Site work for a civil project in Clinton, Massachusetts. Completed plans call for site work for a bridge / tunnel; and water / sewer project.

Counterpane Brook Culvert Rehabilitation: rehabilitation of the covered Counterpane Brook culvert from Main Street to Church Street, approximately 500 linear feet of dredging for light sediment removal, pipe replacements and reconnections, rehabilitation of stone culvert areas, and the replacement of sections of 4 foot by 6 foot concrete culvert. The work includes the furnishing of all labor, materials and equipment for completing the work as shown on the Contract Drawings and as herein specified or reasonably implied. Required for DCAMM contracts over $150,000, Highway Division contracts over $50,000. A. Work Included: 1. The Work of this Contract is located in Clinton, Massachusetts between Main Street and Church Street. 2. It is the Contractor's responsibility to verify all piping materials and appurtenances. 3. The Contractor shall be aware that all gate valves within the work area may require additional work and operation to provide a complete shutdown of the water system. The Contractor shall be prepared to take the necessary steps and provide all work and materials for a complete system shutdown. 4. The work on the Counterpane Brook Culvert shall include but not necessarily be limited to providing all labor, materials, equipment and incidentals required to provide the following: a. Dredging of the sediment and debris from an approximately 500 linear foot section of the box culvert. b. Removal of 24-inch PVC pipe and replacement with 6-foot by 4-foot concrete box culvert. c. Removal of failing 70-inch by 33-inch loose stone culvert and replacement with 6-foot by 4-foot concrete box culvert. d. Rehabilitation of missing stone areas of the box culvert. e. Reconnection and replacement of all necessary pipe sections within the stone culvert. f. Required road reconstruction including temporary trench and permanent paving restoration. A. In accordance with the requirements of Chapter 30, Section 38A of the General Laws of Massachusetts municipal contracts for water and sewer projects bid under Chapter 30 Section 39M shall include a price adjustment clause for each of the following: fuel, both diesel and gasoline; liquid asphalt; and Portland cement contained in cast-in-place concrete. 1. Payment or Credit shall be applied to the monthly Application for Partial Payment and Application for Final Payment. 2. Compliance with this provision is required; there is no "opting-in" or "opting-out" 3. Price adjustments will only be made if the variance is 5% or more. A variance can result in the Period Price being either higher or lower than the Contractor's Price. Once a 5% difference has been reached, the adjustment will apply. 4. No adjustment will be paid for work done beyond the extended completion date of any contract unless the Awarding Authority has approved an extension of Contract Time for the Contract. 5. Should the Contractor fail to submit delivery documentation as specified in this section, the Owner may calculate the price adjustment using alternative methods and include a credit for the Owners additional expense of estimating these values. Scope: The purpose of this section is to define the method of measurement and payment for each of the unit prices or lump sums listed in the Bid. If no bid item appears in the Bid for any of the following described items, no work of that description is anticipated on the project. 1. The Contractor shall thoroughly review the work required for each payment item. 2. The Contractor shall have included in his various items an amount to cover costs for additional work which may be necessary, to clean and line or replace the water main in the close proximity of Underground Facilities, services, poles, fences, and other facilities, which may exist. The discovery of an Underground Facility during the construction, not shown on the Contract Drawings, shall not constitute automatic initiation of a Change Order, and the additional work required to cross or pass this Underground Facility must be substantial for consideration for additional payment. A. Make such changes in the Work, in the Contract sum, in the Contract Time of Completion, or any combination thereof, as are described in a Change Order or Work Change Directive, signed by the Owner or a Field Order signed by the Engineer and issued after execution of the Contract, in accordance with the provisions of this Section, Articles 10, 11 and 12 of the General Conditions, and amendments contained in the Supplemental Conditions. 1. The Owner reserves the right to at any time order additions, deletions or revisions in the work, which shall be authorized by a Change Order, a Work Change Directive or a Field Order, and the Contractor shall promptly proceed with the Work involved. 2. A Change Order is a document recommended by the Engineer which is signed by Contractor and Owner and authorizes an addition, deletion, or revision in the work or an adjustment in the Contract Price or the Contract Times, issued on or after the Effective Date of the Agreement. 3. A Work Change Directive is a written statement to Contractor issued on or after the Effective Date of the Agreement and signed by Owner and recommended by Engineer ordering an addition, deletion, or revision in the Work, or responding to differing or unforeseen subsurface or physical conditions under which the Work is to be performed or to emergencies. A Work Change Directive will not change the Contract Price or Contract Times but is evidence that the parties accept that the change ordered or documented by a Work Change Directive will be incorporated in a subsequently issued Change Order following negotiations by the parties as to its effect, if any, on the Contract Price or Contract Times. 4. If Owner and Contractor are unable to agree as to the extent, if any, of an adjustment in the Contract Price or an adjustment in the Contract Times that should be allowed as the result of a Work Change Directive, a claim may be made therefore as provided in Paragraph 10.05 of the General Conditions or amendments to same in the Supplemental Conditions. 5. A Field Order is a written document issued by the Engineer which requires minor changes in the Work but which does not involve a change in the Contract Price or Contract Times. 6. Upon receipt of any such document, Contractor shall promptly proceed with the work involved which is to be performed under the applicable conditions of the Contract Documents, unless otherwise specifically provided. A. Work Included: Provide such field engineering services as are required for proper completion of the Work including, but not necessarily limited to: 1. Establishing and maintaining lines and levels. 2. Structural design of shores, forms, and similar items provided by the Contractor as part of his means and methods of construction. B. Related Work: 1. Documents affecting work of this Section include, but are not necessarily limited to, General Conditions, Supplementary Conditions, and Sections in Division 1 of these Specifications. 2. Additional requirements for field engineering also may be described in other sections of these Specifications. A. Work Included: In the performance of the Work of this Contract, the Contractor shall take all the preventative measures to ensure the safety of all the underground facilities encountered. See General Conditions for definition of Underground Facilities. B. Related Work: 1. Documents affecting work of this Section include, but are not necessarily limited to, General Conditions, Supplementary Conditions, and Sections in Division 1 of these Specifications. 2. Section 02221 Trenching, Backfilling and Compacting A. Work Included: The transportation of all equipment to the site, set-up, programming, protection, maintenance, and removal each time the Owner requests the installation of the portable changeable message sign. Contractor shall also be responsible for traffic management, including construction signage as required, and for protecting vehicles and pedestrian traffic. All messages displayed shall be approved by Owner. B. Related Work: 1. Documents affecting work of this Section include, but are not necessarily limited to, General Conditions, Supplementary Conditions, and Sections in Division 1 of these Specifications. A. Work Included: To enable orderly review during progress of the Work, and to provide for systematic discussion of problems, the Engineer will conduct project meetings throughout the construction period. B. Related Work: 1. Documents affecting work of this Section include, but are not necessarily limited to, General Conditions, Supplementary Conditions, and Sections in Division 1 of these Specifications. 2. The Contractor's relations with his subcontractors and materials suppliers, and discussions relative thereto, are the Contractor's responsibility and normally are not part of project meetings content. A. Work Included: 1. Cooperate with the Owner's selected testing agency and all others responsible for testing and inspecting the Work. 2. Provide such other testing and inspecting as are specified to be furnished by the Contractor in this Section and/or elsewhere in the Contract Documents. B. Related Work: 1. Documents affecting work of this Section include, but are not necessarily limited to, General Conditions, Supplementary Conditions, and Sections in Division 1 of these Specifications. 2. Requirements for testing may be described in various Sections of these Specifications. 3. Where no testing requirements are described, but the Owner decides that testing is required, the Owner may require such testing to be performed under current pertinent standards for testing. Payment for such testing will be made as described in this Section. A. Work Included: Provide temporary facilities and controls needed for the Work including, but not necessarily limited to: 1. Sanitary facilities; 2. Enclosures such as tarpaulins, barricades, and canopies; 3. Temporary fencing of the construction site. B. Related Work: 1. Documents affecting work of this Section include, but are not necessarily limited to, General Conditions, Supplementary Conditions, and Sections in Division 1 of these Specifications. 2. Except that equipment furnished by subcontractors shall comply with requirements of pertinent safety regulations, such equipment normally furnished by the individual trades in execution of their own portions of the Work are not part of this Section. 3. Permanent installation and hookup of the various utility lines are described in other Sections. A. Work Included: Ordering and receipt of all materials, neat stockpiling of such materials, delivery and setup of all construction equipment, and cleanup of stockpile area upon completion of construction. B. Related Work: 1. Documents affecting work of this Section include, but are not necessarily limited to, General Conditions, Supplementary Conditions, and Sections in Division 1 thru Divisions 3 of these Specifications. 2.1 The project generally consists of the rehabilitation of the covered Counterpane Brook culvert from Main Street to Church Street, approximately 500 linear feet of dredging for light sediment removal, pipe replacements and reconnections, rehabilitation of stone culvert areas, and the replacement of sections of stone culvert with 4 foot by 6 foot concrete culvert. 2.2 The location of the Work is on Main Street and Church Street in the Town of Clinton, and other locations where needed and where identified on the Contract Drawings. 2.3 The work includes the furnishing of all labor, materials and equipment for completing the work as shown on the Contract Drawings and as herein specified or reasonably implied. 2.4 The OWNER reserves the right to eliminate certain sections of the work or parts of sections, as may be determined by them as a basis of award, to keep within the limits of available funds, or to add sections of the work previously eliminated. Questions regarding hand delivered bids can be directed to Phil Duffy 978-365-4113 or pduffy@clintonma.gov.