Site work for a water / sewer project in Fort Kent, Maine. Completed plans call for site work for a water / sewer project.

Furnish materials and install two septic systems in the Town of Fort Kent. A portion of the work will be funded by the DEP Small Community Grant Program and the work will be subject to special requirements of the DEP. Each individual septic system will be awarded by separate contract. The septic systems need to be installed . The septic systems need to be installed by November 15, 2025. The project will be awarded to the lowest most responsive and responsible bidder upon project funding. The Town of Fort Kentis an Equal Opportunity Employer. For more information please call Cindy at 834-3507. The Town reserves the right to accept or reject any or all bids. Installation should be done during suitable weather and moisture conditions. Do not install during wet weather, saturated ground conditions, or below freezing temperatures. Remove trees and woody vegetation within 15 to 20 feet of the system. Bed septic tank in at least 6" of clean gravel. Seal holes and pipe openings to create watertight tank. Septic tank risers are required to assist in maintenance/inspection. If needed, contractor to size pump according to lift and run. Install check valve and high-water alarms in accordance with manufacturer's recommended installation. Distribution boxes (D-Box) to be set level and placed on firm surface. Protect D-Box from freezing with 2 inches of high-density rigid polystyrene insulation on the sides and top. D-Box fed from Pressure Line must be bottom feed. Do not allow effluent to surge towards cover or directly into distribution line. Either use one or two 90 fittings to direct inflow towards back corner or downward. Disposal field should be constructed either by hand, or with tracked equipment reaching from outside disposal field area (including fill extensions.) Do not operate wheeled equipment on disposal area or fill extension. All soils placed in disposal field and fill extensions must meet gradation requirements from Section 12 of CMR 241 Code. Remove all vegetation and organic matter within system and fill extension area, leaving as much original topsoil as possible. Scarify disposal area bottom and fill extension along contour, avoid smearing or compacting soil. Add Gravelly Coarse Sand to provide a minimum transitional horizon of 6 inches (unless otherwise noted) to improve percolation. Disposal bed distribution lines are to be level within 1 inch in 100 feet. o Finished grade of disposal field and 3-foot-wide shoulders to be 2-3%, fill extension to be max of 25% slope. o Divert any surface water from disposal area. Do not connect floor or roof drains to a septic system. o Establish grass over the top of the disposal fields as soon as possible. If installation takes place in the late fall and it is too late for grass to grow, provide a thick layer of hay mulch to protect the field. o Avoid traffic over any part of the disposal system. If traffic is expected over the Septic Tank, an H-20 rated tank must be used Locations- 147 South Perley Brook Road, 169 North Pérléy Brook Road