Legal Ad EQ2 Tank.pdf

SECTION 00 11 13

ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS

Town of Yarmouth, Massachusetts

(Owner)

Sealed bids for the Yarmouth Septage Treatment Plant (STP) Equalization Tank No. 2 Reconstruction project for the Town of Yarmouth, Massachusetts, will be received by the Town Administrator at the Yarmouth Town Hall, 1146 Route 28, South Yarmouth, MA 02664, until 3:00 PM, prevailing time, on Thursday, August 27, 2026, at which time and place said bids will be publicly opened and read aloud.

It is the intention of the Owner to award the Contract to the lowest responsible and eligible bidder.

The scope of work includes the reconstruction of one below grade septage equalization tank at the Yarmouth STP, with all associated appurtenances as shown in the Contract Documents. Additional details on the work to be performed are provided in the Contract Documents.

Estimated construction cost: $3,000,000.00

Category of DCAMM Certification: Sewage and Water Treatment Plants

Bid security in the form of a bid bond, cash, certified check, treasurer’s or cashier’s check, payable to the Town of Yarmouth, is required in the amount of five percent (5%) of the total bid, in accordance with Section 00 21 13 – Instructions to Bidders.

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

Contract Documents may be viewed and downloaded as a Portable Document Format (PDF) file, free of charge, at https://www.yarmouth.ma.us/bids.aspx

To be added to the plan holders list and to ensure receipt of addenda, it is recommended that interested bidders register an email address with the Town when accessing the documents.

The successful contractor shall furnish a Performance Bond and a Payment Bond, each in the amount of 100 percent (100%) of the Contract price, as required by Section 00 72 00 – General Conditions.

General Contractors shall file their bids with:

A copy of their DCAMM Certificate of Eligibility (Form CQ7) showing they are eligible to bid on projects of this category and dollar value, and

A completed DCAMM Update Statement (Form CQ3), provided in Section 00 45 13 – Attachment A.

All bids for this project are subject to the applicable bidding laws of Massachusetts, including M.G.L. c.149, §§44A–44J, as amended.

Prevailing Wage Rates as determined by the Director of the Department of Labor Standards (DLS) under M.G.L. c.149, §§26–27H, as amended, apply to this project. It is the responsibility of each

Bidder, prior to bid opening, to request any additional information on prevailing wage rates for those trades that may be employed for the proposed work.

By submitting a bid, the Bidder agrees that this bid shall remain valid and may not be withdrawn for a period of thirty (30) days, Saturdays, Sundays, and legal holidays excluded, after the date of the bid opening.

The Owner reserves the right to waive any informalities in, or to reject, any or all bids if it is deemed in the best interest of the Town to do so.

TOWN OF YARMOUTH, MASSACHUSETTS

BY ITS

Weston & Sampson Engineers, Inc.

Reading, Massachusetts