2026 Sanitary Sewer Cleaning and Inspection Report

SPECIFICATIONS
FOR
2026 SEWER CLEANING AND INSPECTION
CHESTERFIELD DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SERVICES
CHESTERFIELD CHARTER TOWNSHIP, MICHIGAN
ISSUED FOR BIDS
AUGUST 21, 2026
RFP-2026-DPS-126
HRC JOB NO. 20260408
555 Hulet Drive * P.O. Box 824
Bloomfield Hills, Michigan 48303-0824

CHESTERFIELD TOWNSHIP INDEX
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SECTION 00 01 10
INDEX
NUMBER SECTION NAME
DIVISION 0 - PROCUREMENT & CONTRACTING REQUIREMENTS
00 00 00 Title Page
00 01 10 Index
00 11 13 Advertisement for Bids
00 21 13 Instructions to Bidders
00 41 00 Bid Form and Legal Status of Bidder
00 45 46 Enrolled Senate Bill 1024 - Iran Sanction Certificate
00 45 47 Certification regarding Debarment, Suspension, and other Responsibility Matters
00 52 00 Contract
00 61 13 Performance Bond
00 61 19 Maintenance and Guarantee Bond
00 61 20 Labor and Material Bond
00 70 00 General Conditions-Engineer Layout
00 73 00 General Supplementary Conditions
DIVISION 1 - GENERAL REQUIREMENTS
01 29 00 Enrolled House Bill 5541, Retainage
01 30 00 Administrative Requirements
01 32 16 Progress Schedules
01 33 00 Submittals
01 41 26 Permits
01 55 26 Temporary Traffic Control
01 70 00 Contract Closeout
DIVISION 33 - UTILITIES
33 01 30.10 Buried Manhole Identification and Location Procedures
33 01 30.11 Internal Sewer Inspection
33 01 30.41 Sewer Utility Cleaning
END OF SECTION
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CHESTERFIELD TOWNSHIP ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS
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RFP-2026-DPS-126
ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS
2026 SEWER CLEANING AND INSPECTION PROJECT
CHESTERFIELD TOWNSHIP, MICHIGAN
Sealed proposals for the 2026 Sewer Cleaning and Inspection Project will be received by the Charter Township of
Chesterfield, 47275 Sugarbush Rd., Chesterfield, MI 48047 until 10:30 AM, Local Time on Tuesday, September 15,
2026 at which time and place all bids will be publicly opened and read.
Bidders shall review and comply with the Instructions to Bidders, which are incorporated by reference, and carefully
review all Contract Documents, as defined in the Instructions to Bidders. Bids submitted after the exact time specified
for, receipt will not be considered.
The Contracts will consist of the following principal items of work and appurtenances as specified herein and shown
on the Contract Drawings.
Description of Work
The Project includes cleaning and television of approximately 200 pipe segments, totaling 48,000 feet of sanitary sewer
ranging from 8-inch to 27-inch primarily along Jefferson Avenue, and connecting local streets in Chesterfield Township,
Michigan. This Project also includes an allowance of up to $25,000 of additional heavy sewer cleaning, if authorized
based on the conditions of the pipelines.
Bidders may obtain a copy of the Drawings and Specifications (Procurement Documents) for the project through either
the BidNet website, or by contacting HRC directly at lmichaels@hrcengr.com.
Proposals submitted by Bidders who have been debarred, suspended, or made ineligible by any Federal Agency will
be rejected.
Each bidder agrees to waive any claim it has or may have against the Owner, the Architect/Engineer, and their
respective employees, arising out of or in connection with the administration, evaluation, or recommendation
of any bid.
Each Bid Proposal shall be submitted on the Proposal forms provided and shall be accompanied by a certified check,
cashier's check or bid bond, executed by the bidder and Surety Company, payable to the Charter Township of
Chesterfield in the amount of Five Percent (5%) of the accompanying bid. Proposal Guarantee shall provide assurance
that the bidder will, upon acceptance of the bid, execute the necessary Contract with the Township of Chesterfield. No
bid may be withdrawn after scheduled closing time for receiving bids for at least ninety (90) days.
The successful bidder will be required to furnish satisfactory Performance, Labor and Material, and Maintenance and
Guarantee Bonds.
The Charter Township of Chesterfield reserves the right to reject all bids and to waive irregularities in bidding.
CHARTER TOWNSHIP OF CHESTERFIELD
Published in BidNet on Friday, August 21, 2026.
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CHESTERFIELD TOWNSHIP INSTRUCTIONS TO BIDDERS
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SECTION 00 21 13
INSTRUCTIONS TO BIDDERS
SCOPE OF WORK
The Work under this Contract shall consist of the furnishing of all labor, material, equipment, services, and all
incidental items necessary to complete the Project in accordance with the Contract Documents.
OBSERVATION OF SITE
Before submitting a Proposal, each Bidder shall personally inspect the site of the proposed Work to arrive at a clear
understanding of the conditions under which the Work is to be done.
They shall be held to have compared the premises with the Drawings and Specifications and to have satisfied
themselves as to the conditions of the premises, existing constructions, and any other conditions affecting the
carrying out of the Work, before delivery of their Proposal.
No allowance or extra consideration on behalf of the Bidder will subsequently be allowed by reason of error or
oversight on the part of the Bidder or on account of interferences by the Owner's or by other Bidder's activities.
SOIL CONDITIONS
The Contractor, such and as Bidder, shall make their own determination as to soil and/or rock conditions and they
shall complete the Work in whatever material and under whatever conditions they may encounter or create, without
extra cost to the Owner. This shall apply whether or not borings are shown on the Drawings.
All Bidders conducting soil tests shall restore the area of their testing to original condition as closely as possible.
The Owner does not guarantee that the ground encountered during construction will conform with any boring
information furnished in this Section.
The Owner and Hubbell, Roth & Clark, Inc. may have been involved in the design, observation, and/or construction of
other underground projects in the area of the proposed construction. The observation reports, soil reports, and any
soil information connected with these projects are available for construction observation and review by the
prospective bidders.
ADVERTISEMENT
The published Advertisement for the proposed Work contains information necessary to bidders. A copy of the
Advertisement shall be considered a part of the Instructions to Bidders as fully as if repeated in this Section.
PROPOSALS
Proposals will be received in accordance with the Advertisement for Bids and shall be submitted only on forms
provided by the Engineer.
Proposals shall be enclosed in sealed envelopes marked with the name of the Project and bidder and shall be
delivered to the designated location on or before the bid time as specified in the Advertisement for Bids.
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CHESTERFIELD TOWNSHIP INSTRUCTIONS TO BIDDERS
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Proposals shall be made in full conformity with all the conditions set forth in the drawings and in these specifications.
Bids are firm and cannot be withdrawn for a period of 60 days after opening of the bids, unless otherwise specified in
the Advertisement for Bids.
NAME AND STATUS OF BIDDER
The name and legal status of the bidder, either as a corporation, partnership, or individual, shall be stated in the
Proposal.
Anyone signing a Proposal as an agent of another or others, shall submit with the Proposal, legal evidence of their
authority to do so.
The place of residence of each Bidder, or the office address and telephone number in the case of a firm or company,
with County and State, shall be given after their signature.
BIDDER'S QUALIFICATIONS
It is the intention of the Owner to award this Contract to a Bidder fully capable, both financially and with regard to
experience to perform and complete the Work in a satisfactory manner. If required by the Owner, each Bidder under
consideration may be required to furnish the Owner, within 48 hours at the Owner's request, the following information
sworn to under oath by them:
1. Performance record.
2. The address and description of the Bidder's plant and place of business.
3. Itemized list of equipment available for use on the Project.
4. A description of any similar project which Bidder has constructed in a satisfactory manner.
5. A certified or authenticated financial statement dated within sixty days prior to the opening of bids. The
Owner may require that any items of such statements be further verified.
6. A list of contracts on which the Bidder is currently engaged.
7. Such additional information as will satisfy the Owner that the Bidder is adequately prepared, in technical
experience and otherwise, to fulfill the Contract.
BID DEPOSIT
Each Proposal shall be accompanied by a bid deposit in the form described in the Advertisement for Bids,
Specification Section 00 11 13, as a guarantee on the part of the Bidder that they will, if called upon to do so, enter
into contract in the attached form, to do the Work covered by such proposal and at the price stated in the proposal
and to furnish acceptable surety for its faithful and entire fulfillment. Such certified check or Bidder's bond shall be
made out to the Owner and shall be subject to the conditions specified in the Proposal.
The bid deposits of all except the three lowest Bidders will be returned within three days after the opening of bids.
The bid deposits of the three lowest Bidders will be returned within 48 hours after the Contract is awarded to the
successful Bidder and the signed agreement has been delivered and the required bonds have been finally approved
by the Owner, or after rejection of all bids.
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CHESTERFIELD TOWNSHIP INSTRUCTIONS TO BIDDERS
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Surety companies providing and executing Bid Bonds shall appear on the United States Treasury Department's most
current list (Circular 570) as holding certificates of authority as acceptable sureties on federal bonds. The penal sum
of such bonds shall not exceed a company's underwriting limitation as stated in the current list. A surety company
shall be licensed in the State in which it provides a bond and in the State where the Contract Work is to be
performed.
Failure to provide a bid bond from a qualified company shall be a basis for rejection of a bid as non-responsive and
non-responsible.
EXPLANATION TO BIDDERS BY ADDENDUMS
Neither the Owner nor the Engineer will give verbal answers to inquiries, regarding the meaning of the Drawings or
Specifications, or give verbal instructions, previous to the award of the Contract. Any verbal statements regarding
same by any persons, previous to the award, shall be unauthoritative.
Explanations desired by Bidders shall be requested of the Engineer in writing and, if explanations are necessary, a
reply will be made in the form of an addendum, a copy of which will be forwarded to each bidder whose work is
affected.
Addendums issued to Bidders prior to date of receipt of proposals shall become a part of the Specifications, and all
proposals shall include the Work described in the Addendums.
No inquiry received within 4 days of the date fixed for the opening of bids will be given consideration.
Failure of the Engineer to send, or of the Bidder to receive, any such interpretations shall not relieve the Bidder from
obligation under their bid as submitted.
RIGHT TO ACCEPT, TO REJECT, AND TO WAIVE DEFECTS
The Owner reserves the right to accept any Proposal, to reject any or all Proposals, and to waive any defects or
irregularity in the Proposal if it appears advantageous to the Owner to do so.
Each Bidder agrees to waive any claim it has or may have against the Owner, the Architect/Engineer, and their
respective employees, arising out of or in connection with the administration, evaluation, or recommendation of any
bid.
TIME OF COMPLETION
The Owner and the individual citizens of the Municipality affected by this Project are vitally concerned with the prompt
completion of the construction together with the cleanup and restoration of roads and lawns within the time allowed in
the Proposal.
The Bidder shall use sufficient labor and equipment to complete and place in service all of the Work being
constructed within this Contract within the time specified in the Proposal. The surface cleanup shall follow closely
behind construction with earth spoil removed from lawns and roads and any trenches neatly finished by the end of
each workday. Failure of the Bidder to comply with this type of professional job will result in the suspension of
construction operations until the cleanup is effected.
If the Bidder shall be unavoidably delayed in beginning or fulfilling this Contract by reason of excessive storms or
floods, or by Acts of Providence, or by strikes, or by court injunction, or by stopping of the Work by the Owner
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CHESTERFIELD TOWNSHIP INSTRUCTIONS TO BIDDERS
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because of any emergency or public necessity, or by reason of alterations ordered by the Owner, the Bidder shall
have no valid claim for damages on account of any cause or delay; but they shall in such case be entitled to such an
extension of the above time limit, as the Engineer shall adjudge to be just and reasonable; provided, however, that
formal claim for such extension shall be made in writing by the Bidder within a week after the date upon which such
alleged cause or delay shall have occurred.
FAIR EMPLOYMENT PRACTICES
Section 4 of the Fair Employment Practices Act PA 1955, No. 251, provides:
Section 4. Every Contract to which the State or any of its political or civil subdivisions is a party shall contain a
provision requiring the Bidder and their subcontractors not to discriminate against any employee or applicant for
employment, to be employed in the performance of said contract, with respect to their hire, tenure, terms, conditions,
or privileges of employment, or any matter directly or indirectly related to employment, because of their race, color,
religion, national origin or ancestry. Breach of this covenant may be regarded as a material breach of the Contract.
Section 4A of the Act provides:
Section 4A. Every contract which the State or any of its political or civil subdivisions is a party shall contain a
provision requiring the Bidder and their subcontractors not to discriminate against any employee or applicant for
employment to be employed in the performance of such contract with respect to their hire, tenure, terms, conditions
or privileges of employment or any matter directly or indirectly related to employment because of their age or sex,
except where based on a bona fide occupational qualification.
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CHESTERFIELD TOWNSHIP BID FORM
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RFP-2026-DPS-126
BID FORM FOR
2026 SEWER CLEANING AND INSPECTION PROJECT
CHESTERFIELD TOWNSHIP
MACOMB COUNTY, MICHIGAN
Chesterfield Township Bids Due: Tuesday, September 15, 2026
47275 Sugarbush Road On or Before 10:30 am, Local Time
Chesterfield, Michigan 48047 HRC Job No. 20260408
To Prospective Bidders:
Name of Bidder:
Address:
Date: Telephone: Fax:
The above, as Bidder, hereby declares this Bid is made in good faith without fraud or collusion with any persons bidding,
and that the Drawings, Specifications, and all other information referenced in the Instructions to Bidders have been
examined. Further, the Bidder is familiar with the location of the Work described in this Proposal and is fully informed
as to the nature of the Work and the conditions relating to the performance of the Contract.
The Bidder acknowledges that no representations or warranties of any nature whatsoever have been received, or are
relied upon from Chesterfield Charter Township, its agents or employees, as to any conditions to be encountered in
accomplishing the Work and that the Bid is based solely upon the Bidder's own independent judgment.
The above, as Bidder, hereby certifies that the Drawings, Specifications, and other data provided by the Owner for
bidding purposes have been examined. Further, the undersigned certifies that the proposed construction methods have
been reviewed and found acceptable for the conditions which can be anticipated from the information provided for
bidding.
The Bidder hereby affirms that the site of Work has been inspected and further declares that no charges in addition to
the Individual Unit Prices shall be made on account of any job circumstances or field conditions which were present
and/or ascertainable prior to the bidding. In addition, The Contractor, as such and as Bidder, shall make the
determination as to existing soil conditions and shall also complete the Work under whatever conditions created by the
Contractor/Bidder's sequence of construction, construction methods, or other conditions the Contractor/Bidder may
create, at no additional cost to the Owner.
The above, as Bidder, confirms knowledge of the location of the proposed 2026 Sewer Cleaning and Inspection Project
and appurtenant construction in the Charter Township of Chesterfield, Macomb County, Michigan, and the conditions
under which it shall be constructed; and also declares to have carefully examined the Drawings, Specifications, and
Contract Documents which the Bidder understands and accepts as sufficient for the purpose of constructing said 2026
Sewer Cleaning and Inspection Project, and appurtenant work, and agrees to contract with the Charter Township of
Chesterfield to furnish all labor, materials, tools, equipment, facilities and supervision necessary to do all the Work
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CHESTERFIELD TOWNSHIP BID FORM
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specified and prescribed for the Charter Township of Chesterfield, in strict accordance with the Owner's General
Conditions, and with the full intent of the Drawings and Specifications, prepared by Hubbell, Roth & Clark, Consulting
Engineers, and will accept in full payment therefore the sum of:
BASE BID
Item
Description Qty. Unit Unit Price Amount
No.
1. MOBILIZATION (5% Max) 1 LSUM $ $
2. PERMIT FEE ALLOWANCE 5,000 DLR $1.00 $5,000.00
CLEAN AND TELEVISE, PACP
3. $ $
REPORTING, 8" DIA SEWER 36 LFT
CLEAN AND TELEVISE, PACP
4. $ $
REPORTING, 10" DIA SEWER 10,787 LFT
CLEAN AND TELEVISE, PACP
5. $ $
REPORTING, 12" DIA SEWER 12,532 LFT
CLEAN AND TELEVISE, PACP
6. $ $
REPORTING, 15" DIA SEWER 6,055 LFT
CLEAN AND TELEVISE, PACP
7. $ $
REPORTING, 18" DIA SEWER 6,910 LFT
CLEAN AND TELEVISE, PACP
8. $ $
REPORTING, 21" DIA SEWER 6,909 LFT
CLEAN AND TELEVISE, PACP
9. $ $
REPORTING, 24" DIA SEWER 21 LFT
CLEAN AND TELEVISE, PACP
10. $ $
REPORTING, 27" DIA SEWER 4,333 LFT
LOCATE AND EXPOSE MANHOLE
11. $ $
COVER, AS REQUIRED 3 EA
12. TEMPORARY TRAFFIC CONTROL $ $
1 LSUM
HEAVY CLEANING ALLOWANCE,
13. NOT TO EXCEED $25,000, $ $25,000
AUTHORIZATION 0 HOUR
TOTAL CONTRACT PRICE $
The Owner, at its sole discretion, reserves the right to award to the Bidder who, in the sole determination of the Owner,
will best serve the interest of the Owner. The Owner reserves the right to accept any Bid, to reject any or all Bids, to
waive any and all informalities involving price, time, or changes in the Work, and to negotiate contract terms with the
successful Bidder, and the right to disregard all nonconforming, nonresponsive, unbalanced or conditional Bids.
However, it is the intention of the Owner to award to the low total Bid to one Bidder. Also, the Owner reserves the right
to reject the Bid of any Bidder if the Owner believes that it would not be in the best interest of the Project to make an
award to that Bidder, whether because the Bid is not responsive or the Bidder is unqualified, of doubtful financial ability,
or fails to meet any other pertinent standard or criteria established by the Owner.
Each Bidder agrees to waive any claim it has or may have against the Owner, the Architect/Engineer, and their
respective employees, arising out of or in connection with the administration, evaluation, or recommendation
of any Bid.
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CHESTERFIELD TOWNSHIP BID FORM
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Each Proposal shall be accompanied by a Bid deposit in the form of a certified check, cashier's check or bid bond,
executed by the Bidder and Surety Company, payable to the Charter Township of Chesterfield in the amount of 5
percent (5%) of the amount of the Proposal. See Instructions to Bidders - Bid Deposit for more information.
TAXES
The Bidder affirms that all applicable Federal, State and Local taxes of whatever character and description are included
in all prices stated in this Form of Proposal.
ADDENDA
The Bidder acknowledges the following Addenda, covering revisions to the drawings or specifications and the cost, if
any, of such revision has been included in the quoted Proposal:
Addendum No. _______________________________ Dated __________________________
Addendum No. _______________________________ Dated __________________________
Addendum No. _______________________________ Dated __________________________
Addendum No. _______________________________ Dated __________________________
FEES
The Bidder shall refer to the General Conditions for allowable Fees for additional work performed, upon Owner's written
authorization, by Bidder's own forces and/or for additional work, upon Owner's written authorization, by Bidder's
subcontractors.
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