Hazardous Building Materials Abatement, Hazard Cleanup, and Building Demolition

The Town of Redding, Connecticut is soliciting proposals from qualified third parties for hazardous building materials abatement, hazard cleanup, and demolition at the former Gilbert & Bennett Wire Mill, with a mandatory site visit and information session on November 13, 2026 at 1:30 p.m. and proposals due December 7, 2026 at 2:00 p.m. The solicitation is open to all vendors without set-asides. Contractors must comply with EPA's Disadvantaged Business Enterprise program under 40 CFR Part 33, including six good faith efforts for DBE outreach and participation.

The work covers 20 and 30 North Main Street in the Georgetown section of Redding. Scope includes installation and maintenance of site controls and containment, survey-directed asbestos abatement and disposal, removal and disposal of lead-based paint and PCB-containing materials and PCB bulk-product waste, biohazard remediation, excavation and disposal of petroleum-impacted soil, and demolition of designated structures across multiple buildings. The work is organized as a Base Scope (Phase 1) with Additive Alternates (Phases 2 and 3), priced by unit prices and allowances on the bid form. Pricing is submitted separately on the Form for General Bid in the Project Manual and must include personnel, insurance, bonding, permitting, notification fees, waste characterization, transportation, and disposal.

Qualifications include a current Connecticut Department of Public Health Asbestos Abatement Contractor license, EPA/DOT identification, and active SAM.gov registration with a Unique Entity Identifier. Certificates of insurance must meet minimums of $1,000,000 commercial general liability and $5,000,000 contractor's pollution liability. Performance and payment bonds equal 100 percent of the total contract price for contracts exceeding $100,000. Crews require OSHA 10-hour construction safety training certification. The project is subject to Davis-Bacon Act prevailing wage requirements and Connecticut prevailing wage law (C.G.S. 31-53). The successful proposer must indemnify the Town from all CERCLA liability arising from waste transportation, handling, storage, or disposal. The Town signs waste manifests as generator.

The project is funded by an EPA Brownfields Cleanup Grant (Cooperative Agreement No. 4B-00A01469). The contract term runs consecutive calendar days from the Notice to Proceed, with specific completion deadlines for the Base Scope and accepted Additive Alternates, and includes no winter shutdown period. Delivery terms are Free On Board Destination, with payment terms vendor-specified. Tighe & Bond, Inc. serves as Licensed Environmental Professional and project monitor, and the Town's Finance Director manages grant administration and payment requisitions.

Vendor questions are accepted from November 9, 2026 at 8:30 a.m. through November 20, 2026 at 2:00 p.m. Inquiries go to Ginger Fiore, Executive Assistant to the First Selectwoman, at 203-938-2002 or gfiore@reddingct.gov.