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297 - Oil Tank Removal and Replacement at John F. Kennedy Middle School

End date: Friday June 9, 2006 at 2 p.m.

The Department of Parks, Buildings & Recreation Management -Facilities Division, for the City of Springfield, Massachusetts has a need for Oil Tank Removal and Replacement at the John F. Kennedy Middle School, 1385 Berkshire Avenue, Springfield, Massachusetts 01151. Two
(2) - 10, 000 Gallon, single welled, steel underground fuel oil storage tanks will be removed, with cleaning prior to excavation. All associated piping will be cleaned and removed as part of the replacement.

A site investigation will occur during excavation prior to the installation of a 15,000 gallon fiberglass, double walled, interstitial tank, with leak detection and overspill protection. The site investigation will be conducted by a third party, environmental consulting firm, to be hired by the City of Springfield, and for the purposes of this contract, the third party environmental consulting firm shall be the Project Manager of this Contract.

Estimated cost of project is $80,000.00. Bidding procedures shall be per M.G.L. Chapter 149 and any other
applicable laws. The work of this project shall be governed by the prevailing Wage Rate schedule as issued by the Massachusetts Division of Occupational Safety and included in the bid documents.

Site Tour: A site tour will be available to potential bidders on Thursday June 1, 2006 at 10:00 a.m. at the John F. Kennedy Middle School. Bidders may contact Kurt Staples, Environmental Manager of the Department of Parks, Buildings & Recreation Management- Facilities Division, (413) 787-6279.

A 5 % bid surety must accompany each bid, in the form of a Certified Check, Letter of Credit or Bond payable to the City of Springfield. A 50% Performance Bond and Labor & Materials Bond shall be required from successful bidder. Surety bonds will only be accepted from Surety companies licensed by the State Division of Insurance to transact business in the Commonwealth.

The City of Springfield supports the goal of twenty percent minority and women participation in all contracts. No questions will be answered unless received by the Chief Procurement Officer at least 7 days prior to the expiration of the time set for submitting bids or proposals. The Chief Procurement Officer reserves the right to waive any informality in and to reject any or all bids if it is in the public interest to do so.