WESTERN STATES WATER MAIN REPLACEMENT PROJECT – CONTRACT NO. 2

TOWN OF HOLDEN, MASSACHUSETTS ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS Sealed Bids for the construction of the “Western States Water Main Replacement Project Contract No. 2” will be received by the Town of Holden at the office of the Town Manager, 1204 Main Street, Holden, MA 01520 until 10:00 a.m. local time on May 13, 2021 at which time the Bids received will be virtually opened and read via conference call due to COVID-19. A conference call number is provided below. Sealed Bids must have outer envelope marked as “Western States Water Main Replacement Project Contract No. 2.” Topic: Western States Water Main Replacement Project-Contract #2 Bid Opening Time: May 13, 2021 10:00 AM Eastern Time (US and Canada) Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86449464056?pwd=Z2luemk5MUkxRFFLZkFVenEvdzZTQT09 Meeting ID: 864 4946 4056 Passcode: 416269 One tap mobile +13126266799,,86449464056#,,,,*416269# US (Chicago) +19292056099,,86449464056#,,,,*416269# US (New York) Dial by your location +1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago) +1 929 205 6099 US (New York) +1 301 715 8592 US (Washington DC) +1 346 248 7799 US (Houston) +1 669 900 6833 US (San Jose) +1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma) Meeting ID: 864 4946 4056 Passcode: 416269 Find your local number: https://us02web.zoom.us/u/kcc3hRbIv The work consists of replacing 6-inch and 8-inch asbestos cement water main with approximately 2,800 linear feet of 8-inch ductile iron water main in Colorado Drive, Colorado Circle, Wyoming Drive, and Montana Drive in Holden, MA. Bids shall be on a unit price basis as indicated in the Bid Form. 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 A bid deposit shall be furnished in accordance with the Instructions to Bidders. 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. 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 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. Owner reserves the right to waive any informality in or to reject any or all Bids, or to accept any Bid which in their opinion, is in the public interest to do so. April 23, 2021