YMCA Otter Pond Demo, Standish

Location:	Maine
Posted:	May 11, 2026
Due:	May 14, 2026
Agency:	Portland Water District
Type of Government:	State & Local
Category:	83 - Textiles, Leather, Furs, Apparel and SHoes, Tents, Flags
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Portland Water District

YMCA Otter Pond Demolition

INSTRUCTIONS FOR BIDDERS

BID DATE: 2:00PM, Thursday, May 14th, 2026

1) Bids for the demolition, removal, and legal disposal of multiple small buildings,

sheds, and site features at the former YMCA property, along with associated site

restoration will be accepted until 2:00 p.m. on Thursday, May 14th, 2026 at the office

of the Portland Water District located at 225 Douglass Street, Portland, Maine 04102

at which time bids shall be opened.

Please send bids to:

Portland Water District

Attn: Wesley Gilbert, Purchasing Agent

225 Douglass Street

P.O. Box 3553

Portland, Maine 04104-3553

2) BID SECURITY

No proposal will be considered unless it is accompanied by a Certified Check or Bid

Bond in the amount of ten (5%) percent of the bid price, in favor of the Portland

Water District. The successful bidder will be expected to present Performance and

Payment Bonds in the amount of one hundred (100%) of the bid price as surety for

the performance of the contract. The Performance and Payment Bonds will be

required prior to the execution of the contract and will be released within ten (10)

days after the work has been completed and accepted by the District.

3) AWARD OR REJECTION OF BIDS

The District reserves the right to waive any informality in proposals, to accept any

proposal, and, to reject any and all proposals, should it be deemed in the best

interest of the District to do so. Any bid received after the time and date specified

shall not be opened or considered. No bid may be withdrawn within 30 days after the

actual date of the opening thereof.

4) QUALIFICATION OF BIDDERS

The District may make such investigation as it deems necessary to determine the

ability of the bidder to perform the work, and the bidder shall furnish to the District all

such information and data for this purpose as it may request. The District reserves

the right to reject any bid if the evidence submitted by, or the investigation of, the

bidder fails to satisfy the District that the bidder is properly qualified to carry out the

obligations of the contract and to satisfactorily complete the work included therein.

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5) PREPARATION OF PROPOSAL

{A} Proposals must be submitted on the actual form furnished herewith. All blank

spaces for prices must be filled in, in ink or typed. All required attachments must be

included with the original sealed bid.

{B} Proposal must be submitted in a sealed envelope bearing on the outside the

name of the bidder, address and the name of the project. If forwarded by mail, the

sealed envelope, containing the proposal and marked as directed above, must be

enclosed in another envelope, addressed as specified in the proposal form.

6) ADDENDA AND INTERPRETATION

No interpretation of the meaning of the plans, specifications, or other documents will

be made to any bidder orally. Every request for such interpretation should be in

writing, addressed to the Purchasing Agent at the District at the address listed above

or at wgilbert@pwd.org.

7) PRE-BID SITE VISIT

A non-mandatory pre-bid site visit will be held on Monday April 20th, 2026, at 10am

at Route 35 (at Johnson Field), Standish, ME 04084. Attendance, while encouraged,

is not mandatory.

8) OBLIGATION OF BIDDERS

At the time of the opening of bids, each bidder will be presumed to have inspected

the site and to have read and to be thoroughly familiar with the Specifications and

Contract Documents (including all Addenda). The failure or omission of any bidder to

receive or examine any form, instrument, or documents shall in no way relieve any

bidder from any obligation in respect to their bid.

9) TIME OF COMPLETION

Work shall not begin prior to June 1st, 2026 and shall be completed by September

1st, 2026.

10)TIPPING FEES

The contractor will be responsible for tipping fees. All demolition materials not

salvaged must be disposed of in a legal manner at an approved site.

Documentation of disposal shall be provided to the District.

11) INSURANCE

1) General Requirements:

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a) The vendor shall file appropriate Certificates of Insurance with the DISTRICT. All

Certificates of Insurance shall provide that notice shall be given to the DISTRICT

at least thirty (30) days prior to the expiration or termination of any insurance and

shall name the DISTRICT as an additional insured. This notice shall be in

writing.

b) All Certificates of Insurance provided to the DISTRICT shall be issued by

companies licensed and registered to do business in the State of Maine.

c) All Certificates of Insurance coverage shall be delivered to the District prior to the

work commencing.

d) Prior to the expiration date of any insurance, the vendor shall furnish to the

DISTRICT a certificate showing the insurance then maintained by or on behalf of

the vendor pursuant to these requirements.

2) Specific Coverage. Insurance to be carried by the vendor shall, as a minimum,

include:

a) Commercial general liability insurance with a minimum combined single limit for

bodily injury and property damage of $1,000,000 and $2,000,000 aggregate to

include completed operations coverage. The DISTRICT must be named

additional insured on this insurance. The vendor shall also require that all

subcontractors carry this same insurance with the same limits.

b) Automobile liability insurance, including but not limited to, coverage for owned,

non-owned, and hired vehicles with limits of not less than a combined single limit

of $1,000,000 for bodily injury and property damage. The vendor shall also

require that all subcontractors carry this same insurance with the same limits.

c) Workers’ Compensation Insurance providing statutory benefits, in each case as

required by law. The vendor shall also require that all subcontractors carry this

same insurance with the same limit.

d) Other insurance appropriate to the work, e.g.: Diving, Aircraft, Umbrella,

Professional, Environmental Impairment.

12) PAYMENTS

The full amount of the contract shall be invoiced at the completion of all work. The

Owner will pay the invoice within 30 days of submission of the invoice.

13) DEFINITIONS

{A} Property: All structures located within the boundary lines as indicated on the

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plans and maps, specifically including, but not limited to buildings, pavement,

concrete tank enclosures, wells.

{B} District: The term refers to Portland Water District.

PROPOSAL

BID DATE: 2:00PM, Thursday, May 14th,2026

TO: Portland Water District

Attn: Wesley Gilbert, Purchasing Agent

225 Douglass Street

P.O. Box 3553

Portland, ME 04104-3553

Dear Sir:

Having carefully examined the premises and existing conditions affecting the work, we,

the undersigned, hereby agree to furnish all labor, materials, appliances, supplies,

plants, equipment and other facilities incidental to the demolition and removal of

structures as required by, and in strict accordance with, the Specifications and Plans

dated April 8th, 2026 as prepared by the Portland Water District and that the District will

accept in full payment thereof the following sum to wit:

Item

No. Description

Units Unit Price

Total

Priority 1 Demolition

Priority 2 Demolition

Sum of Items 1 & 2:

Items Accompanying this Bid:

 Bid Bond of 5%

The undersigned acknowledges the receipt of addenda numbered:

#_____________Date____________

_____________________________

Portland Water District

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The undersigned hereby further declares that the only person or parties interested in

this proposal as principals are named below; that the proposal is made without any

connection with any other person or party making any proposal for the same work; and

that no person acting for or employed by the Portland Water District is directly or

indirectly interested in this proposal or in any contract which may be made under it or in

profits expected to arise therefrom, except as provided by the District Charter. The full

names and addresses of all persons and parties interested in this proposal as principals

are named below; (Give first and last names in full; and in case of a corporation, give

names and addresses of President, Treasurer and Manager; and in case of a

partnership, give names and addresses of members):

NAME: _______________________________________________

SIGNATURE: _______________________________________________

PRINTED/TYPED NAME: ______________________________________

TITLE: _____________________________________________________

LEGAL ADDRESS: ___________________________________________

PRINCIPAL PLACE OF BUSINESS: ______________________________

FIRM’S IRS I.D. #: ____________________________________________

DATE: ______________________________________________________

TELEPHONE #: ______________________ FAX #: ___________________

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