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BID ITEM DEFINITIONS

2017 Landfill Gas System Expansion
Four Hills Landfill
Nashua, New Hampshire

The following describes the Bid Items and the mechanism for payment to CONTRACTOR for
each Bid Item. All incidental costs such as overhead, profit, and insurance shall be factored
into the Bid Item unit prices. All measurements are based on plan view areas and lengths
without consideration of slope. Bidders should factor slope adjustments into their Bid Item
unit prices.

Bid Item No. 1 Mobilization/Demobilization

This item requires that CONTRACTOR furnish and/or deliver to the job site all labor,
materials, resources, and temporary support facilities, including but not limited to portable
sanitary facilities, and equipment necessary to perform the required Work. In addition,
CONTRACTOR shall prepare all required written plans and schedules, including but not
limited to: Site-Specific Health and Safety Plan, initial and progress construction schedules,
and subcontractor work plans. One half of this item will be paid as part of the initial
progress payment after temporary support facilities are set up and construction equipment
and materials are on site. The remainder will be paid for demobilization after the Work is
deemed substantially complete, CONTRACTOR has provided Record Documents in
accordance with the requirements of the Specifications, and CONTRACTOR has
demobilized from the Site, which shall include removal of all materials, resources,
equipment, temporary support facilities, and all remaining construction debris at the
completion of the Work.

Bid Item No. 2 Furnish and Install Dewatering Pumps

This item requires that CONTRACTOR provide all labor, materials, tools, and equipment to
furnish and install dewatering pumps in the existing vertical landfill gas (LFG) extraction
wells where indicated on the Drawings. Labor shall include the removal of existing
wellheads, installation of new well cap assemblies, installation of pumps and
appurtenances, re-installation of the existing wellheads, and connections to compressed air
line and dewatering condensate main. Materials shall include well caps, pumps, fittings,
and appurtenances as indicated on the Drawings. Not all necessary fittings are shown on
the Drawings. CONTRACTOR is responsible for providing all materials needed for a
complete installation of the pump assembly and must ensure that the pump is operational.
This item will be paid on a unit basis for each dewatering pump installed.

Bid Item No. 3 Furnish and Install Air and Condensate Main Pipe

This item requires that CONTRACTOR provide all labor, materials, tools, and equipment to
furnish and install the 2-inch diameter SDR-9 HDPE compressed air pipe and the 3-inch
diameter SDR-11 HDPE condensate main pipe and fittings as indicated on the Drawings
and Specifications. Work shall include:

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" excavating for trenches;

« welding and installing the compressed air pipe and condensate main in the trench
where shown on the Drawings;

" backfilling the trench;

" connecting to the existing air supply at existing manhole MH-5 and trenching and
backfilling the air line outside the landfill footprint;

« installing cleanouts for the condensate main;

«installing the air line isolation valve;

"connecting the condensate main to the existing leachate collection system cleanout
(includes trap and bentonite seal);

" relocating excess waste to the active face of the landfill; and

"controlling odors.

Materials include HDPE pipe, fittings, valves, and bentonite for seals related to the air and
condensate main pipe where shown on the Drawings. CONTRACTOR shall furnish and
install any and all fittings (connections, wyes, tees and elbows) required to complete the
work; not all fittings needed are shown on the Drawings. This item will be paid on a per
unit basis as indicated on the bid form.

Bid Item No. 4 Road Crossing Culvert

This item requires that CONTRACTOR provide all labor, materials, and equipment to
construct the road crossing pipe sleeve culvert indicated in the Drawings and
Specifications. The labor includes excavating and trenching for the proposed culvert,
segregating roadway materials for reuse if possible, installing the CMP pipe sleeve,
installing the 2-inch diameter SDR-9 HDPE compressed air pipe and the 3-inch diameter
SDR-11 HDPE condensate main through the sleeve, backfilling and compacting with
Common Fill, and replacing and compacting the existing roadway materials to restore the
roadway section. This item will be paid on a lump sum basis for each crossing. The cost of
the compressed air pipe and condensate main shall be considered part of Bid Item No. 3.

Bid Item No.5 Furnish and Install Wellhead Assemblies

This item requires that CONTRACTOR provide all labor, materials, and equipment to
furnish and install wellhead assemblies including elastomeric adapters for the LFG
collection trenches and Draintube™ surface collectors shown on the Drawings. Wellhead
assembly shall be QED Precision Quick-Change™ Orifice Plate Wellhead (or equivalent
approved by the ENGINEER) and must be compatible with the CES/LANDTEC GEM-2000™
and GEM-5000™ landfill gas monitors. This item will be paid on a unit basis for each
wellhead assembly installed.

Bid Item No. 6 Furnish and Install Landfill Gas Conveyance Pipe

This item requires that CONTRACTOR provide all labor, materials, and equipment to
furnish and install solid HDPE LFG conveyance pipe, including fittings, as indicated on the
Drawings and the Specifications. Labor shall include trenching and excavating waste and
relocating excess waste to the active face of the landfill as designated by OWNER,

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controlling odors, welding and installing the pipe in the trench, backfilling the trench with
excavated materials, and connecting pipe to existing conveyance pipe and to wellheads as
defined in the Drawings and Specifications. CONTRACTOR shall also furnish and install any
and all fittings (connections, wyes, tees, and elbows) required to complete the work; not all
fittings needed are shown on the Drawings. This item will be paid on a unit basis per linear
foot of LFG conveyance pipe installed.

Bid Item No. 7 Perforated Pipe Collection Trenches

This item requires that CONTRACTOR provide all labor, materials, and equipment to
construct the perforated pipe collection trenches along the alignments indicated on the
Drawings. Labor shall include excavating and relocating excess waste to the active face of
the landfill, odor control, and installing pipe and materials as defined in the Drawings and
Specifications. Materials shall include 4-inch diameter perforated HDPE pipe, 6-inch
diameter perforated HDPE pipe sleeve, Crushed Stone, and nonwoven geotextile as defined
in the Drawings and Specifications. CONTRACTOR shall furnish and install any and all
fittings required to complete the Work; not all fittings needed are shown on the Drawings.
This item will be paid on a unit basis per linear foot of trench constructed.

Bid Item No.8 Draintube™ Surface Collection Layer

This item requires that CONTRACTOR provide all labor, materials, and equipment to install
the Draintube™ surface collection layers along the alignments indicated on the Drawings.
Labor shall include rolling out the Draintube™ over existing grades, carefully cutting the
Draintube™ to allow for riser pipe penetrations, connecting the 1-inch diameter
Draintube™ pipes to the 4-inch diameter solid HDPE vacuum pipe at each end of the
collector, constructing the anchor trench along the perimeter of the Draintube™, installing
the associated condensate drain pits, repairing penetrations of the Draintube™ with excess
material and duct tape, and hauling and placing a 1-foot thick layer of Intermediate Cover
over the Draintube™ following installation. Materials shall include the Draintube™ models
indicated on the Drawings, associated fittings and couplers, duct tape for repairs, and
Crushed Stone for condensate drain pits. Intermediate Cover is available on site for use by
CONTRACTOR. This item will be paid on a unit basis per linear foot of Draintube™
installed.

Bid Item No.9 Bentonite Seals for Existing Vertical LFG Wells

This item requires that CONTRACTOR provide all labor, materials, and equipment to install
the bentonite seals around existing vertical LFG wells where shown on drawings. Labor
shall include careful excavation around each well, installation of the bentonite seal as
depicted on the Drawings, and placement of a 1-foot thick layer of Intermediate Cover over
the seal. CONTRACTOR shall hydrate and mix bentonite prior to placement. This item will
be paid on a per unit basis for each bentonite seal installed at an existing vertical LFG well.

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Bid Item No. 10 Survey

This item requires that CONTRACTOR provide all labor and equipment required to perform
construction layout and as-built documentation as required by Specifications. Construction
layout shall include vertical wells, gas collection trenches, connections to the existing LFG
conveyance pipe, and all other work items as defined in the Drawings and Specifications.
CONTRACTOR shall stake out alignments of the proposed pipe and locate and mark existing
LFG system features that may be encountered during construction, prior to the start of
excavation. As-built survey locations shall be performed as features are constructed for
payment and record information and shall include all completed items as defined in the
Drawings and Specifications. This item will be paid on a lump sum basis prorated over the
scheduled duration of the Work.

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DIVISION 5

PERFORMANCE BOND
PAYMENT BOND
CERTIFICATE OF INSURANCE

CONSTRUCTION PERFORMANCE BOND

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS: that

(Name of Contractor)

(Addtess of Contractor)

a , hereinafter called Principal,
(Corporation, Partnership or Individual)
and
(Name of Surety)
(Address of Surety)

hereinafter called Surety, are held and firmly bound unto

(Name of Owner)

(Address of Owner)

hereinafter called OWNER, in the total aggregate penal sum
of

Dollars, $
/ )

in lawful money of the United States, for the payment of which sum well and truly to be made,
we bind ourselves, our heirs, executors, administrators successors, and assigns, jointly and

severally, firmly by these presents.

THE CONDITION OF THIS OBLIGATION is such that whereas, the Principal entered into a

certain contract with the OWNER, dated

the day of 20 a

2

copy of which is hereto attached and made a part hereof for the construction of:

NOW, THEREFORE, if the Principal shall well, truly and faithfully perform its duties, all the
undertakings, covenants, terms, conditions, and agreements of said contract during the original
term thereof, and any extension thereof which may be granted by the OWNER, with or without
notice to the Surety and during the one year guaranty period, and if the PRINCIPAL shall
satisfy all claims and demands incurred under such contract, and shall fully indemnify and save
harmless the OWNER from all costs and damages which it may suffer by reason of failure to do
so, and shall reimburse and repay the OWNER all outlay and expense which the OWNER may
incur in making good any default, then this obligation shall be void: otherwise to remain in full
force and effect.

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PROVIDED, FURTHER, that the said surety, for value received hereby stipulates and agrees
that no change, extension of time, alteration or addition to the terms of the contract or to WORK
to be performed thereunder or the specifications accompanying same shall in any way affect its
obligation on this BOND, and it does hereby waive notice of any such change, extension of time
alteration or addition to the terms of the contract or to the WORK or to the specifications.

PROVIDED, FURTHER, that it is expressly agreed that this BOND shall be deemed amended
automatically and immediately, without formal and separate amendments hereto, upon
amendment to the Contract not increasing the contract price more than 20 percent, so as to bind
the PRINCIPAL and the SURETY to the full and faithful performance of the Contract as so
amended. The term "Amendment", wherever used in this BOND and whether referring to this
BOND, the contract or the loan Documents shall include any alteration, addition, extension or
modification of any character whatsoever.

PROVIDED, FURTHER, that no final settlement between the OWNER and the
CONTRACTOR shall abridge the right of any beneficiary hereunder, whose claim may be

unsatisfied.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this instrument is executed counterparts, each one of
~~ (umber)
which shall be deemed an original,
this day of , 20
ATTEST:
Principal

By:

(Principal) Secretary
(SEAL) BY

(Address)
By:
Witness as to Principal
(Address)
(Surety)
ATTEST: BY
Attomey - in - Fact
By
Witness as to Surety (Address)
(Address)

NOTE: Date of BOND must not be prior to date of Contract.
If CONTRACTOR is Partnership, all partners should execute BOND

IMPORTANT: Surety companies executing BONDS must appear on the Treasury Department's
most current list (Circular 570 as amended) and be authorized to transact business in the State of
New Hampshire

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CONSTRUCTION PAYMENT BOND

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS: that

(Name of Contractor)

(Address of Contractor)

a , hereinafter called Principal,
(Corporation, Partnership or Individual)
and
(Name of Surety)
(Address of Surety)

hereinafter called Surety, are held and firmly bound unto

(Name of Owner)

(Address of Owner)

hereinafter called OWNER and unto all persons, firms, and corporations who or which may furnish
labor, or who furnish materials to perform as described under the contract and to their successors

and assigns, in the total aggregate penal sum of Dollars,

($ ) in lawful money of the United States, for the payment of which sum well and

truly to be made, we bind ourselves, our heirs, executors, administrators, successors, and assigns,
jointly and severally, firmly by these presents.

THE CONDITION OF THIS OBLIGATION is such that whereas, the Principal entered into a
certain contract with the OWNER, dated the day of

20 , a copy of which is hereto attached and made a part hereof for the construction of:

NOW, THEREFORE, if the Principal shall promptly make payment to all persons, firms, and
corporations furnishing materials for or performing labor in the prosecution of the WORK provided
for in such contract, and any authorized extension or modification thereof, including all amounts
due for materials, lubricants, oil, gasoline, coal and coke, repairs on machinery, equipment and
tools, consumed or used in connection with the construction of such WORK, and for all labor cost
incurred in such WORK including that be a subcontractor, and to any mechanic or material man
lienholder whether it acquires its lien by operation of State or Federal Law; then this obligation
shall be void; otherwise to remain in full force and effect.

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PROVIDED, that beneficiaries or claimants hereunder shall be limited to the subcontractors, and
persons, firms, and corporations having a direct contract with the PRINCIPAL or its
SUBCONTRACTORS.

PROVIDED FURTHER, that the said Surety for value received hereby stipulates and agrees
that no change, extension of time, alteration or addition to the terms of the contract or to the
WORK to be performed thereunder or the SPECIFICATIONS accompanying the same shall in
any way affect its obligation on this BOND, and it does hereby waive notice of any such change,
extension of time, alteration or addition to the terms of the contract or to the WORK or to the
SPECIFICATIONS.

PROVIDED, FURTHER that no suit or action shall be commenced hereunder by any claimant:
(a) Unless claimant, other than one having a direct contract with the PRINCIPAL shall have
given written notice to any two of the following: The PRINCIPAL, the OWNER, or the
SURETY above named within ninety (90) days after such claimant did or performed the last of
the work or labor, or furnished the last of the materials for which said claim is made, stating with
substantial accuracy the amount claimed and the name of the party to whom the materials were
furnished, or for whom the work or labor was done or performed. Such notice shall be served by
mailing the same by registered mail or certified mail, postage prepaid, in an envelope addressed
to the PRINCIPAL, OWNER, or SURETY, at any place where an office is regularly maintained
for the transaction business, or served in any manner in which legal process may be served in the
state in which the aforesaid project is located, save that such service need not be made by a
public officer. (b) After the expiration of one (1) year following the date on which PRINCIPAL
ceased work on said CONTRACT, it being understood, however, that if any limitation embodied
in the BOND is prohibited by any law controlling the construction hereof, such limitation shall
be deemed to be amended so as to be equal to the minimum period of limitation permitted by
such law.

PROVIDED, FURTHER, that it is expressly agreed that this BOND shall be deemed amended
automatically and immediately, without formal and separate amendments hereto, upon
amendment to the Contract not increasing the contract price more than 20 percent, so as to bind
the PRINCIPAL and the SURETY to the full and faithful performance of the Contract as so
amended. The term "Amendment", wherever used in this BOND and whether referring to this
BOND, the contract or the loan Documents shall include any alteration, addition, extension or
modification of any character whatsoever.

PROVIDED FURTHER, that no final settlement between the OWNER and the

CONTRACTOR shall abridge the right of any beneficiary hereunder, whose claim may be
unsatisfied.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this instrument is executed

in

which shall be deemed an original,
this

ATTEST:

By:

(Principal) Secretary

(SEAL)

By:

Witness as to Principal

(Address)

ATTEST:

By

Witness as to Surety

(Address)

counterparts, each one of
(number)

day of , 20

Principal
BY
(Address)
(Surety)
BY

Attorney - in - Fact

(Address)

NOTE: Date of BOND must not be prior to date of Contract.
If CONTRACTOR is partnership, all partners should execute BOND.

IMPORTANT: Surety companies executing BONDS must appear on the Treasury Department's
most current list (Circular 570 as amended) and be authorized to transact business in the State of

New Hampshire.

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