Renovation of a water / sewer project in S Royalston, Massachusetts. Completed plans call for the renovation of a water / sewer project.

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New England District is issuing a small business set-aside solicitation for Electrical Upgrades at Birch Hill and Tully Lake Dams, located in Royalston, MA. Work at both dams will be awarded under a single contract. The NAICS code for this work is 238210. The estimated magnitude of this project is between $500,000.00 - $1,00,000.00. The scope of the project includes the following major components: o Demolish existing electrical equipment and wiring in occupied office and outdoor spaces o Install new Exterior Generators, Non-Automatic Transfer Switches, and Panelboards o Install new exterior improvements including safety fencing, bollards, and equipment pads o Run new interior wiring and conduit within occupied office spaces o Coordinate with National Grid to replace existing, pole-mounted transformers o Remove old mechanical piping associated with existing, interior generators o Install new mechanical gate actuators at Tully Lake Dam o Construct new underground ductbanks SPECIFICATIONS titled "Birch Hill Dam, Royalston, Massachusetts and Tully Lake Dam, Royalston, Massachusetts" dated March 2022 & DRAWINGS titled "Electrical Upgrades, Birch Hill and Tully Dams, Royalston, Massachusetts" dated March 2022. REPRESENTATIONS AND CERTIFICATIONS: Section 00600; CONTRACT CLAUSES, Section 00700; SPECIAL CONTRACT REQUIREMENTS, Section 00800. The applicable NAICS Code and Size Standard for this procurement are as follow s: NAICS Code: 238210 Size Standard: $16.5M This solicitation is 100% small business set aside. MAGNITUDE OF PROJECT: The estimated cost of the w ork is betw een $500,000.00 and $1,000,000.00 NOTE TO BIDDERS: Please pay special attention to Sections: Section 00100 (Instructions to Bidders); Section 00600 (Representations and Certifications); Contract Clauses 52.204-7 (System for Aw ard Management) and Contract Clauses 52.222-62 (Paid Sick Leave Under Executive Order 13706 (Jan 2017). All Offerors must complete the annual representations and certifications electronically via the System for Aw ard Management (SAM) w ebsite at https://w w w .sam.gov/portal/public/SAM/ or by telephone at 1-866-606-8220. Please ensure your firm is registered in the SAM Database at bid submission. The bidder shall furnish a bid guarantee in the form of a firm commitment, e.g., bid bond supported by good and sufficient surety or sureties acceptable to the Government, postal money order, certified check, cashier's check, irrevocable letter of credit, or, under Treasury Department regulations, certain bonds or notes of the United States. The Contracting Officer will return bid guarantees, other than bid bonds, (1) to unsuccessful bidders as soon as practicable after the opening of bids, and (2) to the successful bidder upon execution of contractual documents and bonds (including any necessary coinsurance or reinsurance agreements), as required by the bid as accepted.- (c) The amount of the bid guarantee shall be 20 percent of the bid price or $3M, whichever is less Bid Opening Bids will be opened one hour after the time for bid submission noted above. This one hour delay is necessary to allow for technical delays. The Bid Opening Official or Contract Specialist may open electronic documents before the bid opening to prepare for the bid opening, but will not record or communicate bid prices with any other individual until the bid opening. No Government officials will open electronic documents until the independent government estimate is finalized and received by the Bid Opening Official. THE BID OPENING TIME IS 2:00 PM Eastern Time. The bid opening will be conducted via public conference call. Bidders and members of the public may use the below information to access the conference call: Call In info: 1-844-800-2712 US Toll Free 1-669-234-1177 US Toll Access Code: 2764 820 2755 During the bid opening, the Bid Opening Official will read the bid totals in the order received electronically. The Bid Opening Official will then read the total amount of the independent government estimate and announce the apparent low bidder. If requested, the Bid Opening Official may read the line item prices of the apparent low bidder. The Contract Specialist will record the bid opening results, which will be posted to www.SAM.gov as quickly as practicable following the bid opening. *The value for this project is based on a financial range. The value is listed as the highest possible cost from the range provided by a stakeholder or official project document.