Invitation to BId Pleasant Street Drainage RelocationNorthampton Drainage Relocation INVITATION TO BID
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SECTION 00020
INVITATION TO BID
NORTHAMPTON DRAINAGE RELOCATION
Sealed Bids for the Northampton Drainage Relocation will be received at the Northampton
Department of Planning & Sustainability, 210 Main Street, Northampton, MA 01060, Attn.:
Wayne Feiden, FAICP, Director Planning & Sustainability, until 2:00 PM of Wednesday, May
31, 2017 at which place and time said Bids will be publicly opened and read aloud.
The work includes construction of approximately 330 linear feet of gravity box culvert storm
drain and appurtenant work.
Drawings and other Contract Documents may be examined at the Northampton Department of
Public Works, Office of the City Engineer, 125 Locust Street, Northampton, MA 01060,
Monday-Friday 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM.
To obtain Contract Documents, a $50 non-refundable deposit is required. Cash will not be
accepted. Drawings and other Contract Documents can be picked up at Kleinfelder
(Cambridge Office), located at 215 First Street, Suite 320, Cambridge, MA 02142, Attn:
Joseph Maliawco.
Drawings and other Contract Documents will be mailed, if requested, upon receipt of a street
address (not a P.O. Box) suitable for commercial carrier delivery, and an additional check in
the amount of $25.00, payable to Kleinfelder Northeast as a non-refundable postage and
handling fee. Do not combine amounts into one check. Requests for Drawings and other
Contract Documents to be mailed should be sent to Kleinfelder Northeast, 215 First Street,
Suite 320, Cambridge, MA 02142, Attn: Joseph Maliawco.
Questions regarding the Bid shall be submitted in writing to Kleinfelder, Attn: Joseph
Maliawco, 215 First Street, Suite 320, Cambridge, MA 02142, or jmaliawco@kleinfelder.com
at least seven (7) days before the established date for receipt of Bids.
Each general bid shall be accompanied by a bid security in the form of a certified, treasurer's or
cashier's check, bid bond or cash in the amount of 5 percent of the value of the Bid. Every bid
bond, every performance bond and every payment bond issued for any construction work in the
Commonwealth shall be the bond of a surety company organized pursuant to Section 105 of
Chapter 175 or of a surety company authorized to do business in Commonwealth under the
provisions of Section 106 of said Chapter 175 and be approved by the U. S. Department of
Treasury and acceptable as sureties and reinsurers on federal bonds under Title 31 of the United
States Code, sections 9304 to 9308.
All work must be substantially complete by October 1, 2017 and commence within ten (10)
days following effective date of the Agreement.
Successful General bidder must furnish six (6) copies of 100 percent Construction Performance
Bond and 100 percent Construction Payment Bond.
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The Owner reserves the right to waive any informalities or to reject any or all bids.
Wage rates for this project are subject to the minimum wage rates per M.G.L., Chapter 149,
Sections 26 to 27G, inclusive.
No Bidder may withdraw his/her Bid for a period of sixty (60) business days, excluding
Saturdays, Sundays, and legal holidays, after the actual date of the opening of the Bids.
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.
US Army Corps of Engineers permit NAE-2017-351 has been obtained through the City. The
contractor is to follow all the conditions in this permit.
A Notice of Intent has been filed by the City of Northampton under MassDEP file No. #246-
0703. Refer to Appendix D for the Order of Conditions.
Any work activities that affect the Railroad Right of Way (ROW) and/or Operations require
prior Railroad approval and shall be conducted under the supervision of a Railroad
Flagman/Inspector.
Access shall be maintained at all times to and from Harold’s Garage at 19 Holyoke Street
which is a place of business that provides towing for tractors, trailers, heavy duty trucks, buses,
and cranes with gross vehicle weight of up to 88,000 pounds. Operation of the business is 24
hours a day, 7 days per week with 24 hour emergency service.
This contract work is enabling work for a future site development project by Valley
Community Development Corporation (VCDC). The contractor will be asked to share the
work site at times with the site developer’s contractor and to coordinate access with the site
developer’s contractor.
A non-mandatory pre-bid conference will be held on Wednesday May 17, 2017 at 10:00 AM at
the Northampton Department of Planning & Sustainability.
City of Northampton, Massachusetts
Wayne Feiden, FAICP, Director
Department of Planning & Sustainability
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