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

**As of July 09, 2024, the project has been cancelled. The work for the BLAKE & BATES STREET WATER MAIN PIPE-BURSTING WATER MAIN REPLACEMENT & BATES & PINE STREET CSO SEPARATION 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 five percent (5%) 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. 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. All work, including final loaming, paving and water main completion, must be completed by no later than June 30, 2025. Work performed in 2024, including but not limited to water service trenches and disturbed pavement areas, must be paved by no later than November 1, 2024. Questions and Requests for Information shall be submitted to Faith Thomas (fthomas@lewistonmaine.gov) on or before noon, May 29, 2024. 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. Any bidder may withdraw his/her Proposal prior to the scheduled time for the opening of Proposals upon presentation to the Purchasing Agent of a request, in writing, to do so. Any bidder who withdraws his/her Proposal within thirty (30) days after the actual opening thereof shall be considered to have abandoned his/her Proposal and the bid security accompanying the Proposal will be forfeited to the City of Lewiston. Any Proposal received after the scheduled opening time will not be considered. Once the contract has been awarded, The City reserves the right to negotiate with the low bidder to bring projects down to within budget. The Finance Committee reserves the right to waive any formality and may consider as informal any Proposal not prepared and submitted in accordance with these provisions. The Finance Committee reserves the right to accept any Proposal or reject any or all Proposals if it is deemed to be in the public interest to do so.