Qualified contractors are invited to bid on a General Contract for the sewer installation to serve the above referenced site.  The work includes furnishing all necessary equipment, materials, labor, and permanent right of way restoration for the installation of a 4”sanitary sewer tap & lateral at 951 Newell Avenue.  

The project is to be completed within ten (10) calendar days from the date of the Notice to Proceed.  A formal Notice to Proceed will be determined by the Department of Utilities upon execution of the contract. 

The Department of Utilities will receive bids until 3:00 PM Local Time on  May 20, 2008, at the Department of Utilities, 400 Granby Street, 2nd Floor, Norfolk, Virginia.  Bids received after this time will not be accepted.  Bids will be opened publicly and read aloud immediately after the specified closing time.  All interested parties are invited to attend. 

Bidding Documents may be examined at the Department of Utilities, the local office of Builders & Contractors Exchange (757-858-0680), and Virginia Minority Supplier Development Council (757-823-4587).  All bidders must receive original copies of the bid documents directly from the Department of Utilities (757-664-6701).  No plan deposit is required for this project. 

Bid Security in the amount of five (5) per cent of the bid, for bids submitted of $5,000.00 or over, must accompany each bid in accordance with the Instructions to Bidders. 

The State Registration number must appear on the envelope containing the bid whenever the bid amounts to $1,500 or more. 

All bids will be evaluated in accordance with the City of Norfolk Procurement Procedures and the City reserves the right to waive any informalities and to reject bids. 

Withdrawal of bids will be in accordance with the Norfolk City Code, Section 33.1-42.  The decision to award will be posted in a designated public area in accordance with Virginia Code 11-66(A). 

It is the policy of the City of Norfolk to facilitate the establishment, preservation, and strengthening of small businesses and businesses owned by women and minorities and to encourage their participation in the City’s procurement activities.  Toward that end, the City encourages these firms to compete and encourages non-minority firms to provide for the participation of small businesses and businesses owned by women and minorities through partnerships, joint ventures, subcontracts, and other contractual opportunities.  Bidders (offerors) are asked, as part of their submission, to describe any planned use of such businesses in fulfilling this contract. 

All Construction Contracts must comply with Section 33, 1-58 of the Code of the City of Norfolk, VA 1979, as amended, regarding Substance Abuse and Drug-Free Work Place policy for City Construction Contracts.

By:  Kenneth R. Turner, P.E.

Engineering Manager