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Bid No. 24-51: CONSTRUCTION OF WEST PARISH WATER TREATMENT PLANT CAPITAL PROJECT

Sealed bids for SELECTED SUB TRADES are requested by the Springfield Water and Sewer Commission’s (“Commission”) Chief Procurement Officer.  Bidding procedures are per Massachusetts General Laws (MGL) Chapter 149 as amended and other applicable statutes. This project is funded by the EPA’s Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (WIFIA) and Drinking Water State Revolving Fund (DWSRF) and Bidder’s attention is drawn to the WIFIA and DWSRF requirements contained in the bidding documents.

Bids for the following subcontractors only **Elevators, Lathing and Plastering, and Resilient Flooring** will be accepted by the Commission’s Chief Procurement Officer at the Springfield Water and Sewer Commission John J. Lyons Administration Building, 250 M Street Ext., Agawam, MA until 2:00PM EST on April 2, 2024, at which time they will be publicly opened and read.

WEST PARISH WATER TREATMENT PLANT. The Project is construction of a 65-mgd firm capacity dissolved air flotation (DAF) filtration water treatment plant, including raw and treated water conveyance, chemical storage and feed equipment, dewatering facility, new electrical feed and emergency generator, workshop, laboratory, other administrative spaces, and site improvements. The site of the Project is located on the existing West Parish Filters site at 1515 Granville Road, Westfield, Massachusetts. The Commission anticipates work on the Project will commence in June of 2024, and construction will be completed within 1,537 calendar days from the date of the notice to proceed to the GC. The Project is estimated not to exceed $256 Million.

**PLEASE BE ADVISED ONLY THE THREE (3) LISTED FILED SUB TRADES (Elevators, Lathing and Plastering, and Resilient Flooring) ARE AVAILABLE TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC. ALL OTHER TRADES, INCLUDING GENERAL CONTRACTOR, HAVE BEEN PREVIOUSLY PREQUALIFIED AND ARE INVITATION ONLY.**

There is an OPTIONAL site visit scheduled for 3/13/24 at 10:00 A.M. All FSB questions are due 3/20/24, and all GC questions are due by 4/24/24 at 4:30 P.M. in order to be considered (theo.theocles@waterandsewer.org). The project is funded by WIFIA and the DWSRF.

Bid Forms and Contract Documents will be available on February 28, 2024 online at www.biddocsonline.com (may be viewed electronically and downloaded at no cost) or hard copies may be purchased at Nashoba Blue, Inc. at 433 Main Street, Hudson, MA 01749 (978-568-1167).  Bidders requesting Contract Documents to be mailed to them shall include a separate check for $40.00 per set for UPS Ground (or $65.00 per set for UPS overnight), payable to BidDocs ONLINE Inc. to cover mail handling costs (these costs are estimated and are subject to increase).

Contractor must agree to pay Davis Bacon wage rates or MA Prevailing Wage rates whenever applicable. The SWSC reserves ...