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CITY OF BOZEMAN, MONTANA
INVITATION TO BID
Digester No. 3 and Solids Dewatering Building
Separate sealed bids for the construction of the Bozeman Water Reclamation Facility
(WRF) Digester No. 3 and Solids Dewatering Building will be received by the City of Bozeman, Montana at the Office of the City Clerk, City Hall, 121 North Rouse Avenue, Suite 102, P.O.
Box 1230, Bozeman, Montana 59771-1230 until 2 p.m., local time on (Tuesday) December 22, 2009, and then publicly opened and read aloud at City Hall’s Commission Room.
The project generally
consists of, but is not necessarily limited to, the following: construction of a new 610,000 gallon anaerobic Digester No. 3 adjacent to the new Digester Control Building No. 2 with
fixed-cover and gas control system and pumped mixing system, a new Digester Control Building No. 2 with screw press for biosolids dewatering, rotary screen thickeners for biosolids thickening,
and all associated mechanical, electrical and controls. The work will be completed under a single contract.
The Contract Documents consisting of half size Drawings and Project Manual
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 $300.00 and will be delivered by regular mail or
United Parcel Service – 2nd day (UPS-2 day). Payment of an additional $25.00 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; 2880 Technology Blvd.
West, Bozeman, Montana; 1228 Whitefish Stage Road, Unit 3A, Kalispell, Montana; or 1321 8th Avenue North, Suite 104, Great Falls, Montana; or at plan exchanges in Great Falls, Billings,
Dodge-Scan-Boise, Kalispell, Bozeman, Missoula, Montana Contractors-Helena.
There will be a Pre-Bid Conference at the Wastewater Treatment Plant at 255 Moss Bridge Road (near the North
19th Street and I-90 interchange) at 1:00 PM local time on December 1, 2009. Interested CONTRACTORS are encouraged 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.
The City of Bozeman “WRF Digester No. 3 and Solids Dewatering Building” is a project funded by the City of
Bozeman, Water Pollution Control State Revolving Fund Loan Program (SRF), and American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA). 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 Provisions,
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.
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 as the City of Bozeman if an Equal Opportunity Employer.
Stacy Ulmen, CMC
City Clerk, City of Bozeman
City of Bozeman
121 North Rouse P.O. Box
1230 Bozeman, MT 59771
Publication Dates:
November 15, 2009
November 22, 2009
December 13, 2009