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CITY OF BOZEMAN, MONTANA
Bozeman Water Reclamation Facility (WRF) Phase 1 Improvements
INVITATION TO BID
Separate sealed bids for the construction of the Bozeman Water Reclamation Facility (WRF) Phase 1 Improvements will be received by the City of Bozeman, Montana at the office of the
City Clerk, 411 East Main Street, Bozeman, Montana 59715 until 2:00 p.m. on October 1,
2008, and then publicly opened and read aloud.
The project generally consists of, but is not necessarily limited to, the following major items: Demolition within the existing Headworks Building and construction of a new influent
connection and Headworks Building, construction of a new Primary Effluent Pumping Station
with three new pumping units, construction of a new 5 stage biological nutrient removal facility
and connection to the existing bioreactor basins, demolition of three existing blowers and
construction of a new aeration blower system, conversion of an existing un-used surge tank into a sludge fermenter basin, rehabilitation of an existing gravity thickener system, retrofitting of an
existing RAS control facility with new flow control equipment, construction of a new RAS/WAS
Flow Control and Pumping Facility, construction of two new secondary clarifiers, replacement of
an existing chlorine disinfection system with a new UV disinfection system in a greenhouse
structure, construction of a new anaerobic digester and digester control building, construction of a new screw press mechanical biosolids dewatering facility, construction of an engineered
building for dewatered biosolids storage, construction of a new 5,800 square foot
Administration/Laboratory Building, and construction of all associated mechanical, electrical,
controls and general sitework items. The work will be completed under a single contract with
OWNER’S Engineer completing required instrumentation and controls integration to the WRF SCADA system for implementing control strategy changes proposed.
The Contract Documents consisting of half size Drawings and Project Manual, (Volume I
through V) 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
There will be a mandatory Pre-Bid Conference at the Wastewater Treatment Plant at 255 Moss
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; and 2913 Millennium Circle, Billings, Montana; Morrison-Maierle, Inc., at 910 Helena Avenue, Helena, Montana; 2020 Grand Avenue, Billings, Montana; 2880
Technology Blvd. West, Bozeman, Montana; 1228 Whitefish Stage Road, Unit 3A, Kalispell,
Montana; 3011 Palmer, Missoula, Montana; or 1321 8th Avenue North, Suite 104, Great Falls,
Montana; or at plan exchanges in Great Falls, Billings, Dodge-Scan-Boise, Kalispell, Missoula,
Montana Contractors-Helena.
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Bridge Road (near the North 19th Street and I-90 interchange) at 1:00 PM local time on
September 3, 2008. 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 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 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 City of Bozeman is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
The CONTRACTOR(s) is required to be an Equal Opportunity Employer.
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Dated at Bozeman, Montana, this 30th day of July, 2008.
Stacy Ulmen
City Clerk, City of Bozeman
City of Bozeman
411 East Main
Bozeman, MT 59715
Publication Dates: August 3, 2008 September 7, 2008
September 21, 2008