ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS – Grant-Roberts Rural Water System, Inc.
ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS
Owner: Joint Well Field, Inc.
Owner's Address: 20009 466th Avenue, Bruce, SD 57220
Project: New Water Treatment Plant
Sealed BIDS for the construction of the New Water Treatment Plant Project will be received by Joint Well Field, Inc. at the Brookings-Deuel Rural Water System office, before 2:00 P.M. local time March 12, 2024, and then at said office publicly opened and read aloud. Bids will be acted upon by the Owner at a later time. The Project shall consist of the following work and approximate quantities and kinds of materials:
Construction of a water treatment plant for iron and manganese removal of 4.5 MGD. The project includes: precast concrete building, cast-in-place concrete filters and clearwell, chemical feed systems, process piping, pumps, HVAC, electrical, site piping, site grading, and miscellaneous appurtenant work.
The CONTRACT DOCUMENTS may be examined at the following locations:
Brookings-Deuel Rural Water
47602 SD-28
Toronto, SD 57268
DGR Engineering
1302 South Union Street
Rock Rapids, Iowa 51246
Complete digital project bidding documents are available at www.questcdn.com. You may download the digital plan documents for $22.00 by inputting Quest project 8956746 on the website's Project Search page. Please contact QuestCDN.com at 952-233-1632 or info@questcdn.com for assistance in free membership registration, downloading, and working with this digital project information. An optional paper set of the proposal forms and specifications for individual use may be obtained from the office of the Engineer, DGR Engineering, 1302 South Union, P.O. Box 511, Rock Rapids, Iowa 51246, telephone 712-472-2531, Fax 712-472-2710, e-mail: dgr@dgr.com, upon payment of $200.00, none of which is refundable. Contractors resident in South Dakota who intend in good faith to submit a Bid shall be furnished one (1) free paper set of proposed forms, plans, and specifications upon request.
All proposals shall be made on forms provided by the Engineer.
Each bid must be accompanied by bid security payable to the Owner for five percent (5%) of the total bid as a certified or bank check or ten percent (10%) as a Bid Bond. As soon as the bid prices have been compared, the Owner will return the bond of all except the three lowest, responsive, responsible bidders for each Schedule. The bonds of the two remaining unsuccessful bidders will be retained until the earlier of seven days after the Effective Date of the Agreement or 30 days after the Bid opening. The bond of the successful bidder will be retained until the contract and surety bond have been executed and approved, after which it will be returned.
Bidders on this work will be required to comply with Title 40 CFR 33 and executive order 12138. The goals and other requirements for Bidders and Contractors under this regulation which concerns utilization of Minority Business Enterprises (MBE) and Women’s Business Enterprises (WBE) are explained in the Specifications. The MBE goal for this project is 1% of the total dollar value of the job while the WBE goal is 4% of the total dollar value of this job.
Bidders will be required to comply with Davis Bacon Wage Rate Requirements.
The low responsive bidder will be required to certify to compliance with the American Iron and Steel provision of the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2014.
Please be advised that waivers or exemptions from the American Iron and Steel provision that cite International Trade Agreements DO NOT comply with the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2014 as it applies to the SRF programs. Claims from suppliers that the American Iron and Steel provision does not apply to certain products based on the International Trade Agreement exemptions of the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2014 will not be accepted.
NONDISCRIMINATION IN
EMPLOYMENT
(a) Bidders on this work will be required to comply with the President’s executive orders Nos 11246 as amended, 11458, 11518, and 11625. The requirements for Bidders and Contractors under these orders are explained in the Specification.
(b) The goal for female utilization which shall be included in all federal and federally assisted construction contracts and subcontracts in excess of $10,000 shall be 6.9%. The goal for minority utilization which shall be included in all federal and federally assisted construction contracts and subcontracts in excess of $10,000 shall be 0.8%. The goals are applicable to the Contractor’s aggregate on-site construction workforce whether or not part of that workforce is performing work on a federally and federally assisted contract or subcontract.
The low responsive bidder must assure compliance with the requirements of Public Law 115-232, Section 889, Prohibition on Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment. Contractors must assure that telecommunications equipment produced by Huawei Technologies Company or ZTE Corporation (or any subsidiary or affiliate of such entities), and video surveillance and telecommunications equipment produced by Hytera Communications Corporation, Hangzhou Hikvision Digital Technology Company, or Dahua Technology Company (or any subsidiary or affiliate of such entities) WILL NOT be supplied for the project.
Based on the “Build America, Buy America” provisions of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) and E.O. 14005 which provide that, as appropriate and to the extent consistent with law, a preference will be provided to Contractors for the purchase, acquisition, or use of goods, products, or materials produced in the United States (including but not limited to iron, aluminum, steel, cement, and other manufactured products.) The Contractor shall provide documentation of their efforts to meet the provisions of “Build America, Buy America” upon request.
With submittal of a Bid, the Contractor represents that they have visited the site, familiarized themselves with the local conditions under which the work is to be performed, and correlated their observations with the requirements of the Contract Documents.
The Owner reserves the right to reject any and all bids or to accept any bid. Contractor's Proposals shall hold firm for thirty (30) days from the date of opening. Mutually agreed upon extensions of time may be made, if necessary.
OWNER’S NAME:
By /s/ Reed Andries
General Manager
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