INVITATION TO BID
Separate sealed bids for construction of Boulder Phase 1 Water System Improvements – Schedule A will be received by City Clerk at the office of City of Boulder City Hall, 304 North Main Street, PO Box 68, Boulder, MT 59632 until 3:00 PM local time on March 11, 2025, and then publicly opened and read aloud.
The project generally consists of, but is not necessarily limited to, the following major items: (1) Construction of existing public water supply (PWS) Well 2 chemical system and building addition, (2) Well 2 seal repairs (3) construction of Well 4 wellhouse, piping, chemical systems, and appurtenances, (4) SCADA software and hardware upgrades at all wells and the existing storage tanks (5) piping and instrumentation modifications at Well 1.
The Contract Documents consisting of half-size Drawings and Project Manual may be viewed or obtained by either electronic documents on-line, or a hard copy at the office of Morrison-Maierle, Inc., 1 Engineering Place, Helena, MT 59602. Only firms obtaining documents by these methods will be placed on the Planholders List.
Complete electronic Project Plans, Project Specifications, and Bid Proposal Packet are available at the Morrison-Maierle, Inc. website “www.m-m.net” by clicking on the “About” tab, scroll down to “Projects Bidding”, then click “View our current projects bidding page”. Select this project from the project list which will direct you to the QuestCDN website. Documents can only be viewed and cannot be downloaded or printed without purchasing. To purchase and download the project documents in pdf format, click “Download Project PDF” and sign on to QuestCDN.com. Plan documents and the Bid Proposal Packet can be downloaded for a fee of $40.00. Please contact QuestCDN at 952-233-1632 or email “info@questcdn.com” for assistance in the free membership registration, downloading documents, and working with this digital project information.
A hard copy set of project documents may be obtained from the office of Morrison-Maierle, Inc., 1 Engineering Place, Helena, MT 59602 for a non-refundable price of $125.00 for each complete set shipped by standard delivery. Payment of an additional $25.00 is required for express mail.
In addition, the Drawings and Project Manual may also be examined at the following locations:
The offices of the consulting engineer, Morrison-Maierle, Inc., at 1 Engineering Place, Helena, Montana; Montana Plan Exchanges at Montanabid.com; or your regional plan exchange(s).
There will be a Pre-Bid Conference at the City of Boulder City Hall, at 10:00 AM on February 20, 2025. Interested CONTRACTORS are encouraged to attend. A tour of the project site(s) will be conducted after the meeting.
CONTRACTOR(s) and any of the CONTRACTOR’s subcontractors bidding on this project will be required to obtain registration with the Montana Department of Labor and Industry (DLI). Forms for registration are available from the Department of Labor and Industry, P.O. Box 8011, 1805 Prospect, Helena, Montana 59604-8011. Information on registration can be obtained by calling 1-406-444-7734. Forms for registration can also be obtained online at “erd.dli.mt.gov”. CONTRACTORs are required to have registered with the DLI prior to bidding on this project.
All laborers and mechanics employed by CONTRACTOR(s) or subcontractors in performance of the construction work shall be paid wages at rates as may be required by the laws of the United States and the state of Montana and of Jefferson County in accordance with the schedule of Davis-Bacon prevailing wage rates established by the United States Department of Labor and the schedule of Montana Prevailing Wage Rates established by the Montana Department of Labor and Industry included in the Project Manual.
The CONTRACTOR must ensure that employees and applicants for employment are not discriminated against because of their race, color, religion, sex, or national origin.
Each bid or proposal must be accompanied by a Certified Check, Cashier’s Check, or Bid Bond payable to City of Boulder, in an amount not less than ten percent (10%) of the total amount of the bid. Successful BIDDERS shall furnish an approved Construction Performance Bond and a Construction (Labor and Materials) Payment Bond, each in the amount of one hundred percent (100%) of the contract amount. Insurance as required shall be provided by the successful BIDDER(s) and a certificate(s) of that insurance shall be provided.
This project is funded in part or in whole with grant/loan funding from the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) and Drinking Water State Revolving Fund Loan Program (SRF).
Award of the project will be contingent upon receiving funding and award concurrence.
BIDDERS on this work shall be required to comply with Title 40 CFR 33.240 and Executive Order 12138 and Housing Community Development Act (P.O. 93-393). The requirements for BIDDERS and CONTRACTORS, under this regulation and Executive Order, concerns utilization of Disadvantaged Business Enterprises (DBE), consisting of Minority Business Enterprise (MBE), Women’s Business Enterprises (WBE), Small Business (SB) and Labor Surplus Area Business (LSAB) and are explained in the Project Manual.
BIDDERS on this work will be required to comply with the President’s Executive Order No.’s 11246 as amended, 11458, 11518, and 11615. The requirements for BIDDERS and CONTRACTORS under these orders are explained in the Project Manual.
The applicable goals and timetables for minority and female utilization shall be included in all Federal and Federally assisted construction contracts and subcontracts in excess of $10,000. The goals are applicable to the CONTRACTOR’S aggregate on-site construction work force, not merely that part of the work force that is performing work on a federal or federally assisted contract or subcontract. The appropriate goal must be inserted in the blank in the Federal EPA Supplemental General Conditions. These goals are applicable to all of the CONTRACTOR’S construction work regardless of Federal participation performed in the covered area.
A bid may not be withdrawn after the scheduled time for the public opening of the Bids specified above unless it meets requirements and procedures outlined in Article 16.02 of the Instructions to Bidders.
The right is reserved to reject any or all Proposals received, to waive informalities, to postpone the award of the contract for a period of not to exceed sixty (60) days, and to accept the lowest responsive and responsible bid which is in the best interest of the City of Boulder.
The CONTRACTOR(s) is required to be an Equal Opportunity Employer.
Published at Boulder, Montana this 11th day of February 2025.
/s/ Russell S. Giulio
City of Boulder Mayor
304 North Main Street, PO Box 68
Boulder, Montana 59632
Legal 25-008 Published in the Boulder Monitor February 12 & 26, 2025
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