Blue Meadows Sewer Pipe Replacement

The NEW BEDFORD HOUSING AUTHORITY, the Awarding Authority, invites sealed
bids from Contractors for the Sanitary Pipe Replacement at State Aided Development:
Blue Meadows (200-2) in New Bedford, Massachusetts, in accordance with the
documents prepared by C.A. CROWLEY ENGINEERING.
The Project consists of but not limited to:
Abandoning existing underslab sanitary piping and repiping the sanitary piping above the
floor; cleaning existing drainage pits, installing new sump pumps and discharge piping to
exterior catch basins, installing new crushed stone; and associated demolition, infill,
coring, cutting and patching in four (4) buildings on one (1) site.
The work is estimated to cost $229,000.00.
All bidding Requests for Information (RFIs) shall be submitted online by 04/13/2026 at
2:00PM EDT for general bids.
Bids are subject to M.G.L. c.149 §44A-J & to minimum wage rates as required by
M.G.L. c.149 §§26 to 27H inclusive.
THIS PROJECT IS BEING ELECTRONICALLY BID AND HARD COPY BIDS WILL
NOT BE ACCEPTED. Please review the instructions in the bid documents on how to
register as an electronic bidder. All Bids shall be submitted online at biddocs.com and
received no later than the date and time specified.
General bidders must be certified by the Division of Capital Asset Management and
Maintenance (DCAMM) in the following category of work, Plumbing, and must submit a
current DCAMM Certificate of Eligibility and signed DCAMM Prime/General
Contractor Update Statement.
General Bids will be received until 16 April 2026 at 2:00PM EDT and publicly opened
online, forthwith.
General bids and sub-bids shall be accompanied by a bid deposit that is not less than five
(5%) of the greatest possible bid amount (including all alternates) and made payable to
the NEW BEDFORD HOUSING AUTHORITY. Note: A bid deposit is not required for
Projects advertised under $50,000.
Bid Forms and Contract Documents will be available for review at biddocs.com (may be
viewed and downloaded electronically at no cost).

General bidders must agree to contract with minority, women and veteran-owned
business enterprises as certified by the Supplier Diversity Office (SDO). The participation
benchmark reserved for such enterprises shall not be less than 0% MBE, 0% WBE and
3% VBE for all state and state-assisted construction projects over $150,000. Request
for waivers must be sent to EOHLC (Chad.Howard@mass.gov) 5 calendar days prior
to the General Bid date. NO WAIVERS WILL BE GRANTED AFTER THE GENERAL
BIDS ARE OPENED.
The Contractor and all subcontractors (collectively referred to as “the Contractor”) agree
to strive to achieve minority and women workforce participation. The Workforce
Participation benchmark is set at 6.9% for women and 15.3% for minorities. The
Workforce benchmark percentages are a statutory requirement under MGL c. 149 §
44A(2)(G).
PRE-BID CONFERENCE / SITE VISIT: Scheduled
Date and Time: 04/08/2026 at 10:00AM EDT
Address: 83 Bluefield Street, New Bedford, MA 02740
Instructions: None
The hard copy Contract Documents may be seen at:
Nashoba Blue Inc.
433 Main Street
Hudson, MA 01749
978-568-1167