Invitation to Bid - Well Cleaning and Pump Replacement (002).doc

INVITATION TO BID

TOWN OF KINGSTON, MA

CONTRACT NO. 2024-02

TRACKLE POND WELL CLEANING AND PUMP REPLACEMENT

The Town of Kingston, Massachusetts will receive sealed Bids for Contract No. 2024-02, Trackle Pond Well Cleaning and Pump Replacement, until 1:00 p.m. local time on Thursday, September 19, 2024, at the Office of the Town Administrator/Chief Procurement Officer, Town House, 26 Evergreen Street, Kingston, MA 02364 at which time and place said Bids will be publicly opened and read aloud. Sealed envelopes containing bids must be clearly marked “Sealed Bid – Trackle Pond Well Cleaning and Pump Replacement.”

The Work consists of removal, inspection and replacement of the well pump; inspecting and videoing the well; cleaning and redevelopment of the well; and pump testing. This well is a 96 feet deep, 24-inch by 48-inch gravel packed well with design pumping rate of 1,000 gpm.

Each Bid shall be accompanied by a bid security in the form of a certified treasurer’s or cashier’s check, bid bond, or cash in the amount of five percent (5%) of the value of the Bid made payable to the Town of Kingston, MA.

Bid Forms and Contract Documents are available online at www.biddocs.com beginning September 4, 2024. Select Bid Listing then select this project. Next Register as an ePlan Holder at no cost to get an electronic copy of the documents. Bid Forms and Contract Documents may be viewed electronically and downloaded at no cost. Hard copies may be purchased at Nashoba Blue, Inc., 433 Main Street, Hudson, MA 01749 (Tel: 978-568-1167). The Contract Documents may be examined during business hours at Nashoba Blue, Inc. at 433 Main Street, Hudson, MA 01749 (telephone: 978-568-1167). Addenda, if issued, will be sent to registered plan holders by electronic mail (email). It is the sole responsibility of the Bidder to ascertain the existence of any and all Addenda and to review all Addenda prior to the bid opening. Hard copies of Addenda will not be mailed or faxed.

Successful bidder must furnish separate one hundred percent (100%) Construction Performance Bond and one hundred percent (100%) Construction Payment Bond with a Surety company acceptable to the Owner.

Minimum Wage Rates as determined by the Commissioner of Department of Workforce Development under the provision of the Massachusetts General Laws, Chapter 149, Sections 26 to 27D, as amended, apply to this project. It is the responsibility of the contractor, before bid opening, to request, if necessary, any additional information on Minimum Wage Rates for those trades people who may be employed for the proposed Work under this contract.

This Contract is being bid under the provisions of Massachusetts General Laws Chapter 30, Section 39M.

Complete instructions for filing Bids are included in the Instructions to Bidders.

The Owner reserves the right to reject any or all general bids if it is in the public interest to do so.

Town of Kingston, MA