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

The work consists of the installation of cured-in-place (CIPP) for sewer mains on various streets. The work also includes cement lining of sewer manholes, open-cut excavation for sewer repairs, and other miscellaneous work. The time for completion of this contract is 180 calendar days. The bidding and award of this Contract will be under the provisions of M.G.L. Chapter 30, Section 39M. Complete instructions for filing Bids are included in the Instructions to Bidders. Each General Bid shall be submitted in accordance with the Instructions to Bidders and shall be accompanied by a Bid Security in the amount of 5 percent of the Bid. No Bidder may withdraw his Bid for a period of sixty (60) days, excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and legal holidays after the actual date of the opening of the General Bids. This advertisement does not obligate the Owner for any costs associated with preparing or submitting bids. The successful General Bidder must furnish a 100 percent Performance Bond and a 100 percent Payment Bond with a surety company acceptable to the Owner. Minimum wage rates as determined by the Commissioner of the Department of Workforce Development under the provisions of M.G.L., Chapter 149, Section 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 Prevailing Wage Rates for those trades people who may be employed for the proposed work under this contract. The Owner reserves the right to waive any informality in or to reject any or all Bids if deemed to be in its best interest. A. For lump sum items, payment shall be made to the Contractor in accordance with an accepted Progress Schedule and Schedule of Values based on actual work completed. B. For unit-price items, payment shall be based on the actual amount of work accepted and for the actual amount of materials in place, as shown by the final measurements. 1. All units of measurement shall be standard United States convention as applied to the specific items of work by tradition and as interpreted by the Engineer. 2. At the end of each day's work, the Contractor's Superintendent or other authorized representative of the Contractor shall meet with the Resident Project Representative and determine the quantities of unit price work accomplished and/or completed during the workday. 3. The Resident Project Representative will then prepare two "Daily Progress Reports" which shall be signed by both the Resident Project Representative and Contractor's Representative. 4. Once each month the Resident Project Representative will prepare two "Monthly Progress Summation" forms from the month's accumulation of "Daily Progress Reports" which shall also be signed by both the Resident Project Representative and Contractor's Representative. 5. These completed forms will provide the basis of the Engineer's monthly quantity estimate upon which payment will be made. Items not appearing on both the Daily Progress Reports and Monthly Progress Summation will not be included for payment. Items appearing on forms not properly signed by the Contractor will not be included for payment. 6. After the work is completed and before final payment is made there for, the Engineer will make final measurements to determine the quantities of various items of work accepted as the basis for final settlement. A. The work covered by this section of the specifications consists of furnishing all labor, materials, tools and equipment and performing all work required for the prevention of environmental pollution during and as a result of construction operations under this contract. B. The requirements set forth in this section of the specifications apply to cross-country areas, river and stream crossings, and construction in and adjacent to wetlands, unless otherwise specifically stated. C. Prior to commencement of work, the Contractor shall meet with representatives of the Engineer to develop mutual understandings relative to compliance of the environmental protection program. A. Work included under this Section consist of removal and disposal of existing underground nonfriable asbestos cement pipe. B. Definitions: 1. "Friable" - material can be crushed, pulverized, or reduced to powder, when dry, by hand pressure. 2. "Non-friable" - material that cannot be crushed or pulverized under hand pressure C. This section specifies requirements for the removal of nonfriable (pipe that has been below the groundwater level or is in otherwise saturated soils will generally be nonfriable because it has been saturated/wet) asbestos-cement pipe during trenching and excavation operations associated with the installation of new water or sewer pipes, where existing AC pipes may be encountered. D. All asbestos cement pipe that is shown on the drawings and which is removed during construction is the responsibility of the CONTRACTOR, for removal, transportation and proper disposal. A. The scope of work of the Base Bid includes sewer cleaning and inspection, cutting of protruding service connections; installation of cured-in-place pipe, reinstatement of service connections, service lateral rehabilitation, cementitious lining of sewer manholes, replacement of manhole frames and covers, open-cut sewer repairs, and other miscellaneous work. B. The Contractor shall furnish all labor, materials, equipment, and incidentals required to complete the work as shown on the drawings and as specified herein.