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

The Town of Spencer, Board of Sewer Commissioners, hereinafter called TOWN, invites sealed bids from qualified vendors, hereinafter called BIDDER, on forms included with bid specifications, for the purchase and delivery of bulk Liquid Aluminum Sulfate, bulk Hydrated Lime and Liquid Polymer (shipped in 55-gallon drums). Bid prices will be valid from July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2025. All bids must conform to the specifications of the TOWN and be submitted on the proper forms to be considered a valid bid. All bids shall be in accordance with M.G.L. including but not limited to: Ch. 30, Section 39M (Bid Bond), Ch. 149, Sec. 27 (Prevailing Wage Rates), and Ch. 149, Sec. 29 (Labor and Material Bonds as applicable). A bid deposit in the amount of 5% of the bid shall accompany every bid. The bid deposit shall be in the form of a bid bond, certified treasurer's check, or cashiers check made payable to the Town of Spencer. Upon award and signing of the contract, the bid deposit will be returned to the bidders. The Town of Spencer is exempt from sales and federal excise tax to the extent permitted under law; BIDDERS should not include such taxes in figuring or in references to any bid. Bids offering escalation clauses will be rejected. The Town of Spencer reserves the right to reject any and all bids, wholly or in part, or to accept any bid even if the bid is not the lowest cost, if it is deemed to be in the best interest of the municipality, to waive informalities deemed inconsequential and to make awards in a manner deemed to be in the town's best interest. Minority and woman-owned businesses are encouraged to bid. The TOWN reserves the right to reject any bid if the foregoing requirements are not satisfied or if any other evidence fails to satisfy the TOWN that such BIDDER is properly qualified to carry out the obligations of the contract and to complete the work contemplated therein. Conditional or qualified bids will not be accepted.