This contract generally includes the installation of approximately 7, 400 linear feet of four ( 4) PVC vacuum main, 7, 700 linear feet of six ( 6) PVC vacuum main, 6, 300 linear feet of eight ( 8) PVC vacuum main, 500 linear feet of ten ( 10) PVC vacuum main, 800 linear feet of three ( 3) vacuum lateral, 4, 300 linear feet of three ( 3) PVC sewer lateral, 6, 800 linear feet of six ( 6) PVC sewer lateral, installation of 190 vacuum pits, pipe testing and trench and roadway restoration.
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Bids are invited for the construction of the Slaughter Beach Vacuum Sewer Building Project. The project includes site clearing, construction of a vacuum building with basement, sewage collection tank, pumps, piping, electrical, HVAC, generator, system startup and testing, force main, vacuum main, accessway, paving, and fencing. The duration for initial startup is 330 calendar days, substantial completion is 420 calendar days, and final completion is 450 days. Bids will be received for a single prime contract on a unit price basis. Bidding documents can be obtained from Davis, Bowen & Friedel, Inc. for a nonrefundable charge of **** on compact disc or **** for printed copies. A prebid conference is scheduled for March 25, 2026, which is highly encouraged but not mandatory. Questions concerning the bid must be submitted in writing via email to ***@***. *. * no later than 12:00 PM on April 16, 2026. Bid security is required. The project is funded by the Delaware Clean Water State Revolving Fund and is subject to Delaware prevailing wage, federal Davis-Bacon wage provisions, non-discrimination, American Iron and Steel requirements, and Delaware's drug testing for large public works contracts. Confidential information must be identified in writing. Sussex County reserves the right to extend the bid opening date with at least two calendar days' notice.
The bid notice states that bids will be received until 10:00 am local time on April 22, 2026. The duration of this project is 330 calendar days to complete initial startup, 420 calendar days for substantial completion, and 450 days for final completion.
For all further requirements regarding bid submittal, qualifications, procedures, and contract award, refer to the instructions to bidders that are included in the bidding documents.
A prebid conference will be held at 11:00 am local time on March 25, 2026, at the Sussex County Administrative Building Council Chambers, 1st floor, 2 the Circle, Georgetown, Delaware ****, to allow contractors an opportunity to obtain information on the project from the consulting engineer and the owner. Attendance at the prebid conference is highly encouraged but is not mandatory.
Any contractor having questions concerning the bid should submit them in writing via email to Ring W. Lardner, P. E. , at ***@***. *. * no later than 12:00 PM, on April 16, 2026.
