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

The Town of Nantucket, through its Sewer Department, seeks qualified responders to submit bids for the catch basin and lateral drain line cleaning on Nantucket Island. Question Submission Deadline:June 13, 2024, 2:00pm Question Response Deadline:June 20, 2024, 2:00pm Questions concerning this IFB must be submitted via Electronically. Award will be made within thirty (30) calendar days after bid opening unless otherwise stated in the specifications or the time for award is extended by mutual consent of all parties. All bids submitted shall be valid for a minimum period of sixty (60) calendar days following the date established for acceptance. After the bid opening, a bidder may not change any provision of the bid in a manner prejudicial to the interests of the Town of Nantucket or fair competition. Minor informalities will be waived or the bidder will be allowed to correct them. If a mistake and the intended bid are clearly evident on the face of the bid document, the mistake will be corrected to reflect the intended bid, and the bidder will be notified in writing; the bidder may not withdraw the bid. A bidder may withdraw a bid if a mistake is clearly evident on the face of the bid, but the intended correct bid is not similarly evident. The Town of Nantucket reserves the right to reject any and all bids and to waive any informality in bids received whenever such rejection or waiver is in its best interest. The Town of Nantucket will not be responsible for any expenses incurred in preparing and submitting bids. All bids shall become the property of the Town of Nantucket. Responders must be willing to enter into the Town of Nantucket's standard form of contract that will include the scope of services description of this IFB. The bid, and any subsequent contract for the services, is hereby issued in accordance with applicable Massachusetts General Laws. The selected bidder shall be expected to comply with all applicable state and federal laws in performance of service. PREVAILING WAGE & OSHA Pursuant to Massachusetts General Laws, chapter 149, sections 26 and 27, the Division of Occupational Safety (formerly the Department of Labor and Industries) has determined the Prevailing Wage Rates for this work. The enclosed rates apply only to this work. The Prevailing Wage shall become part of the contract signed between the successful bidder and the awarding authority or the contract is invalid. Prevailing Wages must be paid to all persons employed on the public works project, regardless of whether they are employed by the successful bidder or a subcontractor. The wage rates issued for each project shall be paid for the entire project. Payroll records must be kept by the successful bidder for all persons employed on the project. A separate Statement of Compliance must be submitted to the Division of Occupational Safety by every employer, including all prime contractors and subcontractors, when its portion of the work is completed. The enclosed form entitled "Weekly Payroll Records Report and Statement of Compliance" clearly details these requirements. A certified payroll must be submitted to the Board of Selectmen office for each week work is performed for the Town under this contract. Bidders must submit a bid deposit of five percent (5%) of the amount of the base bid. Bid deposit may be in the form of a certified check; a bank, treasurers or cashier's check; or a bid bond from a surety company.