High Street Drainage Improvements_Bid Documents.pdf

HIGH STREET DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENTS PROJECT

HIGH STREET

BRIDGEWATER, MASSACHUSETTS

BID DOCUMENTS

SLR No. 21408.00002 June 2025

PREPARED FOR:

THE TOWN OF BRIDGEWATER

66 CENTRAL SQUARE

BRIDGEWATER, MA 02324

PREPARED BY:

SLR INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION

99 REALTY DRIVE

CHESHIRE, CT 06410

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Invitation to Bid (Notice to Bidders) NB-1 to NB-2

Instructions to Bidders IB-1 to IB-5

Bid Forms

Bid Bond* F-1 to F-2 Affidavit of Non-Debarred Status* F-3 Non-Collusion Affidavit* F-4 Statement of State Tax Compliance* F-5 Statement of Bidder’s Qualifications* F-6 Bid Form* F-7 to F-10

Supplemental Form for General Bid* F-11 to F-14 *To be completed by each bidder.

Contract Forms and Conditions Funding Agency General Conditions 00710-1 to 00710-64 Supplementary Conditions SC-1 to SC-36 Duties, Responsibilities and Limitations of the Authority of the Resident Project Representative SC-37 to SC-39 Notice of Award C-510 Form of Agreement C-521 Notice to Proceed C-550 Construction Performance Bond C-610 Construction Payment Bond C-615 Contractor’s Application for Payment C-620 Certificate of Substantial Completion C-625 Work Change Directive C-940 Change Order C-941 Field Order C-942

Special Provisions SP-1 to SP-85 Attachment A – Prevailing Wage Rates

Contract Drawings 1 to 12

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INVITATION TO BID

(Notice to Bidders)

TOWN OF BRIDGEWATER

HIGH STREET DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENTS PROJECT

The Town of Bridgewater will receive sealed bids for the High Street Drainage Improvements Project, until 12:59 PM, local time, on Thursday, July 17, 2025, at the Memorial Building, Public Works Administration Office, 25 South Street, Bridgewater, MA 02324, at which time and place they will be opened publicly and read aloud.

The Bids shall be marked “High Street Drainage Improvements” and shall be prepared in accordance with the Bid Documents.

The Town of Bridgewater will conduct a Pre-Bid Conference and site showing on Wednesday, June 25, 2025, at 10:00 AM, at the Highway Barn Parking Lot, 151 High Street. Attendance at the site showing is optional. All questions and requests for clarification must be received in writing via email to DPWBIDS@Bridgewaterma.org by 5:00 PM on Thursday, July 3, 2025. Interpretations or clarifications considered necessary by Engineer in response to such questions will be issued by Addenda by Thursday, July 10, 2025, and emailed to all parties. Only questions answered by Addenda will be binding. Oral and other interpretations or clarifications will be without legal effect. It is the Bidders' responsibility to ensure that they have received all Project Addenda.

The work under this Contract consists of replacement of deteriorating corrugated metal pipe (CMP) drainage infrastructure with reinforced concrete pipe (RCP) within a major Town roadway. Block structure catch basins and manholes will also be replaced with precast concrete structures. This project also includes mill and overlay within High Street, granite curb replacement, asphalt sidewalk restoration, and lawn restoration in the vicinity of the drainage repairs.

The Town of Bridgewater will evaluate all bids on the basis of the Total Base Construction Cost bid price (page F-8, 4.1).

Bid Documents, including Plans and Specifications for the proposed work, may be obtained by emailing DPWBIDS@BridgewaterMA.org, on and after Tuesday, June 17, 2025. Bid Documents will also be available for review only at the Memorial Building, 25 South Street, between the hours of 9:00 AM and 3:00 PM, Monday through Thursday and from 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM on Friday. All inquiries in reference to technical issues shall be directed to DPWBIDS@BridgewaterMA.org.

Bidders shall be pre-qualified by the Massachusetts Department of Transportation. Only bidders pre-qualified by MassDOT may receive an official proposal format of the bidding documents.

Bidders are notified that the project has been awarded state funding and the project must be adhere to strict completion dates to be eligible for funding. Substantial Completion shall be by October 31, 2025, and Final Completion shall be by December 31, 2025. Contractor shall pay penalties for delays beyond these agreed upon dates.

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General bids must be accompanied by a certified check or bid bond, subject to the conditions contained in the Instruction to Bidders. The amount of the bid deposit shall not be less than five (5) percent of the value of the bid, payable to the Town of Bridgewater, Massachusetts. A bid may not be withdrawn by the bidder for a period of sixty (60) days, excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and legal holidays, after the day of the bid opening. The successful bidder must furnish a 100 percent Performance Bond and a 100 percent Payment Bond with a Massachusetts licensed surety company satisfactory to the Town of Bridgewater. Complete instructions for the filing bids are included in the Instructions to Bidders.

Bids shall be made on the basis of the Prevailing Wage Rates as determined by the Division of Occupational Safety pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 149, Sections 26 to 27D inclusive, of Massachusetts General Laws.

The Town of Bridgewater reserves the right to waive any informality in, or to reject, any or all bids if deemed to be in the best interests of the Town of Bridgewater.

Department of Public Works Town of Bridgwater, MA

INSTRUCTIONS TO BIDDERS

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1. Defined Terms.

Terms used in these Instructions to Bidders which are defined in the Standard General Conditions of the Construction Contract (2002 Edition) have the meanings assigned to them in the General Conditions.

Certain additional terms used in these Instructions to Bidders have the meanings indicated below which are applicable to both the singular and the plural thereof.

1.1. Bidder – one who submits a Bid directly to Owner as distinct from a sub-bidder, who submits a bid to a Bidder

1.2. Issuing Office – the office from which the Bidding Documents are to be issued and where the bidding procedures are to be administered.

1.3. Successful Bidder - the lowest responsible and responsive Bidder to whom Owner (on the basis of Owner's evaluation as hereinafter provided) makes an award.

2. Copies of Bidding Documents.

2.1. Complete sets of the Bidding Documents in the number stated in the Advertisement or Invitation may be obtained from Engineer (unless another issuing office is designated in the Advertisement or Invitation to Bid).

2.2 Complete sets of Bidding Documents must be used in preparing Bids; neither Owner nor Engineer assume any responsibility for errors or misinterpretations resulting from the use of incomplete sets of Bidding Documents.

2.3. Owner and Engineer in making copies of Bidding Documents available on the above terms do so only for the purpose of obtaining Bids on the Work and do not confer a license or grant for any other use.

3. Qualifications of Bidders.

To demonstrate qualifications to perform the Work, each Bidder must be prepared to submit within five days after bid opening upon Owner's request detailed written evidence such as financial data, previous experience present commitments and other such data as may be called for below (or in Supplementary Instructions). Each Bid must contain evidence of Bidder's qualification to do business in the state where the Project is located or covenant to obtain such qualification prior to award of the contract.

4. Examination of Contract Documents and Site.

4.1. It is the responsibility of each Bidder before submitting a Bid:

4.1.1. To examine the Contract Documents and other related data identified in the Bidding Documents (including “technical data”) referred to below;

4.1.2. To visit the site to become familiar with and satisfy Bidder as to the general, local and site conditions that may affect cost, Progress, performance or furnishing of the Work;

4.1.3. To consider federal. state and local laws and regulations that may affect cost, progress, performance or furnishing of the Work;

4.1.4. To study and carefully correlate Bidder's observations with the Contract Documents and such other relate data; and

4.1.5. To promptly notify Engineer of all conflicts, errors, ambiguities or discrepancies which Bidder has discovered in or between Contract Documents and such other related documents.

4.2 Reference is made to the Supplementary Conditions for the identification of:

4.2.1 Those reports of explorations and tests of subsurface at or contiguous to the site which have been utilized by Engineer in preparation of the Contract Documents. Bidder may rely upon the general accuracy of the “technical data” contained in such reports but not upon other data, interpretations, opinions or information contained in such reports or otherwise relating to the subsurface conditions of the site, nor upon the completeness thereof for the purposes of bidding or construction.

4.2.2 Those drawings of physical conditions in or relating to existing surface and subsurface structures (except Underground Facilities) which are at or contiguous to the site that have been utilized by Engineer in

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preparation of the Contract Documents. Bidder may rely upon the general accuracy of the “technical data” contained in such drawings but not upon other data, interpretations, opinions or information contained in such reports or otherwise relating to the subsurface conditions of the site, nor upon the completeness thereof for the purposes of bidding or construction.

Copies of such reports and drawings will be made available by Owner to Bidder on request. Those reports and drawings are not part of the Contract Documents, but the “technical data” contained therein upon which Bidder is entitled to rely as paragraph 4.02 of the General Conditions has been identified. Bidder is responsible for any interpretation or conclusion drawn from “technical data” or any such data, interpretations, opinions or information.

4.3 Provisions concerning responsibilities for the adequacy of data furnished to prospective Bidders with respect to subsurface conditions, other physical conditions, and Underground Facilities, and possible changes in the Contract Documents due to differing or unanticipated conditions appear in Paragraphs 4.02 and 4.03 of the General Conditions.

4.4 Before submitting a Bid each Bidder will be responsible to obtain such additional or supplementary examinations, investigations, explorations, tests, studies and data concerning conditions (surface, subsurface and Underground Facilities) at or contiguous to the site or otherwise, which may affect cost, progress, performance or furnishing of the Work or which relate to any aspect of the means, methods, techniques, sequences or procedures of construction to be employed by Bidder and safety precautions and programs incident thereto or which Bidder deems necessary to determine its Bid for performing and furnishing the Work in accordance with the time, price and other terms and conditions of the Contract Documents.

4.5 On request, Owner will provide each Bidder access to the site to conduct such examinations, investigations, explorations, tests and studies as each Bidder deems necessary for submission of a Bid. Bidder must fill all holes and clean up and restore the site to its former conditions upon completion of such examinations, investigations, explorations, tests and studies.

4.6 The submission of a Bid will constitute an incontrovertible representation by Bidder that Bidder has complied with every requirement of this Article 4, that without exception the Bid is premised upon performing and furnishing the Work required by the Contract Documents and applying the specific means, methods, techniques, sequences or procedures of construction (if any) that may be shown on or indicated or expressly required by the Contract Documents, that Bidder has given Engineer written notice of all conflicts, errors, ambiguities and discrepancies that Bidder has discovered in the Contract Documents and the written resolutions thereof by Engineer is acceptable to Bidder, and that the Contract Documents are generally sufficient to indicate and convey understanding of all terms and conditions for performance of the Work.

4.7 The provisions of 4.1 through 4.6, inclusive, do not apply to Asbestos, Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), Petroleum, Hazardous Waste or Radioactive Material covered by Paragraph 4.06 of the General Conditions.

5. Availability of Lands for Work, etc.

The lands upon which the Work is to be performed, rights-of-way and easements for access thereto and other lands designated for use by Contractor in performing the Work are identified in the Contract Documents. All additional lands and access thereto required for temporary construction facilities, construction equipment or storage of materials and equipment to be incorporated in the Work are to be obtained and paid for by Contractor. Easements for permanent structures or permanent changes in existing facilities are to be obtained and paid for by Owner unless otherwise provided in the Contract Documents.

6. Interpretations.

6.1 All questions about the meaning or intent of the Bidding Documents are to be directed to Engineer. Interpretations or clarifications considered necessary by Engineer in response to such questions will be issued by Addenda emailed or delivered to all parties recorded by Engineer as having received the Bidding Documents. Questions received less than ten days prior to the date for opening of Bids may not be answered. Only questions answered by formal written Addenda will be binding. Oral and other interpretations or clarifications will be without legal effect.

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6.2 Addenda may also be issued to modify the Bidding Documents as deemed advisable by Owner or Engineer.

7. Bid Security.

7.1. Each Bid must be accompanied by Bid Security made payable to Owner in an amount of five percent of the Bidder's maximum Bid price and in the form of a certified or bank check or a Bid Bond (on form attached, if a form is prescribed) issued by a Surety meeting the requirements of paragraph 5.01 of the General Conditions.

7.2 The Bid Security of the Successful Bidder will be retained until such Bidder has executed the Agreement and furnished the required Contract Security and met the other conditions of the Notice of Award, whereupon it will be returned.

If the successful Bidder fails to execute and deliver the Agreement and furnish the required Contract Security within 10 days of the Notice of Award, Owner may annul the Notice of Award and the Bid Security of that Bidder will be forfeited. The Bid Security of other Bidders whom Owner believes to have a reasonable chance of receiving the award may be retained by Owner until the earlier of the seventh day after the "effective date of the Agreement” or the thirty-sixth day after the Bid opening, whereupon Bid security furnished by such Bidders will be returned. Bid Security of other Bidders will be returned within seven days after the Bid opening.

8. Contract Times.

The number of days within which or the dates by which the Work is to be substantially completed and also completed and ready for final payment (the term “Contract Times” is defined in paragraph 1.01 of the General Conditions) are set forth in the Agreement (or incorporated therein by reference to the Bid Form).

9. Liquidated Damages.

Provisions for liquidated damages, if any, are set forth in the Agreement.

10. Substitute Material and Equipment.

The Contract, if awarded, will be on the basis of materials and equipment described in the Drawings or specified in the Specifications without consideration of possible substitute or "or equal" items. Whenever it is indicated in the Drawings or specified in the Specifications that a substitute or "or-equal" item of material or equipment may be furnished or used by Contractor if acceptable to Engineer, application for such acceptance will not be considered by Engineer until after the "effective date of the Agreement". The procedure for submittal of any such application by Contractor and consideration by Engineer is set forth in paragraphs 6.17,

6.7.2 and 6.7.3 of the General Conditions which may be supplemented in the General Requirements.

11. Subcontractors, etc.

11.1. If the Supplementary Conditions require the identity of certain Subcontractors and other persons and organizations to be submitted to Owner in advance of the Notice of Award, the apparent Successful Bidder, and any other Bidder so requested, will within seven days after the day of the Bid opening submit to Owner a list of all Subcontractors and other persons and organizations (including those who are to furnish the principal items of material and equipment) proposed for those portions of the Work as to which such identification is so required. Such list shall be accompanied by an experience statement with pertinent information as to similar projects and other evidence or qualification for each such Subcontractor, person and organization if requested by Owner. If Owner or Engineer after due investigation has reasonable objection to any proposed Subcontractor, other person or organization, either may before giving the Notice of Award request the apparent Successful Bidder to submit an acceptable substitute without an increase in Bid price. If the apparent Successful Bidder declines to make any such substitution.

the contract shall not be awarded to such Bidder, but his declining to make any such substitution will not constitute grounds for sacrificing his Bid Security. Any Subcontractor, other person or organization so listed and to whom Owner or Engineer does not make written objection prior to the giving of the Notice of Award will be deemed acceptable to Owner and Engineer.

11.2. In contracts where the Contract Price is on the basis of Cost-of-the-Work Plus a Fee, the apparent Successful Bidder, prior to the Notice of Award, shall identify in writing to Owner those portions of the Work that such Bidder proposes to subcontract and after the Notice of Award may only subcontract other portions of the Work with Owner's Written consent.

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11.3. No Contractor shall be required to employ any Subcontractor, other person or organization against whom he has reasonable objection.

12. Bid Form

12.1. The Bid Form is included with the Bidding Documents; additional copies may be obtained from Engineer.

12.2. All blanks on the Bid Form must be completed by printing in ink or by typewriter.

12.3. Bids by corporations must be executed in the corporate name by the president or a vice-president (or other corporate officer accompanied by evidence of authority to sign) and the corporate seal must be affixed and attested by the secretary or an assistant secretary. The corporate address and state of incorporation shall be shown below the signature.

12.4. Bids by partnerships must be executed in the partnership name and signed by a partner whose title must appear under the signature and the official address of the partnership must be shown below the signature.

12.5. All names must be typed or printed in black ink below the signature.

12.6. The Bid shall contain an acknowledgment of receipt, of all Addenda (the numbers of which shall be filled in on the Bid Form).

12.7. The address to which communications regarding the Bid are to be directed must be shown.

12.8. Evidence of authority to conduct business as an out-of-state corporation in the state where the Work is to be performed shall be provided in accordance with Paragraph 3 above. State Contractor license number, if any, must also be shown.

13. Submission of Bids.

Bids shall be submitted at the time and place indicated in the Invitation to Bid and shall be enclosed in an opaque sealed envelope, marked with the Project title and name and address of the Bidder and accompanied by the Bid Security and other required documents. If the Bid is sent through the mail or other delivery system the sealed envelope shall be enclosed in a separate envelope with the notation "BID ENCLOSED" on the face thereof.

14. Modification and Withdrawal of Bids.

14.1. Bids may be modified or withdrawn by an appropriate document duly executed (in the manner that a Bid must be executed) and delivered to the place where Bids are to be submitted at any time prior to the opening of Bids.

14.2. If, within twenty-four hours after Bids are opened, any Bidder files a duly signed written notice with Owner and promptly thereafter demonstrates to the reasonable satisfaction of Owner that there was a material and substantial mistake in the preparation of its Bid, that Bidder may withdraw his Bid and the Bid Security will be returned. Thereafter, that Bidder will be disqualified from further bidding on the Work.

15. Opening of Bids.

Bids will be opened publicly. An abstract of the amounts of the Base Bid and major Alternates (if any) will be made available to Bidders after the Bid opening.

16. Bids to Remain Subject to Acceptance

All Bids shall remain subject to acceptance for 35 days after the day of the Bid opening, but Owner may, in its sole discretion, release any Bid and return the Bid Security prior to that date.

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17. Award of Contract.

17.1. Owner reserves the right to reject any or all Bids, including without limitation the rights to reject any or all nonconforming, nonresponsive, unbalanced or conditional Bids and to reject the Bid of any Bidder if Owner believes that it would not be in the best interest of the Project to make an award to that Bidder, whether because the Bid is not responsive or the Bidder is unqualified or of doubtful financial ability or fails to meet any other pertinent standard or criteria established by Owner. Owner also reserves the right to waive all informalities not involving price, time or changes in the Work and to negotiate contract terms with the successful Bidder.

Discrepancies between the multiplication of unit of work and unit prices will be resolved in favor of the unit prices.

Discrepancies between words and figures will be resolved in favor of words. Discrepancies between the indicated sum of any column of figures and the correct sum thereof will be resolved in favor of the correct sum.

17.2. In evaluating Bids, Owner will consider the qualifications of the Bidders, whether or not the Bids comply with the prescribed requirements, and alternates and unit prices and other data, as may be requested in the Bid Form or prior to the Notice of Award.

17.3. Owner may consider the qualifications and experience of Subcontractors and other persons and organizations (including those who are to furnish the principal items of material or equipment) proposed for those portions of the Work as to which the identity of Subcontractors and other persons and organizations must be submitted as provided in the Supplementary Conditions. Operating costs, maintenance considerations, performance data and guarantees of materials and equipment may also be considered by Owner.

17.4. Owner may conduct such investigations as Owner deems necessary to assist in the evaluation of any Bid and to establish the responsibility, qualifications and financial ability of the Bidders, proposed Subcontractors and other persons and organizations to do the Work in accordance with the Contract Documents to Owner's satisfaction within the prescribed rime.

17.5. If the contract is to be awarded, it will be awarded to the lowest Bidder whose evaluation by Owner indicates to Owner that the award will be in the best interests of the Project.

17.6. If the contract is to be awarded, Owner will give Successful Bidder a Notice of Award within thirty-five days after the day of the Bid opening.

18. Contract Security.

Paragraph 5.01 of the General Conditions and the Supplementary Conditions set forth Owner's requirements as to performance and payment Bonds. When the Successful Bidder delivers the executed Agreement to Owner it shall be accompanied by the required performance and payment Bonds.

19. Signing of Agreement.

When Owner gives a Notice of Award to the Successful Bidder, it will be accompanied by the required number of unsigned counterparts of the Agreement and all other Contract Documents attached. Within fifteen days thereafter Contractor shall sign and deliver the required number of counterparts of the Agreement to Owner with all other Contract Documents attached. Within ten days thereafter Owner will deliver one fully signed counterpart to Contractor. Each counterpart is to be accompanied by a complete set of Drawings with appropriate identification.

20. Special Legal Requirements.

All bids shall be submitted in accordance with all requirements of all laws and regulations governing the performance of work on the Project. Bidder warrants and represents that it has read and is familiar with all such requirements

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BID BOND

PROJECT: High Street Drainage Improvements Bridgewater, Massachusetts

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that we the undersigned as PRINCIPAL, AND and SURETY, are held and firmly bound unto the Town of Bridgewater, Massachusetts, hereinafter called the OWNER in the penal sum of lawful money of the United States, for the payment of which sum well and truly to be made, we bind ourselves, our heirs, executors, successors, and assigns, jointly and severally, firmly by these presents.

THE CONDITION OF THIS OBLIGATION IS SUCH, that whereas the Principal has submitted the accompanying bid, dated , 20 , for

NOW THEREFORE, if the Principal shall not withdraw said bids within the period specified therein after the opening of the same, or, if no period be specified, within sixty (60) days after the said opening, and shall within the period specified therefore, or if no period be specified, within ten (10) days after the prescribed forms are presented to him for signature, enter into a written Contract with the OWNER in accordance with the Bid as accepted and give bond with good and sufficient surety or sureties, as may be required for the faithful performance and proper fulfillment of such Contract; or in the event of the withdrawal of said Bid within the period specified, or the failure to enter into such Contract and give such bond within the time specified, if the Principal shall pay the OWNER the difference between the amount specified in said Bid and the amount for which the OWNER may procure The required work or supplies for both, if the latter be in excess of the former, then the above obligation shall be void and of no effect, otherwise to remain in full force and virtue.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the above-bonded parties have executed this instrument under their several seals this day of , 20 , the name and corporate seal of each corporate party being hereto affixed and these presents duly signed by its undersigned representative, pursuant to authority of its governing body.

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In presence of:

(SEAL)

(Individual Principal)

Business Address

Partnership (SEAL)

Attest:

By

(Corp. Principal)

By (Affix Corp. Seal)

Attest:

By (Corp. Surety)

Countersigned

Attorney-in-Fact, State of

CERTIFICATE AS TO CORPORATE PRINCIPAL

I, , certify that I am the

Secretary of the Corporation named as Principal in the within bond; that

, who signed and said bond on behalf of the Principal was then of said corporation; and that I know his signature, and his signature thereto is genuine; and that said bond was duly signed, sealed and attested to for and in behalf of said corporation by authority of this governing body.

(Corporate Seal)

Title

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AFFIDAVIT OF NON-DEBARRED STATUS

COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS COUNTY

OF

SS:

I, of the City/Town (Name) of , in the County of , and the State of , of full age, being duly sworn according to the law on my oath depose and say that:

I am , a (Name) (Title, Position, etc.)

of (Name of Firm, Company or Corporation) the Bidder making the Bid for the High Street Drainage Improvements Project, and that I executed the said Bid with full authority so to do; that said Bidder at the time of making this Bid is not included on the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Commonwealth Treasurer’s List of Debarred, Suspended and Disqualified Bidders; and that all statements contained in said Bid and in this affidavit are true and correct, and made with the full knowledge that the Town of Bridgewater relies upon the truth of the statements contained in said Bid and in the statements contained in this affidavit in awarding the Contract for the said Project(s).

The undersigned further warrants that should the name of the firm, company or corporation making this Bid appear on the Commonwealth Treasurer’s List of Debarred, Suspended and Disqualified Bidders at anytime prior to, and during the life of this Contract, including any Guarantee Period, that the Town of Bridgewater shall be immediately so notified by the signatory of this Affidavit.

The undersigned understands that the firm, company or corporation making the Bid as a CONTRACTOR is subject to debarment, suspension and/or disqualification in contracting with the Commonwealth of Massachusetts if the CONTRACTOR, pursuant to NJAC 7:1-5.2, commits any of the acts listed therein, and as determined according to applicable law and regulation.

(Signature of Bidder)

(Printed or Typed Name and Title of Bidder)

(Address of Bidder)

(Seal if Corporation)

Subscribed and sworn to before this day of , 20 .

(Notary Public)

My Commission expires

(Date) (Seal)

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NON-COLLUSION AFFIDAVIT

COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS COUNTY

OF

SS:

I, of the City/Town of , in the County of , and the State of , of full age, being duly sworn according to the law on my oath depose and say that:

I am , a (Name) (Title, Position, etc.)

of (Name of Firm, Company or Corporation) the Bidder making the Bid for the High Street Drainage Improvements Project, and that I executed the said Bid with full authority so to do; that said Bidder has not, directly or indirectly, entered into any agreement, participated in any collusion, or otherwise taken any action in restraint of free, competitive bidding in connection with the above named Project(s); and that all statements contained in said Bid and this affidavit are true and correct, and made with full knowledge that the Town of Bridgewater relies upon the truth of the statements contained in said Bid and in the statements contained in this affidavit in awarding the Contract for the said Project(s).

I further warrant that no person or selling agency has been employed or retained to solicit or secure such Contract upon an agreement or understanding, for a commission, percentage, brokerage or contingent fee, except bonafide employees of the Bidder or bonafide established commercial or selling agencies maintained by

By:

(Signature of Bidder)

(Printed or Typed Name and Title of Bidder)

(Address of Bidder)

(Seal if Corporation)

Subscribed and sworn to before this day of , 20 .

(Notary Public)

My Commission expires

(Date) (Seal)

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STATEMENT OF STATE TAX COMPLIANCE

Pursuant to Chapter 62C of the Massachusetts General Laws, Section 49A (b), I, (Name and Title) authorized signatory for whose principal place of (Contracting Party) business is at do hereby certify under the pains and penalties of perjury, that _ (Contracting Party) has complied with all laws of the Commonwealth relating to taxes.

Authorized Signature

Date

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STATEMENT OF BIDDERS’ QUALIFICATIONS

Contractors shall be pre-qualified through the Massachusetts Department of Transportation – Highway Division (MassDOT) Prequalification Office and shall be subject to the requirements of MGL Chapter 29, Section 8B whereby each prospective bidder for any work to be awarded by a municipality under the provisions of Section 34 of Chapter 90, must be prequalified in accordance with 720 CMR 5.00, Prequalification of Contractors by MassDOT.

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BID FORM

PROJECT IDENTIFICATION: High Street Drainage Improvements Bridgewater, Massachusetts

THIS BID IS SUBMITTED TO: Department of Public Works Town of Bridgewater

25 South Street Bridgewater, MA 02324

1. The undersigned BIDDER proposes and agrees, if the BID is accepted to enter into an Agreement with OWNER, to complete all Work as specified or indicated in the Contract Documents for the Contract Price and within the Contract Time indicated in this Bid and in accordance with the Contract Documents.

2. BIDDER accepts all of the terms and conditions of the Instructions to Bidders. This Bid will remain open for sixty days after the day of Bid opening. BIDDER will sign the Agreement and submit the Contract Security and other documents required by the Contract Documents within fifteen days after the date of OWNER's Notice of Award.

3. In submitting this Bid, BIDDER represents, as more fully set forth in the Agreement, that:

3.1 BIDDER has examined copies of all the Contract Documents and of the following addenda:

Date Number

(receipt of all of which is hereby acknowledged) and also copies of the Notice to Bidders and the Instructions to Bidders;

3.2 BIDDER has examined the site and locality where the Work is to be performed, the legal requirements (federal, state and local laws, ordinances, rules and regulations) and the conditions affecting cost, progress of performance of the Work and has made such independent investigations as BIDDER deems necessary.

3.3 BIDDER is aware of the general nature of Work to be performed by OWNER and others at the site that relates to Work for which this Bid is submitted as indicated in the Contract Documents.

3.4 BIDDER has given Engineer written notice of all conflicts, errors, ambiguities or discrepancies that BIDDER has discovered in the Contract Documents and the written resolution thereof by Engineer is acceptable to Bidder, and the Contract Documents are

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3.5 This Bid is genuine and not made in the interest of or on behalf of any undisclosed person, firm or corporation, and is not submitted in conformity with any agreement or rules of any group, association, organization or corporation; BIDDER has not directly or indirectly induced or solicited any other Bidder to submit a false or sham Bid; BIDDER has not solicited or induced any person, firm or corporation to refrain from bidding; and BIDDER has not sought by collusion to obtain for himself any advantage over any other Bidder or over OWNER; and

4. BIDDER will complete the Work for the following price.

4.1 Total Base Construction Cost ($ )

5. Time is of the essence. BIDDER agrees to the following schedule:

• Substantial Completion by October 31, 2025

• Final Completion by December 31, 2025

• Refer to the Special Provisions – Notice(s) to Contractor for additional schedule requirements

6. The following documents are attached to and made a condition of this Bid:

6.1 A tabulation of Subcontractors and other persons or organizations required to be identified in this Bid.

6.2 Required Bidders Qualification Statement with supporting data (If requested by the Town of Bridgewater or the Engineer).

7. Communications concerning this Bid shall be addressed to: Company: _________ Contact Person: Tel. No:

Address:

Email:

8. The terms used in this Bid which are defined in the General Conditions of the Construction Contract, included as part of the Contract Documents, have the meanings assigned to them in the General Conditions.

SUBMITTED on , 20 .

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The BIDDER is:

An Individual

(Individual's Name)

(SEAL)

doing business as

Business address:

Phone No.:

A Partnership

By (SEAL) (Firm Name)

(General Partner)

Phone No:

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A Corporation

(Corporation Name)

(State of Incorporation)

(name of person authorized to sign)

(Corporate Seal)

Attest (Secretary)

Phone No:

A Joint Venture

(Address)

(Address)

(Each joint venturer must sign. The manner of signing for each individual, partnership and corporation that is party to the joint venture should be in the manner indicated above.)

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Project #21408.00002

Location: Bridgewater, Massachusetts

Description: High Street Drainage Improvements Project

ITEM # QUANTITY ITEM WITH UNIT BID PRICE

WRITTEN IN WORDS UNIT PRICE AMOUNT

1 1

SITE PREPARATION

AT ____________________________

LUMP SUM

2 1

EROSION AND SEDIMENT CONTROLS

3 1

TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT

4 1

DEMOLITION AND REMOVALS

120. 1

EARTH EXCAVATION

121. 100

CLASS A ROCK EXCAVATION

PER CUBIC YARD

146. 23

DRAINAGE STRUCTURE REMOVED

AT____________________________

PER EACH

151. 190

GRAVEL BORROW

156.8 245

CRUSHED STONE FOR SUBBASE

170. 890

FINE GRADING AND COMPACTING – SUBGRADE AREA

PER SQUARE YARD

191.6 12

TEST PIT

201.5 14

CATCH BASIN – MUNICIPAL STANDARD (4’ DIA.)

202.01 4

MANHOLE – MUNICIPAL STANDARD (4’ DIA.)

SUPPLEMENTAL FORM FOR GENERAL BID

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Description: High Street Drainage Improvements Project

ITEM # QUANTITY ITEM WITH UNIT BID PRICE

WRITTEN IN WORDS UNIT PRICE AMOUNT

202.02 3

MANHOLE – MUNICIPAL STANDARD (5’ DIA.)

220. 1

CONNECTION TO EXISTING CULVERT

221.09 7

MANHOLE FRAME AND COVER – SALVAGE AND REUSE

221.11 1

MANHOLE FRAME AND COVER

222.09 14

CATCH BASIN FRAME AND GRATE – SALVAGE AND REUSE

222.11 2

CATCH BASIN FRAME AND GRATE

243.12 673

12 INCH REINFORCED CONCRETE PIPE CLASS IV

PER LINEAR FOOT

243.15 254

15 INCH REINFORCED CONCRETE PIPE CLASS IV

243.18 412

18 INCH REINFORCED CONCRETE PIPE CLASS IV

243.24 88

24 INCH REINFORCED CONCRETE PIPE CLASS IV

270.1 1,463

DRAINAGE PIPE REMOVED AND DISPOSED

402. 350

DENSE GRADED CRUSHED STONE

415.1 5,000

PAVEMENT STANDARD MILLING

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Description: High Street Drainage Improvements Project

ITEM # QUANTITY ITEM WITH UNIT BID PRICE

WRITTEN IN WORDS UNIT PRICE AMOUNT

450.22 750

SUPERPAVE SURFACE COURSE – 9.5 (SSC-9.5)

PER TON

450.31 150

SUPERPAVE INTERMEDIATE COURSE – 12.5 (SIC-12.5)

452. 300

ASHPALT EMULSION FOR TACK COAT

PER GALLON

504.18 274

GRANITE CURB

580.1 110

GRANITE CURB – SALVAGE AND RESET

702. 10

HOT MIX ASPHALT SIDEWALK OR DRIVEWAY

748. 1

MOBILIZATION

765. 135

LAWN ESTABLISHMENT

868.04 3,510

4” REFLECTORIZED WHITE LINE (EPOXY)

869.04 2,670

4” REFLECTORIZED YELLOW LINE (EPOXY)

991.1 1

CONTROL OF WATER

Allowance

A1 1 FIELD ORDER ALLOWANCE $20,000 $20,000

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Description: High Street Drainage Improvements Project

ITEM # QUANTITY ITEM WITH UNIT BID PRICE

WRITTEN IN WORDS UNIT PRICE AMOUNT

BASE BID TOTAL

Note: It is understood that the unit prices shall govern in case of discrepancy between the unit price and the Total Bid amount. In the case of a conflict between bid number and the bid written in words, the bid written in words shall govern. The Total Bid per Item is the Unit Price Bid per Item times the Quantity of Units for that Item.

EJCDC C-710 Standard General Conditions of the Construction Contract, Funding Agency Edition

Copyright © 2002 National Society of Professional Engineers for EJCDC. All rights reserved.

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STANDARD GENERAL CONDITIONS

OF THE CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT

FUNDING AGENCY EDITION

Prepared by

ENGINEERS JOINT CONTRACT DOCUMENTS COMMITTEE

and

Issued and Published Jointly By

PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS IN PRIVATE PRACTICE

a practice division of the

NATIONAL SOCIETY OF PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS

AMERICAN COUNCIL OF ENGINEERING COMPANIES

AMERICAN SOCIETY OF CIVIL ENGINEERS

This document has been approved and endorsed by

The Associated General Contractors of America and the

Construction Specification Institute

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Copyright © 2002 National Society of Professional Engineers 1420 King Street, Alexandria, VA 22314-2794

(703) 684-2882

American Council of Engineering Companies 1015 15th Street N.W., Washington, DC 20005

(202) 347-7474

American Society of Civil Engineers 1801 Alexander Bell Drive, Reston, VA 20191-4400

(800) 548-2723

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Page

Article 1 – Definitions and Terminology

1.01 Defined Terms

1.02 Terminology

Article 2 – Preliminary Matters

2.01 Delivery of Bonds and Evidence of Insurance

2.02 Copies of Documents

2.03 Commencement of Contract Times; Notice to Proceed

2.04 Starting the Work

2.05 Before Starting Construction

2.06 Preconstruction Conference

2.07 Initial Acceptance of Schedules

Article 3 – Contract Documents: Intent, Amending, Reuse

3.01 Intent

3.02 Reference Standards

3.03 Reporting and Resolving Discrepancies

3.04 Amending and Supplementing Contract Documents

3.05 Reuse of Documents

3.06 Electronic Data

Article 4 – Availability of Lands; Subsurface and Physical Conditions; Hazardous Environmental Conditions; Reference Points

4.01 Availability of Lands

4.02 Subsurface and Physical Conditions

4.03 Differing Subsurface or Physical Conditions

4.04 Underground Facilities

4.05 Reference Points

4.06 Hazardous Environmental Condition at Site

Article 5 – Bonds and Insurance

5.01 Performance, Payment, and Other Bonds

5.02 Licensed Sureties and Insurers

5.03 Certificates of Insurance

5.04 Contractor’s Liability Insurance

5.05 Owner’s Liability Insurance

5.06 Property Insurance

5.07 Waiver of Rights

5.08 Receipt and Application of Insurance Proceeds

5.09 Acceptance of Bonds and Insurance; Option to Replace

5.10 Partial Utilization, Acknowledgment of Property Insurer

Article 6 – Contractor’s Responsibilities

6.01 Supervision and Superintendence

6.02 Labor; Working Hours

6.03 Services, Materials, and Equipment

6.04 Progress Schedule

6.05 Substitutes and “Or-Equals”

6.06 Concerning Subcontractors, Suppliers, and Others

6.07 Patent Fees and Royalties

6.08 Permits

6.09 Laws and Regulations

6.10 Taxes

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6.11 Use of Site and Other Areas

6.12 Record Documents

6.13 Safety and Protection

6.14 Safety Representative

6.15 Hazard Communication Programs

6.16 Emergencies

6.17 Shop Drawings and Samples

6.18 Continuing the Work

6.19 Contractor’s General Warranty and Guarantee

6.20 Indemnification

6.21 Delegation of Professional Design Services

Article 7 – Other Work at the Site

7.01 Related Work at Site

7.02 Coordination

7.03 Legal Relationships

Article 8 – Owner’s Responsibilities

8.01 Communications to Contractor

8.02 Replacement of Engineer

8.03 Furnish Data

8.04 Pay When Due

8.05 Lands and Easements; Reports and Tests

8.06 Insurance

8.07 Change Orders

8.08 Inspections, Tests, and Approvals

8.09 Limitations on Owner’s Responsibilities

8.10 Undisclosed Hazardous Environmental Condition

8.11 Evidence of Financial Arrangements

Article 9 – Engineer’s Status During Construction

9.01 Owner’s Representative

9.02 Visits to Site

9.03 Project Representative

9.04 Authorized Variations in Work

9.05 Rejecting Defective Work

9.06 Shop Drawings, Change Orders and Payments

9.07 Determinations for Unit Price Work

9.08 Decisions on Requirements of Contract Documents and Acceptability of Work

9.09 Limitations on Engineer’s Authority and Responsibilities

Article 10 – Changes in the Work; Claims

10.01 Authorized Changes in the Work

10.02 Unauthorized Changes in the Work

10.03 Execution of Change Orders

10.04 Notification to Surety

10.05 Claims

Article 11 – Cost of the Work; Allowances; Unit Price Work

11.01 Cost of the Work

11.02 Allowances

11.03 Unit Price Work

Article 12 – Change of Contract Price; Change of Contract Times

12.01 Change of Contract Price

12.02 Change of Contract Times

12.03 Delays

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Article 13 – Tests and Inspections; Correction, Removal or Acceptance of Defective Work

13.01 Notice of Defects

13.02 Access to Work

13.03 Tests and Inspections

13.04 Uncovering Work

13.05 Owner May Stop the Work

13.06 Correction or Removal of Defective Work

13.07 Correction Period

13.08 Acceptance of Defective Work

13.09 Owner May Correct Defective Work

Article 14 – Payments to Contractor and Completion

14.01 Schedule of Values

14.02 Progress Payments

14.03 Contractor’s Warranty of Title

14.04 Substantial Completion

14.05 Partial Utilization

14.06 Final Inspection

14.07 Final Payment

14.08 Final Completion Delayed

14.09 Waiver of Claims

Article 15 – Suspension of Work and Termination

15.01 Owner May Suspend Work

15.02 Owner May Terminate for Cause

15.03 Owner May Terminate For Convenience

15.04 Contractor May Stop Work or Terminate

Article 16 – Dispute Resolution

16.01 Methods and Procedures

Article 17 – Miscellaneous

17.01 Giving Notice

17.02 Computation of Times

17.03 Cumulative Remedies

17.04 Survival of Obligations

17.05 Controlling Law

17.06 Headings

Article 18 – Federal Requirements

18.01 Agency Not a Party

18.02 Contract Approval

18.03 Conflict of Interest

18.04 Gratuities

18.05 Audit and Access to Records

18.06 Small, Minority and Women’s Businesses

18.07 Anti-Kickback

18.08 Clean Air and Pollution Control Acts

18.09 State Energy Policy

18.10 Equal Opportunity Requirements

18.11 Restrictions on Lobbying

18.12 Environmental Requirements

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GENERAL CONDITIONS

ARTICLE 1 – DEFINITIONS AND TERMINOLOGY

1.01 Defined Terms

A. Wherever used in the Bidding Requirements or Contract Documents and printed with initial capital letters, the terms listed below will have the meanings indicated which are applicable to both the singular and plural thereof. In addition to terms specifically defined, terms with initial capital letters in the Contract Documents include references to identified articles and paragraphs, and the titles of other documents or forms.

1. Addenda – Written or graphic instruments issued prior to the opening of Bids which clarify, correct, or change the Bidding Requirements or the proposed Contract Documents.

2. Agency – The Federal or state agency named as such in the Agreement.

3. Agreement – The written instrument which is evidence of the agreement between Owner and Contractor covering the Work.

4. Application for Payment – The form acceptable to Engineer which is to be used by Contractor during the course of the Work in requesting progress or final payments and which is to be accompanied by such supporting documentation as is required by the Contract Documents.

5. Asbestos – Any material that contains more than one percent asbestos and is friable or is releasing asbestos fibers into the air above current action levels established by the United States Occupational Safety and Health Administration.

6. Bid – The offer or proposal of a Bidder submitted on the prescribed form setting forth the prices for the Work to be performed.

7. Bidder – The individual or entity who submits a Bid directly to Owner.

8. Bidding Documents – The Bidding Requirements and the proposed Contract Documents (including all Addenda).

9. Bidding Requirements – The Advertisement or Invitation to Bid, Instructions to Bidders, bid security of acceptable form, if any, and the Bid Form with any supplements.

10. Change Order – A document recommended by Engineer which is signed by Contractor and Owner and Agency and authorizes an addition, deletion, or revision in the Work or an adjustment in the Contract Price or the Contract Times, issued on or after the Effective Date of the Agreement.

11. Claim – A demand or assertion by Owner or Contractor seeking an adjustment of Contract Price or Contract Times, or both, or other relief with respect to the terms of the Contract. A demand for money or services by a third party is not a Claim.

12. Contract – The entire and integrated written agreement between the Owner and Contractor concerning the Work. The Contract supersedes prior negotiations, representations, or agreements, whether written or oral.

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13. Contract Documents – Those items so designated in the Agreement. Only printed or hard copies of the items listed in the Agreement are Contract Documents. Approved Shop Drawings, other Contractor’s submittals, and the reports and drawings of subsurface and physical conditions are not Contract Documents.

14. Contract Price – The moneys payable by Owner to Contractor for completion of the Work in accordance with the Contract Documents as stated in the Agreement (subject to the provisions of Paragraph 11.03 in the case of Unit Price Work).

15. Contract Times – The number of days or the dates stated in the Agreement to: (i) achieve Milestones, if any, (ii) achieve Substantial Completion; and (iii) complete the Work so that it is ready for final payment as evidenced by Engineer’s written recommendation of final payment.

16. Contractor – The individual or entity with whom Owner has entered into the Agreement.

17. Cost of the Work – See Paragraph 11.01.A for definition.

18. Drawings – That part of the Contract Documents prepared or approved by Engineer which graphically shows the scope, extent, and character of the Work to be performed by Contractor. Shop Drawings and other Contractor submittals are not Drawings as so defined.

19. Effective Date of the Agreement – The date indicated in the Agreement on which it becomes effective, but if no such date is indicated, it means the date on which the Agreement is signed and delivered by the last of the two parties to sign and deliver.

20. Engineer – The individual or entity named as such in the Agreement.

21. Field Order – A written order issued by Engineer which requires minor changes in the Work but which does not involve a change in the Contract Price or the Contract Times.

22. General Requirements – Sections of Division 1 of the Specifications. The General Requirements pertain to all sections of the Specifications.

23. Hazardous Environmental Condition – The presence at the Site of Asbestos, PCBs, Petroleum, Hazardous Waste, or Radioactive Material in such quantities or circumstances that may present a substantial danger to persons or property exposed thereto in connection with the Work.

24. Hazardous Waste – The term Hazardous Waste shall have the meaning provided in Section 1004 of the Solid Waste Disposal Act (42 USC Section 6903) as amended from time to time.

25. Laws and Regulations; Laws or Regulations – Any and all applicable laws, rules, regulations, ordinances, codes, and orders of any and all governmental bodies, agencies, authorities, and courts having jurisdiction.

26. Liens – Charges, security interests, or encumbrances upon Project funds, real property, or personal property.

27. Milestone – A principal event specified in the Contract Documents relating to an intermediate completion date or time prior to Substantial Completion of all the Work.

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28. Notice of Award – The written notice by Owner to the Successful Bidder stating that upon timely compliance by the Successful Bidder with the conditions precedent listed therein, Owner will sign and deliver the Agreement.

29. Notice to Proceed – A written notice given by Owner to Contractor fixing the date on which the Contract Times will commence to run and on which Contractor shall start to perform the Work under the Contract Documents.

30. Owner – The individual or entity with whom Contractor has entered into the Agreement and for whom the Work…