INVITATION TO BID
Huntersville Neighborhood Water and
Sewer Project, Phase 2
BIDS CLOSE
Tuesday, June 12, 2007
SECTION 102
BIDDING REQUIREMENTS AND CONDITIONS
INVITATION FOR BIDS
PROJECT :
Huntersville Neighborhood Water and Sewer Project, Phase 2
LOCATION: Norfolk, VA
CONTACT NAME AND NUMBER: Chad
Edralin, P.E., Phone No. 757-664-6736
The City of Norfolk will receive sealed Bids for the above titled
Project at the office of the Department of Utilities located at 400
Granby Street, 2nd floor, Norfolk, VA 23510 until 3:00
p.m. local time on Tuesday, June 12, 2007 at which time the
Bids will be publicly opened and read aloud. Any Bids received after
the specified time and date will not be considered.
The Work under this Project consists of the installation of
approximately 2,400 lf of gravity sewer main and approximately 1,500
lf of water main. The project also consists of demolition of a
sanitary sewer pump station and relocation of an existing standby
bypass pump. The work is to be completed within 270 calendar days from
the date of the Notice to Proceed (N.T.P.), Substantial Completion
will occur within 240 calendar days from the N.T.P..
Bid Documents may be examined at the offices of the owner located
at 400 Granby Street, 2nd floor, Norfolk, VA and have been
provided to the following plan room services: Builders and Contractors
Exchange (757) 858-0680, and the Virginia Minority Supplier
Development Council (757) 823-4587. There will be a non-refundable
charge of $50.00 for these documents. Please make Checks or
Money Orders only payable to "Department of Utilities." Bid
Security in the amount of five percent (5%) of the Bid shall be
submitted with each Bid. All bidders must receive original
copies of the bid documents directly from the office of the Department
of Utilities, 400 Granby Street, 2nd Floor, Norfolk, VA. Requests for
Bid Documents to be mailed to non-local Bidders shall be made in
writing on company letterhead, accompanied by a shipping account
number, check or money order and mailed to: Department of Utilities,
400 Granby Street, 2nd floor, Norfolk, VA 23510, ATTN: Tonia Woodley.
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.
The City of Norfolk is participating in the Virginia Clean Water
Revolving Loan Fund (VCWRLF) to assist in the funding of this project.
It is therefore necessary that the successful bidder be aware of the
requirements established by the EPA. Refer to the
Instructions to Bidders and Section 110 - Special Provisions
for details of these requirements.
"Bidders must comply with the following: the President’s Executive
Order #11246 prohibiting discrimination in employment regarding race,
color, creed, sex, or national origin; the President’ Executive Order
#12138 and 11625 regarding utilization of MBE/WBE firms; the Civil
Rights Act of 1964. Bidders must certify that they do not or will not
maintain or provide for their employees any facilities that are
segregated on the basis of race, color, creed, or national origin." By
execution of the Bid Form and Contract Documents the contractor
certifies to the afore mentioned requirements.
The Hampton Roads Planning District Commission’s (HRPDC)
Regional Construction Standards, Third Edition, January 2003,
including HRPDC Technical Amendment Number 1 dated January 2004,
and Technical Amendment Number 2 dated January 2005, are hereby
referenced and are part of the Bid Documents, except as may be
modified by the Special Provisions of this Project or as may be shown
by bold type for additions and strike-throughs for deletions. Copies
of the Regional Construction Standards may be purchased at the
offices of the HRPDC, 723 Woodlake Drive, Chesapeake, VA 23320
(Telephone 757-420-8300) or Executive Tower, Suite 1-C, 2101 Executive
Drive, Hampton, VA 23666 (Telephone 757-262-0094).
A [NON-MANDATORY] PRE-BID CONFERENCE will be held on Tuesday May
29, 2007, at 10:00 a.m. Local Time at the project location
(intersection of Barre Street and C Avenue). Bidders must be
present at the start of this meeting.
Contractor registration in accordance with Title 2.2 Chapter 43,
Code of Virginia is required. The Bidder shall include in its Bid the
following notation: "Licensed Virginia Contractor No. _______."
Evidence of a Class A Certificate of Registration must be shown before
the bid may be received and considered under a general or sub-contract
of $40,000.00 or more or when the volume of work is $300,000.00 or
more within any given twelve (12) month period. For jobs of at least
$1,500.00 but less than $40,000.00, bidders are required to show
evidence of a Class B Certificate of Registration. Under the aforesaid
law, it is a Class I misdemeanor to bid or engage in any work without
appropriate Class A or Class B license.
Withdrawal of Bids due to error shall be subject to and in
accordance with Section 2.2-4330 of the Code of Virginia and the
Contract Documents. Procedures for
submitting, withdrawing and evaluating Bids and other pertinent
information are contained in the Instructions to Bidders. All bids
will be evaluated in accordance with the City of Norfolk Procurement
Procedures and the City reserves the right to waive informalities and
to reject bids. The decision to award will be posed in a designated
public area in accordance with Virginia Code 11-66(A).
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.
(See Section 110 – Special Provisions)
The Owner reserves the right to waive minor non-substantive errors
in the Bid, to reject any/or all Bids, to award any Bid in whole or in
part and award the Bid considered to be in the best interest of the
Owner. The Owner also reserves the right to negotiate with the lowest
responsive, responsible Bidder should Bid exceed available funds.
The City of Norfolk does not discriminate in the solicitation or
awarding of contracts on the basis of race, religion, faith-based
organizations, color, national origin, age, disability or any other
basis prohibited by state or federal law.
By: Kenneth R. Turner, P.E.
Engineering Manager
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