HomeMy WebLinkAbout2014 Citywide Sidewalk Project: Bid InvitationSection 00100
INVITATION TO BID
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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:
CTEP Citywide Sidewalk Project
Separate sealed bids for construction of City of Bozeman CTEP Citywide Sidewalk
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, May
20, 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 202, City Hall, 121 No. Rouse Avenue, Bozeman, Montana.
The mailing address is:
City Clerk’s Office, Suite 202, City Hall, P.O. Box 1230, Bozeman, Montana 59771.
Bids must be received before 2 p.m. Tuesday, May 20, 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 consists of two schedules and is generally described as follows:
Schedule One includes the installation of sidewalks adjacent to Centennial Park on
West Cottonwood Street and North Grand Street; installation of sidewalks on Oak Street
and curb gutter, sidewalk, and paving the south half of Tschache Lane adjacent to Rose
Park; installation of sidewalk on Durston Road between Fowler Avenue and Flathead
Avenue; and the installation of sidewalk on Oak Street between North 7th Avenue and
North 12th Avenue. Schedule two includes the installation of pedestrian ramps at the
following intersections: South 7th Avenue and West Curtiss Street, South 6th Avenue
and West Curtiss Street, South 5th Avenue and West Alderson Street, South 7th Avenue
and West Alderson Street, South 5th Avenue and West Dickerson Street, South 7th
Avenue and West Dickerson Street, South 6th Avenue and West Story Street, South 5th
Avenue and West Story Street, and South Grand Avenue and West Hayes Street.
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.
Section 00100
INVITATION TO BID
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There will be a Pre-Bid Conference at the office of the City of Bozeman Engineering
Department at 10:00 a.m. on May 8, 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, 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, May 20, 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 27th day of April, 2014.
Stacy Ulmen, CMC
City Clerk, City of Bozeman
Published Bozeman, Montana,
April 27, 2014
May 11, 2014