OTHER CONSTRUCTION SERVICES
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Please see attached documents. All other information remains the same.
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Please see attached documents. All other information remains the same.
The following is additional information and clarifications related to the Project:
GENERAL INFORMATION
- Bids may be submitted using one of two methods:
o Physical copies may be submitted at 524 Main Street, Sussex, NB.
o Digital copies may be submitted online through the New Brunswick Opportunities Network (NBON).
- The commencement date shall be August 26, 2025.
- The date of substantial completion shall be December 5, 2025.
The following changes or modifications shall be made to the Tender Documents:
TO THE CONTRACT INFORMATION SHEET:
Delete Location of Tender Closing and replace with the following:
Location of Tender Closing: Offers signed under seal, executed and dated, will be received at the office of the Municipality of Sussex, 524 Main Street, Sussex NB, or received online through the New Brunswick Opportunities Network (NBON).
Delete Time of Tender Closing and replace with the following:
Time of Tender Closing: 02:00:00 pm local time, August 21st, 2025.
Delete Completion Date and replace with the following:
Completion Date: December 5th, 2025.
TO THE TENDER CALL:
Delete the introductory sentence and replace with the following:
Sealed tenders will be received by the Municipality of Sussex at 524 Main Street, Sussex, NB, or digitally through the New Brunswick Opportunities Network (NBON), until 02:00:00 pm local time, August 21st, 2025, for the following project:
Delete the second paragraph and replace with the following:
The tender box will be located at 524 Main Street, Sussex, NB. Digital bids may be submitted through the New Brunswick Opportunities Network (NBON). Bids will be accepted until 02:00:00 pm local time on August 21st, 2025. A public opening will be held immediately following tender closing at 524 Main Street, Sussex, NB.
TO THE INSTRUCTIONS FOR TENDERERS:
Section 4 (Tender Submission - Place - Time), delete and replace with the following:
4. TENDER SUBMISSION - PLACE - TIME
DELIVERY OF TENDER: Sealed Tenders addressed to Scottie Blake endorsed with the Contract Name, shall be delivered as follows:
(a) UNTIL Tender Closing, August 21st, 2025 - Municipality of Sussex, 524 Main St, Sussex, NB E4E 3E4, or submitted electronically through the New Brunswick Opportunities Network (NBON).
(b) TENDER CLOSING: 02:00:00 pm local time, August 21st, 2025.
(c) Tenders shall be completed on forms provided and shall be submitted in sealed envelopes (physical copy) which shall bear the name of the project if submitting a physical copy, or submitted in Portable Document Format (PDF) if submitting a digital copy.
Section 10 (Commencement), delete and replace with the following:
10. COMMENCEMENT
It is the Municipality's intention to have provided a formal instruction to proceed pending execution of the agreement so the contractor can commence the work by August 26th, 2025.
Section 11 (Completion), delete and replace with the following:
11. COMPLETION
The Contractor will be required to complete work within 30 metres of Trout Creek and a delineated wetland as stipulated in the WAWA permit.
The Contractor will be required to complete work within a designated wellfield as stipulated in the Application for an Exemption to the Wellfield Protected Area Designation Order.
The contract provides for Seventy (70) working days. The Contractor will be required to substantially complete by December 5th, 2025. Please refer to item 21 - Project Closeout for completion certificate requirements.
SIGNATURES
Addendum issued by:
_____________________________
Joseph Purdue, P.Eng.
Water Resources Engineer
Addendum reviewed by:
_____________________________
Robert Sharpe, P.Eng.
Water Resources Manager
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Please see attached documents. All other information remains the same.
The following is additional information and clarifications related to the Project:
GENERAL INFORMATION
- To submit a physical bid as per Section 4 (Tender Submission - Place - Time) in the Instructions for Tenderers, no formal registration is required to be placed on a bidders list.
- To submit an electronic bid through the New Brunswick Opportunities Network (NBON), Contractors must have an account registered through the NBON system. Please contact NBON@snb.ca for inquiries regarding account registration.
- It will be the responsibility of the Contractor to determine the location of the laydown area(s) for the Project.
- The reinstatement of Meadow Crescent shall include a pavement structure consisting of 75 mm of base (Type D) asphalt underlain by 300 mm crushed rock or an approved sand and gravel.
- The insurance clause in the General Conditions (Section 34) has been deleted and is governed by the insurance clause in the Instructions for Tenderers (Section 22).
The following changes or modifications shall be made to the Tender Documents:
TO THE INSTRUCTIONS FOR TENDERERS:
Section 22 (Insurance), delete item (e).
TO THE GENERAL CONDITIONS:
Section 34 (Insurance), delete the entire section.
TO THE SPECIFICATION:
Item 701 (Pavement Reconstruction), delete 701.2.1.1 and replace with the following:
701.2.1.1 75 mm thick Type D base asphalt concrete for repaving of Meadow Crescent.
Item 701 (Pavement Reconstruction), delete 701.2.2 and replace with the following:
701.2.2 Aggregate materials shall be 300 mm crushed rock.
Item 701 (Pavement Reconstruction), add the following:
701.2.2.1 Approved sand and gravel may be substituted for crushed rock.
SIGNATURES
Addendum issued by:
_____________________________
Joseph Purdue, P.Eng.
Water Resources Engineer
Addendum reviewed by:
_____________________________
Robert Sharpe, P.Eng.
Water Resources Manager
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Please see attached documents and clarification listed below.
The following is additional information and clarifications related to the Project:
GENERAL INFORMATION
- The Tender deadline has been extended until 02:00:00 pm local time, August 21st, 2025.
- Payment will be made for constructed quantities measured in the field.
- The Tender Form has been revised and has been attached to this addendum.
- The factual geotechnical report for the project area, dated June 16, 2025, has been attached to this addendum.
- An additional drawing sheet (Figure 1), dated August 6, 2025, has been attached to this addendum.
- The proposed pump manhole in this Tender will be similar to, and shall have the same fittings as, an existing pump manhole at the Gateway Mall flood berm located in Sussex.
- The Watercourse and Wetland Alteration (WAWA) permit is pending. Standard conditions will apply.
- Compaction testing shall be completed as a quality assurance measure at the discretion of the Engineer.
The following changes or modifications shall be made to the Tender Documents:
TO THE TENDER CALL:
Delete the first two paragraphs and replace as follows:
The work generally consists of erosion and sediment control, 15,760 m3 of excavation, 216 m of new storm sewer with structures, 215 m of subdrain with structures, importing 17,310 m3 of borrow fill and 3,255 m3 of low-permeability fill for berm construction, 2,150 tonnes of riprap, 3,990 tonnes of granular material for access road construction, landscaping and site restoration.
The Tender box will be located 524 Main Street, Sussex, NB until 02:00:00 pm local time on August 21st, 2025, at which location a public opening will be held immediately following Tender closing.
TO THE INSTRUCTIONS FOR TENDERERS:
Page IT-12, add the following section:
29. QUESTIONS
Any questions by Tenderers shall be directed to:
Robert, Sharpe, P.Eng.
Water Resources Manager
GEMTEC Consulting Engineers and Scientists Limited
robert.sharpe@gemtec.ca
506-476-8312
Joseph Purdue, P.Eng.
Water Resources Engineer
GEMTEC Consulting Engineers and Scientists Limited
joe.purdue@gemtec.ca
506-440-3748
TO THE SPECIFICATION:
Item 101 (Clearing), add the following:
101.4.7 Commercial harvest is permitted within the project area, provided all requirements of the Watercourse and Wetland Alteration (WAWA) permit, and any other applicable regulations, are met.
101.4.7.1 If a subcontractor will be used for commercial harvesting, the subcontractor shall be listed on page TF 7 of the Tender Form.
Item 136 (Subdrain), delete 136.1.1.5 and replace with the following:
136.1.1.5 Free-draining backfill material to be placed under catch basins as per Item 366 and as shown on the Plans.
Item 136 (Subdrain), add the following:
136.1.1.6 Perforated subdrain pipe shall be backfilled with compacted bedding sand as shown on the Plans.
Item 404 (Precast Catch Basins and Manholes), delete 404.2.3.3 and replace with the following:
404.2.3.3 2,400 mm manhole.
Item 404 (Precast Catch Basins and Manholes), delete 404.3.2 and replace with the following:
404.3.2 The Contactor shall submit shop drawings for each precast catch basin and manhole, containing but not limited to, the following information:
Item 404 (Precast Catch Basins and Manholes), add the following:
404.5.2 The Contractor shall carry a $5,000 allowance for the fabrication and installation of pumping infrastructure to be installed in the 2,400 mm manhole. The actual cost of fabrication and installation shall be negotiated after the Tender has been awarded and additional details have been provided.
Item 602 (Sediment Control Fence), delete 602.2.4 and replace with the following:
602.2.4 Support posts are to be supplied and installed as indicated on NBDTI Standard Drawing 602-1.
Item 608 (Random Riprap), add the following:
608.2.7 R100 riprap placed for the splashpad, as indicated in Sheet C12 of the Plans, shall be underlain by a non-woven geotextile.
608.3.2 The Contractor shall notify the Engineer, in writing, for approval of the non-woven geotextile proposed to be used for the splashpad.
608.3.2.1 The Contractor shall include material specification sheets provided by the manufacturer of the non-woven geotextile.
608.3.2.2 Additional information regarding the non-woven geotextile may be requested by the Engineer prior to acceptance.
Item 608 (Random Riprap), add the following:
608.5.2 The supply and installation of a non-woven geotextile to be used in the splashpad shall be incidental to this Item.
Item 700 (Low-Permeability Fill), note the following:
Item numbers in this Section should have the prefix 700.
Item 701 (Pavement Reconstruction), note the following:
Item numbers in this Section should have the prefix 701.
TO THE CONTRACT DRAWINGS:
Sheet C01, remove General Construction Note 34 (thirty-four) and replace with the following:
The inverts of the MHs and CBs are approximate. Perform survey to determine the exact location, size and invert of the existing piping at the proposed point of connection and provide the information to the municipality representative to confirm the design. Do not submit shop drawings and do not order chambers and pipe until the design is confirmed.
Sheet C02, remove Note 5 (five), and replace with the following:
The Contractor shall take care not to track mud, debris, and other materials unsuitable for a road surface from the Project area onto Meadow Crescent. If necessary, and at the discretion of the Engineer, the Contractor shall wash down trucks before leaving the Site.
Sheet C02, remove Typical Siltation/Sediment Control Fence Detail, and replace with NBDTI Standard Drawing 602-1.
Sheet C14, Storm Manhole 2400# (STMH-04) detail note:
Remove stainless steel pipe, brackets, and connections.
SIGNATURES
Addendum issued by:
_____________________________
Joseph Purdue, P.Eng.
Water Resources Engineer
Addendum reviewed by:
_____________________________
Robert Sharpe, P.Eng.
Water Resources Manager
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The work generally consists of erosion and sediment control, 15,760 m3 of excavation, 216 m of new storm sewer with structures, 215 m of subdrain with structures, importing 12,040 m3 of borrow fill and 3,255 m3 of low-permeability fill for berm construction, 2,150 tonnes of riprap, 3,990 m3 of granular material for access road construction, landscaping and site restoration.
The tender box will be located at 524 Main Street, Sussex, NB until 02:00:00 pm local time on August 14th, 2025, at which location a public opening will be held immediately following tender closing.
Every Contractor submitting a tender for this project must be thoroughly familiar with the tendering procedures according to the General Regulations and amendments thereto, a Regulation under the Crown Construction Act.
Documents can be picked up at the office of GEMTEC Consulting Engineers and Scientists Limited located at 124 Greenview Drive, Hanwell, NB or at the Municipality Office located at 524 Main Street, Sussex, NB.
A Bid Bond in the amount of 10% of the tendered amount made payable to the Municipality of Sussex must accompany the tender.
Lowest or any tender not necessarily accepted.
Scottie Blake, P.Eng.
Town Engineer
Municipality of Sussex, NB
This is a tender notice only. In order to submit a bid, you must obtain official tender documents from the New Brunswick Opportunities Network, another authorized tendering service or as indicated in the tender notice.
