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Advertisement for Bids – Clarifier Replacement

00100_Advertisement_for_Bid_C-111_2018-RD2024

SECTION 00100
ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS
HOULTON WATER COMPANY
HOULTON, MAINE
CLARIFIER REHABILITATION
General Notice
Houlton Water Company (Owner) is requesting Bids for the construction of the following Project:
Clarifier Rehabilitation
Bids for the construction of the Project will be received at Houlton Water Company’s administrative offices located
at 21 Bangor St, Houlton, ME 04730, until June 3, 2026 at 2:00 PM local time. At that time the Bids received will be
publicly opened and read.
The Project includes the following Work:
• Demolish existing clarifier drives, motors, mechanisms, access bridge, scum trough, and other ancillary
equipment and supports
• Furnish and install new process equipment in both clarifiers, including a new clarifier drive assembly,
hot-dip galvanized clarifier mechanisms, access bridge, scum trough, and other ancillary equipment
and supports
• Bid alternate: Provide stainless steel clarifier mechanisms and scum trough
The project must achieve substantial completion and final completion within 300 days and 350 days, respectively,
from Notice to Proceed.
Obtaining the Bidding Documents
The Issuing Office is Wright-Pierce. Information and Bidding Documents for the Project can be found at the
following designated website: https://www.wright-pierce.com/projects
Bidding Documents may be downloaded from the designated website at a cost of $60 per download.
To be considered a responsive Bidder, the Bidder shall have obtained at least one set of Bidding Documents from
the Issuing Office using the name that is to appear on the Bid Form. The designated website will be updated
periodically with addenda, lists of plan holders, reports, and other information relevant to submitting a Bid for the
Project. All official notifications, addenda, and other Bidding Documents will be offered only through the designated
website. Neither Owner nor Engineer will be responsible for Bidding Documents, including addenda, if any, obtained
from sources other than the designated website. It is the Bidder’s responsibility to check the designated website for
addenda.
Pre-bid Conference
A pre-bid conference for the Project will be held on May 12, 2026 at 2:00 PM at the HWC WWTF 135 Access Road,
Houlton, Maine 04730. Attendance at the pre-bid conference is encouraged but not required.

Request for Engineering Proposal – HWC EPA Grant

03.24.2025 RFP EPA Grant 

Request for Proposal

 

Sealed proposals for Professional Engineering Services will be received at the Houlton Water Company, 21 Bangor Street, Houlton, Maine 04730 until 3:00 P.M. local time on Thursday, May 1, 2025.

The Houlton Water Company (HWC) is a municipality owned utility that provides water, sewer and electrical service to the Town of Houlton and several surrounding communities in southern Aroostook County, Maine.  HWC owns and operates the wastewater collection and treatment systems that serve Houlton.

HWC is soliciting a Request for Proposals (RFP) from professional engineering firms for services to include, mechanical and electrical design and specifications for the replacement of all mechanical equipment for the two (2) final clarifiers (settling tanks 1 &2), two (2) raw wastewater pumps (#2 & #4) with variable frequency drives (VFD), installation design for three (3) return activated sludge return pumps with VFDs and the installation design for one (1) effluent flushing pump.

Proposals shall be submitted in writing and signed by the proposer or a duly authorized agent. All proposals shall be submitted in sealed envelopes and marked on the outside with “PROPOSAL – POTW CLARIFIER REHAB & PUMP REPLACEMENT ENGINEERING SERVICES” and with the name of the proposer.

The Houlton Water Company reserves the right to waive any formality or any informality in the process of awarding this proposal. The Houlton Water Company reserves the right to accept any proposal, in whole or in part, and to reject any or all proposals if it is deemed in the best interest of the Houlton Water Company to do so.

To obtain a copy of the Proposed Scope of Services and Requirements, contact Kirk Ball, PE, Acheron Engineering, LLC via email kball@acheronengineering.com.  A site visit can be schedule by contacting Will Hogan via email whogan@hwco.org.

 

Special Meeting 12/08/2023

Meeting Notice

 

 HOULTON WATER COMPANY

“Special Meeting”

NOTICE

 

Meeting to consider the 2022 American Rescue Plan Act Grant Award Contract Agreement Extension.

Notice is hereby given that the Houlton Water Company (HWC) will hold a special meeting of the directors on Friday December 8th, 2023 at 12:00 P.M., at the HWC offices located at 21 Bangor Street, Houlton, Maine.

Following the executive session, the Board will return to the public meeting, which will be open to the public and all ratepayers or other interested parties wishing to attend.

 

Gregory F. Sherman, General Manager

Houlton Water Company

Notice of Power Outage – May 15th

 Outage Notice for May 15, 2020

On May 15th at 1:00am the Houlton Water Company will be taking a system wide outage to switch from the Emera Maine Transmission system to the New Brunswick Power Transmission System.  We anticipate that the outage will last no more than 3 hours and the bulk of customer are expected to have power restored by 4:00 am on May 15th.  It is important to note that this switchover is happening in the middle of the night, early Friday morning, to limit inconvenience to our customers.  HWC wants to thank its customers for its patience as we finalize the interconnection to NB Power.