Location of Work: Town of Tewksbury, Massachusetts. Sealed Bids for the Pringle Street Water Main Improvements Project will be received by the Tewksbury DPW, 999 Whipple Road, Tewksbury, Massachusetts until January 31, 2025, 2:00 P.M., at which time and place all bids will be publicly opened and all bids read aloud. Bids submitted after this time will not be accepted. All questions should be submitted in writing to the Engineer of Record by 2:00 P.M. on Wednesday, January 22, 2025.
In the event of inclement weather on the day of the bid opening in which the Tewksbury Department of Public Works building is closed, the bid acceptance deadline and the bid opening will be rescheduled to 1:00 PM on the next date that the Tewksbury Department of Public Works is open. Notification of any rescheduling of the bid opening date will be posted to Projectdog as an addendum.
The work involves the following major item (s): Installation of approximately 7,200 linear feet of 8” and 6” ductile iron water main, approximately 2,100 linear feet of HDPE service piping, fittings, fire hydrants, ductile iron gate valves, temporary water main bypass and other related water system work on Pringle Street, Pomfret Road, County Road, Grove Street, South Street and Salem Road. Additional work includes approximately 550 tons of temporary trench paving, 1,900 tons of permanent trench paving and all other related work as specified.
Drawings and other Contract Documents will be available after 2:00 P.M. local time on Wednesday, January 15, 2025, may be viewed and downloaded as a Portable Document Format (PDF) file free of charge at
www.accentblueprints.com
. Copies may be obtained for a fee by completing an order online or calling 978-362-8038 for each set. Completed orders may be picked up at the office of Accent Blueprints located at 99 Chelmsford Road, North Billerica, MA 01862 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Copies may also be shipped to prospective bidders for an additional charge to cover handling and mailing fees. All payments for printing and shipping are nonrefundable. To be added to the project plan holder’s list to guarantee receipt of addenda, it is recommended interested bidders obtain the Contract Documents directly from Accent Blueprints. Interested bidders will be prompted to register an email address with Accent Blueprints to access the documents. Contract documents may also be examined, but not obtained, at the Tewksbury DPW Office during the following hours: 700 A.M. – 3:00 P.M. Monday through Friday.
BID SECURITIES shall be in amount of 5% of the bid and in the form of a certified check drawn upon a bank within the State of Massachusetts or a bid bond executed by a surety company authorized to do business in Massachusetts, made payable to the OWNER.
The successful bidder must furnish a 100% PERFORMANCE and PAYMENT BOND and will be required to execute the Contract Agreement within ten (10) days following notification of the acceptance of his Bid. The OWNER reserves the right to reject any or all bids, to accept any bid, to waive any informality on bids received, and to omit any item or items deemed advisable for the best interests of the OWNER. Bids are subject to Massachusetts-M.G.L. Chapter 30-Section 39M and to Massachusetts minimum wage rates as required by M.G.L. Chapter 149- Sections 26 to 27D inclusive. The award of the contract is contingent upon the availability and appropriation of funding by the Town. All costs associated with the preparation of the bids shall be the responsibility of the bidder, regardless of whether or not the Contract is awarded.
The successful bidder shall certify that all employees at the worksite will have successfully completed a course in construction safety and health approved by the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) that is at least 10 hours in duration at the time the employee begins work and who shall furnish documentation of successful completion of said course with the first certified payroll for each employee.
