SCADA System Upgrades

The City of Bristol, Connecticut is seeking sealed bids for a SCADA System Upgrades project (Solicitation #2C23-030) for its drinking water treatment and remote distribution facilities. The project involves comprehensive improvements to the city's Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) infrastructure, with substantial completion required within 730 calendar days and final completion within 760 calendar days after contract award. Bidding documents became available electronically on November 14, 2022, with a mandatory pre-bid conference scheduled for November 30, 2022, at 8:00 a.m. at the Water Treatment Plant located at 1080 Terryville Avenue. Prospective bidders must hold a current Department of Administrative Services (DAS) Prequalification Certificate for Electrical work and submit both the certificate and an Update (Bid) Statement with their proposals. The bid submission deadline is January 25, 2023, at 1:00 p.m. EST, and interested parties must request bidding documents via email to Woodard & Curran, the consulting engineer for the project.

The project includes a Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) Program requirement with a minimum participation goal of 8.0% of the total eligible contract amount, specifically mandating 3.0% Minority Business Enterprise (MBE) and 5.0% Women's Business Enterprise (WBE) involvement. The procurement is funded through the Drinking Water State Revolving Fund (DWSRF) program, specifically project #SFY 21-36, which suggests potential additional compliance requirements. No incumbent vendor or specific budget range is explicitly stated in the solicitation documents. The project involves upgrades to existing SCADA systems, implying that bidders will need to demonstrate compatibility with current infrastructure and the ability to integrate new technologies with existing water treatment and distribution control systems. Multiple addenda have been issued between December 2022 and January 2023, indicating ongoing refinements to the project specifications and bidding requirements. Bidders must carefully review all documents and comply with the Connecticut General Statutes (CGS 4b-91) related to prequalification and bid submission.