Ayer Wastewater Treatment Facility – Alum Flow Pacing Improvements

TOWN OF AYER, MASSACHUSETTS
AYER WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY- ALUM FLOW PACING IMPROVEMENTS

CONTRACT NO. 21DPW05

INVITATION TO BID

Sealed Bids for construction of Ayer Wastewater Treatment Facility – Alum Flow Pacing Improvements, will be received by the Town of Ayer, Massachusetts at the office of the Department of Public Works Ayer DPW 25 Brook Street, Ayer, MA 01432 until 2:30 PM on Thursday, December 10, 2020 and at that time and place bids will be publicly opened and read aloud.

The project includes replacement of three existing alum pumps in the lower level of the Ayer Wastewater Treatment Facility. The project also includes electrical and instrumentation improvements associated with the replacement pumps.

Bids are subject to M.G.L. c.149 §44A-J & to minimum wage rates as required by M.G.L. c.149 §§26 to 27H. It is the responsibility of the contractor, before bid opening, to request if necessary, any additional information on Prevailing Wage Rates for those trades people who may be employed for the proposed work under this contract.

Division of Capital Asset Management (DCAM) Certification is not required for this project.

No filed sub-bids apply to this project.

All Bids should be delivered to: Ayer Department of Public Works Office, 25 Brook Street, Ayer, MA 01432 and received no later than the date & time specified above. Complete instructions for filing Bids are included in the Instructions to Bidders.

General bids shall be accompanied by a bid deposit that is not less than five (5%) of the greatest possible bid amount (considering all alternates).

No Bidder may withdraw his Bid for a period of sixty (60) days, excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and legal holidays after the actual date of the opening of the General Bids.  This advertisement does not obligate the Owner for any costs associated with preparing or submitting bids.

The successful General Bidder must furnish a 50 percent Payment Bond with a surety company acceptable to the Owner.

An electronic copy of the Contract Documents will be available https://www.ayer.ma.us/bids. Printed copies of the Contract Documents will also be available at the Town of Ayer Department of Public Works, 25 Brook Street, Ayer, MA 01432, Telephone 978-772-8240 on/after Wednesday, November 25, 2020, between the hours of 7:30 am and 3:30 pm, Monday through Friday. A deposit of $25 in cash or check, payable to Town of Ayer, will be required for each set of the Contract Documents. A refund of the deposit will be made only for Documents returned in good condition within 30 calendar days after the Bids are received. Bidders will be furnished one set of Contract Documents for the deposit specified. Additional sets may be purchased at the above price.  No deposit refund will be given for the return of additional sets.

If the bidder views/obtains the Contract Documents from a source other than those noted in this Advertisement for Bids, the accuracy and/or completeness of the Contract Documents cannot be guaranteed and the bidder assumes the responsibility for obtaining any additional information regarding the project, including addenda that may be required for bidding. Failure to acknowledge addenda issued during bidding may render a bid as non-responsive.

A pre-bid meeting is not contemplated for this project. To schedule a site visit please contact Mark Wetzel P.E. at mwetzel@ayer.ma.us 978-772-8240.

The Owner reserves the right to waive any informality in or to reject any or all Bids if deemed to be in its best interest.