HomeMy WebLinkAboutHyalite / Sourdough Water Treatment Plant Replacement Project Bid InviteCITY OF BOZEMAN, MONTANA
INVITATION TO BID
Notice is hereby given that the City of Bozeman, Montana is accepting sealed bids for:
Construction of the City of Bozeman Hyalite/Sourdough Water Treatment Plant Replacement Project
Separate sealed bids for the construction of the City of Bozeman Hyalite/Sourdough Water Treatment Plant Replacement Project will be received by the City of Bozeman, Montana at the office
of the City Clerk, 121 North Rouse Avenue, Bozeman, Montana 59771-1230 until 2:00 p.m. local time on June 7, 2011 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 102, City Hall, 121 No. Rouse Avenue, Bozeman, Montana 59715
The mailing address is:
City Clerk’s Office, Suite 102, City Hall, P.O. Box 1230, Bozeman, Montana 59771.
Bids must be received before 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, June 7, 2011. Original copies must be submitted- no faxed or electronic bids will be accepted. Bids will be opened and read following
the close of bids.
The project generally consists of, but is not necessarily limited to, the following major items: Demolition of the corrosion control building, demolition of the existing water treatment
plant following successful startup of the new replacement Water Treatment (WTP)facilities, construction of a new residuals storage lagoon, construction of new residuals drying beds,
construction of a new on-site sewage treatment system, construction of a new intake structure and intake facility for the existing Sourdough Creek raw water source intake, construction
of a new expansion to the facility flow control building, construction of a new 42,000 square foot water treatment building that houses administration, maintenance, chemical storage,
membrane treatment, maintenance, laboratory and preliminary treatment areas, installation of Owner furnished membrane treatment at a capacity of 22 mgd, and construction of all associated
mechanical, electrical, instrumentation and control and general sitework items. The work will be completed under two separate contract schedules (Sourdough Intake and Flow Control Facilities
and Water Treatment Plant) with OWNER’S Engineer completing required instrumentation and control software integration to the new WTP SCADA system for implementing control strategies
proposed. The OWNER also reserves the right to assign the OWNER’S Contract for furnishing Goods and Special Services to the successful bidder (Contractor) and Contractor shall consent
to such assignment.
The Contract Documents consisting of half size Drawings and Project Manual, (Volume I through IV) may be examined or obtained at the office of Morrison-Maierle, Inc., 2880 Technology
Blvd. West, P.O. Box 1113, Bozeman, MT 59771. Phone (406) 587-0721. Copies of the Contract Documents in digital (PDF) format or compact disk (CD) will also be made available. Contract
Documents are available for a non-refundable fee of $300 and will be
delivered by regular mail or United Parcel Service – 2nd day (UPS-2 day). Payment of an additional $50.00 is required for UPS overnight.
In addition, the Drawings and Project Manual may also be examined at the following locations:
The City Engineer’s Office at the Al Stiff Professional Building, 20 East Olive, Bozeman, Montana and the offices of the consulting engineer, HDR Engineering Inc., 1715 S. Reserve St.,
Suite C, Missoula, Montana; Morrison-Maierle, Inc., at 910 Helena Avenue, Helena, Montana; 2880 Technology Blvd. West, Bozeman, Montana; or at plan exchanges in Great Falls, Billings,
Kalispell, Missoula, Montana Contractors-Helena, or iSqFt (Selby’s) Bozeman Montana.
Address all questions about the intent or meaning of the Bidding Documents to: Nathan Kutil, HDR Engineering Inc., 1715 S. Reserve St., Suite C, Missoula, Montana 59801.
There will be a Mandatory Pre-Bid Conference City Commission Meeting Room at City Hall, 121 North Rouse Avenue, Bozeman, Montana at 1:00 PM local time on May 17, 2011. Interested CONTRACTORS
are required to attend. A tour of the project site will be conducted after the meeting.
CONTRACTOR(s) and any of the CONTRACTOR's subcontractors bidding on this project will be required to obtain registration with the Montana Department of Labor and Industry (DLI). Forms
for registration are available from the Department of Labor and Industry, P.O. Box 8011, 1805 Prospect, Helena, Montana 59604-8011. Information on registration can be obtained by calling
1-406-444-7734. CONTRACTOR's are required to have registered with the DLI prior to bidding on this project.
All laborers and mechanics employed by CONTRACTOR(s) or subcontractors in performance of the construction work shall be paid wages at rates as may be required by the laws of the United
States and the state of Montana in accordance with the schedule of Davis-Bacon prevailing wage rates established by the United States Department of Labor and/or the schedule of Montana
Prevailing Wage Rates established by the Montana Department of Labor and Industry included in the Project Manual.
The City of Bozeman “Hyalite/Sourdough Water Treatment Plant Replacement Project” is a project funded by the City of Bozeman and the State of Montana Water Facilities State Revolving
Fund Loan Program (SRF). Bidders must meet all of the requirements of the appropriate Federal/State agencies, as indicated in the Specifications. The Bidder shall take special notice
and shall meet the requirement of the Funding Agency Special Provision, Specification Section 00900.
The CONTRACTOR must ensure that employees and applicants for employment are not discriminated against because of their race, color, religion, sex or national origin. Discrimination
in the performance of any contract awarded under this Invitation to 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.
Every entity submitting under this Invitation to Bid mush sign and return the required affirmation. The affirmation is included in Section 00301-Bid Form of the bidding documents.
Failure to comply with the above shall be cause for the City to deem the Bidder’s Bid Submittal non-responsive.
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 Construction Performance Bond and a Construction (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.
The applicable goals and timetables for minority and female utilization shall be included in all Federal and Federally assisted construction contracts and subcontracts in excess of $10,000.
The goals are applicable to the CONTRACTOR’S aggregate on-site construction work force, not merely that part of the work force that is performing work on a federal or federally assisted
contract or subcontract. The appropriate goal is inserted in the blank in the Funding Agency Special Provisions for Montana Public Works Facilities included in the Contract Documents.
These goals are applicable to all of the CONTRACTOR’S construction work regardless of Federal participation performed in the covered area.
No bid may be withdrawn after the scheduled time for the public opening of the Bids specified above.
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 ninety (90) days, and to accept
the lowest responsive and responsible bid which is in the best interest of the City of Bozeman.
The CONTRACTOR(s) is required to be an Equal Opportunity Employer.
DATED at Bozeman, Montana this 21st Day of April, 2011.
Stacy Ulmen, CMC
City Clerk
City of Bozeman
121 North Rouse Avenue
P.O. Box 1230
Bozeman, MT 59771
Publication Dates:
April 24, 2011
May 1, 2011
May 29, 2011