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SPRINGFIELD WATER AND SEWER COMMISSION

CHIEF PROCUREMENT OFFICER

Bid No. 26-25 Cobble Mountain Unit 3 Valve Replacements

CAPITAL PROJECT

Sealed bids for a Prime Contractor contract are requested by the Springfield Water and Sewer Commission’s

(SWSC) Chief Procurement Officer. Bidding procedures are per Massachusetts General Laws (MGL) Chapter 149 as amended and other applicable statutes.

In accordance with Section 44D of Chapter 149 of the General Laws of Massachusetts as amended, the prospective

General Bidders and Filed Sub-Bidders must submit with their Bid, a certificate of eligibility issued by the Division of Capital Asset Management and Maintenance (DCAMM), showing that the Bidder has been approved to bid on projects of the size and nature as advertised herein. Prospective General Bidders and Filed Sub-Bidders must also submit an updated statement summarizing their record for the period between the latest DCAMM certificate and the date of the Bid submittal. The DCAMM certificate of eligibility to be submitted by the General Bidder shall be for the category of work defined as “MECHANICAL SYSTEMS” The DCAMM certificate of eligibility to be submitted by the Filed Sub-Bidders shall be for the category of work for which they are submitting a Bid.

This project is expected to be funded in part by the Department of Energy under the terms of Section 243 of the

Energy Policy Act of 2005 (EPAct 2005), Hydroelectric Efficiency Improvement Incentives, as amended by Section

40332 of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act of 2021 (IIJA) and the Build America, Buy America Act and also may be funded in part by the Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (WIFIA) and Bidders’ attention is drawn to the WIFIA/DOE requirements contained in the bidding documents.

Bids for Prime/General Contractor will be accepted by the Chief Procurement Officer at the Springfield Water and

Sewer Commission John J. Lyons Administration Building, 250 M Street Ext., Agawam, MA until 2:00PM EDT on May 8th, 2026, at which time they will be publicly opened and read.

Bids from Subcontractors will be accepted by the Chief Procurement Officer at the Springfield Water and Sewer

Commission John J. Lyons Administration Building, 250 M Street Ext., Agawam, MA until 2:00 PM EDT on April

24th, 2026, at which time they will be publicly opened and read. Sub-Bids with the required Bid deposit will be received for the following items of work:

Subtrades

Plumbing

Electrical Work

Project Description:

The Cobble Mountain Hydroelectric Station Unit 3 uses two large butterfly isolation valves, an electric motor-operated Upper Isolation Valve and a hydraulically controlled Lower Isolation Valve—for penstock and turbine shutoff. Both valves, original to the 1930s, are corroded, leak excessively, and have surpassed their design life, prompting a modernization project to replace them and the associated components with modern equipment rated for a 50-year lifespan. The new valves will be custom fabricated to fit the same footprint as the existing valves, eliminating the need for penstock modifications. The Project is estimated not to exceed $2,500,000. The procurement specifications include an alternative bid option to obtain cost and schedule information for also replacing Unit 1 valves, identical to the Unit 3 scope.

A mandatory pre-bid meeting has been scheduled for February 25th, at 10 A.M. on site at Springfield Water &

Sewer Commission, Cobble Mountain Powerhouse, 1711 Granville Road, Westfield, MA 01085, and will include a short presentation from the project management team. Bidders must attend the pre-bid meeting or else risk rejection of their bids. Pre-bid contact: (Contact: Christopher Doe, at Christopher.Doe@hdrinc.com)

Bid Forms and Contract Documents will be available for pick-up at BidDocs on February 9th , 2026 online at biddocs.com (may be viewed electronically and hard copy requested) or at Nashoba Blue, Inc. at 433 Main

Street, Hudson, MA 01749 (978-568-1167). Bidders requesting Contract Documents to be mailed to them shall include a separate check for $40.00 per set for UPS Ground (or $65.00 per set for UPS overnight), payable to BidDocs ONLINE Inc. to cover mail handling costs (these costs are estimated and are subject to increase).

Contractor must agree to pay Davis Bacon wage rates or MA Prevailing Wage rates whenever applicable. The

SWSC reserves the right to waive any informality in, or to revoke, any or all bids, if in the public interest to do so.

All questions regarding bid or its specifications must be made in writing and received by the Chief Procurement

Officer by April 17th, 2026 in order to be considered (contact: edward.sweeney@waterandsewer.org). All questions regarding Filed Sub-Bids are due April 3rd, 2026.

Edward J. Sweeney, Chief Procurement Officer

Springfield Water and Sewer Commission

Note to Newspaper: Please publish the above only under the heading "Legal Advertisements" on the following date: February 9th, 2026. Please refer to SWSC Bid No 26-25 when invoicing.

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