Section 00100 Invitation Trumbull Well.pdf

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SECTION 00100

LITTLETON WATER DEPARTMENT INVITATION FOR BIDS (IFB)

The Littleton Water Department (“LWD”) invites bids from qualified bidders for: Trumbull Well and Raw

Water Main, Town Contract No. IFB-2024, DWSRF No. 12397, Contract No. 1.

Sealed Bids for construction of Trumbull Well and Raw Water Main, Town Contract No. IFB-2024, DWSRF No. 12397, Contract No. 1, will be received at the LWD, Attn: Nick Lawler, 39 Ayer Road, Littleton, MA until 1:00PM prevailing time, on September 19, 2024, at which time and place said bids will be publicly opened and read aloud. The contract will be awarded to the lowest responsible and eligible bidder.

The scope of work includes construction of the Trumbull Well and Raw Water Pump Station to pump the raw water to the Whitcomb Avenue Water Treatment Plant in Littleton, MA. Work also includes approximately 7,600 linear feet (lf) of 12-inch raw water transmission main from the new well to the existing water treatment plant, including directional drilling approximately 750 lf of HDPE water main under Beaver Brook and Route 2, and replacement of approximately 4,000 lf of 8-inch finished water main with new 12-inch ductile iron water main along Whitcomb Avenue between Taylor Street and the Route 2 bridge. Water main work includes installation of hydrants, gate valves, replacement of services, and pavement replacement as described herein.

The Contract Time shall be 730 Calendar Days commencing twenty days following the Effective Date of the Agreement.

The Instructions to Bidders, Form of General Bid, Agreement, Plans, Specifications, Performance and

Payment Bond, and other Contract Documents may be examined at the following:

Weston & Sampson Engineers, Inc., Reading, Massachusetts

Accent Printing, Inc., 99 Chelmsford Road, North Billerica, Massachusetts

Contract Documents may be viewed and downloaded as a Portable Document Format (PDF) file free of charge at www.accentblueprints.com. Copies may be obtained for a fee by completing an order online or by calling 978-362-8038 for each set. Completed orders may be picked up at the office of Accent Printing located at 99 Chelmsford Road, North Billerica, MA 01862 (978-362-8038), from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Copies may also be shipped to prospective bidders for an additional charge to cover handling and mailing fees. All payments for printing and shipping are nonrefundable. For addition to the project plan holder’s list to guarantee receipt of addenda, it is recommended interested bidders obtain the Contract Documents directly from Accent. Interested bidders will be prompted to register an email address with Accent to access the documents.

It is the sole responsibility of the contractor, subcontractor, vendor, and all other interested parties submitting bids to review all addenda prior to submitting bids.

Questions or clarifications regarding this IFB shall be submitted in writing (typed, not handwritten) addressed to Weston & Sampson Engineers, Inc., 55 Walkers brook Drive, Reading, Massachusetts 01867

Attention: CSD, or sent via email to Mahoney.Carolyn@wseinc.com.

Each General Bid shall be submitted in accordance with the Instructions to Bidders and shall be accompanied by Bid Securities in the amount of five percent of the bid.

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A bid deposit in the amount equal to 5% of the total amount of the bid will be due with the bid, in the form of a certified check, bid bond, or cashier’s check payable to the Owner. The bidder agrees that this bid shall be good and may not be withdrawn for a period of 30 days, Saturdays, Sundays and legal holidays excluded after the opening of bids.

A payment bond in an amount equal to one hundred percent (100%) of the bid and a performance bond in an amount equal to one hundred percent (100%) of the total amount of the bid will be required for the successful bidder. The surety on such bonds shall be a surety company qualified to do business under the laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and satisfactory to the Owner.

Minimum Wage Rates as determined by the Director of the Executive Office of Labor and Workforce

Development under the provisions of the Massachusetts General Laws Chapter 149, Section 26 to 27H, as amended, apply to this project. It is the responsibility of the Bidder, 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. Federal Wage Rates as determined by the United States

Department of Labor under the Davis-Bacon Act also apply to this project.

The bidding and award of this Contract will be under the provisions of M.G.L. Chapter 30, Section 39M as amended.

The work under this Contract is funded in part by the Massachusetts Clean Water Trust (the "Trust").

Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) goals are applicable to the total dollars paid to the construction contract. The goals for this project are a minimum of 4.2 percent D/MBE participation and 4.5 percent

D/WBE participation by certified DBEs. The two low bidders shall submit completed DBE forms (EEO-

DEP-190C, EEO-DEP-191C and the DBE Certification of United States Citizenship form) by the close of business on the third business day after bid opening. Failure to comply with the requirements of this paragraph may be deemed to render a proposal nonresponsive. No waiver of any provision of this section will be granted unless approved by the Department of Environmental Protection (MassDEP).

This Project requires compliance with Department of Environmental Protection’s (DEP) Diesel Retrofit

Program by use of after-engine emission controls that are EPA certified, or their equivalent, on all of the off-road (non-registered) diesel vehicles/equipment, and vehicles greater than 50 brake horsepower, which will be used in the performance of the work.

Contractors must be MassDOT prequalified in the following Class(es) of Work: SEWER & WATER with a minimum MassDOT Single Class of Work Limit of $6,750,000.

LWD reserves the right to delay contract award as necessary until permit from MassDEP is issued.

LWD reserves the right to reject any and all bids, to waive informalities and minor irregularities in bids received, if it is deemed to be in the best interest of the LWD to do so.

Nick Lawler

General Manager

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