SLED Opportunity · VERMONT · VERMONT
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Sealed bids are requested for the 2026 Water Resources Water Distribution System Improvements in Burlington, VT. The project includes replacing up to 2,500 linear feet of water main, paving, and restoration. Bids due by April 22, 2026, with a pre-bid conference on April 3, 2026. Funded partly by Vermont State Revolving Fund with federal and local compliance requirements.
Sealed Bids for the construction of the 2026 Water Resources Water Distribution System Improvements will be received by the Project Manager at the Department of Public Works Water Resources Division, Mary Bourque, PE, electronically or in-person at 53 Lavalley Lane, Burlington VT 05401, until 1 PM local time on 4/22/2026, at which time the Bids received will be opened and read out loud to plan holders via a remote meeting platform with call-in information detailed through addendum. The Project consists of but is not limited to: Replacement of up to 2,500 linear feet of water main and appurtenances, paving, surface restoration, approved traffic control measures and all necessary work as required in the contract documents. Bids will be received for a single prime Contract. Bids shall be on a lump sum and unit price basis, with additive alternate bid items as indicated in the Bid Form. The Issuing Office for the Bidding Documents is: Burlington Department of Public Works, Water Resources Division, (802-497-7021). Prospective Bidders may obtain copies of the Bidding Documents from the Issuing Office as described below. Burlington is only issuing electronic bid documents. Electronic Bidding Documents may be obtained from the Issuing Office, when requested via email to mbourque@burlingtonvt.gov . Upon request and receipt of the email, the Issuing Office will transmit the Bidding Documents via a file sharing link and the requester will be added to the Plan Holder list. All bidders must be on the Plan Holder list. Neither Owner nor Engineer will be responsible for full or partial sets of Bidding Documents, including Addenda if any, obtained from sources other than the Issuing Office. A pre-bid conference will be held at 10AM local time on 4/03/2026 via a remote meeting platform with the following call information: https://teams.microsoft.com/meet/29443992995927?p=80V8aK2xo5CuH8ILxL Attendance at the pre-bid conference is highly encouraged but is not mandatory. For all technical questions regarding this project please contact Mary Bourque, PE, Water Resources Engineer at (802) 809-1765 or mbourque@burlingtonvt.gov All questions are due in writing by 5PM on 4/09/2026. Bid security shall be furnished in accordance with the Instructions to Bidders. Contact the issuing point of contact below to obtain prequalification requirements. Bidders shall submit proof of qualifications to perform the Work as described in the Instructions to Bidders. Owner: City of Burlington, Department of Public Works By: Mary Bourque, PE Title: Water Resources Engineer Date: [3/23/2026] This project is funded in part through the Vermont Drinking and/or Clean Water State Revolving Fund. Consequently, the following provisions apply to this WORK (more detail for each of these provisions can be found in Instruction to Bidders): 1. Bid security in accordance with the Instructions to Bidders 2. Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) requirements 3. Performance BOND and Payment BOND each in the amount of 100% of the contract price 4. ‘American Iron and Steel (AIS) provisions of P.L. 113-76, Consolidated Appropriations Act 5. Federal Wage Rates as determined under the Davis-Bacon Act 6. This agreement is for services related to a project that is subject to the Build America, Buy America Act (BABAA) requirements under Title IX of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (“IIJA”), Pub. L. 177-58. Absent an approved waiver, all iron, steel, manufactured products, and construction materials used in this project must be produced in the United States, as further outlined by the Office of Management and Budget’s Memorandum M-22-11, Initial Implementation Guidance on Application of Buy America Preference in Federal Financial Assistance Programs for Infrastructure, April 18, 2022. Following are Burlington-specific provisions that apply to this WORK (more detail for each of these provisions can be found in Instruction to Bidders): 1. Burlington City Livable Wage Ordinance 2. Burlington Union Deterrence Ordinance 3. Burlington Outsourcing Ordinance 4. Burlington Public Health Emergency Provisions + + END OF ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS + +
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