HomeMy WebLinkAbout2014 Water Renovations Project Bid InvitationSection 00100
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CITY OF BOZEMAN, MONTANA
C A L L F O R B I D S
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City of Bozeman, Montana, is accepting sealed
bids for:
2014 Water Renovations Project
Separate sealed bids for construction of City of Bozeman 2014 Water Renovations
Project will be received by the City Clerk at the office of City Hall, 121 North Rouse
Ave., P.O. Box 1230, Bozeman, Montana 59771-1230 until 2:00 p.m., local time, April
15, 2014 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.
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 p.m. Tuesday, April 15, 2014. 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 work is generally described as follows:
Three schedules and one bid alternate cover the scope of this project. Schedule 1
includes the replacement of existing mains, valves, fittings and appurtenances in North
Montana Avenue from East Beal Street to East Aspen street, in East Aspen Street from
North Montana Avenue to North Bozeman Avenue, and in East Peach Street from North
Montana Avenue to North Rouse Avenue, Schedule 2 includes the replacement of an
existing 10-inch gate valve in North 19th Avenue, Schedule 3 includes the
abandonment of an existing water main in North Rouse Avenue including reconnections
of existing services over approximately 1,500 linear feet of water main, and Bid
Alternate 1 includes the installation of approximately 2,800 linear feet of fiber optic
cable from City Hall to the Search and Rescue Building at the Gallatin County
Fairgrounds.
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 the 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
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Department at 10:00 a.m. on April 3, 2014. 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 Avenue, 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. Discrimination in the performance of any
contract awarded under this invitation 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 must sign and return the required affirmation.
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 2:00 p.m. local time, April 15, 2014.
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.
DATED at Bozeman, Montana, this 23rd day of March, 2014.
Stacy Ulmen, CMC
City Clerk, City of Bozeman
Published Bozeman, Montana,
March 23, 2014
April 6, 2014