all vendors are eligible to respond. Respondents must maintain comprehensive insurance coverage including General Liability ($2,000,000 each occurrence/$4,000,000 aggregate), Auto Liability ($1,000,000), Workers Compensation (statutory limits), Excess/Umbrella Liability ($5,000,000), Errors and Omissions/Professional Liability ($3,000,000), and Valuable Papers Insurance ($75,000). No incumbent vendors or existing contractors are referenced, and the estimated total contract value has not been disclosed. Submissions must be made electronically in PDF format to Craig Stevenson at cstevenson@nvcogct.gov.