Fitchburg Road Sewer Main Extension - Phase 1

Sealed Bids for the General Contract will be received from General Contractors for construction of the Fitchburg Road Sewer Main Extension – Phase 1 project at the Ayer DPW Administrative building at 25 Brook Street, Ayer, MA 01432 until Friday, December 11 ^th , 2026, 2:00 (PM), and at that time and place bids will be publicly opened and read aloud.

The base bid consists of constructing a new gravity sewer main on Fitchburg Road. The work includes construction of gravity sewer main, appurtenances, service connections, trench paving and other miscellaneous work. All traffic management and road restoration work on Fitchburg Road is required to meet MassDOT standards and permit requirements. The time for completion of this contract is 150 calendar days following the Notice to Proceed. Please note, the Notice to Proceed to start construction will be issued no earlier than April 1 ^st , 2027.

The bidding and award of this Contract will be under the provisions of M.G.L. Chapter 30, Section 39M. Complete instructions for filing Bids are included in the Instructions to Bidders.

Each General Bid shall be submitted in accordance with the Instructions to Bidders and shall be accompanied by a Bid Security in the amount of 5 percent of the Bid.

No Bidder may withdraw his Bid for a period of sixty (60) days, excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and legal holidays after the actual date of the opening of the General Bids. This advertisement does not obligate the Owner for any costs associated with preparing or submitting bids.

The successful General Bidder must furnish a 100 percent Performance Bond and a 100 percent Payment Bond with a surety company acceptable to the Owner.

Minimum wage rates as determined by the Commissioner of the Department of Workforce Development under the provisions of M.G.L., Chapter 149, Section 26 to 27D, as amended, apply to this project. It is the responsibility of the contractor, before bid opening, to request, if necessary, any additional information on Prevailing Wage Rates for those trades people who may be employed for the proposed work under this contract.

The Owner reserves the right to waive any informality in or to reject any or all Bids if deemed to be in its best interest.