BIDS/DWSRF PROJECT NO. 4604

TOWN OF DUDLEY, MA ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS Sealed Bids for the construction of the “Mason Road and Mason Road Extension Water Main Replacement Project, Contract No. 2, DWSRF Project No. 4604” will be received by the Board of Water & Sewer Commissioners at the Town Administrator’s Office, Town of Dudley Municipal Complex, 71 West Main Street, Dudley, MA 01571 until 2:00 p.m. local time on March 18, 2021 at which time the Bids received will be publicly opened and read. Sealed Bids must have outer envelope marked as “Mason Road and Mason Road Extension Water Main Replacement Project, Contract No. 2, Project No. DWSRF 4604.” The work consists of replacing existing 6-inch asbestos cement water main with approximately 9,000 linear feet of new 8-inch ductile iron water main on Mason Road, Mason Road Extension, and G&S Drive. The work also includes the installation of new valves and hydrants, new service connections, side street connections, surface restoration, and abandonment of existing water main. Bids shall be on a unit price basis, as indicated in the Bid Form. The Work shall be substantially completed within 180 days from the date of the Notice to Proceed and completed and ready for final payment in accordance with paragraph 15.06 of the General Conditions within 420 days from the date of the Notice to Proceed. All Bids for this project are subject to the provisions of Massachusetts General Laws Chapter 30, Section 39M as amended. Bidding Documents may be obtained electronically from the Tighe & Bond website at: http://www.tighebond.com/Projects_Out_to_Bid.php Prospective bidders must complete a one-time registration process on the web site in order to receive log-in credentials. Bidders must log in to the web site to download bidding documents for the project. Bidders will be added to the “planholders” or prospective bidders list upon downloading the bidding documents for the project. All Bidders shall furnish with their Bid a bid deposit in the form of a bid bond, certified check, bank money order, or cash in the amount of 5% of the total amount of the Bid and made payable to the Town of Dudley, Massachusetts. The time period for holding Bids, where Federal approval is not required is 30 days, Saturdays, Sundays and legal holidays excluded, after opening of Bids and where Federal approval is required, the time period for holding Bids is 30 days, Saturdays, Sundays and holidays excluded after Federal approval. This Contract contains price adjustments for hot mix asphalt mixes, diesel fuel, and gasoline. See Section 01270 for payment procedures and base prices for this Project. Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) goals are applicable to the total dollars paid to the construction contract. The goals for this project are a minimum of 4.20 percent D/MBE participation and 4.50 percent D/WBE participation by certified DBEs. The two low bidders shall submit completed DBE forms (EEO-DEP-190C, EEO-DEP-191C and the DBE Certification of United States Citizenship form) by the close of business on the third business day after bid opening. Failure to comply with the requirements of this paragraph may be deemed to render a proposal non-responsive. No waiver of any provision of this section will be granted unless approved by the Department of Environmental Protection (MassDEP). Minimum Wage Rates as determined by the Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development under the provision of the Massachusetts General Laws, Chapter 149, Sections 26 to 27D, as amended, apply to this project. It is the responsibility of the Contractor, before bid opening, to request if necessary, any additional information on Minimum Wage Rates for those trades people who may be employed for the proposed work under this contract. Federal Minimum Wage Rates as determined by the United States Department of Labor under the Davis-Bacon Act also apply to this project. This project is funded by a loan from the Massachusetts Clean Water Trust/State Revolving Fund loan program. Section 00800 contains the funding program construction contract requirements, all of which shall be applicable to this Contract. The project requires compliance with the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection Diesel Retrofit Program by use of after-engine emission controls that are EPA certified, or their equivalent, on all of the off-road (non-registered) diesel vehicles/equipment, and vehicles greater than 50 brake horsepower, which will be used in the performance of this work. The project is subject to the American Iron and Steel (AIS) requirement of Section 436 of Public Law (P.L.) 113-76, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2014, which requires that all of the iron and steel products used in the project are produced in the United States. Section 00800 contains further information on applicable iron and steel products and compliance. A non-mandatory pre-Bid conference will be held in The Senior Center on the first floor of the Dudley Municipal Complex at 71 West Main Street on March 9, 2021 at 10:00 a.m. TOWN OF DUDLEY, MASSACHUSETTS Consulting Engineer: Tighe & Bond, Inc. 120 Front Street, Suite 7 Worcester, MA 01608 508-754-2201 February 28, 2021