Site work and paving for a civil project in Falmouth, Massachusetts. Completed plans call for site work for a road / highway; for paving for a road / highway; and water / sewer project.

The Work of the Base Bid consists of the furnishing and installing of approximately 5,000 linear feet of 8- inch diameter ductile iron water main in Sandwich Road from Brick Kiln Road to Teaticket Highway (RouteWATER MAIN IMPROVEMENTS All questions and requests for information about the meaning or intent of the Bidding Documents are to be submitted in writing to the Engineer, Tata & Howard, Inc., attention Alyssa Karlson at akarlson@tataandhoward.com. Interpretations or clarifications considered necessary by Engineer in response to such questions will be issued by written addenda delivered to all parties recorded by Engineer as having received the Bidding Documents 28); 1,400 linear feet of 8-inch diameter ductile iron water main in an area off Woods Hole Road along Leslie Street, Hilton Avenue, Sumner Street from Hilton Avenue to James Street, Sumner Lane, and James Street; and associated valves, fittings, hydrants, services, appurtenances, and surface restoration. A portion of the work within Woods Hole Road is subject to the requirements of a Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) Highway Access Permit. All work within the Woods Hole Road state highway layout (SHLO) shall be conducted between the hours of 7:00 AM and 5:00 PM, Monday through Thursday, and 7:00 AM through 3:00 PM on Friday. All work within Town-owned roadways shall be conducted between the hours of 7:00 AM and 5:00 PM, Monday through Friday, except where otherwise noted. Drainage work including the furnishing and installation of leaching basins and the furnishing of additional water quality sample stationsshall be included in the Contract if the Owner proceeds with additive alternates based on the availability of funds and the proposed pricing in the Form for General Bid. Additive Alternate A includes the removal and disposal of existing drain structures and piping and providing new leaching catch basins along Leslie Street, Hilton Avenue, Sumner Street, Sumner Street, and James Street as defined and shown on the Drawings. Additive Alternate B includes the furnishing and delivery to the Owner of additional water quality sample stations. Each bid shall be accompanied by a bid security in the amount of 5% of the total bid amount and in the form described in the Instructionsto Bidders. A Performance Bond and Labor and Materials Payment Bond, each in the amount of 100 percent of the Contract Price, will be required in the form described in the Instructions to Bidders. Complete instructions for filing bids are included in the Instructions to Bidders. The bidding and award of the Contract will be under the provisions of "Massachusetts General Law, Chapter 30, Section 39M (MGL C.30, S.39M)." MassDOT prequalification of contractors with the class of work as "Sewer and Water" for the project with an estimated value of $2,400,000 will be required. Minimum Wage Rates as determined by the Commissioner of the Department of Labor Standards under the provision of the Massachusetts General Laws, Chapter 149, Sections 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 Minimum Wage Rates for those trades people and additional classifications who may be employed for the proposed work under this contract. If the bidder views/obtains the Contract Documents from a source other than those noted in this Advertisement for Bids, the accuracy and/or completeness of the Contract Documents cannot be guaranteed and the bidder assumes the responsibility for obtaining any additional information regarding the project, including addenda that may be required for bidding. Failure to acknowledge addenda issued during bidding may render a bid as non-responsive. No bidder may withdraw his bid within 30 days (Saturdays, Sundays and legal holidays excluded) after the actual date of the opening of the bids. The Owner reserves the right to reject any or all bids, to accept any bid, to waive any informality on bids received.