Invitation to Bid Emergency Excavation & Paving Services

 INVITATION TO BID FOR EMERGENCY EXCAVATION & PAVING SERVICES

Bid Packages may be obtained from the Superintendent at the Abington/Rockland Joint Water Works Office, 366 Centre Ave, Rockland, MA 02370 on or after June 28, 2023, until July 12, 2023.  Bid packages may be picked up between 9:00 a.m. and noon and from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. Monday through Friday.  Queries concerning the bid specifications should be directed to Kristel Cameron, Superintendent, at the Abington/Rockland Joint Water Works Office.

Sealed Bids marked with the bidder's name and the designation "Rockland Water Department Bid for Emergency Excavation and Paving Services" will be received no later than 9:00 a.m. EDST on Thursday, July 13, 2023, at the Abington/Rockland Joint Water Works Office, 366 Centre Avenue, Rockland, MA 02370.  No telegraphic or fax bids will be accepted.  Late bids will not be considered.  Bids may be held by the Rockland Water Department for a period not to exceed sixty (60) days from the date of the opening of bids for the purpose of reviewing the bids and investigating the qualifications of the bidders prior to awarding the Contract.  Bidders may not withdraw their bids during this period.  

Bidders may amend or modify or withdraw their bids if such amendment, modification or withdrawal is sent in a sealed envelope marked "Amendment, Modification or Withdrawal of Rockland Water Department Bid for Emergency Excavation and Paving Services" has the bidders name on the envelope and is received at the Abington/Rockland Joint Water Works office by 9:00 a.m. on Thursday, July 13, 2023.  

All bidding shall be in strict accordance with the requirements of M.G.L. Chapter 30, §39M, including the provisions to pay prevailing wages.  Work to be performed under this Contract shall comply with Executive Order No.  227 which sets forth the Commonwealth's non-discrimination and equal opportunity policy and the Commonwealth's civil rights laws and regulations.  

The Awarding Authority will be the Rockland Board of Water Commissioners.  The Rockland Water Commissioners reserves the right to waive any informality or reject any or all bids.