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Town of Mansfield, MA (Owner) invites Bidders to submit sealed Bids for Cate Springs PFAS Treatment
System DWSRF #6792, which includes all Work to install a permanent GAC system, including installation of
Owner -furnished GAC vessels, furnishing and installing associated piping, well pump, electrical Work, control
system upgrades, construction of a concrete slab, installation of Owner -furnished generator, Site Work and
paving, and all materials and equipment, services and construction inherent to the Work.
Completion Milestone
Completion Date
Operational and Start-up Substantial Completion for GAC System
including well pump
September 1, 2021
Substantial Completion of electrical Work, SCADA Work, piping,
and installation of Owner -furnished generator
September 15, 2021
Substantial Completion of Site Work and Paving
October 15, 2021
Ready for final payment (Final Completion)
November 1, 2021
The Project being bid is subject to Massachusetts General Laws, Chapter 30, Section 39M.
This Project is to be funded in part with monies made available by the Drinking Water State Revolving
Fund (SRF) and is to be funded in part by the Massachusetts Clean Water Trust (the "Trust"), and
compliance with the following is required: Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Diesel Retrofit
Program; EPA/Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (MassDEP) Division of Municipal
Services (DMS) Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Program; the American Iron and Steel requirements
of P.L. 113-76 (the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2014); Davis -Bacon Act and wage requirements;
and other MassDEP/DMS provisions and policies.
A pre -Bid conference and Site tour will be held at 10:00 a.m. local time on June 8, 2021 at Cate Springs
WTP located at 99 Maple Street, Mansfield, MA. Bidders are encouraged to attend and participate in the
conference. Persons attending the pre -Bid conference must wear an appropriate face covering and follow
the State and local COVID-19 guidelines for face covering, social distancing and safety protocols.
Sealed Bids will be received until 10:00 a.m. local time on June 23, 2021 by Owner at Town of Mansfield
Department of Public Works, 6 Park Row, Town Hall, 2nd Floor, Mansfield, MA 02048, Attention: Attn:
Michael Ahern, Operations Manager, by U.S. mail or courier or hand delivery. Please allow additional
time for delivery by mail or courier services. Bids will then be publicly opened and read aloud. Bids
received after the time of announced opening will not be accepted.
At this time, Bidding Documents may be examined only by obtaining electronic copies due to restrictions as
a result of COVID-19. Bidding Documents may be obtained on or after May 26, 2021 at 9:00 a.m.
electronically at no cost by registering at www. projectdog.com, entering Project Code 843164 in the
project locator box, and following the prompts to obtain a free downloadable set of Bidding Documents.
Contact www.projectdog.com or call 978-499-9014 for distribution questions.
Complete sets of Bidding Documents shall be used in preparing Bids; neither Owner nor Engineer
assumes any responsibility for errors or misinterpretations resulting from the use of incomplete sets of
Bidding Documents, Bidding Documents or any portion thereof provided by third parties, or for
modifications to the Bidding Documents not made by official Addenda, including electronic conversion.
Bid security in the amount of 5 percent of the Bid must accompany the Bid in accordance with the
Instructions to Bidders.
Prevailing wage rates as issued by the Director of the Executive Office of Labor and Workforce
Development, Department of Labor Standards under the provisions of Massachusetts General Laws,
Chapter 149, Sections 26 to 27D inclusive, as amended, apply to this Project. It is the responsibility of
the Bidders, before Bid opening, to request if necessary, any additional information on prevailing wage
rates for those trades people who may be employed for the proposed Work under the resulting Contract.
Federal Minimum Wage Rates as determined by the United States Department of Labor under the Davis -
Bacon Act also apply to this Project per SRF requirements.
Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) goals are applicable to the total dollars paid under the
resulting construction Contract. The goals for this Project are a minimum of 4.20 percent D/MBE
participation and 4.50 percent D/WBE participation by certified DBEs. The two lowest responsive
Bidders shall submit completed DBE forms (EEO-DEP-190C & EEO-DEP-191C and DBE
Certification of United States Citizenship form) by close of business on the third business day
after Bid opening. Failure to comply with these requirements may render a Bid non -responsive. No
waiver of any provision of the D/MBE & D/WBE Requirements will be granted unless approved by the
MassDEP.
Owner reserves the right to reject any or all Bids, including without limitation, nonconforming,
nonresponsive, unbalanced, or conditional Bids. Owner further reserves the right to reject the Bid of any
Bidder whom it finds, after reasonable inquiry and evaluation, not to be responsible or eligible. Owner
may also reject the Bid of any Bidder if Owner reasonably believes that it would not be in the best interest
of the Project or the public to make an award to that Bidder. Owner also reserves the right to waive all
informalities not involving price, time, or changes in the Work and to negotiate contract terms with the
Successful Bidder.