24-17 BID - 2024 Asbestos Cement (AC) Water Main Replacement Project

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City of Mercer Island

Engineers Estimated Cost: $3,011,000 - $3,847,000

Bidders shall submit their bids in PDF format to the Public Works email address at: bids@mercerisland.gov.  Sealed bids will be received, not sent, electronically by the City until 10:00 AM on June 27, 2024.  There will be no public bid opening for this project. Bid results will be posted on the City’s web page at: https://www.mercerisland.gov/rfps.

Bidder questions are to be directed to George Fletcher, CIP Project Manager, by email only at george.fletcher@mercerisland.gov. The City will receive questions until 5:00 PM on June 20, 2024. Questions received after this date will not be answered. All questions and responses will be posted in an addendum by June 24, 2024, to the Builders Exchange site.

Bidder questions are to be directed to Elayne Grueber, P.E. Utilities Engineer, by email only at elayne.grueber@mercerisland.gov. The City will receive questions until noon on Monday, June 24, 2024. Questions received after this date and time will not be answered. All questions and responses will be posted in an addendum by June 25, 2024, to the Builders Exchange site. (see addendum 1)

Work to be performed under this contract includes, but is not limited to, replacement of approximately 5,100 LF of AC water main with ductile iron (DI) water main, appurtenances varying in size from 4 to 12 inches, 9 fire hydrant assemblies, 98 water services, 5 connections to existing water mains, and concrete driveway and HMA road restorations. This will involve temporary erosion/water pollution control, property restoration, and other miscellaneous items. The work also includes removal of approximately 100 LF of asbestos pipe.

The City reserves the right to reject any and all bids and to waive minor irregularities.

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.

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.

Andrea Larson, City Clerk

Published:  Seattle Daily Journal of Commerce June 13, 2024 and June 14, 2024