HomeMy WebLinkAboutLamme Water Main Replacement Project Call for Bids CITY OF BOZEMAN, MONTANA
INVITATION TO BID
2008 Lamme Water Main Replacement Project
Separate sealed bids for construction of City of Bozeman 2008 Lamme Water Main
Replacement Proiect will be received by the City Clerk at the office of City Hall, 411 East
Main Street, P.O. Box 1230, Bozeman, Montana 59771-1230 until 2:30 p.m., local time, July
16, 2008 and then publicly opened and read aloud.
The work involves replacemeni:6f6xf sting maihs with the installation of approximately 2254 LF
of 8" ductile iron water main and appurtenances. The work area is generally described as:
Lamme Street from Grand to Tracy, and from Black to Church.
The Contract Documents may be examined or obtained at the office of the City of Bozeman
Engineering Department, 20 East Olive Street, Bozeman, Montana 59771-1230, 406-582-2280,
in accordance with Article 2.01 of Instruction to Bidders. Required deposit is $50.00 per set,
which is not refundable.
There will be a Pre-Bid Conference at the office of the City of Bozeman Engineering
Department at 10:00 a.m. on July 8, 2008. Interested CONTRACTORS are encouraged to
attend.
CONTRACTOR and any of the CONTRACTOR'S subcontractors doing work 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 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 CONTRACTOR must
ensure that employees and applicants for employment are not discriminated against because of
their race, color, religion, sex or national origin.
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
2:30 p.m. local time, July 16, 2008.
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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.
The Contractor is required to be an Equal Opportunity Employer.
The City of Bozeman is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
Dated at Bozeman, Montana, this 25"' day of June 2008
Stacy Ulme mv��D
City Clerk, City of Blozeman
Address: City Hall, 411 East Main St.
Bozeman, MT 59771-1230
Publication: June 29, 2008
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