Legal Notice Wet Well Cleaning FY20.pdf

LEGAL NOTICE

INVITATION FOR BIDS

IFB# 20450

Wet Well Cleaning

The Town of Stoughton invites sealed bids in accordance M.G.L. 30§39m for services from a qualified commercial High Lift Capacity Pump Truck Contractor to provide the necessary labor and equipment for the total cleaning of wet well contents from the towns wet wells at twelve (12) wastewater lift stations. Services will be conducted at the direction of the DPW Water Superintendent or designee. Services will also include power washing the wet well walls, ladders, floats etc. to remove grease and debris. The base of each well shall be vacuumed to remove all debris.

Included in the specifications will be a section for emergency services. The contactor shall be required to respond within 2 hours of call. The emergency pricing will be based on a minimum of service of four (4) hours (normal business hours, nights, holidays, and weekends). The emergency response time must be that of 2 hours or less. The vendor must also have an 8,000 Gallon pump truck for use in certain emergencies.

Contractor must be confined space certified, have a safety plan in place, and must be capable to enter the wet well for cleaning when required. A competent person must be listed on the Bid Form.

As stated in the US Department of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Administration

(OSHA) Regulations (Standards 29-CFR) 1926.32(f) "Competent person" means one who is capable of identifying existing and predictable hazards in the surroundings or working conditions which are unsanitary, hazardous, or dangerous to employees, and who has authorization to take prompt corrective measures to eliminate them

Bid documents will be available starting Wednesday May 20th, 2020 10:00 am by contacting the Procurement Department at e: bids@stoughton-ma.gov; v: (781) 232-

9364 by coming to the Procurement Office – 3rd Floor Town Hall at 10 Pearl Street, Stoughton, MA Sealed bids must be received at the Town Hall Procurement Office by

Thursday June 11th, 2020 11:00 am, at which time they will be publically opened and read aloud in the Town Hall Great Hall 3rd Floor. A one-year contract is being offered with two one-year options to renew based on the sole recommendations of the Town. The

Town of Stoughton reserves the right to accept or reject any and all bids.

Fran Bruttaniti

Procurement Officer https://www.osha.gov/pls/oshaweb/owalink.query_links?src_doc_type=STANDARDS&src_unique_file=1926_0032&src_anchor_name=1926.32(f) mailto:bids@stoughton-ma.gov