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The Town of Scituate acting through its Town Administrator is accepting sealed bids from responsible and responsive parties to perform catch basin cleaning services in quantities as estimated on the attached bid sheet, more or less, as ordered, on Town roads and properties in accordance with the following specification during the period of October 22, 2024 through October 21, 2025 with the option of two extensions for a one year period through October 21, 2027 by mutual consent. All bidders must complete and submit the attached Non-Collusion Statement, Bidder's Certification Regarding Payment of Prevailing Wages, Tax Compliance Certificate, and Bidder's Qualification Form. All bid forms must be either typewritten or written in ink. All signatures must be in ink. The Town of Scituate reserves the right to reject any or all bids should it be deemed in the best interest of the Town to do so. Job Specification 1. The Contractor will be responsible for the cleaning of each and every catch basin unit to the bottom of the structure. All walls will be scraped, with the residual fill being removed as well. At the completion of each cleaning, the basin lid, frame and surrounding asphalt must be swept clean two feet in all directions, with the exception of the back of the basin if curbing is present. 2. The contractor is to report all structural defects in and around each catch basin unit to the highway foreman on a Catch Basin Daily Cleaning Report sheet by the following day. Any defects in and around each unit that may cause harm to the general public must be reported immediately. 3. An accurate count of basins cleaned on each and every street must be listed on the Daily Cleaning Report. All Daily Reports must be presented to the highway foreman at the start of each and every working day. 4. The Town reserves the right to spot check the contractor's work to ensure specification compliance. Basins not cleaned to the Town's satisfaction shall be immediately re-cleaned. 5. Bidder must have self contained unit, hydraulic crane type with a minimum of 18" orange peel bucket. Additional bucket of smaller size must be available for cleaning of offset structures. The vehicle must have a minimum of a five (5) cubic yard dump body. 6. Operators of equipment employed in the prosecution of this contract shall hold all licenses required for the safe and legal operation of the vehicle and equipment used. Specifically, a current Hoisting Machinery License issued by Massachusetts Department of Public Safety, in accordance with Chapter 146, Section 53, Massachusetts General Laws shall be held by operator of cleaning machines. 7. Materials removed from basins shall be delivered to a municipal site designated by the Town. 8. The Town reserves the right to limit the total catch basin count and/or to provide a list of streets whose basins shall be cleaned. 9. The Town shall provide, at no cost to the contractor, police details as may be necessary. The Town reserves the right sequence the contractor's work to concentrate those streets that may require a police detail to minimize said charges. The contractor agrees to work in a cooperative manner with the Police Chief and or his designee to minimize disruption of traffic. 10. Once mobilized, the winning bidder shall prosecute the contract without delay. Unnecessary delays or incomplete cleaning of basins may be grounds for future disqualification from bidding on catch basin cleaning contracts with the Town. Pricing Structure and Rule for Award 1. Bidders shall quote a unit price per basin. 2. The contract will be awarded to the responsible and responsive bidder who offers the lowest unit price per basin. Contractor Qualifications 1. The Bidder must be a firm who has been regularly engaged in supplying similar services for a minimum of (3) years. 2. The Town reserves the right to reject any bid if the evidence submitted by, or the investigation of such Bidder fails to satisfy the Town that such Bidder is properly qualified to carry out the obligations of the Contract Documents and to complete the work contemplated herein. 3. Responsive Bidders must supply all the information requested. Incomplete or missing information will be cause for automatic rejection. The submittal shall be signed by an officer of the firm submitting the bid. Submittal from anyone else will be cause for automatic rejection. All exceptions taken to the specification and submittal requirements must be so stated. Failure to do so will cause the Bid to be rejected. Prevailing Wages 1. The contractor must pay all personnel involved in installation activities covered by this agreement the prevailing local union wage for such activities. The prevailing wage rates as determined by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Department of Labor, Division of Occupational Safety are attached. The contractor must provide certified documentation of payroll to document such wages were paid. Bid Form 1. The undersigned hereby proposes to the Town of Scituate and agrees to perform catch basin cleaning services on a unit price basis in quantities as estimated below, more or less, as ordered, on Town roads and properties in accordance with the specifications listed above during the period of October 22, 2024 through October 21, 2025 with the option of two extensions for a one year period through October 21, 2027 by mutual consent. . Estimated number of basins to be cleaned: 2,200 All bidders must complete the attached Certificate of Non-Collusion, Bidder's Certification Regarding Payment of Prevailing Wages, Tax Compliance Certificate and a Bidder's Qualification Form. The Town of Scituate reserves the right to reject any or all bids should it be deemed in the best interest of the Town to do so.