Rain Gauge Government Bids & RFPs

The bid must be received no later than 2:00 PM on Wednesday, June 10, 2026. The contract term is for an initial period of three years, commencing on or about July 1, 2026, and terminating on June 30, 2029, with potential for two additional one-year extensions.

The city of Nashua will pay for work satisfactorily completed and accurately invoiced within thirty (30) days from the time of approval by the city of Nashua. Invoices should contain a valid purchase order number.

The contract will be awarded to the bidder that is designated by the City of Nashua as the lowest responsive and responsible bidder.

To be eligible for an award, a bidder must be deemed responsible by demonstrating the ability, capacity, and skill to provide the goods or services required, within the time frame specified, with a satisfactory record of integrity, reputation, judgment, and experience, and sufficient financial resources. The selected contractor shall be a professional firm regularly engaged in sewer collection system flow monitoring.

A mandatory pre-bid meeting to discuss the project is scheduled for Wednesday, May 27, 2026, at 10:00 AM at the Wastewater Treatment Facility, 2 Sawmill Road, Nashua, NH. The meeting can also be attended via Zoom.

Any bidder submitting a bid may appeal a pending award prior to award by the city by submitting a written protest to the city's purchasing manager within five (5) business days after the bid opening.

The City of Nashua will reject the bid of any proposer who is presently debarred, declared ineligible or excluded by any federal department or agency, or who has previously failed to perform any contract properly, is not in a position to perform the contract, or has neglected the payment of bills or otherwise disregarded its obligations. Bids may also be found nonresponsive for reasons such as failure to sign the bid, furnish required bid bonds, include a unit bid price for each item, or include a total amount for the bid.

The project allows 91 working days for the completion of work, with the contract time starting on the notice to proceed date, anticipated to be September 8, 2026.

The bid notice does not explicitly state the payment terms.

The bid notice does not explicitly state the warranty terms.

The bid notice does not explicitly state the award criterion.

Prior to contract execution, the successful bidder shall execute and deliver to the executive director an original signed copy of the completed prime contractor certification forms. Failure to do so shall be just cause for cancellation of the award.

The project engineer has the authority to suspend all work and/or withhold payments for failure of the contractor to carry out provisions of MDEQ's storm water construction general permit, the erosion control plan, updates to the erosion control plan, and/or proper maintenance of the BMPs. Noncompliance assessments will accrue per each reporting period that the contractor remains in violation of specified items.

The bid notice does not explicitly mention a site visit.

The bid notice does not explicitly mention sample submission.

The bid notice does not explicitly state the challenge deadline.

The weather station components will be delivered to the KIRC Kihei office within sixty (60) days of award.

The state shall have thirty (30) calendar days after receipt of invoice or satisfactory completion of contract to make payment. The state will reject any bid submitted with a condition requiring payment within a shorter period or interest payments greater than that allowed by ****, HRS, as amended.

A purchase order shall be awarded to the lowest responsible and responsive bidder, based on the net total outright purchase price.

Prior to award, the successful offeror must be registered with Hawaii Compliance Express and be compliant therein and remain so throughout the life of the contract.

Liquidated damages is fixed at the sum of five hundred dollars (****) per each and every calendar day per location per violation the contractor fails to perform in whole or in part any of his obligations specified herein.

A protest shall be submitted in writing within five (5) working days after the posting of the award as listed below provided that a protest based upon the content of the solicitation shall be submitted in writing prior to the date set for receipt of offers.

The project submission deadline is April 28, 2026, at 12:00 PM.

The bid is seeking bids from a qualified vendor.

There is no possibility of inspection or preliminary visit.

No samples are required for this bid.

Questions are due by April 10, 2026, at 5:00 PM.