Water Main Replacement at Bolton, Day, Clinton, Cutter, Caughey, Mt. Pleasant and Graymore Road, 2026

The City of Waltham
Invites
Interested Parties
To propose the best offer and or bid
For the service or product herewith described:
WATERMAIN REPLACEMENT AT
BOLTON, DAY, CLINTON, CUTTER, CAUGHEY,MT PLEASANT AND
GRAYMORE ROAD, 2026
The VIRTUAL/ ZOOM Bid Opening will be held:
12:00 PM on Wednesday May 27th, 2026
Zoom Pre-Bid Meeting: 10:00AM Thursday May 14th, 2026
(See City's website for meeting information)
Last day for written questions: Friday May 15th, 2026 by Noon
(via email ONLY to cphilpott@city.waltham.ma.us)

WATER MAIN REPLACEMENT VARIOUS STREETS PROJECT, 2026
TABLE OF CONTENTS
SECTION NO. TITLE
DIVISION 0
00010 Invitation to Bid
00100 Instructions and Information for Bidders
00200 Compliance Documents
00300 Bid Form
00500 Agreement
00610 Performance Bond
00615 Payment Bond
00700 General Conditions
00810 Supplemental Conditions
00811 Monthly Price Adjustment for Hot Mix Asphalt (HMA) Mixtures
00812 Monthly Price Adjustment for Diesel Fuel and Gasoline
00813 Price Adjustment for Structural Steel and Reinforcing Steel
00814 Price Adjustment for Portland Cement Concrete Mixes
00815 Base Prices
00820 Additional Articles, State Rates and Forms
00821 Permits
DIVISION 1 - GENERAL REQUIREMENTS
01000 General Requirements
01010 Summary of Work
01025 Measurement and Payment
01050 Abbreviations
01105 Rodent Control
01300 Submittals
01500 Temporary Provision & Protection of Utilities and Properties
01562 Dust Control
01567 Pollution Control & Environmental Protection
01570 Traffic Control and Policing
01710 Cleaning Up
DIVISION 2 - SITE WORK
02016 Pre/Post Construction Survey
02017 Audio/Video Inspection
02100 Site Preparation
02110 Clearing and Grubbing
02200 Earthwork
02220 Reclamation of Base Course
02221 Rock Excavating and Disposal
02224 Fill and Backfill Materials
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WATER MAIN REPLACEMENT PROJECT, 2025
TABLE OF CONTENTS CONT.
02226 Sand Blanket
02250 Compaction Control and Testing
02270 Slope Protection/Erosion Control
02380 Sheeting and Bracing
02401 Dewatering
02525 Curb
02575 Paving and Road Construction
02601 Drain Manholes, Frames and Covers
02602 Sewer Manholes, Frames and Covers
02612 Reinforced Concrete Pipe
02615 Ductile Iron Pipe and Fittings
02619 Corrugated Polyethylene Pipe
02622 Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC) Pipe and Fittings
02626 Service Laterals
02628 Connections to Existing Facilities
02641 Water Piping Specialties
02647 Connections to Existing Water Mains
02648 Abandonment of Existing Water Mains
02675 Water Distribution System, Disinfection and Testing
02722 Gravity Sewer and Force Main Pipe - General
02728 Modification and connections to Existing Structures
02729 Cleaning of Drains and Disposal of Materials
02730 Cleaning of Sewers and Disposal of Materials
02731 Handling Existing Flows
02732 Cured-In-Place-Pipe
02736 Test and Seal Sewer Main and Service Connection
02760 Existing Water Main Cleaning and Relining
02768 Temporary Bypass Piping with Service Connections
02910 Establishment of Growth
02995 Miscellaneous Work and Cleanup
DIVISION 3 - CONCRETE
03400 Precast Concrete Structures and Manholes
03450 Precast Concrete Modular Block Retaining Wall
03600 Grout
DIVISION 4 - MASONRY
04100 Mortar
04200 Masonry Work
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WATER MAIN REPLACEMENT PROJECT, 2025
TABLE OF CONTENTS CONT.
DIVISION 5 - METALS
05540 Miscellaneous Metals
APPENDICIES
Appendix A Water Main Replacement Various Streets Project, 2026
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SECTION 00010
INVITATION TO BID
Water Main Replacement Various Streets Project, 2026
Location of Work: City of Waltham Massachusetts. Sealed Bids for construction of the Water Main
Replacement Project, 2026 will be received by Crystal Philpott, Purchasing Department 610 Main Street
Waltham, Massachusetts until 12:00 P.M., May 27, 2026 at which time and place all bids will be publicly
opened and bids read aloud. Bids submitted after this time will not be accepted. The project involves
the following major items:
1. Installation of approximately 5,600 linear feet of new 12", 8", and 6" CLDI water main
sections and fittings on Bolton Street, Day Street, Clinton Street, Cutter Street,
Caughey Street, Mt. Pleasant Street, and Graymore Road.
2. Installation of hydrants, gate valves, and all other related appurtenances.
3. Installation of temporary water main servicing residential areas. All temporary
connections and reconnections.
4. Cleaning and CCTV sewer and drain mains in various locations.
5. Installation of approximately 500 linear feet of 8" and 6" PVC sewer pipe on Graymore
Road.
6. Replacement of water services and sewer services.
7. Removal, disposal and abandonment of existing water mains, water services, and
appurtenances.
8. Removal and disposal of existing sewer main, sewer services, and appurtenances.
9. Installation of temporary and permanent trench width paving Bolton Street, Day Street,
Cutter Street, Caughey Street, Mt. Pleasant Street, and Graymore Road
Contractors are directed to Section 01010 Summary of Work for Project Phasing Schedule.
Contract Documents may be obtained by visiting the City's web site at www.city.waltham.ma.us/open-
bids after May 6, 2026.
This Project requires MassDOT prequalification of contractors with the class of work as, SEWER &
WATER, for the project with an Estimated Value of $5,545,820.50 will be required
BID SECURITIES shall be in amount of 5% of the bid and in the form of a certified check drawn upon a
bank within the State of Massachusetts or a bid bond executed by a surety company authorized to do
business in Massachusetts, made payable to the OWNER.
The successful bidder must furnish a 100% PERFORMANCE and PAYMENT BOND and will be required to
execute the Contract Agreement within five (5) days following notification of the acceptance of his Bid.
The OWNER reserves the right to reject any or all bids, to accept any bid, to waive any informality on
bids received, and to omit any item or items deemed advisable for the best interests of the OWNER. The
award of the contract may be contingent upon the appropriation of funds by the Waltham City Council.
All costs associated with the preparation of the bids shall be the responsibility of the bidder, regardless
of whether or not the Contract is awarded.
END OF SECTION
00010-1 Invitation to Bid

SECTION 00100 - INSTRUCTION TO BIDDERS
PART 1 - GENERAL
1.01 SCHEDULE OF DATES
A. Advertisement appears in Central Register, Plans and Specifications ready for Bidders at
www.city.waltham.ma.us/bids.
B. Addenda will be issued with interpretations as determined by the Purchasing
Department only via e-mail and posting on the web site.
C. General Bids Deadline: 12.00 P.M. Wednesday May 27th, 2026 in the Purchasing
Department, City Hall, 610 Main Street, Waltham, MA 02452, Attn: Purchasing
Agent, where the bids will be open and read via ZOOM. See the City's website for
meeting information.
D. Pre-Bid Briefing: Will be held via ZOOM at 10:00 A.M. Thursday May 14th, 2026.
The meeting log in information will be posted on our website.
E. Last Day for Questions: 12:00 P.M. Friday May 15th, 2026. Emailed to
cphilpott@city.waltham.ma.us.
1.02 BIDDING PROCEDURE
A. Bids for the work are subject to the provisions of Massachusetts General Laws, Chapter
30, 39M, as amended. Regulations governing the bidding procedures as set forth in the
above mentioned amended General Laws must be followed.
B. All bidders shall be pre-qualified by MassDOT.
C. In the event of any inconsistencies between any of the provisions of these Contract
Documents and of the cited statute, anything herein to the contrary notwithstanding,
the provisions of the said statute shall control.
D. No General Bid received by the Awarding Authority after the time respectively
established herein for the opening of General Bids will be considered, regardless of the
cause for the delay in the receipt of any such bid.
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1.03 WITHDRAWAL OF BIDS
A. Bids may be withdrawn prior to the time respectively established for the opening of
General Bids only on written request to the Awarding Authority.
1.04 INTERPRETATION OF CONTRACT DOCUMENTS
A. No oral interpretation will be made to any bidder. All questions or requests for
interpretations must be made in writing ONLY to cphilpott@city.waltham.ma.us.
B. Every interpretation made to a bidder will be in the form of an Addendum to the
drawings and/or specifications, which will be made available to all persons to whom
Contract Documents have been issued.
C. Failure of the Awarding Authority to send or of any bidder to receive any such
Addendum shall not relieve any bidder form obligation under his bid as submitted.
D. All such Addenda shall become a part of the Contract Documents.
1.05 EXAMINATION OF SITE AND CONTRACT DOCUMENTS
A. Each bidder may visit the site of the proposed work and fully acquaint himself with
conditions as they exist, and may also thoroughly examine the Contract Documents.
Failure of any bidder to visit the site and acquaint himself with the Contract Documents
shall not relieve any bidder from any obligation with respect to his bid.
B. By submitting a bid, the bidder agrees that the Contract Documents are adequate and
that the required result for a full and complete installation can be produced. The
successful bidder shall furnish any and all labor, materials, insurance, permits and all
other items needed to produce the required result to the satisfaction of the Awarding
Authority.
1.06 BID SECURITY
A. The General Contractor's bid must be accompanied by bid security in the amount of five
percent (5%) of the bid.
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B. At the option of the bidder, the security may be bid bond, certified, treasurer's or
cashier's check issued by a responsible bank or trust company. No other type of bid
security is acceptable.
Bid Bonds shall be issued by a Surety Company qualified to do business under the laws
of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
C. Certified, Treasurer's or Cashier's check shall be made payable to the City of Waltham,
Massachusetts.
D. The bid security shall secure the execution of the Contract and the furnishing of a
Performance and Payment Bond by the successful General Bidder for 100% of the
contract value.
E. Should any General Bidder to whom an award is made fail to enter into a contract
therefore within five (5) days, Saturdays, Sundays and Legal Holidays, excluded, after
notice of award has been mailed to him or fail within such time to furnish a
Performance Bond and also a Labor and Materials or Payment Bond as required, the
amount so received from such General Bidder through his Bid Bond, Certified,
Treasurer's or Cashier's check as bid deposit shall become the property of the City of
Waltham, Massachusetts as liquidated damages; provided that the amount of the bid
deposit, which becomes the property of the City of Waltham, Massachusetts, shall not
in any event exceed the difference between his bid price and the bid price of the next
lowest responsible and eligible bidder; and provided further that, in case of death,
disability, bona fide clerical error or mechanical error of a substantial nature, or other
unforeseen circumstances affecting the General Bidder, his deposit shall be returned to
him.
1.07 BID FORM
A. General Bids shall be submitted on the "FORM FOR GENERAL BID" enclosed. Erasures or
other changes must be explained or noted over the signature of the bidder.
B. Bid forms must be completely filled in. Bids which are incomplete, conditional, or
obscure, or which contain additions not called for will be rejected.
C. General Bidders shall submit one set of executed bid forms to the Awarding Authority.
1.08 SUBMISSION OF BIDS AND BID SECURITIES
A. Each bid submitted by a General Contractor shall be enclosed in a sealed envelope that
shall be placed with the bid security in an outer envelope. The outer envelope shall be
sealed and clearly marked as follows:
(Firm Name):
Watermain Replacement at Various Streets, 2026
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1.09 AWARD OF CONTRACT
A. The Contract shall be awarded to the lowest responsible and eligible General Bidder on
the basis of competitive bids in accordance with the procedure set forth in the provision
of Chapter 30, 39M of the General Laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
B. If the bidder selected as the General Contractor fails to perform his agreement to
execute a contract in accordance with the terms of his General Bid, and furnish a
Performance Bond and also a Labor and Materials or Payment Bond, as stated in his
General Bid an award shall be made to the next lowest responsible and eligible bidder.
C. The words "lowest responsible and eligible bidder" shall be the bidder whose name is
the lowest of those bidders possessing the skill, ability and integrity necessary for the
faithful performance of the work and who shall certify that he is able to furnish labor
that can work in harmony with all other elements of labor employed, or to be
employed, on the work. Essential information in regard to such qualifications shall be
submitted in such form as the Awarding Authority may require.
1.10 SECURITY FOR FAITHFUL PERFORMANCE
A. The successful bidder must deliver to the Awarding Authority simultaneously with his
delivery of the executed contract, an executed Performance Bond, and also a Labor and
materials or Payment Bond, each issued by a surety company qualified to do business
under the laws of the Commonwealth and satisfactory to the Awarding Authority and
each in the sum of One Hundred Percent (100%) of the Contract Price, as surety for the
faithful performance of his contract, and for the payment of all persons performing
labor or furnishing materials in connection therewith. Said bonds shall provide that, if
the General Contractor fails or refuses to complete the Contract, the Surety Company
will be obligated to do so.
B. Premiums are to be paid by the General Contractor, and are to be included in the
Contract Price.
1.11 EQUAL OPPORTUNITY
A. The City of Waltham is an Equal Opportunity employer and will require compliance with
the minority business enterprise plan (MBE) on file in the Purchasing Department
1.12 PRE-BID WALK-THRU
Virtual Pre-Bid Meeting will be held vial Zoom Thursday May 14th, 2026 at 10:00AM. See the City
of Waltham's website for details. https://www.city.waltham.ma.us/category/tags/purchasing-
bids-open-0
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1.13 CONTRACT DOCUMENTS
A. The Awarding Authority shall make available the bid documents and addenda in the City
Web site at www.city.waltham.ma.us/bids. No plans will be mailed.
1.14 EQUALITY
A. Except where otherwise specifically provided to the contrary, the words "or approved
equal" are hereby inserted immediately following the name or description of each
article, assembly, system, or any component part thereof in the Contract Documents. It
is the Contractor's responsibility to provide all the research and documentation that
would prove a product or assembly is "equal". Failure to provide research or
documentation does not alleviate the Contractor's responsibility to meet the schedule.
1.15 TAX FREE NUMBER
A. The City of Waltham has a tax-free number.
1.16 SCHEDULE
A. The work of the Contract shall be Complete in 333 calendar days after the
date of the Notice-to-Proceed and not including weather-related shut-downs.
B. SEQUENCE OF WORK
The Contractor shall prosecute the work proposed within this contract in the
following manner:
1. Complete all utility work on Cutter Street before November 15, 2026.
2. Complete all utility work on Graymore Rd before November 15, 2026
3. No water construction between November 15, 2026 - April 1, 2027.
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