INVITATION TO BID
PROJECT:
PUMP STATION NO. 10 SERVICE AREA
PHASE IV – 31ST TO 34TH
STREETS SEWER AND WATER UPGRADES
LOCATION:
NORFOLK, VA
DATE:
August 17,
2008
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, Thursday, September 11, 2008 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
furnishing all, labor, materials, equipment, supplies, permits and
fees for the construction of sanitary sewer improvements and water
distribution system improvements including, but not limited to
approximately:
·
2,040 LF of 8” PVC Sanitary Sewer Main
·
76 LF of 8” PVC C-900 Sanitary Sewer Main
·
271 LF of 18” PVC C-905 Sanitary Sewer Main
·
3,683 LF of 8” PVC Water Main
·
16 Sanitary Sewer Manholes
·
All incidental work thereto as detailed in the Contract Documents.
Bid Documents
may be examined at the office of the owner located at
400 Granby Street, 2nd
floor, Norfolk,
VA. The full Invitation For Bids is
available at the Department of Utilities (757-664-6701), on the City
of Norfolk’s web site,
http://www.norfolk.gov/Utilities/engineer/current_bids.asp, on the
DemandStar web site,
http://www.demandstar.com, in the local office of Builders and
Contractors Exchange, Inc. (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.
The City of
Norfolk
has been awarded an
EPA
State
and Tribal Assistance Grant (STAG) to assist in the funding of this
project. It is therefore necessary that the Contractor awarded this
contract be aware of the requirements established by the EPA. Refer
to Special Provisions, Division I, General 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 Regional Construction
Standards, Fourth Edition, October 2006 , including
Publication Updates #1 and #2 dated May 8, 2008, 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).
Bid Security in
the amount of Five percent ( 5%) of the Bid shall be submitted with
each Bid.
A NON-MANDATORY
PRE‑BID CONFERENCE will be held on
Tuesday, August 26, 2008,
at 3:00 p.m. Local Time at
400 Granby Street, 2nd floor,
Norfolk, VA 23510.
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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