Site work for a water / sewer project in Lewiston, Maine. Completed plans call for site work for a water / sewer project.

**As of June 29, 2022, the award amount is $289,489.25. The work for the Hart Brook Restoration Phase II shall consist of, but not be limited to, the complete and satisfactory construction of eleven (11) grassed underdrain soil filters and associated underground storage systems on sections of Forrestal and Saratoga Streets in Lewiston, ME. This contract is for the grassed underdrain soil filters, associated piping, and guardrail installation ONLY. Road grading, manhole rim alteration, and paving of Forrestal and Saratoga Streets are NOT part of this contract. All work, including final loaming, must be completed by September 15, 2022. Interested bidders must register with the Purchasing Agent either through direct response to the City's RFP solicitation at mryerson@lewistonmaine.gov or by contacting the Purchasing Agent Allen Ward at 207-513-3040 or award@lewistonmaine.gov to be added to the bidders list. Questions and Requests for Information shall be submitted to John Skelley (jskelley@lewistonmaine.gov) on or before noon, May 26, 2022. Questions and RFIs will be responded to via email to potential bidders on the Plan Holders List and those registered with the City Purchasing Department for this project. Each bidder is required to state in his/her Proposal his/her name and place of residence and the names of all persons or parties interested as principals with him/her; and that the Proposal is made without any connection to any other bidder making any Proposal for the same work; and that no person acting for, or employed by, the City of Lewiston is directly or indirectly interested in the Proposal or in any contract which may be entered into to which the Proposal relates, or in any portion of the profits there from, except as provided by the City Charter. The Contractor shall give his/her personal attention constantly to the faithful prosecution of the work, shall keep the same under his/her personal control and shall not assign, by power of attorney or otherwise, nor sublet the work or any part thereof, without the previous written consent of the Purchasing Agent; and shall not, either legally or equitably, assign any of the money payable under this Agreement or his/her claim thereto, unless by and with the like consent of the Purchasing Agent. Proof of insurance coverage will also be required from the subcontractor and any liabilities on the part of the subcontractor will be the responsibility of the contractor under his contract with the City and the City will be held harmless. The contractor shall take all necessary affirmative action steps to assure that qualified minority businesses, women's businesses, and labor surplus area firms are included in the hiring of any subcontractor working on this City project. No Proposal will be considered unless it is accompanied by a bid security in the form of a bid bond or certified check in the amount of ten percent (10%) of the total bid price, made out in favor of the City of Lewiston. All bid securities will be released upon deliverance of a signed Contract or, if no Contract award is made, within forty-five (45) days after the opening of the Proposals, unless forfeited as herein stipulated. The Contract must be signed within ten (10) days, Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays excluded, after the date of notification to the bidder by the Purchasing Agent of the acceptance of his/her Proposal and readiness of the Contract to be signed. If the bidder fails or neglects, after such notification, to execute the Contract, the Finance Committee may determine that the Proposal has been abandoned; and, in such case, the bid security accompanying the Proposal shall be forfeited to the City of Lewiston. A Performance Bond and a Labor and Material Payment Bond, preferably executed on AIA Bond Form Number A311, in an amount equal to the total Contract price, of a surety company satisfactory to the Purchasing Agent, will be required of the successful bidder to ensure completion of the work and the proper fulfillment of the conditions of the Contract. The total Contract price shall mean the total bid price as stated in the Proposal based on the estimated quantities of the various items of work.