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This is a project specification document related to a design and construction proposal request from the Eastern Connecticut Conservation District for the Valley View Farm Free-stall Barn and Manure Management facility located in North Stonington, New London County, Connecticut. The project scope includes construction of a 136'-8" x 336' x 14'/27' free-stall barn with two attached 48' x 50' x 14' buildings, a 120' x 12' concrete manure storage tank with 858,906-gallon operational volume, a 44' x 10' reception and pump chamber, concrete pads, approximately 1,143 linear feet of gravel access roads, three grass-lined diversion swales, subsurface drainage infrastructure, and associated earthwork and erosion control. The barn is designed for dairy housing, maternity and special needs pens, milk room, and equipment storage. A mandatory pre-proposal conference and site visit is scheduled for October 13, 2026, with written questions due October 3, 2026, and proposals due November 1, 2026. Builder selection is expected by November 16, 2026, with an anticipated Notice to Proceed on March 16, 2027, construction beginning in April 2027, and completion targeted for October 2027.

All work must conform to NRCS Construction and Material Specifications, Connecticut Department of Transportation specifications, ASTM standards, ACI 350 standards for concrete, and applicable Connecticut State Building Code and IBC 2021 provisions. The selected builder must provide a 5% bid guarantee, a performance bond for 100% of contract value, and a payment bond for 100% of contract value. Required insurance includes $2,000,000 aggregate/$1,000,000 per-occurrence general liability and $1,000,000 per-person/$3,000,000 per-occurrence automobile liability, plus statutory workers' compensation. The project is funded through the Long Island Sound Futures Fund via the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and National Fish and Wildlife Foundation, the National Resources Conservation Service, and Valley View Dairy, LLC. The contract is subject to federal Buy America provisions under the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, Equal Employment Opportunity requirements, and Copeland Anti-Kickback Act compliance. Proposals are evaluated on qualifications and experience, in-house staffing with licensed professionals, technical capability and project management approach, financial terms, project schedule adherence, and official statement of proposer. Contact information for inquiries is Dan Mullins at Eastern Connecticut Conservation District, 139 Wolf Den Road, Brooklyn, Connecticut 06234, 860-319-8808 or Dan.Mullins@comcast.net.