Renovation of a water / sewer project in Stafford Springs, Connecticut. Completed plans call for the renovation of a water / sewer project.

The work consists of furnishing all labor, materials and equipment necessary to install an upgrade of the Water Treatment Plant's Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) system consisting of a SCADA Rack, servers, Programmable Logic Controller processors, software, communications systems, system configuration and integration, cybersecurity, and all miscellaneous work and cleanup specified or required to complete the work. The Contract Time shall be 365 Calendar Days commencing ten days following the Effective Date of the Agreement. All work shall be completed within 365 Calendar Days commencing ten days following the Effective Date of the Agreement. Each Bid shall be submitted in accordance with the Instructions to Bidders and shall be accompanied by a Bid Security in the amount of five percent of the Bid. Bidders may not withdraw their Bids for a period of sixty days, excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and legal holidays after the actual date of the opening of the Bids. The Successful Bidder must furnish a 100 percent Performance Bond and a 100 percent Payment Bond with a surety company acceptable to the Owner. Complete instructions for filing Bids are included in the Instructions to Bidders. Minimum wage rates for this Project are subject to both the state prevailing wage rates as per Connecticut General Statues 31-53 and to the Federal Davis Bacon Wage Rates. It is the responsibility of the Contractor, before bid opening, to request if necessary, any additional information on Minimum Wage Rates for those tradespeople who may be employed for the proposed work under this Contract. The Town of Stafford encourages the use of Minority Business Enterprise (MBE) and Women Business Enterprise (WBE) participation on this project. This project is being partially funded by American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 and is subject to applicable requirements. It is NOT subject to American Iron and Steel (AIS) or Build America, Buy America (BABA) requirements. Award of the Contract will be contingent on the Town's needs, appropriation, and availability of funds. The Owner reserves the right to waive any informality in or to reject any or all Bids if deemed to be in its best interest.