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HomeMy WebLinkAbout01-Bid InvitationSection 00100 INVITATION TO BID Page 1 of 3 CITY OF BOZEMAN, MONTANA C A L L F O R B I D S NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City of Bozeman, Montana, is accepting sealed bids for: Rouse Avenue Lighting Between Main Street and Lamme Street Separate sealed bids for construction of City of Bozeman Rouse Avenue Lighting Between Main Street and Lamme Street will be received by the City Clerk at the office of City Hall, 121 North Rouse Ave., P.O. Box 1230, Bozeman, Montana 59771-1230 until 2:00 p.m., local time, Thursday, July 1, 2021 and then publicly opened and read aloud. Please write the name of the project on the front of the sealed bid. The physical address is: City Clerk’s Office, Suite 200, City Hall, 121 No. Rouse Avenue, Bozeman, Montana. The mailing address is: City Clerk’s Office, Suite 200, City Hall, P.O. Box 1230, Bozeman, Montana 59771. Bids must be received before 2 p.m. local time, Thursday, July 1, 2021. Original copies must be submitted- no faxed or electronic bids will be accepted. Bids will be opened and read following the close of bids. Join on webex.com: https://cityofbozeman.webex.com/cityofbozeman/j.php?MTID=m1b9afd867dfde939a2c7954d871ad165 Join by Meeting number (access code): 182 231 7883 Join by phone: 1-650-479-3208 The project work is generally described as follows: New streetlight wiring and pole installation on both sides of Rouse Avenue from Main Street to Lamme Street including: spot replacement of existing sidewalks, wire installation into existing and new conduit, coordination for owner supplied pedestrian lights, restoring boulevards to pre-existing conditions and all related work incidental to construction. The work will be completed within 45 calendar days following Notice to Proceed. The Contract Documents may be electronically obtained at the office of TD&H Engineering; 234 East Babcock, Suite 3, Bozeman, Montana 59715 or at the Downtown Bozeman Partnership, 222 East Main Street #302, Bozeman, Montana 59715, 406-586- 4008, in accordance with the Instructions to Bidders. Section 00100 INVITATION TO BID Page 2 of 3 Each bid or proposal must be accompanied by a Certified Check, Cashier’s Check, or Bid Bond payable to the City of Bozeman, Montana, in an amount not less than ten percent (10%) of the total amount of the bid. Successful BIDDERS, shall furnish an approved Performance Bond and a Labor and Materials Payment Bond, each in the amount of one hundred percent (100%) of the contract amount. Insurance as required shall be provided by the successful BIDDER(s) and a certificate(s) of that insurance shall be provided. No bid may be withdrawn after the scheduled time for the public opening of bids, which is at 2:00 p.m. local time, Thursday, July 1, 2021. Non-Discrimination CONTRACTOR and any of the CONTRACTOR’S subcontractors bidding or doing work on this project will be required to be registered with the Montana Department of Labor and Industry (DLI). Forms for registration are available from the DLI, PO Box 8011, 1805 Prospect, Helena, Montana 59604-8011. Information on registration can be obtained by calling (406) 444-7734. CONTRACTOR is not required to have registered with the DLI prior to bidding on this project, but must have registered prior to execution of the Construction Agreement. All laborers and mechanics employed by CONTRACTOR or subcontractors in performance of the construction work shall be paid wages at rates as may be required by the laws of Gallatin County and the state of Montana. Discrimination in the performance of any agreement awarded under this project on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, sex, age, marital status, national origin, or actual or perceived sexual orientation, gender identity or disability is prohibited. This prohibition shall apply to the hiring and treatment of the awarded entity’s employees and to all subcontracts. As such, each entity submitting under this notice shall include a provision wherein the submitting entity, or entities, affirms in writing it will not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, sex, age, marital status, national origin, or because of actual or perceived sexual orientation, gender identity or disability and which also recognizes the eventual contract will contain a provision prohibiting discrimination as described above and that this prohibition on discrimination shall apply to the hiring and treatment of the submitting entity’s employees and to all subcontracts. In addition, pursuant to City Commission Resolution 5169, the entity awarded a contract under this project and any subcontractors must abide by the Equal Pay Act of 1963 and Section 39-3-104, MCA (the Montana Equal Pay Act), and affirm it will abide by the above and that it has visited the State of Montana Equal Pay for Equal Work “best practices” website, https://equalpay.mt.gov/BestPractices/Employers, or equivalent “best practices publication and has read the material. The right is reserved to reject any or all proposals received, to waive informalities, to postpone the award of the contract for a period of not to exceed sixty (60) days, and to accept the lowest responsive and responsible bid which is in the best interest of the OWNER. DATED at Bozeman, Montana, this 27th day of May , 2021. Section 00100 INVITATION TO BID Page 3 of 3 Mike Maas City Clerk City of Bozeman Published Bozeman, Montana, May 30, 2021 June 6, 2021 June 13, 2021 June 20, 2021