2026 Maintenance and Operation of Mansfield Pump Station

Agency:	Town of Mansfield
State:	Connecticut
Type of Government:	State & Local
NAICS Category:	221310 - Water Supply and Irrigation Systems 237110 - Water and Sewer Line and Related Structures Construction 561210 - Facilities Support Services
Posted Date:	Jan 20, 2026
Due Date:	Feb 12, 2026
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TOWN OF MANSFIELD

Department of Public Works

Request For Proposal (RFP)

2026 Maintenance and Operation of Mansfield Pump Stations

Submission Deadline:

2:00 p.m. Thursday, February 12, 2026

Submission Contact and Address:

Office of the Director of Finance

Finance Department

4 South Eagleville Road

Mansfield, Connecticut 06268

mansfieldct.gov

TOWN OF MANSFIELD

MANSFIELD, CONNECTICUT

NOTICE OF BID

2026 Maintenance and Operation of Mansfield Pump Stations

Mansfield Department of Public Works

Bidders wishing to submit a proposal for this solicitation are requested to respond online through

our secure E-Procurement portal, Bonfire. Responses can be submitted at the following link:

mansfieldct.bonfirehub.com under the bid title “2026 Maintenance and Operation of Mansfield

Pump Stations”. Bidders will be required to create a Bonfire profile before submitting their bid.

Step-by-step instructions on how to register as a vendor are available at this website: Vendor

Registration. Due to the bid collection change to a secure online platform, multiple copies of your

bid are no longer required. Please upload one (1) copy of all required bid documentation.

Qualifications and proposals will be accepted until Thursday, February 12, 2026 at 2:00pm.

Proposals received after that time will not be considered.

The Instructions to Bidders, Form of Bid, Scope of Services, and other contract documents may

be examined and downloaded from the “Your Government” “RFQ, RFP, and Bid Postings” section

of the Town of Mansfield website mansfieldct.gov.

The Town of Mansfield hereby notifies all bidders that it will affirmatively insure that in any contract

entered into pursuant to this advertisement, disadvantaged business enterprises will be afforded

full opportunity to submit bids in response to this invitation, and they will not be discriminated

against on the grounds of race, color, national origin or sex, in consideration for an award. An

Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer. Minority/Women’s Business Enterprises are

encouraged to apply.

If you intend to bid please notify John C. Carrington, Director of Public Works, at (860) 429-3331

or by email at dpw@mansfieldct.org so you may receive any and all addendum.

To receive consideration bids must be in the hands of the Director of Finance or her authorized

representative no later than the day and hour mentioned above.

The Town of Mansfield reserves the right to accept or reject any or all bids; to waive any

informality; or to accept any bid deemed in the best interests of the Town of Mansfield.

All bids shall be considered valid for a period of sixty (60) days.

Amanda Backhaus

Director of Finance

Town of Mansfield

TABLE OF CONTENTS

1.0 INSTRUCTION TO BIDDERS

1.01 Time for Opening Bids

1.02 Preparation of Proposals

1.03 Submission of Proposals

1.04 Cost of Bid Preparation

1.05 Familiarity with the Work

1.06 Addenda and Interpretations

1.07 Samples

1.08 Anti-Discrimination

1.09 Applicable Law

1.10 Interpretation of Bids

1.11 Interpretation – Parol Evidence

1.12 Delivery

1.13 Award of Contract

1.14 Best Customer Preferential Pricing

1.15 Certification

1.16 Clayton Act Assignment of Rights

1.17 Contract

1.18 Contract Amendments

1.19 Gratuities

1.20 Insurance

1.21 Indemnification

1.22 Law of Waiver

1.23 Licenses

1.24 Public Record

1.25 Property Tax Assessment

1.26 Provisions Required by Law

1.27 Relationship of Parties

1.28 Rights and Remedies

1.29 Severability

1.30 Subcontracts

1.31 Submission of Invoices

1.32 Toxic Substances

1.33 Vendor Warranty

2.0 SCOPE OF SERVICES

3.0 BID FORMS

Bid Proposal Form

Attachment A – Insurance Requirements

Attachment B – Questionnaire Concerning Occupational Health & Safety

Attachment C – Certification of Non-Collusion

Attachment D – Summary of Work Experience

INSTRUCTIONS TO BIDDERS

TOWN OF MANSFIELD

MANSFIELD, CONNECTICUT 06268

2026 Maintenance and Operation of Mansfield Pumping Stations

Mansfield Department of Public Works

1.01: TIME FOR OPENING BIDS

Bidders wishing to submit a proposal for this solicitation are requested to respond online

through our secure E-Procurement portal, Bonfire. Responses can be submitted at the

following link: mansfieldct.bonfirehub.com under the bid title “2026 Maintenance and

Operation of Mansfield Pumping Stations”. Bidders will be required to create a Bonfire

profile before submitting their bid. Step-by-step instructions on how to register as a vendor

are available at this website: Vendor Registration. Due to the bid collection change to a

secure online platform, multiple copies of your bid are no longer required. Please upload

one (1) copy of all required bid documentation. Qualifications and proposals will be

accepted until Thursday, February 12, 2026 at 2:00pm. Proposals received after that

time will not be considered.

1.02: PREPARATION OF PROPOSALS

Proposals must be made upon forms contained herein. The blank spaces in the Proposal

must be filled in correctly where indicated. The Bidder must state the prices for which he

proposes to do each item of the work contemplated. In case of discrepancy where both

words and the numerals are requested, the words shall govern. Ditto marks are not

considered writing or printing and shall not be used. The Bidder shall sign his Proposal

correctly. If the Proposal is made by an individual, his name, post office address and

telephone number must be shown. If made by a firm, partnership, or corporation, the

Proposal must be signed by an official of the firm, partnership, or corporation authorized

to sign contracts, and must show the post office address and telephone number of the

firm, partnership, or corporation. Failure to do so may disqualify the bid.

The bidder shall insert the price per stated unit and the extensions against each unit which

he proposed to provide. In the event of a discrepancy between the unit price and the

extension, the unit price shall govern. (If discounts are shown and there is an error in the

extension of the total, the discount offered shall govern.) If the price bid per unit is based

on any unit other than that stated, the bidder shall state the unit on which the unit price is

based.

All information shall be entered in ink or by typewriter. Mistakes may be crossed out and

corrections inserted before submission of your bid. The person signing the bid shall initial

corrections in ink.

Corrections and/or modifications received after the closing time specified will not be

accepted.

1.03 SUBMISSION OF PROPOSALS

All proposals can be submitted at the following link: mansfieldct.bonfirehub.com under the

bid title “2026 Maintenance and Operation of Mansfield Pumping Stations”. Bidders will

be required to create a Bonfire profile before submitting their bid. Step-by-step instructions

on how to register as a vendor are available at this website: Vendor Registration. Due to

the bid collection change to a secure online platform, multiple copies of your bid are no

longer required. Please upload one (1) copy of all required bid documentation.

If any bidder contemplating submitting a proposal is in doubt as to the true meaning of

any part of these specifications, he may submit requests for information and/or clarification

in writing via e-mail to dpw@mansfieldct.org by February 4, 2026. No interpretations as

to the meaning of the plans, specifications, or other Contract Documents shall be made to

any bidder orally.

A bid will not be accepted if it is received at mansfieldct.bonfirehub.com after the stated

time of opening as shown on the bid proposal form. Unsigned bids shall be rejected.

Bid Security in the form of a bid bond, cash, certified check, treasurer’s or cashier’s check

payable to the Owner, issued by a responsible bank or trust company, may be required in

the amount of five percent (5%) of the bid. In the event that the successful bidder refuses,

fails, or is otherwise unable to enter into a contract for the work with the Owner or is

otherwise in default of its bid, the amount of such bid deposit shall be retained by the

Owner as liquidated damages on account of such default.

The selected contractor shall furnish a performance bond and payment bond in the

amount at least equal to one hundred percent (100%) of the contract price, if required.

Attorneys-in-fact who sign contract bonds must file, with each bond, a certified and

effectively dated copy of their power of attorney. Certificates of Insurance may be required

and must be furnished by the Contractor prior to any work being performed.

Purchases made the Town are exempt from Fair Trade Laws as well as the payment of

any sales, excise, or Federal Transportation taxes. Such taxes must not be included in

the bid prices. Tax exemption certificates, for merchandise accepted by the Town, will be

completed at the request of the Contractor furnishing the goods and services.

1.04 COST OF BID PREPARATION

The Town shall not reimburse the bidder for the cost of developing, presenting, or

providing any response to this solicitation. Offers submitted for consideration should be

prepared simply and economically, providing adequate information in a straightforward

and concise manner.

1.05 FAMILIARITY WITH THE WORK

Each bidder is cautioned to examine the specifications, drawings, samples, etc. pertaining

to the bid to fully acquaint himself with the exact existing conditions relating to the work

and has fully informed himself as to the work involved and the difficulties and restrictions

attending the performance of this bid. Failure on the part of the bidder to examine all

pertinent documents samples or job areas shall not entitle him to any relief from the

This page summarizes the opportunity, including an overview and a preview of the attached documents.

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