Addendum No. 1- South Street- Phase V Sewer & Stormwater Replacement

Location:	Vermont
Posted:	Apr 15, 2026
Due:
Agency:	Town of Middlebury
Type of Government:	State & Local
Category:	Z - Maintenance, Repair or Alteration of Real Property
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April 15, 2026

ADDENDUM NO. 1

TO THE CONTRACT DOCUMENTS FOR

Town of Middlebury

South Street – Phase V Sewer & Stormwater Replacement

Your attention is directed to the following changes in, additions to, or deletions from the Contract

Documents for the Town of Middlebury South Street – Phase V Sewer & Stormwater

Replacement project. This complete Addendum, including attachments, shall be included within

the Contract Documents and shall take precedence in the case of any discrepancies.

BIDDER must acknowledge receipt of all ADDENDA on the BID or may be considered non-

responsive.

This Addendum consists of 10 (ten) pages.

1. Pre-Bid Meeting Minutes: Attached and made a part of this contract are Pre-Bid Meeting

Minutes from April 8, 2026.

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Town of Middlebury

South Street – Phase V Sewer & Stormwater Replacement Project

April 8, 2026, at 10:00am

Prebid Meeting Minutes

A. Project Overview

1. Introduction

a. Town

i. Dean Rheaume – Wastewater Superintendent

ii. Emmalee Cherington – Director of Engineering

b. Otter Creek Engineering

i. Robert M. Clark P.E. – Engineer of Record

ii. Brett Barrett – Resident Project Representative

c. Funding Agency

i. Winn Wilson – ARPA CSO Grant

2. Attendance

a. Sign-in Sheet (attached to these meeting notes is the attendance roster)

b. Bidders should make sure their information is legible for accurate information

collection

3. What is the Project:

a. The project involves the replacement of approximately 600 LF of sanitary

sewer main, 7 Sewer Manholes, approximately 750 LF of Stormwater, and 6

catch basins, and the abandonment of multiple structures

b. The project contains:

i. Sewer Main Replacement

ii. Sewer Service Replacement

iii. Sewer Structure Installation

iv. Stormwater Main Replacement

v. Stormwater Structure Installation

vi. Abandonment of Structures

c. Bidder should review the Special Conditions and Measurement and Payment

to see how each item above will be paid

d. Bidder is recommended to review locations of exploratory excavation as it is

an essential part of the project scope

i. Bidders should review construction notes in the bid set and

understand the requirements

4. Bid Requirements

a. The contractor must provide 5% Bid Security in the form of a Certified check,

bid bond using form provided in Documents

b. A signed Bid Form

c. A completed Bid Schedule

i. Read the Measurement and payment to understand how each item is

going to be paid

ii. Understand what is included in each Item (i.e. Parts and Pieces)

iii. Bidders are encouraged to provide balanced bids

d. Authority to sign

e. Any Additional Forms stated in Article 7 of the Bid Form

f. Qualification statements are not required but may be requested by the Owner

after bids are opened

5. Bid Opening Information

a. Bids are due on the 4th of May at 10:00 a.m. local time

i. This may be modified via addendum

b. The bids are due to the Town of Middlebury

c. The bid opening location is 1020 Route 7 South, Middlebury, VT 05753

d. Bids must be submitted in person or via mail

i. Bidders shall consider travel time for packages when submitting their

bid by mail. Bids that arrive after the opening via mail will not be

accepted

6. Funding

a. The Project is funded by an ARPA CSO grant through the Vermont Clean Water

State Revolving Fund (CWSRF) and local Town funds

b. There are no special requirements of this ARPA grant

7. Current Permit Conditions

a. No outstanding permits for this project

B. Schedule

1. Project Start Date

a. The project is anticipated to start and finish this construction season

b. There is no expectation of winter shutdown for this project and there is a

requirement for final completion (final payment issued) by September 15, 2026.

c. This requirement for completion is to utilize the available ARPA grant

d. If this is unreasonable, bidders are encouraged to express their concerns

during the bidding process.

e. Discussion included notes that some of the funding is local (Town of

Middlebury) funds. This work could occur after September 15, 2026.

2. Phasing

a. Bidder is responsible for construction sequencing

i. It is the Contractor's responsibility to maintain wastewater capacity

throughout the duration of the project. This can be done through any

combination of bypass pumping, piping or sequencing to allow this

ii. Flows and pump station locations have been provided on the Drawings for

Contractor reference in understanding where the waste streams are

coming from and at what volumes

iii. A phasing plan is provided for the contractor to utilize, markup and

include during the submittal process, as outlined on the Construction

notes.

3. Working Hours

a. Monday through Friday, 7 AM to 5 PM

b. Bidder is not expected to work on the following Holidays:

i. New Year’s Day (January 1st), Patriot’s Day (Mass.) Memorial Day, Independence

Day (July 4th), Labor Day, Veteran’s Day, Thanksgiving Day and Day Following,

Christmas Day (December 25th)

4. Contract Times

a. Substantial Completion: August 16, 2026

b. Final Completion: September 15, 2026

This is the opportunity summary page. It provides an overview of this opportunity and a preview of the attached documentation.

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