Town of Edgartown, 294 Chappaquiddick Road Affordable Housing Development, E5002-0040

SECTION 00100

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Sealed Bids for the construction of the Town of Edgartown, 294 Chappaquiddick Road Affordable Housing Development, E5002-0040, will be received by the Town of Edgartown at the Town Hall, 70 Main Street, Edgartown MA 02539 until 12:00 p.m. local time on August 12, 2026 at which time the Bids received will be publicly opened and read. Sealed Bids must have outer envelope marked as “Town of Edgartown, 294 Chappaquiddick Road Affordable Housing Development, E5002-0040.”

The work consists of two new septic tanks, new electrical and water service lines, and new parking lots for the two proposed affordable housing units. Bids shall be on a lump sum basis as indicated in the Bid Form. Select materials and services have been procured in advance of this bid request by the Town and described in Section 00200, Subsection 4.6.

All Bids for this project are subject to the provisions of Massachusetts General Laws  or Chapter 30, Section 39M as amended.

Bidding Documents may be obtained electronically from the Tighe & Bond website at: http://www.tighebond.com/Projects_Out_to_Bid.php.

Prospective bidders must complete a one-time registration process on the web site in order to receive log-in credentials. Bidders must log in to the web site to download bidding documents for the project. Bidders will be added to the “planholders” or prospective bidders list upon downloading the bidding documents for the project.

A bid deposit shall be furnished in accordance with the Instructions to Bidders.

The time period for holding Bids, where Federal approval is not required is 30 days, Saturdays, Sundays and legal holidays excluded, after opening of Bids.

Minimum Wage Rates as determined by the Commissioner of Department of Workforce Development under the provision of the Massachusetts General Laws, Chapter 149, Section 26 to 27D, as amended, apply to this project. It is the responsibility of the Contractor, before Bid opening, to request if necessary, any additional information on Minimum Wage Rates for those trades people who may be employed for the proposed Work under this Contract.

An optional pre-Bid conference will be held at the site on Thursday July 30, 2026 at 10:00am.

Consulting Engineer:

Tighe & Bond, Inc.

88 Route 6A

Sandwich, MA 02563

508.255.6511