Pump Station 27 Force Main Replacement

BIDS CLOSE
Tuesday, June 19, 2007

PROJECT: Pump Station 27 Force Main Replacement

LOCATION: North Shore Road and Newport Avenue in Norfolk

CONTACT NAME AND NUMBER: Donald L. Ewell, P.E. NORFOLK DEPT. OF UTILITIES: 757-664-6737

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, 2^nd floor, Norfolk, VA 23510 until 3:00 p.m. local time on Tuesday, 19 June 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 furnishing of all plant, labor, materials, supervision, equipment, supplies, traffic control, permits, and fees for the construction of a new 20 inch Ductile Iron Sanitary Force Main from the City of Norfolk sewage PS 27 on North Shore Road and connecting to the HRSD existing 24" Force Main located at the north terminus of Newport Avenue in accordance with the Contract drawings and specifications.

Bid Documents may be examined at the offices of the owner located at 400 Granby Street, 2^nd floor, Norfolk, VA and have been provided to the following plan room services: Dodge reports (757) 497-5800, 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 for these documents. Please make checks or money orders only payable to: Department of Utilities (see address at end of this paragraph). 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, 2^nd Floor, Norfolk, VA. Requests for Bid Documents to be mailed to out of state Bidders shall be made in writing on company letterhead, accompanied by a shipping account number, check or money order, mailed to the Department of Utilities, 400 Granby Street, 2^nd floor, Norfolk, VA 23510, ATTN: Louise Stokes.

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 Section One – Special Provisions for details of these 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, 29 May 2007, at 10:00a.m. Local Time at the Department of Utilities Engineering Conference Room, 400 Granby Street. Attending bidders are asked to please 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.

By: Kenneth R. Turner, P.E.

Engineering Manager

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