Site work for a civil project in Chatham, Massachusetts. Completed plans call for site work for a water / sewer project.

The Work consists of the construction of biosolids improvements to a water pollution control facility in accordance with the Bidding Documents heretofore prepared by GHD Inc. Improvements include the addition of a belt filter press, modifications to existing sludge tanks, addition of a blower, and associated piping and appurtenances. 430 calendar days will be allowed for contractor to achieve substantial completion and 490 calendar days to achieve final completion. GHD Inc. is the Issuing Office for this Project. The subject heading for all e-mails shall be: Subject: Town of Chatham WPCF Biosolids Improvements No response will be given to questions received less than seven (7) days before the Bid opening date. Bidders shall review and acknowledge all Addenda on the Bid Form. Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) goals are applicable to the total dollars paid to the construction contract. The goals for this project are a minimum of 4.20 percent D/MBE participation and 4.50 percent D/WBE participation by certified DBEs. The two low bidders shall submit completed DBE forms (EEO-DEP-190C & EEO-DEP-191C and the DBE Certification of United States Citizenship form) by the close of business on the third business day after Bid opening. Failure to comply with the requirements of this paragraph may be deemed to render a proposal non-responsive. No waiver of any provision of this section will be granted unless approved by the Department of Environmental Protection (MassDEP). Minimum Wage Rates as determined by the Commissioner of Department of Workforce Development under the provision of the Massachusetts General Laws, Chapter 149, Sections 26 to 27D, as amended, apply to this project. It is the responsibility of the contractor, before bid opening, to request if necessary, any additional information on Minimum Wage Rates for those trades people who may be employed for the proposed work under this contract. Federal Minimum Wage Rates as determined by the United States Department of Labor under the Davis-Bacon Act also apply to this project. Each General and Filed Sub-bidder's Bid must be accompanied by Bid security made payable to Owner in an amount of 5-percent of Bidder's maximum Bid price and in the form of a bank money order or a Bid Bond issued by a surety meeting the requirements of paragraph 6.01 of the General and Supplementary Conditions. If, upon acceptance of a Bid, a Bidder fails to enter into a Contract with the Town of Chatham, the Bid security shall be forfeited to and become the property of the Town. No Bidder may withdraw its Bid within 60 days after the date of the Bid opening. The successful Bidder must furnish a 100% Performance Bond and a 100% Payment Bond with a surety company satisfactory to the Town of Chatham and conforming to the prerequisite requirements of Article 6 of the General Conditions. The Town of Chatham reserves the right to waive any informalities or to reject any or all Bids. Bidders are required to certify, under penalty of perjury, that Bids have been prepared without collusion with other Bidders, subcontractors, suppliers, etc. This certification is included with the Bid Form and each Bidder must sign in the space provided. The Project is to be funded in part by the Massachusetts Water Pollution Abatement Trust (the "Trust"). The Project requires compliance with the Department of Environmental Protection's Diesel Retrofit Program. This project is funded by appropriations that contain "Build America, Buy America Act" (BABA) requirements. Note that the BABA requirements are waived for this Project based on EPA's Decision Memorandum titled Adjustment Period Waiver of Section 70914(a) of P.L. 117-58, Build America, Buy America Act for SRF Projects that have initiated Design Planning prior to September 2, 2022. The Project is subject to the American Iron and Steel requirements of P.L. 113-76, the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2014. ****Document Notes : Copies of paper Bidding Documents can be provided, but will not be immediately available upon request as they will require printing time, upon submission of a refundable check or money order payable to Town of Chatham in the amount of $750.00. If mailing of documents is requested, a separate non-refundable check payable to Town of Chatham in the amount of $50.00 per set must be included with the request to cover handling and postage fees. A UPS account number may also be provided for shipping purposes (FedEx or other delivery service will not be accepted). Refund of deposit is contingent upon plans and specifications being returned in clean and usable condition to the Engineer's office within 30 days following the bid opening. Only one hardcopy set of Contract Documents per person or entity is considered available for a refund. Any hardcopy set of documents beyond the first set of Bidding Documents is available for a non-refundable fee of $750 for hard copy in addition to the postage fee identified above. Direct all questions regarding distribution of Bidding Documents to Laura Muir, 774-470-1633, laura.muir@ghd.com. All other questions shall be submitted in writing to Rob Blythe at robert.blythe@ghd.com.