Improvements to the Oyster River Wastewater Pumping Station

The work of this Contract includes furnishing all labor, materials, equipment, and incidentals required to replace four vertical, non-clog wastewater pumps, and electrical equipment including variable frequency drives, MCCs, and transformer. Additionally, the mechanical bar screen will be removed and replaced with a new mechanical bar screen. Structural and architectural repairs will also be performed to improve the pumping station structure. This Contract also includes work to perform improvements to the plumbing, HVAC, electrical, and instrumentation systems of the station as well as miscellaneous civil and site work and all surface restoration and miscellaneous work and cleanup to complete the work. Bids must be enclosed in an opaque, sealed envelope and plainly marked with the Project Title and shall contain the name and address of the bidder on the envelope. Failure to comply with the requirements of this paragraph may be deemed to render a proposal non-responsive. Each Bid shall be submitted in accordance with the Instructions to Bidders and shall be accompanied by a Bid Security in the amount of five percent of the Bid. Bidders may not withdraw their Bids for a period of 120 days, excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and legal holidays after the actual date of the opening of the Bids. The Successful Bidder must furnish a 100 percent Performance Bond and a 100 percent Payment Bond with a surety company acceptable to the Owner. Complete instructions for filing Bids are included in the Instructions to Bidders. 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. The Contract Time shall commence 20 days following the Effective Date of the Agreement and the Contractor shall fully complete the Work within 365 Calendar Days and in accordance with the terms as stated in the Agreement. Question Deadline 03/07/2023 at 4:00 PM ET All questions about the meaning or intent of the Contract Documents shall be received in writing by CDM Smith, 77 Hartland Street, Suite 201, East Hartford, CT 06108 Attn: Lucas Smith-Horn, smithhornla@cdmsmith.com, at least ten days before the date set herein for the opening of bids Any contract or contracts awarded under this invitation for bids are expected to be funded in part by the State of Connecticut, Department of Environmental Protection. Neither the State of Connecticut nor any of its departments, agencies or employees is or will be a party to this invitation for bids or any resulting contract. The procurement will be subject to the requirements contained in Section 22a-482(h), (j) and (o) of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies. Minority Business Enterprise (MBE) and Women's Business Enterprise (WBE) policies of the State of Connecticut are applicable to this Contract. The requirement for MBE/WBE Subcontractor participation, expressed as a percentage of the total contract amount, shall be a minimum of 8.0 percent with the following makeup, MBE 3.0 percent and WBE 5.0 percent. Failure to meet or failure exceed the required percentages shall render a bid non-responsive and cause the rejection of the Bid. Clean Water Fund Memorandum dated June 19, 2019 must be completed and submitted with the Bid, or that Bid will be deemed nonresponsive. Wage rates for this Project are subject to the minimum wage rates as per State of Connecticut Labor Department "Prevailing Wage Rates" and Federal Davis-Bacon Act. Bidders and subcontractors are required to ensure equal opportunity employment as noted in the Governor's Executive Orders 3 and 17.

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Plumbing, Common Work Results for Plumbing.