Sealed bids for construction of the Water Treatment Plant (WTP) High Service Pump rehabilitation will be received by the City of Methuen, Massachusetts at the office of the City Clerk, Room 112, Searles Bldg., 41 Pleasant St., Methuen, MA 01844 until 11:00 AM, Monday, February 9, 2026 at that time and place bids will be publicly opened and read aloud at Methuen City Hall on the 3
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floor (Great Hall), 41 Pleasant Street, Methuen, MA 01844. Specifications and bid forms may be obtained on or after January 21, 2026 at 8:00 am via download
www.methuen.gov/
purchasing. All potential bidders must be registered as a plan holder through this link.
All bids must be made out in Duplicate, either typed or printed in ink. The bids must be filled out and signed as directed therein, sealed in an envelope plainly marked “Water Treatment Plant (WTP) Vertical Turbine Pump Rehabilitation”, addressed to the Office of the City Clerk, Searles Building, 41 Pleasant Street- Rm. 112, Methuen, MA 01844, and endorsed with the name, address of bidder.
No Bid will be considered which is not accompanied by a certified or cashier’s check or bid bond in the amount of five percent (5%) of the total bid, payable to the “City of Methuen”. This bid deposit will become the property of the City if the successful bidder fails to execute the contract.
The successful bidder must furnish a 100 percent Construction Performance Bond and a 100 percent Payment Bond with a surety company acceptable to the City and shall be required to execute the contract Agreement within 10 days following notification of the acceptance of the bid.
Wage rates for this project are subject to the minimum wage rates as Per M.G.L., Chapter 149, Section 26 to 27D inclusive.
The bidding and award of this Contract will be under the provisions of M.G.L. Chapter 30, Section 39M
The City of Methuen reserves the right to reject any and all bids or to waive any informality in the bidding if it is deeded to be in the best interest for the City to do so.
