SOUTH ESSEX SEWERAGE DISTRICT CONTRACT NO. 20-1: DANVERS

SOUTH ESSEX SEWERAGE DISTRICT CONTRACT NO. 20-1: DANVERS SIPHON REHABILITATION CWSRF NO. 6656 NOTICE TO BIDDERS Sealed bids for construction of Contract No. 20-1: DANVERS SIPHON REHABILITATION, CWSRF No. 6656, will be received at the Administration Building, South Essex Sewerage District, 50 Fort Avenue, Salem, Massachusetts 01970 until 1:00 p.m., local time, on May 14, 2021, and at that time and place bids will be opened and read aloud by means of a telephone conference call. Due to the restrictions because of the COVID-19 pandemic, no member of the public will be allowed to physically attend the opening. To join the opening by telephone, call Go To Meeting at 1:00 p.m. on May 14, 2021: Dial in at (872) 240-3412 Access Code 842-645-541 Bidding will be in accordance with Massachusetts General Laws, Chapter 30, Section 39M. It is each bidder’s sole responsibility to make sure that its bid is received at the Administration Building, South Essex Sewerage District, 50 Fort Avenue, Salem, Massachusetts in the form and by the time specified herein. The deadline will be strictly enforced. Submission by facsimile or e-mail is prohibited. Bidders are advised that U.S. Mail deliveries to the District’s office have been irregular. Hand delivery is recommended. The Work is summarized as follows; see Section 01010 for a more detailed description. Cleaning and closed circuit television (“CCTV”) inspection of four inverted siphons Cured-in-place pipe lining (“CIPPL”) of 24″ CI inverted siphon, two 24″ DI inverted siphons and a 16″ DI inverted siphon Installation of a pre-liner and mitigation measures to mitigate active infiltration, as needed Demolition, modification and reinstallation of bulkheads in triple barred siphon at the end of River Drive Appurtenant and related work as more particularly described in the Contract Documents The Contract Time is 150 consecutive calendar days. A bid deposit shall accompany all bids and shall be in the form of a bid bond, cash, or certified, treasurer’s, or cashier’s check in the amount of five percent of the value of the bid including all alternates, if any are listed on the Bid Form. Contract Documents may be examined or obtained at the offices of CDM Smith Inc., 75 State Street, Suite 701, Boston, Massachusetts 02109 on or after April 21, 2021. Contract Documents will be available for examination only at the Administration Building, South Essex Sewerage District, 50 Fort Avenue, Salem, Massachusetts during normal business hours, on or after April 21, 2021. There will be a pre-bid conference outdoors at the Doty Avenue Pump Station, 1 Doty Avenue, Danvers, Massachusetts at 10:00 a.m. on May 5, 2021. Attendance at the pre-bid conference is highly recommended. A deposit of $50.00 in cash or check payable to the South Essex Sewerage District will be required for each set of the Contract Documents. A refund of the deposit will be made for Documents returned in good condition within 30 days after the bids are received. Bidders will be furnished one set of Contract Documents for the deposit specified. Additional sets of Contract Documents may be purchased at the above price. No money will be refunded for the return of additional sets. Bidders requesting Contract Documents by mail shall include an additional non-refundable check payable to CDM Smith Inc. in the amount of $25.00 per set to cover costs of handling and mailing. No bidder may withdraw its bid for a period of ninety days after the actual date of the opening of bids. The successful bidder must furnish a 100 percent Performance Bond and a 100 percent Labor and Materials Bond with a surety company acceptable to the District. Complete instructions for filing bids are included in the Information for Bidders section of the Contract Documents. Minimum Wage Rates as determined by the Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development under the provision of Massachusetts General Laws, Chapter 149, Sections 26 to 27D, as amended, apply to this project. It is the responsibility of the bidder, 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. The work under this contract is funded in part by the Massachusetts Water Pollution Abatement Trust (the “Trust”). Neither the Commonwealth of Massachusetts nor the Trust is a party to this contract. 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 4.2 percent D/MBE participation and 4.5 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 Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (MassDEP). This project requires compliance with the Massachusetts Diesel Retrofit Program (MDRP) 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 used at the job site. The District reserves the right to waive any informality in or to reject any or all bids if it deems it to be in the public interest to do so. SOUTH ESSEX SEWERAGE DISTRICT David L. Michelsen, P.E. Executive Director GT – 4/21, 4/28, 5/5/21 SN – 4/21, 4/28, 5/5/21