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

The Littleton Water Department (LWD) invites bids from qualified bidders for the construction of 18,000 linear feet of 12-inch ductile iron raw water transmission main from the Spectacle Pond Well on Hartwell Avenue to the proposed site of the Water Treatment Plant on Whitcomb Avenue. This project also includes 1,500 linear feet of Cast-In-Place-Pipe (CIPP) lining of existing 8-inch and 12- inch asbestos concrete and cast iron water main. Two sections of the CIPP lining will occur beneath the Massachusetts Bay Transit Authoritys (MBTA) railroad tracks. The Contractor will be expected to commence work upon issuance of the Notice to Proceed by Owner. The Work will be substantially completed within 180 days from the date of the Notice to Proceed and completed and ready for final payment within 210 days from the date of the Notice to Proceed. All bids for this project are subject to the applicable provisions of the Massachusetts bidding laws, including those found at M.G.L. c. 149, 44A - 44H and M.G.L. c. 30, 39M et seq. A bid deposit in an amount equal to 5% of the total amount of the bid will be due with the bid, in the form of a certified check, bid bond or cashier's check. The bidder agrees that its bid shall be good and may not be withdrawn for a period of 30 days, Saturdays, Sundays and legal holidays excluded, after the opening of the bids. A payment bond in an amount equal to 50% of the total amount of the bid, with a surety company qualified to do business in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, will be required for the successful bidder. 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 (Trust)/State Revolving Fund loan program. 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 used at the job site. LWD reserves the right to reject any and all bids, to waive informalities and minor irregularities in bids received, if it is deemed to be in the best interest of the LWD to do so.