PROJECT:
Sanitary Sewer Pump Station No. 23 Replacement
LOCATION:
1822 Parkview Avenue, Norfolk, VA
CONTACT NAME AND NUMBER:
David Speer, Phone No. 757-664-6724
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, September 26, 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
construction of a replacement Sewage Pump Station. The station will be
a wet well – dry well configuration with pump house. Construction also
includes demolition of the existing Sewage Pump Station that is
on-site. 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. 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.
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: 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.
The City of Norfolk is participating in the
Virginia Clean Water Facilities Wastewater Facilities Revolving Loan
Fund (VCWFRLF) 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 September 6, 2006, at 10:00 a.m. Local Time at the
Project Location. 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
informalities 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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