21-28 BID - Booster Chlorination System Project

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City of Mercer Island

Project Title:    Booster Chlorination System Project

Bid Number:      21-28

Engineers Estimated Cost (range): $2,300,000 - $2,500,000 

www.mercerisland.gov/water21-28

Sealed bids will be received, not sent, electronically by the City until 10:00 AM on July 2, 2021.  Due to the COVID-19 Pandemic and the temporary closure of the City Hall building, bidders shall submit their bids in PDF format via electronic transmission to the Public Works email address at: publicworks@mercerisland.gov 

IMPORTANT NOTES:

1. A mandatory pre-bid walk through will be held at Reservoir Pump Station at 10:00AM on Tuesday June 22, 2021.  Bids submitted by bidders without attending this walk-through will NOT be accepted.
    
2. There will be no public bid opening for this project.  Bid results will be posted on City’s web page at: https://www.mercerisland.gov/rfps
    
3. Due to the restrictions imposed by State government in response to the global pandemic of Coronavirus, the start date and construction schedule may be affected.  Bidders are advised to include this consideration when submitting their bids.

Work to be performed under this contract includes the construction of a new booster chlorination system at the City’s reservoir site and perform associated water system modifications. Work generally consists of two (2) Schedules outlined in the bid packet.

Detail descriptions of work items are summarized in Section 01_11_00 of the technical specifications.

A single contract will be awarded to the responsible bidder submitting the lowest bid for Schedule A, taking into account the Bidder’s Qualifications and other bidding requirements.

The City of Mercer Island reserves the rights to reject any or all bids to waive minor irregularities, and/or to modify the size of the project.  The Additive Alternate - Schedule B will be awarded to the lowest bidder of Schedule A, if the total bid price is within budgeted funds.”

Plans, specifications, addenda, and bidders list are available on-line through Builders Exchange of Washington, Inc. at http://www.bxwa.com. Click on “Posted Projects”, “Public Works”, “City of Mercer Island”, “Projects Bidding”. Builders Exchange manages the official bidders list. Bidders are encouraged to register in order to receive automatic email notification of future addenda and to be placed on the official bidders list.

Plans and specifications are also available at the City of Mercer Island website https://www.mercerisland.gov/rfps. Addenda may not be available or updated on this website.

A bid deposit in the amount of five percent (5%) of the bid total price must accompany each bid.

Bidder questions are to be submitted to Rona Lin, Utilities Engineer, by email only at rona.lin@mercerisland.gov.

The City of Mercer Island, in accordance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 78 Stat. 252, 42 U.S.C. 2000d to 2000d-4 and Title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, Department of Transportation, Subtitle A, Office of the Secretary, Part 21, Nondiscrimination in Federally-assisted programs of the Department of Transportation issued pursuant to such Act, hereby notifies all bidders that it will affirmatively ensure that in any contract entered into pursuant to this advertisement, disadvantaged business enterprises as defined at 49 CFR Part 23 will be afforded full opportunity to submit bids in response to this invitation and will not be discriminated against on the grounds of race, color, national origin, or sex in consideration for an award.

Deborah Estrada, MMC, City Clerk

Published:  Seattle Daily Journal of Commerce 6/14/2021 and 6/21/2021