Well #3 Replacement

This state and/or local contracting opportunity is for the replacement of Well #3 for the Dracut Water Supply District (DWSD) in Middlesex County, Massachusetts. The scope of work includes furnishing all labor, materials, equipment, and incidentals to install, test, and make fully operable a new 312 gpm drinking water supply well to replace the existing Well No. 3, as well as connecting the new well to the existing water main, installing a precast vault with appurtenances, and other related tasks. Sealed bids will be received until 10:00 AM on November 16, 2017, at which time they will be publicly opened and read aloud. The required contract completion period is 180 consecutive days. The project is subject to applicable Massachusetts bidding laws, including the requirement for a 5% bid bond, and prevailing wage rates as determined by the Director of the Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development will apply. The selected contractor must furnish a 100% performance bond and payment bond.

The advertisement indicates that the DWSD reserves the right to waive any informalities in bids and to reject any or all bids. While no set-aside designations or restrictions on the types of organizations that can respond are mentioned, the project may be of interest to disadvantaged enterprises or small businesses. The current value or budget range for the project is not provided.