Advertisement for Bids - West Main St. Pump Station
The Town of Ayer Department of Public Works invites sealed bids from Contractors for the West Main Pump Station Replacement. General Bids for furnishing and installing the pump station will be received at the Town of Ayer, Department of Public Works Office, 25 Brook Street, Ayer, Massachusetts, until 1:30 PM (EST) on April 4, 2016, at which time the Bids will be publicly opened and read aloud. Bids submitted after this time will not be accepted.
A pre-bid meeting will be held at the Town of Ayer Department of Public Works office on March 24, 2016 at 1 PM. Attendance at the pre-bid meeting is recommended.
Complete instructions for filing Bids are included in the Instructions to Bidders. The bidding and award of this Contract will be under the provisions of M.G.L. Chapter 30B, Section 39M.
The Work of this Contract generally consists of replacing an existing sewage pump station with a new, suction lift pump station. The project shall include, but not necessarily limited to, the installation of a suction lift duplex pump system, maintaining flow conditions of the existing pump station throughout the duration of the project, demolition of existing pump station; the abandonment of the existing pump station’s wet well and dry pit including all electrical systems; new sections of gravity collection system, force main piping and associated valves; loaming and seeding; and all appurtenances and incidentals to make a complete and operational pump station.
The Bidder will fully complete the project within 210 calendar days thereafter.
Copies of the Contract Documents may be obtained from the Nashoba Blue, 433 Main Street, #5, Hudson, Massachusetts, Phone (978) 568-1167 between the hours of 9 AM and 4 PM. There is a $100.00 deposit, (company, certified or cashier’s check) for each set of the Contract Documents requested; made payable to Town of Ayer. Bidders requesting the Documents to be mailed to them shall include a separate check in the amount of $30.00 per set made payable to the Nashoba Blue to cover processing and mail handling costs. UPS and Federal Express account numbers will not be accepted.
Deposit for Bid Documents shall be refunded to bidders upon return of such Contract Documents in excellent condition (all pages bound with no markings, removed or torn pages, creases, damaged pages, etc.) to Nashoba Blue, postpaid if mailed, within 30 days of the bid opening. Refunds will be limited to two sets of Contract Documents for each bidder or non-bidder.
The Project Manual may be examined at the following locations:
Town of Ayer: Department of Public Works
25 Brook Street
Ayer, MA 01432
Nashoba Blue
433 Main Street, #5
Hudson, MA 01749
Each bid shall be accompanied by a bid security in the amount of 5% of the total bid amount.
Minimum Wage Rates as determined by the Commissioner of Department of Workforce Development under the provision of the Massachusetts General Laws, Chapter 149, Section 26 to 27H, as amended, apply to this project.
The Owner reserves the right to reject any or all bids, to accept any bid, to waive any informality, to omit any item or items deemed beneficial for the best interests of the Owner, or to limit the extent of the Work to keep within allocated funding requirements. No Bidder may withdraw their bid within 30 calendar days after the General Bid opening date.
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