Emergency Sewer Services Including Sewer Pump Stations (Re-bid)

The Town of Berlin Water Control Commission in Hartford County, Connecticut, solicited re-bid proposals for hourly-rate emergency sewer services, including sewer pump station work, for January 1, 2027 through December 31, 2028, with submissions due October 29, 2026 at 10:00 a.m., a deadline that has passed. No set-aside or preference program applies. The contractor must hold a State of Connecticut P-7 license and own all primary equipment, as rental equipment is not allowed. Emergency response must begin within 90 minutes of verbal notice, with full labor and equipment on-site within two hours. Required insurance includes comprehensive general liability of at least $1 million per occurrence, $1 million in professional liability, statutory workers' compensation, and $1 million in umbrella liability.

Service categories are cleanup and jetting of sewer mains, pumping sewage from pump stations, pulling and replacing or repairing sewer pumps, camera work in sewer lines, easement clearing, and brush hogging. Pricing is submitted as hourly rates for routine, emergency response, and emergency overtime work, with a four-hour minimum billable time for labor and equipment ordered. The Town will not pay for haulage, over-the-road time, or down time. Materials such as asphalt, processed stone, and fill are reimbursed at cost without vendor markups.

The solicitation is RFP #2027-12, with an initial two-year term and an option for renewal. Place of performance is the Town of Berlin, Connecticut. Award will weigh experience with similar municipalities, responsiveness to RFP requirements, quality of references, and competitiveness of proposed fees, with no single factor determinative. Questions were due October 22, 2026, and the RFP was released October 9, 2026. Proposals will be opened publicly on the e-Procurement Portal following the deadline, and they remain valid for 60 days after opening. The Town reserves the right to amend, modify, or terminate the RFP.