Catch Basin Cleaning

This project consists of catch basin cleaning within the Town of Fairfield. Currently, there are 7,000 catch basins; the Town of Fairfield would like to have 3,000 at the minimum cleaned annually. Bids are to be submitted for hourly rates and by unit cost per catch basin. The Contractor shall notify the Superintendent of Public Works of which catch basins are in need of repair. The Contractor shall be expected to clean twenty-five (25) catch basins per day. The Contractor shall draught water only from the list of hydrants approved by Aquarion Water Company. The Contractor will dump sludge at the Public Works Facility on One Rod Highway, at a site specified by the Superintendent of Public Works. Water will be disposed into a "dumping pad" off One Rod highway at We Care Denali. This area is piped directly into the sanitary sewer, which follows the DEP regulations for disposal of storm water from catch basin cleaning. Catch basins shall be considered clean when 90% of the material has been removed and the outlet pipe inlet is completely exposed. The Town is responsible for disposing of the catch basin water. The Contractor will be expected to have the necessary equipment to flush storm lines from 4" to 72" pipes, clean box culverts, and the ability to clean, and flush various storm water tanks like swirl tanks. Written requests for information will not be accepted after 4:30 pm on Thursday, October 5 th 2023 Questions concerning this bid must be submitted in writing and directed only to: Pru O'Brien, Buyer pobrien@fairfieldct.org

Division 01 -	General Requirements.
Division 10 -	Specialties.
Division 11 -	Equipment.