ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS – Brookings-Deuel Rural Water System, Inc.
ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS
Owner: Brookings-Deuel Rural Water System, Inc.
Owner's Address: 47602 SD Highway 28 Toronto, SD 57268
Project: Phase Tank Mainline Project Schedule 1: Pipeline
Sealed BIDS for the construction of the Phase Tank Mainline Project will be received by Brookings-Deuel Rural Water System at the System office, before 11 a.m. local time March 30, 2023, 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 approximately 33 miles of 2” to 12” pipeline, mainline valves, directionally drilled crossings, flushing hydrants and miscellaneous appurtenant work.
The CONTRACT DOCUMENTS may be examined at the following locations:
Brookings-Deuel Rural Water System, 47602 SD Highway 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 #8396585 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 $125.00, 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 1.3%. 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.
As appropriate and to the extent consistent with law, the Bidder shall provide a preference 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 requirements of this section must be included in all subawards including all contracts and purchase orders for work or products under this award.
With submittal of a Bid, the Contractor represents that he has visited the site, familiarized himself with the local conditions under which the work is to be performed and correlated his 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.
/s/ Gene Wilts
Manager
Brookings-Deuel
Rural Water System, Inc.
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