HomeMy Public PortalAboutWater System Facilities Generators (March 2021)Town of Brewster: INVITATION TO BID
The Town of Brewster, Massachusetts, the Awarding Authority, invites sealed bids for the
Water System Facilities Generators, Town of Brewster, Massachusetts in accordance with
the documents prepared by Environmental Partners Group. This project is being Electronically
Bid (E-Bid). All bids shall be submitted online at www.Projectdog.com. Hard copy bids will not
be accepted by the Awarding Authority. Tutorials and Instructions are available online at
www.Projectdog.com. Click here to download the Projectdog E-Bid Supplement. For assistance,
contact Projectdog Inc. at 978-499-9014.
Bid Forms and Contract Documents are available online at www.Projectdog.com. Enter Project
Code 842284 in the project locator box and select “Acquire Documents” to download
documents. Alternatively, a free CD-ROM may be requested by contacting Projectdog –
shipping & handling charges apply. All plan holders must have an active online account on
www.Projectdog.com to acquire documents, receive project notifications, and to submit bids
electronically. Documents may also be viewed, but not removed, from the offices of Projectdog
Inc., 18 Graf Road - Unit 8, Newburyport, MA 01950, Monday – Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Sealed General Bids for the Water System Facilities Generators, Town of Brewster,
Massachusetts project will be received until 2:00 p.m. prevailing time on Thursday, April 22,
2021. The Bidder shall access the Projectdog.com E-Bidding System by entering Project Code
842284 in the project locator box and then selecting “GC E-Bid” from the project’s “Project
Details” page. The Bidder must enter their bid price as a numeric, whole dollar value only with
no punctuation. The E-Bidding system automatically translates the numeric value into words and
displays the bid price in both figures and words on the submitted bid form.
A non-mandatory pre-bid meeting will be held at the Brewster Water Department, 165
Commerce Park Road, Brewster, MA on Tuesday, April 6, 2021 at 1:00 p.m. Bidders are
strongly encouraged to attend the pre-bid meeting. The Work under this Contract includes, but
is not necessarily limited to the demolition of existing generators and pads at Lime Station #1,
Well Station #4, and the Greensand WTP; installation of propane fueled standby generators
outside Well Station #1, Well Station #2, and Lime Station #1 on a concrete pad; installation of
natural gas fueled standby generators outside Well Station #4 and the Greensand WTP on a
concrete pad; installation of new automatic transfer switches; associated fuel piping and wiring
and conduit; SCADA integration; paving; and ancillary work.
All required Bid Forms must be completed and submitted in PDF formatted files. The Bidder
must fill-in all required fields and signatures either digitally or manually (print, fill-in, and scan
to PDF). Construction must be complete 240 calendar days from and including issuance of a
notice to proceed, and/or receipt of fully executed contract. Award of the Contract is subject to a
positive Spring 2021 Town Meeting vote.
Contract payment will be by the unit price method and the lump sum price method as indicated
on the Bid Proposal. No Bidder may withdraw his/her Bid for a period of thirty (30) calendar
days after the actual date of the opening of the Bids. Bidders shall certify that they do not, and
will not, maintain or provide for their employees any facility that is segregated on a basis of
race, color, creed, sex, national origin, or sexual preference.
The bidding and award of the Contract shall be in full compliance with Sections 39M inclusive
of Chapter 30 of the General Laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts as last revised. This
project shall also comply with Sections 39F, 39K, 39N, and 39O of Chapter 30 of the General
Laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts as last revised and included in Appendix B.
This project shall also comply with Sections 39I, 39J, 39L, 39M, 39P, and 39R of Chapter 30
and Sections 34 and 44J of Chapter 149 and Section 40 of Chapter 82 of the General Laws of
the Commonwealth of Massachusetts as last revised.
Bid Security in the form of cash, or a certified check, treasurer’s or cashier’s check issued by a
responsible bank or trust company and made payable to the Owner must be submitted with a
completed Cash Bid Bond Affidavit form and received by the Owner before the time of bidding.
Bid Security shall be at least five percent (5%) of the greatest possible bid amount, considering
all alternates. The Bid Security in the form of a Bid Bond shall be with a surety company
qualified to do business in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and satisfactory to the Owner
and submitted with your E-Bid online at www.Projectdog.com. In addition, the Bidder must also
submit a completed Cash Bid Bond Affidavit form with their E-Bid. Click here to download the
Cash Bid Bond Affidavit PDF fill-in form.
Minimum wage rates as determined by the Commissioner of Department of Workforce
Development under the provision of the Massachusetts General Laws, Chapter 149, Sections 26
to 27G, as amended apply to this project, as contained in Appendix A of the Contract
Documents. It is the responsibility of the contractor, before bid opening, to request, if necessary,
any additional information on the Minimum Wage Rates for those trade people who may be
employed for the proposed work under this Contract. The successful Bidder must furnish 100
percent (100%) Construction Performance Bond and 100 percent (100%) Construction Payment
Bond.
Complete instructions for filing Bids are included in the Instructions to Bidders, Section 00100.
The Owner reserves the right to waive any informality in or to reject any or all Bids if deemed to
be the best interest of the Town of Brewster. The Owner reserves the right to omit part or whole
of any proposed work to be performed, as described in the Contract Documents, as may be
required to maintain the total cost of work within available funds.
Peter Lombardi, Town Administrator, Town of Brewster, MA