Home Farm PFAS Water Treatment Plant Construction for Prequalified GC & SUB Contractors

The Town of Shrewsbury ("Owner") shall receive sealed general bids at the Town of Shrewsbury Office of the Town Manager, Attn: Jeff Goodwin, 100 Maple Avenue, Shrewsbury, Massachusetts 01545 for the Construction of the Home Farm PFAS Water Treatment Plant, Contract No. 21, DWSRF-16836, until 2:00 PM prevailing time, Wednesday, April 9, 2025, at which time bids will be opened and publicly read aloud. Bids submitted after this time will not be accepted. Only bids submitted by prequalified bidders in accordance with M.G.L. c. 149, Section 44D½, subsections (a) to (U) inclusive, will be accepted.

An optional pre-bid conference will be held at the Home Farm PFAS Water Treatment Plant, 45 Main Street, Shrewsbury, Massachusetts, on Wednesday, March 12, 2025 at 10:00 AM.

The Town of Shrewsbury shall receive sealed filed sub-bids at the Town of Shrewsbury Office of the Town Manager, Attn: Jeff Goodwin, 100 Maple Avenue, Shrewsbury, Massachusetts for the Construction of the Home Farm Water Treatment Plant, until 2:00 PM prevailing time, Wednesday, March 26, 2025, at which time sub-bids will be opened and publicly read aloud. Sub-bids submitted after this time will not be accepted. Only sub-bids submitted by prequalified bidders in accordance with M.G.L. c. 149, Section 44D¾, subsections (a) to (U) inclusive, will be accepted.

Sub-bids will be required on the work described in the following Sections and/or Divisions of the contract specifications:

The Work of this Contract generally consists of the construction of a new approximately 130'-4" x 56' building at the Home Farm Water Treatment Plant to house ten (10) PFAS removal vessels using adsorptive media. The building will include two (2) exterior air stripping towers, two (2) down draft blowers, intermediate wetwells, and intermediate pumps. An electrical room will house all associated electrical equipment. Other work shall include demolition of existing deep bubble aerators and piping modifications in the existing WTP, yard piping to connect the proposed WTP building to the WTP and associated HVAC, plumbing, electrical, instrumentation and SCADA upgrades. All work shall be completed within 570 consecutive calendar days of the date fixed on the Notice to Proceed.

Contract Documents may be obtained electronically through Tata & Howard, Inc. by contacting Kai Kapossy at For security reasons, you must enable JavaScript to view this E-mail address.. Contract documents may be viewed at the following locations:

Tata & Howard, Inc.

67 Forest Street

Marlborough, Massachusetts 01752

Each bid and sub-bid shall be accompanied by a bid security in the amount of 5% of the total bid amount and in the form described in the Instructions to Bidders. A Performance Bond and Labor and Materials Payment Bond, each in the amount of 100 percent of the Contract Price, will be required in the form described in the Instructions to Bidders.

No bidder may withdraw his bid within 30 days (Saturdays, Sundays and legal holidays excluded) after the actual date of the opening of the general bids.

Complete instructions for filing bids and sub-bids are included in the Instructions to Bidders. The bidding and award of the Contract will be under the provisions of "Massachusetts General Law, Chapter 149, Sections 44A-44J (MGL c.149, ss.44A-44J)".

Each general bid must be accompanied by a DCAM Certificate of Eligibility for Water and Sewerage Treatment Facilities and an Update Statement (Form CQ3) in accordance with MGL c. 149, s44D. Each sub-bid must be accompanied by a DCAM Certificate of Eligibility for the respective trade and an Update Statement (Form CQ3) in accordance with MGL c. 149, s44D and s44F.

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 4.5 percent D/WBE participation by certified DBEs. The two low bidders shall submit completed DBE forms (EEO- DEP-190C, EEO-DEP-191 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 d000eemed 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 Commissioner of Department of 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 bidder, before bid opening, to request, if necessary, any additional information on Minimum Wage Rates for those trades people and additional classifications 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 requires compliance with the Department of Environmental Protection's Diesel Retrofit Program.

This project is funded in part by the Massachusetts Clean Water Trust (the "Trust").

This Project is subject to the Build American, Buy America (BABA) Requirements and American Iron and Steel (AIS) Requirements. Additional information is presented in Specification Section 00820G.

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 or sub-bid as non-responsive.

A copy of this advertisement is available on the Massachusetts Newspaper Publishers Association (MNPA) website ( http://masspublicnotices.org/ ).

The Owner reserves the right to reject any or all bids, to accept any bid, to waive any informality on bids received, to omit any item or items deemed advisable for the best interests of the Owner or to limit the extent of the Work to keep within the limits of available funds

Kai Kapossy
Email: Shrewsburybid@tataandhoward.com
Tata and Howard, Inc.

Contract Documents may be obtained electronically through Tata & Howard, Inc. by contacting Kai Kapossy at Shrewsburybid@tataandhoward.com.

Contract documents may be viewed at the following locations:
Tata & Howard, Inc.
67 Forest Street
Marlborough, Massachusetts 01752

A list of pre-qualified general and sub-contractors can be viewed in "Related Documents".

Filed Sub Bids Due: Wednesday March 26th at 2:00 PM at the Office of the Town Manager.

General Bids Due: Wednesday April 9th at 2:00 PM at the Office of the Town Manager.

A Performance Bond and Labor and Materials Payment Bond, each in the amount of 100 percent of the Contract Price, will be required in the form described in the Instructions to Bidders.