TOWN OF WILBRAHAMDEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKSWILBRAHAM, MASSACHUSETTSADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS
Sealed Bids for the construction of the “Miller Street Water Main Replacement Project – Phase 1” will be received by the Engineering Department at Wilbraham Town Hall, Engineering Office, 240 Springfield Street, Wilbraham, MA 01095 until 2:00 p.m. local time on May 21, 2026, at which time the Bids received will be publicly opened and read. Sealed Bids must have outer envelope marked as “Miller Street Water Main Replacement Project – Phase 1.”
The work consists of replacing approximately 2,300 linear feet of 10-inch cast iron water main with 16-inch ductile iron water main on Miller Street in Ludlow, MA, as well as installation of valves and hydrants, service econnections, surface restoration, and abandonment of the existing water main. Bids shall be on a unit price basis, with additive alternate bid items as indicated in the Bid Form.
All Bids for this project are subject to the provisions of Massachusetts General Laws 30, Section 39M as amended.
Bidding Documents may be obtained electronically from the Tighe & Bond website at:
http://www.tighebond.com/Projects_Out_to_Bid.php
Prospective bidders must complete a one-time registration process on the web site in order to receive log-in credentials. Bidders must log in to the web site to download bidding documents for the project. Bidders will be added to the “planholders” or prospective bidders list upon downloading the bidding documents for the project. Bidding documents may also be examined at the office of Tighe & Bond, Inc., 53 Southampton Road, Westfield, Massachusetts between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, legal holidays excluded.
A bid deposit of 5% shall be furnished in accordance with the Instructions to Bidders.
This Contract contains price adjustments for hot mix asphalt mixes, diesel fuel, and gasoline. See Section 01270 for payment procedures and base prices for this Project.
Construction contractors and subcontractors shall make positive efforts to achieve: (1) a minority employee work force hour goal of 15.30 percent, (2) a woman employee work force hour goal of 6.90 percent, (3) a goal of 7.24 percent participation of Minority-owned Business Enterprise(s), and (4) a goal of 3.60 percent participation of Woman-owned Business Enterprise(s) within the project contracts.
Minimum Wage Rates as determined by the Commissioner of Department of Workforce Development under the provision of the Massachusetts General Laws, 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 Minimum Wage Rates for those trades people who may be employed for the proposed Work under this Contract.
Bidders must provide with their bids a signed certification form found in the Bid Proposal, which certifies the Labor Harmony, OSHA training, Non-Collusion, Non-Discrimination and Tax Certifications.
TOWN OF WILBRAHAM, MASSACHUSETTS
Consulting Engineer:
Tighe & Bond, Inc.
53 Southampton Road
Westfield, MA 01085
413-562-1600
