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1. RECEIPT OF BIDS
The City of Brewer, Maine will receive sealed bids at the Brewer City Hall, 80 North Main Street, Brewer, Maine 04412 until Friday, January 17, 2020 at 2:00 P.M. at which time the bids will be publicly opened and read aloud.
2. PROJECT
Work under this project includes, but is not limited to, all labor, materials, expenses, and incidentals for the upgrade of the aeration system at the City of Brewer's wastewater treatment plant and miscellaneous building modifications and concrete repairs including all general conditions and mobilization, demolition and site clearing, structural and trench excavation, backfilling, dewatering, and compaction, earthwork, erosion control, paving, underdrain, site restoration, concrete, masonry, metals, railings and gratings, rough and finish carpentry, panel work, insulation, siding, flashing, sealants, doors and windows, painting, installation of Owner prepurchased aeration blowers and silencers, fine bubble diffused aerators, piping, valves, gates, expansion joints, pipe hangers and supports, seals, electrical wiring and installation, conduit, control panels, HVAC equipment and all incidentals needed for a complete working project.
The project must be substantially completed within 180 consecutive calendar days and finally completed within 210 calendar days after the execution of the Notice to Proceed. The City intends to award a Contract for this work this Fall subject to funding agency approval. Execution of the Notice to Proceed can be delayed until Spring if necessary to accommodate the Contractor's current backlog.
3. PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS
Plans and Specifications are on file and may be examined at the following locations:
Olver Associates Inc. Brewer City Hall
290 Main Street 80 North Main Street
P.O. Box 679 Brewer, Maine 04412
Winterport, Maine 04496
Associated Contractors of Maine Construction Summary of Maine
188 Whitten Road 734 Chestnut Street
Augusta, Maine 04330 Manchester, New Hampshire 03104
Copies may be obtained at Olver Associates Inc., Environmental Engineers, 290 Main Street, P.O. Box 679, Winterport, Maine 04496 upon receipt of $150.00 for each set, non-refundable, plus $35.00 fee if mailing is required.
4. PRE-BID CONFERENCE
A non mandatory pre-bid conference shall be held Friday, January 10, 2020 at 11:00 A.M. at Brewer Pollution Control Facility, 37 Oak Street, Brewer, Maine.
5. BID BOND
A certified check or bank draft payable to the Owner or a satisfactory Bid Bond executed by the Bidder and Surety Company in an amount equal to five percent (5%) of the Bid shall be submitted with each bid. No bid may be withdrawn for at least 90 days after receipt of bids unless released by Owner.
6. QUALIFICATIONS OF BIDDER
In order to be considered as a responsive bidder, each general contractor must be on the Engineer's bidding register by purchasing at least one set of bidding documents directly from the Engineer's office. The Owner reserves the right to reject any bid if the evidence submitted by, or investigation of, such Bidder fails to satisfy the Owner that such Bidder is properly qualified to carry out the obligations of the contract and to complete the work contemplated therein. The successful bidder shall be required to provide both a Performance and a Payment Bond, each representing 100% of the contract value, at the time of contract execution.
7. NON DISCRIMINATION IN EMPLOYMENT AND LABOR STANDARDS
Bidders on this work will be required to comply with the President's Executive Order No. 11246 and amendments or supplements to that Order. The requirements for bidders and contractors under this Order are explained in the Notice to Contractors.
8. FEDERAL REQUIREMENTS
The Contractor must comply with all Safety and Health Regulations (CFR29 part 1926 and all subsequent amendments) as promulgated by the US Department of Labor on June 24, 1974, the Department of Labor Regulations relating to Copeland "Anti-Kickback Act (18 U.S.C. 874) as supplemented by 29 CFR part 3, Contract Work Hours and Safety Standards Act (40 U.S.C: 327-330) as supplemented by 29 CFR part 5, and Occupational Safety and Health Standards (OSHA) (29 CFR part 1910). The Contractor must comply with all applicable standards, orders, or requirements issued under section 306 of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 1857(h)), Section 508 of the Clean Water Act (33 U.S.C. 1368), and Executive Order 11738.
9. AMERICAN IRON & STEEL
Section 746 of Title VII of the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2017 (Division A - Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017) applies an American Iron and Steel requirement to this project. All iron and steel products used in this project must be produced in the United States. The term "iron and steel products" means the following products made primarily of iron or steel: such as, but not limited to, lined or unlined pipes and fittings, manhole covers and other municipal castings, hydrants, tanks, flanges, pipe clamps and restraints, valves, structural steel, reinforced precast concrete, and construction materials. The deminimus and minor components waivers apply to this contract.
10. AWARD OF CONTRACT
The Owner reserves the right to reject any or all bids, to accept any bid that it deems to be in its best interests, and to waive any irregularities in bidding.
Stephen Bost
City Manager
December 7, 2019
