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5/21 Roadwork on Coffeen
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6/10 Fire Hose Bids
The City of Watertown, NY is seeking SEALED bids for the purchase of Fire Hose for use by the City of Watertown Fire Department as per City specifications. All bids must be submitted to the City Purchasing Office, Suite 205, City Hall, 245 Washington St., Watertown, NY no later than Monday, June 10, 2013 at 11:00 a.m., local time, at which time all bids received will be publicly opened and read.

All bids must be submitted in separate sealed envelopes plainly marked:

“Bid 2013-09 – Fire Hose”

For further information contact the City Purchasing Department at the above address or call (315) 785-7749 Monday through Friday between the hours of 9:00 A.M. and 4 P.M. EDST.

All bidders are responsible for timely submittal of their bids. No late bids will be accepted. The City reserves the right to reject any or all bids.

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Watertown Housing seeks Administrative Assistant
The Watertown Housing Authority is looking for a self-motivated, team player to perform a variety of highly complex clerical and administrative support tasks within the Modernization and Maintenance Department. Minimum qualifications are Assocociates Degree in Office Technology or Secretarial Science or closely related field and three years of clerical/office experience or HS and five years of clerical/office experience.

The successful candidate must pass a Civil Service exam. Contact Civil Service at 315-785-7733 for further information.

Applications must be submitted to Elizabeth Morris, City Hall, 245 Washington Street, Watertown, NY 13601.
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Letter from the Mayor to Watertown MA
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Stone Street Traffic Advisory
National Grid is currently upgrading the gas main and services on Stone Street, between Massey Street South and Exchange Street. Stone Street will be reduced to a single lane while work is performed between Massey Street South and Meadow Street South. Furthermore, the section of Stone Street between Meadow Street South and Exchange Street will, at times, be closed to through traffic while site restoration work is performed.

Weather permitting, the work is expected to last about 6 weeks. Signage will be setup and flagmen will be onsite to direct traffic.

Beginning Thursday April 25th, Stone Street, from Massey Street South to Meadow Street South, will be REDUCED TO ONE LANE during construction hours, from approximately 7 A.M. to 6 P.M.

Side streets intersecting Stone Street in the work zone, may be closed at times to do additional gas main excavations. Local residents should make arrangements to park on nearby side streets, when necessary, while this work is underway. The crews will install temporary barricades, signage and have flagmen on-site as needed. Motorists are encouraged to use alternate routes during construction. If in this area, motorist should exercise extreme caution when encountering work crews and work zones.

The Engineering Department would like to thank you for your patience and cooperation while this work is completed. For further information or questions contact the Engineering Department at 785-7740.

Deadline is 5/21 for WPCP Bids!
Watertown WPCP Disinfection Improvements
8614925.1 00050-1 INVITATION TO BID Sealed Bids for construction of the Watertown Water Pollution Control Plant Disinfection Improvements
Project for the City of Watertown, NY, will be received by the City’s Office of Purchasing in their office at
245 Washington Street, Watertown, NY, 13601 until 11:00 a.m. local time on May 21, 2013 and at that place and time will be publicly opened and read aloud.

Separate sealed Bids will be received for the following:
Contract No. 1 - General
Contract No. 2 - Electrical and Instrumentation
Contract No. 3 - Heating ,Ventilating, and Air Conditioning
Contract No. 4 - Plumbing

The Work consists of constructing the following at the Watertown Water Pollution Control Plant, complete
with all equipment and accessories, in accordance with the Bidding Documents heretofore prepared by
GHD Consulting Engineers, LLC:

􀁸 Rehabilitation of the existing Train A chlorine contact tank.
􀁸 Addition of a new Train A dechlorination tank.
􀁸 Addition of a new Train B chlorine contact tank and dechlorination channel.
􀁸 Addition of new chemical addition and mixing equipment for both Trains A and B.
􀁸 Addition of a new Disinfection Chemical Building to house the disinfection and dechlorination
chemical storage and pumping systems.
􀁸 Modification and expansion of the existing Control Building.
􀁸 Replacement of existing boiler.
􀁸 Rehabilitation of the Sludge Disposal Building exterior.
􀁸 Miscellaneous facility improvements.

The Contract Documents may be examined at the following locations:

GHD Consulting Engineers, LLC
One Remington Park Drive
Cazenovia, NY 13035

Office of the Purchasing Agent
Municipal Building
245 Washington Street
Watertown, NY 13601

McGraw-Hill Construction
c/o Dataflow, Inc.
117 Metropolitan Park Drive
Liverpool, NY 13088

Northern New York Builders Exchange Inc.
22074 Fabco Road
Watertown, NY 13601

Syracuse Builders Exchange, Inc.
6563 Ridings Road
Syracuse, NY 13206

Copies of Bidding Documents may be obtained from the City of Watertown upon submission of a check or money order payable to the City of Watertown in the amount of $100.

If mailing of documents is requested, a separate check payable to the City of Watertown in the amount of $20 per set must be included with the request to cover handling and postage fees.

Any Bidder who has duly submitted a bid to Watertown WPCP Disinfection Improvements 8614925.1 00050-2 INVITATION TO BID Owner accompanied by the Bid Security will receive a 100% refund of the deposit price based on the return of the documents in good condition to the City of Watertown within 30 days of the bid opening.

Suppliers, subbidders, etc., and any holders of Bidding Documents returning the documents before the bid opening will be considered non-bidders.

All refunds will be made by the City of Watertown.

All questions shall be submitted in writing to the City of Watertown Purchasing, 245 Washington Street, Watertown, NY 13601.

The subject heading for all e-mails and faxes shall be:
Watertown Water Pollution Control Plant Disinfection Improvements Project

No response will be given to questions received less than 10 days before the Bid opening date.

Bidders shall review and acknowledge all Addenda on the Bid Form.

A Bid must be accompanied by Bid security made payable to Owner in an amount of 5 percent of Bidder’s maximum Bid price and in the form of a certified check, bank money order, or a Bid Bond (on the form included in the Bidding Documents) issued by a surety meeting the requirements of paragraphs 5.01 and 5.02 of the General Conditions.

If, upon acceptance of a Bid, a Bidder fails to enter into a Contract with the City of Watertown, the bid security shall be forfeited to and become the property of the City.

No Bidder may withdraw its Bid within 60 days after the date of the Bid opening.

The successful Bidder must furnish a 100% Performance Bond and a 100% Payment Bond with a surety company satisfactory to the City of Watertown and conforming to the prerequisite requirements of Article 5 of the General
Conditions on the forms included in the Bidding Documents.

The City of Watertown reserves the right to waive any informalities or to reject any or all Bids.

Bidders are required to certify, under penalty of perjury, that Bids have been prepared without collusion with other Bidders, subcontractors, suppliers, etc. This certification is included with the Bid Form and each
Bidder must sign in the space provided.

A pre-bid conference will be held at 9:00 a.m. on the second day of May 2013 at 700 William T. Field
Drive, Watertown, NY.

Representatives of Owner and Engineer will be present to discuss the Project.

Bidders are encouraged to attend and participate in the conference. [Additional info...]

Spring Drop for City Residents
June 1 , 9 - 4 PM, Fairgrounds Arena Parking Lot [Additional info...]
2013 (tentative) Parks & Rec Event Calendar!
Parks & Rec has many activities to offer! Visit our page to see what's happening! [Additional info...]