Essex Street and Birch Street Storm Drain Upgrade

The City of Bangor, Maine invites sealed proposals from qualified contractors to install approximately 307 feet of 24-inch HDPE storm drain to replace an aging 16"X20" Brick storm drain on Essex Street and extension of the existing 12-inch PVC storm drain on Birch street with the installation of 296 linear feet of 12" HDPE storm drain. This work will also include 2 new drain manholes, 4 new catch basins, maintaining storm drain flows, erosion control, traffic control, and roadway restoration. Refer to "Scope of Services" and "Duration of Services" for additional information. All questions must be directed in writing to bids@bangormaine.gov no later than 4:30 P.M. on August 31, 2022. The City will issue addenda as necessary in response to any questions or inquiries raised at the pre-bid meeting or submitted in writing. All addenda will be made available on the Citys website. It is the responsibility of the proposer to check for any issuance of addenda. All signatures on proposals, amendments, or related correspondence must be by persons who are authorized to contractually bind the Proposer. All work on Essex Street, as shown on Sheet C1, shall be completed by November 1, 2022. All work on Birch Street, as shown on Sheet C2, shall be completed by June 30, 2023. The City of Bangor reserves the right to reject any and all proposals received and to waive any informality, technical defect, or clerical error in any proposal as the interest of the City may require. Rejection of any proposal shall be construed as meaning simply that the City does not deem the proposal to be acceptable or that another proposal is deemed to be more advantageous to the City for the particular services proposed. Proposals may be modified or withdrawn in person or by written notice received at any time prior to the closing date and time specified. Proposals may be withdrawn in person only by an authorized representative of the Proposer. The City will select the proposal deemed most advantageous, appropriate and beneficial to the City. The contract will be awarded by the City to the Proposer best able to provide the services required. All proposals shall remain firm for sixty (60) calendar days after receipt of the proposals. In addition to the General Qualifications, the following items must be provided: a. Performance and Payment Bond: Contractor shall furnish a performance bond and a payment bond, each in an amount at least equal to the Contract Price, as security for the faithful performance and payment of all of the Contractors obligations under the Contract. Contractor shall obtain the required bonds from the surety companies that are duly licensed or authorized in the jurisdiction in which the Project is located in issue bonds in the required amounts. b. Bid Security: Each bidder must submit with bid a certified check, bid bond or cash in the amount of 5% of his total bid price as his guarantee that the bidder will enter into the Contract, if awarded. Said check, bid bond, or cash will be returned to all except the two (2) lowest bidders immediately following the opening of bids, and the remaining sureties will be returned after the Owner and Contractor have executed the Contract. If the Contract has not been awarded within thirty (30) days of the bid opening the surety will be returned at any time thereafter to any bidder who so requests, so long as they have not been notified of the acceptance of the bid.

Division 31 -	Earthwork, Earthwork Methods.
Division 32 -	Exterior Improvements, Operation and Maintenance of Exterior Improvements, Bases, Ballasts, and Paving, Flexible Paving, Asphalt Paving, Rigid Paving, Concrete Paving, Curbs, Gutters, Sidewalks, and Driveways.
Division 33 -	Utilities, Instrumentation and Control for Utilities, Water Utilities, Water Utility Distribution Piping, Water Utility Distribution Equipment, Disinfecting of Water Utility Distribution, Water Utility Storage Tanks.
Division 34 -	Transportation, Operation and Maintenance of Transportation.