IMPORTANT NOTE: PER ADDENDUM # 1, BIDS MUST BE SUBMITTED BY WEDENSDAY, MAY 13, 2026 AT 2:00 PM LOCAL TIME. AT THAT TIME THE BIDS RECEIVED WILL BE PUBLICLY OPENED AND READ.
ADDENDUM WAS POSTED ON APRIL 13, 2026.
Sealed Bids for the construction of the Project will be received at the
Water Resource Protection Department
located at
111 Waterman Drive, South Portland, Maine 04106,
until
Thursday, April 30, 2026,
at
2:00 PM
local time
(SEE ABOVE). At that time the Bids received will be publicly opened and read.
The City is in process of completing a feasibility study to determine the user rates necessary to support funding this project. Note that award of this bid is contingent upon funding approval by the City Council in the form of authorization of revenue bonds, expected in June 2026. This is to have the best cost information to better determine the amount to bond. The City expects approval but cannot officially enter into a contract until that approval is given.
The Project includes the following Work:
Upgrades to the Pearl Street Pump Station facilities and associated infrastructure, including but not limited to the following:
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The Work at the
Headworks Building (1 Pearl Street)
includes but is not limited to demolition of the existing pump station superstructure, selective demolition within the existing structure, reuse and rehabilitation of the existing foundation, construction of a new Headworks Building superstructure, furnishing and installing mechanical screening equipment, furnishing and installing a manual bypass screen, furnishing and installing two aerated grit channels, modification of a garage area for grit and screenings handling and disposal, furnishing and installing new electrical equipment, and all materials, equipment, services, and construction inherent to the Work.
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The Work at the
Pump Station Building (6 Pearl Street)
includes but is not limited to construction of a new Pump Station Building and foundation, furnishing and installing a vortex grit removal system, furnishing and installing three dry
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pit submersible sewage pumps, furnishing and installing new electrical equipment, installing an emergency standby generator, furnishing and installing an odor control system, and all materials, equipment, services, and construction inherent to the Work.
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The Work for
Site Improvements
includes but is not limited to site work, yard piping, furnishing and installing gravity sewers between the Headworks Building and Pump Station Building, furnishing and installing electrical duct banks, landscaping, paving, site lighting, site restoration and all associated infrastructure located outside of the buildings.
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The Work for the
Force Main
includes but is not limited to furnishing and installing approximately 3,000 linear feet of new dual 20” diameter force mains from the Pump Station Building, across Fore River, and to the wastewater treatment facility at Waterman Drive, including all materials, equipment, services, and construction inherent to the Work.
Owner anticipates that the Project’s total bid price will be approximately $
32,000,000.
The Project has an expected duration of
920
days.
Obtaining the Bidding Documents
The Issuing Office for the Bidding Documents is:
City of South Portland
Purchasing Office
25 Cottage Road
South Portland, Maine 04106
Information and Bidding Documents for the Project can be found at the following designated website:
https://southportland.gov/Bids.aspx?CatID=18
Bidding Documents may be downloaded from the designated website. Prospective Bidders are urged to register with the designated website as a plan holder, even if Bidding Documents are obtained from a plan room or source other than the designated website in either electronic or paper format. The designated website will be updated periodically with addenda, lists of registered plan holders, reports, and other information relevant to submitting a Bid for the Project. All official notifications, addenda, and other Bidding Documents will be offered only through the designated website. Neither Owner nor Engineer will be responsible for Bidding Documents, including addenda, if any, obtained from sources other than the designated website.
Pre-bid Conference
A pre-bid conference for the Project will be held on
Thursday, April 2, 2026
at
10:00 AM
at
Water Resource Protection Department, 111 Waterman Drive, South Portland, Maine 04106.
Attendance at the pre-bid conference is
mandatory
.
Instructions to Bidders
For all further requirements regarding bid submittal, qualifications, procedures, and contract award, refer to the Instructions to Bidders that are included in the Bidding Documents.
Owner reserves the right to reject any or all Bids, including without limitation, nonconforming, nonresponsive, unbalanced, or conditional Bids. Owner further reserves the right to reject the Bid of any Bidder whom it finds, after reasonable inquiry and evaluation, not to be responsive or responsible or not to meet the specified qualification or quality requirements, based on poor references or otherwise.
Owner may also reject the Bid of any Bidder if Owner reasonably believes that it would not be in the best interest of the Project or the public to make an award to that Bidder. Owner also reserves the right to waive all informalities not involving price, time, or changes in the Work. Award is subject to subject to available funding.
This Invitation is issued by Engineer on behalf of the Owner
:
City of South Portland, Maine
