Pond Plant Government Bids & RFPs

The bid deadline is August 18, 2026, at 2:00 PM. The contract is anticipated to be awarded in September 2026, with a notice to proceed expected around October 1, 2027. Substantial completion milestones are detailed in the construction documents.

Payment terms are not explicitly detailed in the provided text, but the contract will be effective from the date of board approval and terminate upon final payment for all required services.

Warranty details are not explicitly stated in the provided text.

The determination of the lowest responsive and responsible bid shall be based upon the sum of the base bid and bid alternates, including SBE equalization credits.

Bidders must meet minimum qualifications including successfully completing at least two projects since **** involving dredging at least 15,000 cubic yards of sediment, one project within the past five years involving removal of at least five acres of aquatic plants, and one project since **** involving dredging with settling, thickening, and solidifying for transportation. A minimum of 25% of the bid amount must be assigned to a Wayne County Airport Authority certified SBE.

Liquidated damages will be applied if the contractor fails to meet established milestones, completion dates, and durations. Specific amounts are referenced in attachment i2.

A pre-bid virtual conference is scheduled for August 7, 2026, at 1:30 PM. Attendance is strongly encouraged but not mandatory.

The airport authority has the right to request samples from responsive and responsible bidders, which must be provided within two business days of the request.

Protests must be filed in writing within the timeframes outlined in section 9 of the Airport Authority Procurement and Contracting Ordinance.

Bids may be rejected for failure to submit all required information, failure to meet minimum qualifications, being in arrears to the airport authority, being debarred, or committing violations of the airport authority's ethics ordinance.

Sealed bids are due August 19, 2026, at 2:00 PM.

Bids will be accepted until Monday, August 10th, 2026, at 10:00 AM.

The city shall judge the contractor's ability to meet criteria and provide required materials. we certify that we have adequate facilities to provide such services. we understand that our ability to meet criteria and provide required materials shall be judged by the city.

The city reserves the right to reject bids that do not contain all elements and information requested in this document. it is the right of the city to reject bids that do not contain all elements and information requested in this document.

All proposals must be received and registered by August 17, 2026, at 2:00 p. m. Late delivery of materials due to any type of delivery system shall be cause for rejection.

The town agrees to use best efforts to pay for services within thirty 30 days of receiving an invoice, so long as all services provided are sufficiently detailed in the invoice, and that the invoice has filed with the contracting department.

The contract will be awarded to the responsible and responsive bidder offering the lowest price for the first year of the proposed contract.

Each bidder must demonstrate a minimum of five 5 years experience providing services described herein and provide a list of all municipal contracts performed for the last five years including contact names and telephone numbers.

The town of north andover will not be charged late fees unless payment is not made within sixty 60 days of the receipt of invoice.

If a contractor is interested in conducting a site visit at the North Andover Water Treatment Plant, you are to contact Tiffany Furman, Superintendent, at **** ****.

Upon the awarding of the contract, the contractor shall provide reference samples of the vgac material. The contractor shall submit a guaranteed certificate of analysis that the material to be purchased and shipped is equal in quality to the reference sample. A composite reference sample is required ten 10 days prior to shipment of the vgac. A second sample post delivery will be analyzed as well.

Questions concerning this IFB must be submitted in writing to: bidnetdirect. com/massachusetts/northandoverma. All questions/inquiries must be received by 4:30 p. m. on August 10, 2026.

Modifications to the body of the IFB, scope of work, terms and conditions, or which change the intent of this IFB are prohibited and may disqualify a response. Negative references will result in rejection of the bid.

Total payments under this contract shall not exceed eighteen thousand two hundred forty and 00/100 $18,**** dollars.