The Town of Charlestown wishes to secure the services of a qualified full-service
commercial heating firm to provide design-build Boiler Replacement at the Charlestown
Town Hall DPW Wing located at 4540 South County Trail, Charlestown, R.I. SCOPE OF WORK
This Project will correctly size and design a Bosch, Weil McLain, Viessmann or other
commercial grade oil-fired boiler from a highly reputable manufacturer with a capacity of no
less than 960,000 BTU, suitable to adequately replace the existing Burnham V 907 boiler.
Bidders shall provide a proposed project approach, statement of qualifications describing
company and personnel engineering qualifications, relevant experience, and proposed fees
for the complete "Turn-Key" implementation of Boiler Replacement, including, but not
limited to permitting, design removal, disposal, installation, including all appurtenances and
connections, building modification, restoration, and implementation to full correct function
in coordination with the present HVAC system.
The Scope of Work is as follows:
1. The bidder will examine the existing conditions and requirements of the areas to be
heated.
2. The bidder shall note the existing configuration of the heating supply piping
3. The bidder shall configure the new installation to orient the flow of heated water
FROM the boiler into the heat exchangers to prevent air-lock conditions.
4. The bidder shall not withdraw his bid within 120 days (120) after the scheduled
closing time of this bid.
5. The bid/proposal shall be "Turn-Key" and shall include all costs, labor, materials,
State and Local permits and inspections, set-up and break-down, disposal and
environmental fees necessary to complete the work in a satisfactory manner.
6. The bidder shall collect, remove, and dispose of all wastes generated by this work,
including nails and litter.
7. The bidder shall schedule the work in a manner respecting the use of the facility, and
the bidder shall take all measures necessary not to disrupt municipal services.
8. All work shall be performed by a contractor licensed in the State of Rhode Island
according to recognized industry standards, in accordance with all Federal, State, and
Local laws, regulations and codes (ICC 2018 W/R.I. Amendments Building Code).
9. The bidder shall warranty all the work for a period of three years and convey to the
Town any warranties as provided by the manufactures.
10. The bid-award winner shall be insured for general liability, motor vehicle liability and
workers compensation in amounts sufficient to satisfy Town requirements for the
duration of the contract prior to issue of the contract. The bid award winner shall
provide a certificate of insurance listing the Town of Charlestown as additional
insured prior to issue of contract.
11. The CONTRACTOR shall abide by all Federal, State, Local Laws, Codes and
Regulations, including all provisions, conditions and stipulations of the DAVISBACON ACT as applicable, and all provisions, conditions of RHODE ISLAND
GENERAL LAW, as applicable.
12. Prior to payment the Town shall receive confirmation of completion of all required
inspections and unconditional approvals of the work by State Dept. of Labor and
Training and Town Building Officials.
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