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 July 18, 2006, 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 eight (8) new fire hydrants and appurtenances, and all labor, equipment and materials.
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 $15.00 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: Louise Stokes.
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.
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 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 MANDATORY PRE-BID CONFERENCE will be held on
July 11, 2006, at 10:00 a.m. Local Time at
400 Granby Street, 2nd Floor, Norfolk,
VA. 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
Appendix A)
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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