This is a service / maintenance or supply contract in Manchester, Connecticut. Contact the soliciting agency for additional information.

Question Submission Deadline:March 14, 2024, 4:00pm The specification is for the Town of Manchester Water Department (Water Department) to procure an on-call contractor to provide all equipment, materials and labor to replace an existing lead water service line (owned by the property owner) from the curb stop (owned by the Water Department) to the meter including the replacement of main valve before the meter inside the building. To participate in this program, properties must have no more than 6 units. The contractor shall be responsible for obtaining all permits including but limited to, building permit, water and sewer permit and road encroachment. The contract shall carry the appropriate insurance required to obtain each necessary permit as well as contractor working for the Town. The contractor will be paid for the work through federal Community Development Block Grant funds. The contractor shall hold the appropriate license(s) issued by the State of Connecticut to do such work. The contractor will be responsible to schedule the appropriate inspections from the Town. All work shall conform to the requirements of the Water Department, Engineering Division and the Connecticut State Building Code. Bidders shall submit all inquiries regarding this bid via the Town's e-Procurement Portal. Please note any deadline for submitting inquiries. All answers to inquiries will be posted on the Town's e-Procurement Portal. Bidders may also click "Follow" on this bid to receive an email notification when answers are posted. It is the responsibility of the bidder to check the website for answers to inquiries. When applicable, state bids will be considered for this service. The Purchasing Authority reserves the right to waive any informality or reject any and all bids. In addition to the bid specifications, all bids are subject to the terms, provisions and conditions of the Manchester Charter, Code of Ordinances, and Purchasing Guidelines. By bidding on the proposed purchase, the bidder agrees to such terms, provisions and conditions. Dial by your location o +1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago) o +1 646 558 8656 US (New York) o +1 646 931 3860 US o +1 301 715 8592 US (Washington DC) o +1 305 224 1968 US o +1 309 205 3325 US o +1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma) o +1 346 248 7799 US (Houston) o +1 360 209 5623 US o +1 386 347 5053 US o +1 507 473 4847 US o +1 564 217 2000 US o +1 669 444 9171 US o +1 689 278 1000 US o +1 719 359 4580 US o +1 720 707 2699 US (Denver) o +1 253 205 0468 US Meeting ID: 857 0311 1295 Passcode: 127901 Find your local number at website. The work shall include the removal of the existing lead service from service (or steel pipe water service), install and connect new 1 inch type k seamless copper tubing (ASTM Specification B88 of the latest revision) from the curb stop through the foundation wall and connect new copper service to meter tail piece. The service shall be installed at minimum depth of 4'-6". The new copper service shall have a new 1 inch lead free ball valve installed just before the meter tail piece and all fittings used to make this connection shall be lead free. Whenever possible the new copper service shall use the same penetration through the foundation as the existing service. The ancillary area between the foundation and the new copper service shall be sealed as to prevent ground water from entering the basement of the building. Care shall be exercised to avoid excessive damage to the lawn, trees and other plantings as well as the building. The new copper service shall be a continuous length of copper from the connection at the curb stop to the connection at the meter if the service is under 60 feet. The scope of the work includes repair, regrade and/or reseed all lawns and plantings damaged during the construction work. Any damage to the building shall be repaired. If the new water service requires the excavation of concrete (or bituminous) sidewalks slabs they shall be replaced in kind. Excavations requiring the disturbance of a driveway, the driveway shall be repaired in kind. The contractor shall schedule with the Water Department a time in which the water can be shut off to the building at the curb box prior to the date of replacement. The bid price for the installation of the new copper service will be based on a per foot of copper tubing installed (a minimum 20 foot service will be used for bidding purposes). This price shall include all materials, equipment, labor, refuse disposal, lawn restoration, restoring any plantings, mobilization and demobilization. Replacement of sidewalks and/or driveways will have a separate line item on a square foot basis, since not all renewals will require these replacements. The low bidder will be based on the combination of the price per foot of copper service and the square foot cost of restoring the sidewalk (for bid purposes use 4 foot by 5 foot slab) and driveway (for bid purposes use 3 foot by 3 foot area). The pay item for sidewalk restoration and driveway restoration will only be used when construction warrants the disturbance of the sidewalk or driveway. Attorneys-in-fact who sign contract bonds must file with each bond a certified and effectively dated copy of their power of attorney.