NOTICE TO BIDDERS City of Milbank, April 2021
NOTICE TO BIDDERS
Sealed bids will be received by the City Council of the, City of Milbank, 1001 E. 4th Ave., #301, Milbank, South Dakota, 57252-2657, at the office of the City Finance Officer of said City until 2:00 pm (local time) on the 21st day of April, 2021, and then be publicly opened and read, for furnishing all equipment, labor, and materials as set forth in the specifications and performing all work, incidental thereto for Automated Weather Observing System (AWOS III-P), Milbank Municipal Airport, Milbank, South Dakota.
Base Bid
Primary Work: Approximately 300 CuYd of Unclassified Excavation, 44 Ft of 18” RCP, 300 CuYd of Topsoil (Removed from Stockpile), 1,225 SqYd of Geotextile Separator Fabric, 820 Ton of Gravel Surfacing, Site Electrical Plan Demolition, 1,050 Ft of Trenching and Backfilling for Conduit, 4,290 Ft of 3-1/C #2 AWG 600V L-824 Type C Cable, 1,430 Ft of 1-1/C #6 AWG 600V (GND) L-824 Type C Cable, 9 Each Cable Markers, 1,050 Ft of 2” SCH 40 PVC/HDPE Duct (Trenched or Plowed), 300 Ft of 2” SCH 80 PVC/HDPE (Bored), AWOS III-P System (Complete and Commissioned), and other items of related construction.
Alternate Bid 1
Primary Work: Extended Maintenance and Second Tier NADIN Vendor Agreement Beyond One (1) Year Period.
1. Plans and Specifications: Copies
of the Plans and Specifications are
available for inspection at:
Office of the City of Milbank, South
Dakota, or at the Office of Helms
and Associates, 221 Brown County
Highway 19, Aberdeen, South
Dakota.
Plans and Specifications may be
obtained, at the Office of the latter,
upon payment to Helms and
Associates for shipping and
handling in the amount of $100 for
an 11” x 17” size set of plans and
specifications. Plans and
Specifications may also be
downloaded from the Helms and
Associates web site upon a
payment of $20.00. The web site is
located at http://www.helmsengi
neering.com/biddocs.html. All
payments are non-refundable.
Additionally, upon request, in
accordance with South Dakota
Codified Law 5-18B-1, one copy
of Plans and Specifications shall
be furnished, without charge, to
each Contractor resident in
South Dakota who intends, in
good faith, to bid upon the
project.
2. Bid Guarantee: Each bid must be
accompanied by a certified check,
cashier's check or draft in the
amount of five percent (5%) of the
total bid, and drawn on a solvent
State or National Bank, or a ten
percent (10%) Bid Bond issued by a
surety authorized to do business in
the State of South Dakota and
payable to the City of Milbank,
South Dakota.
3. Contract Bonds: Separate
Payment and Performance Bonds
guaranteeing faithful performance
of the Contract and payment of all
labor, materials, rentals, etc., will
be required for an amount equal to
one hundred percent (100%) of the
amount of the Contract. All bonds
must be issued or co-signed by a
licensed resident agent of South
Dakota.
4. Commencement and
Completion: The Engineer will set
the beginning date in a written
“Notice to Proceed with
Construction”. The Contractor
shall begin the work within ten (10)
days of the date set forth in the
written “Notice to Proceed” and
shall complete the work within the
number of calendar days, working
days, or completion date or dates
as shown in the Specifications.
5. Title VI: The City of Milbank, in
accordance with the provisions of
Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of
1964 (78 Stat. 252, 42 USC §§ 2000d
to 2000d-4) and the Regulations,
hereby notifies all bidders or
offerors that it will affirmatively
ensure that any contract entered
into pursuant to this
advertisement, disadvantaged
business enterprises will be
afforded full and fair opportunity
to submit bids in response to this
invitation and will not be
discriminated against on the
grounds of race, color, or national
origin in consideration for an
award.
6. Minimum Wage Rates: The
successful bidder will be required
to comply with all applicable
Federal Labor Laws, including the
minimum wage rates decision of
the United States Department of
Labor.
7. Affirmative Action: A Contractor
who may be awarded a contract of
$10,000 or more and
subcontractors who may be
awarded a subcontract of $10,000
or more will be required to
maintain an affirmative action
program, the standards for which
are contained in the advertised
specifications.
8. Award of Contract: The right is
reserved, as the interest of the City
of Milbank, South Dakota, may
require, to reject any and all bids,
to waive informality in bids
received, and to accept or reject any
items of any bid, unless such bid is
qualified by specific limitation.
9. The contractor will certify that
he and any of his subcontractors
meet the requirements of 49 CFR,
Part 29, regarding debarment,
suspension, ineligibility and
voluntary exclusion as further
described in these specifications.
10. The contractor will certify that
he and his subcontractors will
comply with the 49 CFR, 30.17,
regarding Foreign Trade
Restrictions as further noted in
project specifications.
11. The contractor will certify that
he and his subcontractors will
comply with “BUY AMERICAN
CERTIFICATION (JAN. 1991)” as
further noted in project
specifications.
12. The contractor will comply with
“BUY AMERICAN-STEEL AND
MANUFACTURED PRODUCTS FOR
CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTS
(JAN. 1991)” as further described in
project specifications.
13. If an applicant (corporation)
has either unpaid Federal tax
liability or has been convicted of a
criminal violation under any
Federal law within the preceding 24
months, the applicant is ineligible
to receive an award unless the
sponsor has received notification
from the agency suspension and
debarment official (SDO) that the
SDO has considered suspension or
debarment and determined that
further action is not required to
protect the Government’s interests.
CITY OF MILBANK, SOUTH DAKOTA
BY /s/ Cynthia Schumacher
Finance Officer
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