Site work for a water / sewer project in Dudley, Massachusetts. Completed plans call for site work for a water / sewer project.

The work consists of the cured-in-place-pipe (CIPP) lining of approximately 12,400 feet of 6-inch, 8-inch, 10-inch and 12-inch pipe; the sealing of approximately 530 vertical feet of manhole structures; the grouting of 165 service laterals; the cutting of 10 protruding service taps and laterals; the removing and resetting to grade of 6 buried manhole frames and covers, and the cleaning of sewer mains as specified. Bids shall be on a unit price basis, as indicated in the Bid Form. The Work shall be substantially completed within 175 days from the date of the Notice to Proceed and completed and ready for final payment in accordance with paragraph 15.06 of the General Conditions within 235 days from the date of the Notice to Proceed. All Bids for this project are subject to the provisions of Massachusetts General Laws Chapter 30, Section 39M as amended. All Bidders shall furnish with their Bid a bid deposit in the form of a bid bond, certified check, bank money order, or cash in the amount of 5% of the total amount of the Bid and made payable to the Town of Dudley, Massachusetts. The time period for holding Bids, where Federal approval is not required is 30 days, Saturdays, Sundays and legal holidays excluded, after opening of Bids and where Federal approval is required, the time period for holding Bids is 30 days, Saturdays, Sundays and holidays excluded after Federal approval. This Contract contains price adjustments for hot mix asphalt mixes, diesel fuel, and gasoline. Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) goals are applicable to the total dollars paid to the construction contract. The goals for this project are a minimum of 4.2 percent D/MBE participation and 4.5 percent D/WBE participation by certified DBEs. The two low bidders shall submit completed DBE forms (EEO-DEP-190C, EEO-DEP-191C and the DBE Certification of United States Citizenship form) by the close of business on the third business day after bid opening. Failure to comply with the requirements of this paragraph may be deemed to render a proposal non-responsive. No waiver of any provision of this section will be granted unless approved by the Department of Environmental Protection (MassDEP). Minimum Wage Rates as determined by the Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development under the provision of the Massachusetts General Laws, Chapter 149, Sections 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. Federal Minimum Wage Rates as determined by the United States Department of Labor under the Davis-Bacon Act also apply to this project. This project is funded by a loan from the Massachusetts Clean Water Trust/State Revolving Fund loan program. Section 00800 contains the funding program construction contract requirements, all of which shall be applicable to this Contract. The project requires compliance with the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection Diesel Retrofit Program by use of after-engine emission controls that are EPA certified, or their equivalent, on all of the off-road (non-registered) diesel vehicles/equipment, and vehicles greater than 50 brake horsepower, which will be used in the performance of this work. The project is subject to the American Iron and Steel (AIS) requirement of Section 436 of Public Law (P.L.) 113-76, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2014, which requires that all of the iron and steel products used in the project are produced in the United States. Section 00800 contains further information on applicable iron and steel products and compliance.