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HDR Project No. 10438546 City of Bozeman January 2026
Bozeman WRF Solar Power Generation Project 100% FINAL DESIGN
CITY OF BOZEMAN ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS
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CITY OF BOZEMAN ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS
Notice is hereby given that the City of Bozeman, Montana, is accepting sealed bids for:
BOZEMAN WATER RECLAMATION FACILITY (WRF)
SOLAR POWER GENERATION PROJECT
The OWNER will only be accepting online electronic bids through QuestCDN. Electronic plan
download and electronic bidding can be completed through QuestCDN. Downloading the
documents and becoming a plan holder for a fee of $22.00 is recommended as plan holder’s
receive automatic notice of addenda, and bid updates. There will be an online bidding fee of $42.
To access the electronic bid form, download the project documents and click the online bidding
button at the top of the advertisement. For electronic bids, scans of required electronic bid
documents will be accepted. Bids will be received by QuestCDN until 2:30 PM on Thursday,
March 5, 2026. At that time, the bids will be opened and read publicly over a virtual video
conference – a link to which will be distributed to all registered plan holders no later than
24 hours before the bid opening and will also be made available through the Project Listing
on QuestCDN for the general public’s viewing access. (See “Obtaining the Bidding
Documents” below).
The proposed work under this contract includes constructing a complete solar power facility
including but not limited to: inverters, pv panels, racking (including design), metering, weather
station, data manager (master controller), provide electrical equipment, connections, conduit,
wire, ductbanks, and appurtenances, provide no-export controls and shunt trip circuit breaker
disconnect, provide all control panels, programming, and integration, provide HMI screens in
ignition version 8.1.0.
Information and Bidding Documents for the Project can be found at the following designated
website:
www.questcdn.com INPUT Quest CDN #: _10043108_
Prospective Bidders are urged to register with the designated website as a plan holder, even if
Bidding Documents are obtained from a plan room or source other than the designated website
in either electronic or paper format. The designated website will be updated periodically with
addenda, lists of registered 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.
Bidding Documents may also be examined at the following locations: Builders Exchanges in
Billings, MT; Bozeman, MT; Great Falls, MT; Helena, MT; and Missoula, MT. All Work shall be
done according to the Bidding Documents. The issuing office for the bidding documents is: HDR
Engineering, 2150 Analysis Drive, Suite A, Bozeman, MT 59718.
An Optional and virtual Pre-Bid Conference will be held at 2:00 p.m. on February 24,
2026 on Microsoft Teams. Interested parties must request a Teams meeting invite to attend the
Pre-Bid Conference by emailing elijah.molloy@hdrinc.com. Interested parties may visit the WRF
by appointment only during the bidding period. Appointments may be scheduled by emailing
Jkercher@bozeman.net.
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.
HDR Project No. 10438546 City of Bozeman January 2026
Bozeman WRF Solar Power Generation Project 100% FINAL DESIGN
CITY OF BOZEMAN ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS
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CONTRACTOR is required to have registered with the DLI prior to bidding on this project. 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.
By entering a Bid the CONTRACTOR agrees that all hiring by CONTRACTOR of persons doing
work on this project shall be on the basis of merit and qualifications. The CONTRACTOR will have
a policy to provide equal employment opportunity in accordance with all applicable state and
federal anti-discrimination laws, regulations, and contracts. The CONTRACTOR will not refuse
employment to a person, bar a person from employment, or discriminate against a person in
compensation or in a term, condition, or privilege of employment because of race, color, religion,
creed, political ideas, sex, age, marital status, national origin, actual or perceived sexual
orientation, gender identity, physical or mental disability, except when the reasonable demands
of the position require an age, physical or mental disability, marital status or sex distinction. The
CONTRACTOR shall be subject to and comply with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964; Section
140, Title 2, United States Code, and all regulations promulgated thereunder. CONTRACTOR
represents it is, and for the term of this project will be, in compliance with the requirements of the
Equal Pay Act of 1963 and Section 39-3-104, MCA (the Montana Equal Pay Act). Every entity
submitting a Bid under this invitation must sign and return the required affirmation.
CONTRACTOR must report to the City any violations of the Montana Equal Pay Act that
CONTRACTOR has been found guilty of within 60 days of such finding for violations occurring
during the term the construction agreement. CONTRACTOR shall require these nondiscrimination
terms of its subcontractors providing services under the construction agreement.
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
certificates 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.
NON-DISCRIMINATION AND EQUAL PAY
The City of Bozeman is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
Discrimination in the performance of any agreement awarded under this bid 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
bid and any subcontractors must abide by the Equal Pay Act of 1963 and Section 39-3-104, MCA
HDR Project No. 10438546 City of Bozeman January 2026
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(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.
DATED at Bozeman, Montana, this 31st day of January, 2026.
Mike Maas
City Clerk
City of Bozeman
Published Legal Ad,
Bozeman Daily Chronical
1st Ad Date: January 31st, 2026
2nd Ad Date: February 21, 2026
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