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

The scope of work includes cementitious interior lining of up to one hundred and ninety-one (191) sewer manholes (SMHs) totaling approximately 2,100 vertical feet, and other associated work to rehabilitate leaking SMHs. The required contract completion period is 120 consecutive days. The selected contractor shall furnish a performance bond and a payment bond in an amount at least equal to one hundred percent (100%) of the contract price as stipulated in Section 00700. All bids for this project are subject to applicable bidding laws of Massachusetts, including General Laws Chapter 30, Section 39M as amended. Prevailing Wage Rates as determined by the Director of the Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development under the provisions of the Massachusetts General Laws Chapter 149, Section 26 to 27H, as amended, apply to this project. It is the responsibility of the Bidder, before bid opening, to request, if necessary, any additional information on Prevailing Wage Rates for those trades people who may be employed for the proposed work under this contract By submission of a bid, the Bidder agrees that this bid shall be good and may not be withdrawn for a period of 30 days, Saturdays, Sundays and legal holidays excluded after the opening of bids. The Owner reserves the right to waive any informalities in bids and to reject any or all bids. Question Deadline 10/31/2024 Every request for such interpretation should be in writing (typed, not handwritten) addressed to Weston & Sampson Engineers, Inc., 55 Walkers Brook Drive, Suite 100, Reading, Massachusetts 01867 Attention: CSD, or sent via email to Mahoney.Carolyn@wseinc.com PURPOSE OF LOGS: 1. The purpose of the Manhole Inspections Logs was to determine the condition of the existing sewer system and assess the extent of cleaning, repairs and/or replacement required for the system at the time of the inspection. 2. The inspections and observations provided information to prepare the design specifications included in these contract documents and to meet the requirements of the Owner. 3. Information reported from the Manhole Inspections Logs are those observed in the field at the particular location and time the observations were made, and do not necessarily represent the present conditions. 1.02 A. SCOPE: MANHOLE INSPECTION FORMS: 1. Manhole inspections of existing manhole structures have been performed with reasonable care. The results of the inspection programs are appended hereto as Appendix B and are a part of the Contract Documents. Photos of what was encountered in the manholes at the time of the inspection may be seen upon request during the bidding period at the office of Weston & Sampson Engineers, Inc., 55 Walkers Brook Drive, Suite 100, Reading, Massachusetts. The CONTRACTOR may, after obtaining OWNER's permission, carry out additional manhole inspections at no expense to the OWNER. 2. Manhole Inspection Logs provided in the Contract Documents are limited by the methods used for obtaining and expressing such data and is subject to various interpretations. The terms used to describe conditions encountered are subject to local usage and individual interpretation. 3. Manhole Inspection Logs have been taken substantially at the locations indicated on the drawings and shown on the logs. Information presented in the inspection logs, as to extent of manhole failure, infiltration rates; material build up in the manholes; etc. is based on visual observation. Information reported on the Manhole Inspection Logs is those observed in the field at the particular location and at the time observations were made, and do not necessarily represent the present conditions. Condition of the manholes, infiltration rates, and material build up in the manholes, and other factors may differ now from those originally observed. The Contractors should be aware that present conditions might affect methods of construction.