2026 Town Wide Pipe Lining Prevailing Wage Statement Addendum #1

Agency:	Town of Watertown
State:	Connecticut
Type of Government:	State & Local
NAICS Category:	237110 - Water and Sewer Line and Related Structures Construction
Posted Date:	Dec 2, 2025
Due Date:	Dec 9, 2025
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TOWN OF WATERTOWN

WATERTOWN, CONECTICUT

NOTICE OF BID

2026 Town Wide Pipe Lining

Watertown Public Works Department

Sealed bids are invited and will be received by the Purchasing Agent of the Town of Watertown

at the office of the Purchasing Agent, Watertown Town Hall, 61 Echo Lake Road, Watertown,

Connecticut, until 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, December 9, 2025, at which time and place they will be

publicly opened and read aloud for Town Wide Pipe Lining to the Town of Watertown.

The Information for Bidders, Form of Bid, Specifications and other contract documents may be

obtained or examined at the office of the Purchasing Agent, Watertown Town Hall, 61 Echo

Lake Road, Watertown, Connecticut 06795 or by accessing the Town of Watertown’s website at

http://www.watertowct.org. Proposals must be submitted on the forms provided and in a sealed

envelope plainly marked “Town Wide Pipe Lining Bid”.

To receive consideration, bids must be in the hands of the Purchasing Agent or his authorized

representative no later than the day and hour mentioned above.

The Purchasing Agent reserves the right to accept or reject any or all bids; to waive an

informality; or to accept any bid deemed in the best interest of the Town of Watertown. The

Town of Watertown reserves the right to take into account the residency of bidders within the

Town of Watertown and/or the location of the bidder’s business within the Town of Watertown

in awarding this bid.

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

Donna L. Ford

Purchasing Agent

Town of Watertown

INFORMATION FOR BIDDERS

TOWN OF WATERTOWN

WATERTOWN, CT 06795

2026 Town Wide Pipe Lining

Watertown Public Works Department

BID OPENING: 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, December 9, 2025

PROPOSALS RECEIVED

All bids must be in a sealed envelope and received prior to 11:00 a.m., Tuesday, December 9,

2025, at the office of the Purchasing Agent, 61 Echo Lake Road, Watertown, CT 06795.

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 numeral

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. Failure to do so may disqualify the bid.

Each bid must be submitted in a sealed envelope bearing on the outside the name of the Bidder,

post office address, and name of the project for which the bid is submitted. If forwarded by mail,

the sealed envelope containing the id must be enclosed in another envelope address to: The

Purchasing Agent, Watertown Town Hall, 61 Echo Lake Road, Watertown, CT 06795.

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.

SUBMISSION OF PROPOSALS

All proposals and literature shall be submitted IN DUPLICATE on the proposal form, which is

a part of these specifications. Descriptive literature containing complete specifications must

accompany each bid. If a bidder wishes to furnish additional information, more sheets may be

added.

Adobe Acrobat® Reader is required to view electronic documents on-line. If you do not have

Adobe Acrobat® Reader, you may down load it for free from Adobe at

http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep.html.

Response summaries will be available online at http://www.watertownct.org on the day of the

bid opening or soon after.

Responses delivered via fax are received subject to the following qualifications and limitations:

• The Town is not responsible for the confidentiality of the information transmitted.

• The Town cannot guarantee that its fax equipment will be operational and able to

receive transmittals by a particular time and date. It is the Bidder’s responsibility

to ensure that quotations are received in their entirety and on time at the required

location. It is recommended that vendors be advised to call immediately after

transmitting a document electronically to confirm complete and accurate receipt

by the Town. The Town assumes no liability in the event that a bidder’s

electronic transmission is not received by the Town in a timely fashion, or is not

received either in its entirety or error-free.

• Bids transmitted electronically which have a bond requirement are subject to the

same submittal requirements as those responses delivered via traditional means,

such as mail or hand delivery, or as otherwise stipulated by appropriate authority.

INCURRING COSTS

The Town of Watertown is not liable for any cost incurred for the preparation of proposals or

submission of samples by the firms submitting proposals for the work requested in this bid

document for proposals.

FAMILIARITY WITH THE WORK

Each bidder is considered to have examined the work 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 to do so will

not relieve a bidder of his obligations to furnish all specifications set forth in this bid. The

submission of a bid will be considered as conclusive evidence that the bidder has made such

examination.

CONSIDERATION OF PRIOR SERVICE

Previous performance, quality of service and merchandise will be considered.

ADDENDA AND INTERPRETATIONS & ALTERNATE PROPOSALS

Addenda information will be available online at http://www.watertownct.org. Adobe Acrobat®

Reader may be required to view this document. It is strongly suggested that Bidders check for

any addenda a minimum of forty-eight hours in advance of the bid deadline.

At the time of the opening of bids, each Bidder will be presumed to have inspected the work and

to have read and to be thoroughly familiar with all of the Contract Documents (including all

addenda). The failure or omission of a Bidder to receive or examine any form, instruction or

document shall in no way relieve any bidder from any obligation in respect to their bid.

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

of these specifications, they may submit a written request for an interpretation to the Purchasing

Agent. No interpretations as to the meaning of the plans, specifications or other Contract

Documents will be made to any Bidder orally.

Every request for such interpretation should be in writing addressed (duplicate copy) to the Town

of Watertown, Purchasing Agent, 61 Echo Lake Road, Watertown, Connecticut 06795, and to be

given consideration, must be received at least five (5) days prior to the date fixed for the opening

of Bids. Failure of any Bidder to receive any such Addendum or interpretations shall not relieve

any Bidder from any obligations under his bid as submitted. All Addends so issues shall become

part of the Contract Documents. Oral explanations will not be binding on the Town.

The specifications listed are to be interpreted as meaning the minimum acceptable by the Town

of Watertown. Bidders are requested to submit quotations on the basis of these specifications.

Alternative bids providing a broader scope and/or services than requested in these specifications

may receive consideration providing such equipment and/or service is clearly explained. Any

exceptions to the specifications requested herein must be clearly noted in writing and are to be

included as a part of the bid proposal. If none are included, it will be assumed that there are none.

Definition of the word “complete” means that each unit of the equipment proposed shall include

all appurtenances, fasteners, parts, accessories and services ordinarily catalogued. An item equal

to that named or described in the specifications may be furnished by the Bidder, except where

expressly noted as “no substitutions.” The naming of any commercial name, trademark, or other

identification shall not be construed to exclude any item of any manufacturer not mentioned by

name, nor limit competition, but shall establish a standard of equality only. An item shall be

considered equal to the item so named or described if:

• It is at least equal in quality, durability, appearance, strength and design.

• It will perform at least equally the function imposed by the design for the work being

contracted for or the material being purchased.

• It conforms substantially, even with deviations, to the detailed requirements for the item

in the specifications.

The bidder shall hold the Town of Watertown, its officers, agents, servants, and employees,

harmless from liability of any nature or kind because of use of any uncopyrighted compositions,

secret process, patented or unpatented inventions, articles or appliances furnished or used under

this bid, and agrees to defend, at their own expense, any and all actions brought against the Town

of Watertown or themselves because of the unauthorized use of such articles.

QUOTATION LIMITATION

Bidders shall offer only ONE ITEM AND PRICE for each line item bid. If an equal item is to

be bid, the bidder is to select the brand and model that meets or exceeds the specified item, and

submit their bid for that item.

ESTIMATE OF WORK

For bidding purposes, the work has been subdivided into unit price items. The quantities shown

are to be considered as approximate only. The Purchasing Agent does not expressly or by

implication agree that the actual quantity will correspond therewith, but reserves the right to

increase or decrease the amount of any item or portion of the work as deemed necessary.

SAMPLES

Samples of articles, when required, shall be furnished free of cost of any sort to the Town of

Watertown. Samples received may be retained aby the Town for future comparison. Samples

which are not destroyed by testing, or which are no retained for future comparison, will be

returned upon request at the bidder’s expense.

WITHDRAWAL OF BID

Bidders may withdraw their proposals at any time prior to the bid date. No agent/broker shall

withdraw or cancel their proposal for a period of sixty (60) days after the bid closing date of

11:00 a.m., Tuesday, December 9, 2025. The successful agent/broker shall not withdraw,

cancel or modify their proposal.

BID BONDS

In consideration of the Town of Watertown, if the Principal's bid is accepted, the Principal will

execute the required contract and furnish the necessary performance and payment bonds, the

Principal and the Surety agree as follows:

1. The Principal and Surety, jointly and severally, bind themselves to the Obligee in the

amount of the Bid Bond Amount of 10% for the payment of which they bind themselves,

their heirs, executors, administrators, successors, and assigns.

2. This Bid Bond is effective from the Effective Date and shall expire on the Expiration

Date unless the Principal's bid is accepted by the Obligee, in which case this Bond will be

replaced by the required performance and payment bonds.

3. If the Principal does not enter into the contract within the time stipulated in the bid

documents, the Obligee shall have the right to enforce the terms of this Bond and recover

the full amount of the Bid Bond from the Principal and the Surety.

This Bid Bond is subject to the laws of the jurisdiction in which the project is located and

supersedes any other Bid Bond or bonds issued by the Surety for the same project.

PERFORMANCE BONDS

A performance bond is required and shall be in the amount of 100% of the bid award, in

the name of the "Town of Watertown", in the form and with a surety company approved by

the State Commissioner of banking and insurance, and issued within ten (10) calendar days

of the bid award date. Surety companies executing Bonds must appear on the Treasury

Department's most current list (Circular 570 as amended) and be authorized to transact

business in the State of Connecticut. This financial instrument shall be for the faithful

performance of the contract, and shall be used at the sole discretion of the Town of

Watertown to pay liquidated Damages for failure or refusal to perform in accordance with

the contract. No withdrawals shall be made until after five (5) calendar days’ notice of

noncompliance with the contract is sent by certified U.S. Mail. This in no way limits further

actions the Town of Watertown may take.

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

BID OPENING	BID DOCUMENT	BID RESULT
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