TOWN OF WILBRAHAM
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS
WILBRAHAM, MASSACHUSETTS
ADVERTISEMENT 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 reconnections, 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
