HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOB Municipal Groundwater Test Wells_ Invitation for BidsCITY OF BOZEMAN, MONTANA
I N V I T A T I O N F O R B I D S
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City of Bozeman, Montana, is accepting sealed bids for:
City of Bozeman Municipal Groundwater Test Wells
Separate sealed Bids for Construction of the City of Bozeman Municipal Groundwater Test Wells Project will be received by the City Clerk’s Office in City Hall, 121 North Rouse Avenue,
Suite 201, Bozeman, Montana 59715 until 2:00 p.m. (local time) on Wednesday, October 12th, 2022, and then publicly opened and read aloud. Late bids will not be considered. Original
copies must be submitted; no faxed or electronic bids will be accepted.
A.) The physical address for hand-delivery or shipping of bids is: City Clerk’s Office, Suite 201, City Hall, North Rouse Avenue, Bozeman, MT 59715
B.) The address for USPS mailing of bids is: City Clerk’s Office, Suite 201, City Hall, P.O. Box 1230, Bozeman, Montana 59771-1230
Project Description: Work to include drilling of a Test Well and Monitoring Well at the Sports Park location near the intersection of Oak Street and Flanders Mill in Bozeman, MT. Subsequent
work includes installation of a test pump and equipment to support a 72-hour pumping test of the Test Well.
The Contract Documents may be examined and obtained at the RESPEC office at 3810 Valley Commons Drive #4, Bozeman, MT 59718. The required deposit is $75.00 for a physical copy of the
Construction Specifications and Contract Documents booklet, which is non-refundable. The required deposit is $25.00 for a digital copy of the Construction Specifications and Contract
Documents booklet, which is non-refundable. Purchase of a physical copy will be required to bid. Purchase of a physical copy will also include a digital copy of the documents.
There will be an optional Pre-Bid Conference at 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday, October 4th, 2022, at the RESPEC office at 3810 Valley Commons Drive, #4, Bozeman, MT 59718. The pre-bid conference
will include a visit to the construction site at the Bozeman Sports Park if requested by interested attendees.
CONTRACTOR and any of the CONTRACTOR’S subcontractors bidding or doing work on this project will be required to register 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.
The City of Bozeman is an Equal Opportunity Employer. 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, or equivalent
“best practices publication” and has read the material.
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.
The City of Bozeman reserves the right to reject any or all proposals received, to waive informalities, to postpone the award of the contract for a period not to exceed sixty (60) days,
and to accept the lowest responsive and responsible bid which is in the best interest of the City of Bozeman.
The Contractor is required to be an Equal Opportunity Employer.
DATED at Bozeman, Montana, this 18th day of September 2022.
Mike Maas,
Bozeman City Clerk
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