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CITY OF EAST LANSING, MICHIGAN

WATER RESOURCE RECOVERY FACILITY

OPERATIONAL FACILITIES AND TREATMENT OPTIMIZATION IMPROVEMENTS

Contract Number 200-13045-22002-S-1

SRF No. 5844-01

Bidding Documents

Specifications

Prepared by

East Lansing, Michigan

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CONTENTS

Section Number Title Pages

City of East Lansing WRRF

Operational Facilities and

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00100 ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS 00100 - 1 to 2

00110 CONTRACTOR’S QUALIFICATION STATEMENT 00110 - 1 to 8

00200 INSTRUCTION TO BIDDERS 00200 - 1 to 9

00400 BID FORM 00400 - 1 to 7

00430 BID BOND 00430 - 1 to 2

00450 REQUIRED STANDARD CONTRACT LANGUAGE: CLEAN

WATER STATE REVOLVING FUND

00450 - 1 to 18

00500 AGREEMENT 00500 - 1 to 9

00510 NOTICE OF AWARD 00510 - 1 to 2

00550 NOTICE TO PROCEED 00550 - 1 to 1

00611 CONSENT OF SURETY 00611 - 1 to 1

00613 PERFORMANCE BOND 00613 - 1 to 2

00614 PAYMENT BOND 00614 - 1 to 2

00615 ACT NO. 524, MICHIGAN P.A. 1980 00615 - 1 to 4

00620 APPLICATION FOR PAYMENT CERTIFICATE 00620 - 1 to 3

00623 CERTIFICATES OF INSURANCE 00623 - 1 to 1

00625 CERTIFICATE OF COMPONENT ACCEPTANCE 00625 - 1 to 1

00626 CERTIFICATE OF SUBSTANTIAL COMPLETION 00626 - 1 to 2

00627 CERTIFICATE OF FINAL COMPLETION 00627 - 1 to 2

00700 GENERAL CONDITIONS, EJCDC 1996 EDITION 00700 - 1 to 75

00800 SUPPLEMENTARY CONDITIONS 00800 - 1 to 16

DIVISION 1 - GENERAL REQUIREMENTS

01110 Summary of Work 01110 - 1 to 4

01210 Allowances 01210 - 1 to 3

01230 Alternates 01230 - 1 to 3

01290 Applications for Payment 01290 - 1 to 3

01310 Project Coordination 01310 - 1 to 7

01330 Submittals 01330 - 1 to 7

01420 Definitions and Standards 01420 - 1 to 5

01450 Quality Control Services 01450 - 1 to 3

01500 Temporary Facilities 01500 - 1 to 15

01600 General Equipment Stipulations 01600 - 1 to 6

01730 Cutting and Patching 01730 - 1 to 3

01770 Contract Closeout 01770 - 1 to 5

DIVISION 2 - SITE WORK

02225 Selective Demolition 02225 - 1 to 7

02740 Hot Mix Asphalt Paving 02750 - 1 to 5

02850 Restoration Work 02850 - 1 to 6

CONTENTS (CONTINUED)

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DIVISION 3 - CONCRETE

03100 Concrete Formwork 03100 - 1 to 6

03200 Reinforcing Steel 03200 - 1 to 5

03250 Concrete Accessories 03250 - 1 to 6

03290 Joints in Concrete 03290 - 1 to 3

03300 Cast-in-Place Concrete 03300 - 1 to 10

03350 Concrete Finishes 03350 - 1 to 5

03370 Concrete Curing 03370 - 1 to 4

03600 Grout 03600 - 1 to 4

03930 Repair Existing Concrete Structures 03930 - 1 to 6

DIVISION 4 - MASONRY

04200 Unit Masonry 04200 - 1 to 21

DIVISION 5 - METALS

05010 Metal Materials 05010 - 1 to 5

05120 Structural Steel 05120 - 1 to 4

05310 Steel Decking 05310 - 1 to 6

05500 Metal Fabrications 05500 - 1 to 9

05510 Metal Stairs 05510 - 1 to 7

05521 Pipe and Tube Railings 05521 - 1 to 6

05531 Bar Gratings 05531 - 1 to 3

DIVISION 6 - WOOD AND PLASTICS

06100 Rough Carpentry 06100 - 1 to 3

06400 Interior Architectural Woodwork 06400 - 1 to 6

DIVISION 7 - THERMAL AND MOISTURE PROTECTION

07175 Water Repellants 07175 - 1 to 3

07210 Building Insulation 07210 - 1 to 5

07421 Insulated Metal Wall Panels 07421 - 1 to 5

07530 Ethylene-Propylene-Diene-Monomer Roofing 07530 - 1 to 6

07600 Flashing and Sheet Metal 07600 - 1 to 5

07620 Metal Facia and Copings 07620 - 1 to 4

07720 Roof Accessories 07720 - 1 to 5

07900 Joint Sealers 07900 - 1 to 8

DIVISION 8 - DOORS AND WINDOWS

08110 Steel Doors and Frames 08110 - 1 to 5

08116 Flush Aluminum Doors and Frames 08116 - 1 to 7

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08211 Flush Wood Doors 08211 - 1 to 4

08310 Floor Doors 08310 - 1 to 5

08411 Aluminum Entrances and Storefronts 08411 - 1 to 7

08520 Aluminum Windows 08520 - 1 to 8

08710 Door Hardware 08710 - 1 to 20

08800 Glass and Glazing 08800 - 1 to 6

DIVISION 9 - FINISHES

09221 Non-Structural Metal Framing 09221 - 1 to 7

09250 Gypsum Board 09250 - 1 to 7

09310 Ceramic Tile 09310 - 1 to 8

09510 Acoustical Tile Ceilings 09510 - 1 to 6

09681 Tile Carpeting 09681 - 1 to 5

09925 Moisture Mitigation Primer 09925 - 1 to 5

09961 High Performance Paints and Coatings 09961 - 1 to 28

DIVISION 10 - SPECIALTIES

10140 Signage Systems 10140 - 1 to 4

10160 Toilet Partitions 10160 - 1 to 4

10200 Aluminum Louvers and Vents 10200 - 1 to 6

10260 Wall Protection 10260 - 1 to 3

10510 Metal Lockers 10510 - 1 to 6

10522 Fire Extinguishers and Accessories 10522 - 1 to 4

10800 Toilet Accessories 10800 - 1 to 6

DIVISION 11 - EQUIPMENT

11279 Samplers 11279 - 1 to 3

11375 Fine Bubble Air Diffusion Equipment 11375 - 1 to 7

11376 Compressed Gas Mixing System 11376 - 1 to 14

11451 Residential Appliances 11451 - 1 to 4

11610 Laboratory Fume Hoods 11610 - 1 to 4

DIVISION 12 – FURNISHINGS

12366 Solid Surfacing Countertops 12366 - 1 to 2

DIVISION 13 - SPECIAL CONSTRUCTION

13410 Basic Instrumentation Requirements 13410 - 1 to 6

13413 Optical Fiber Cabling Systems 13413 - 1 to 4

13421 Flow Measurement 13421 - 1 to 3

13423 Level Measurement 13423 - 1 to 1

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13424 Pressure Measurement 13424 - 1 to 2

13430 Control Panels 13430 - 1 to 6

DIVISION 14 - CONVEYING SYSTEMS

14200 Hydraulic Passenger Elevators 14200 - 1 to 8

DIVISION 15 - MECHANICAL

15050 Basic Mechanical Requirements 15050 - 1 to 5

15060 Supports and Anchors 15060 - 1 to 6

15080 Mechanical Insulation 15080 - 1 to 11

15100 Pressure Process Piping 15100 - 1 to 20

15105 Basic Piping Materials and Methods 15105 - 1 to 8

15110 Process Valves 15110 - 1 to 12

15115 Plumbing Valves 15115 - 1 to 14

15140 Water Distribution Piping Specialties 15140 - 1 to 9

15150 Drainage and Vent Systems 15150 - 1 to 8

15237 Chemical & Sampling System 15237 - 1 to 5

15440 Plumbing Fixtures 15440 - 1 to 8

15472 Electric Domestic Water Heaters 15472 - 1 to 3

15530 Identification for HVAC Piping and Equipment 15530 - 1 to 6

15555 Hydronic Pumps 15555 - 1 to 5

15750 Packaged, Intermediate-Capacity, Rooftop Air Conditioning

Units

15750 - 1 to 8

15752 Packaged, Large-Capacity, Rooftop Air Conditioning Units 15752 - 1 to 9

15760 Split-System Air Conditioners 15760 - 1 to 7

15766 Convection Heating and Cooling Unit 15766 - 1 to 6

15810 HVAC Ducts and Casings 15810 - 1 to 11

15820 Air Duct Accessories 15820 - 1 to 6

15830 HVAC Fans 15830 - 1 to 8

15840 Air Terminal Units 15840 - 1 to 4

15850 Air Outlets and Inlets 15850 - 1 to 4

15900 Instrumentation and Control for HVAC 15900 - 1 to 10

15980 Testing, Adjusting, and Balancing for HVAC 15980 - 1 to 10

DIVISION 16 - ELECTRICAL

16050 Basic Electrical Requirements 16050 - 1 to 8

16052 Coordination Study and Arc Flash Analysis 16052 - 1 to 6

16060 Grounding 16060 - 1 to 3

16070 Supporting Devices 16070 - 1 to 2

16075 Electrical Identification 16075 - 1 to 3

16090 Demolition and Earthwork 16090 - 1 to 4

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16120 Wires and Cables 16120 - 1 to 5

16130 Raceways 16130 - 1 to 4

16135 Cabinets, Boxes, and Fittings 16135 - 1 to 4

16139 Vaults 16139 - 1 to 5

16140 Wiring Devices 16140 - 1 to 2

16220 Motors 16220 - 1 to 5

16270 Transformers 16270 - 1 to 2

16410 Circuit and Motor Disconnects 16410 - 1 to 2

16420 Motor Controllers 16420 - 1 to 3

16421 Motor Control Centers 16421 - 1 to 4

16422 Variable Frequency Drives 16422 - 1 to 4

16440 Panelboards 16440 - 1 to 2

16450 Busways 16450 - 1 to 3

16497 Fuses 16497 - 1 to 2

16510 Lighting Fixtures 16510 - 1 to 2

16529 Hazardous Material Disposal 16529 - 1 to 2

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ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS

CITY OF EAST LANSING WRRF

OPERATIONAL FACILITIES AND TREATMENT OPTIMIZATION IMPROVEMENTS

Contract 200-13045-22002-S-1

Sealed Bids will be received by the City of East Lansing, Michigan at the Office of the Director of Public

Works at 1800 E. State Road, East Lansing, MI 48823 up to 2:00 p.m., prevailing local time, on Tuesday June

6, 2025, and then publicly opened and read aloud for the construction of Contract 200-13045-22002-S-1.

The Work consists of improvements to the East Lansing Water Resource Recovery Facility (WRRF)

Operational Facilities including removal of existing equipment and incinerator, modifications to laboratory, renovation of existing building space for offices and conferences, improvements to the heating and ventilation system, upgrades to electrical and security systems, construction of a vactor dumping pad, cleaning of the

Equalization Basin and modifications to process piping systems and controls. In addition, the work will include concrete restoration and instrumentation improvements.

Bids shall be on a lump sum basis.

Bidding Documents may be obtained on or after May 5, 2025, through the Michigan Inter-governmental Trade

Network (MITN) purchasing Group through the following website: https://www.bidnetdirect.com/mitn.

Plans will be available to view, purchase or download from Bidnet as part of the Michigan MITN System.

Registration to MITN is available through their toll-free support department at 1-800-835-4603 option #2 and the above website. The Bidder is advised that to submit a bid on the project, the Bidder must register at the above website.

The Drawings and Project Manual under which the Work is to be done are on file and may be examined at the office of the ENGINER, Tetra Tech, Inc., 3497 Coolidge Road, East Lansing, Michigan 48823.

A Bid Security in the form of a certified check, bank check, or Bid Bond for a sum not less than five percent (5%) of the amount of the Bid will be required with each Bid.

The right is reserved by OWNER to accept any Bid, to reject any Bid, and to waive irregularities in Bids.

A mandatory Pre-Bid Conference will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday, May 13, 2025, at City of East Lansing

Water Resource Recovery Facility at 1700 Trowbridge Rd., East Lansing, MI 48823. Representatives of

OWNER and ENGINEER will be present to discuss the Project. Bidders are required to attend and participate in the conference. Prospective Bidders who fail to attend and register at the meeting will be disqualified from bidding for the Work. ENGINEER will transmit to all prospective Bidders of record such Addenda as

ENGINEER considers necessary in response to questions arising at the conference. Oral statements may not be relied upon and will not be binding or legally effective.

Due to current construction on the US-127 and I-496 corridor the access to the WRRF is limited. To enter the

WRRF, attendees will need to travel westbound on Trowbridge Road from Harrison Road. Drive past the North https://www.bidnetdirect.com/mitn

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US-127 and West I-496 on ramps under the US-127 bridge. Continue on Trowbridge to the WRRF entrance gate.

There will be construction traffic in this area so use caution.

CONTRACTOR will not engage in unlawful discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, height, weight, marital status, or unrelated disability. Bids from minority- and female-owned organizations are encouraged.

This Contract is funded with a State Revolving Fund (SRF) loan. Bidders are required to complete the

Certification Regarding Debarment, Suspension and other Responsibility Matters statement included in the

Project Manual.

This Contract requires the use of prevailing wage rates. Other specific funding requirements are included in the

Project Manual.

No Bids may be withdrawn after the above date and time for receiving Bids for a period of one hundred twenty

(120) days.

Amy Gordon

City Clerk

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SECTION 00110 - CONTRACTOR’S QUALIFICATION STATEMENT

This Section shall be completed upon request of OWNER to demonstrate Bidder’s qualifications to enter into

Contract with and to perform the Work for OWNER.

1. Project Information:

OWNER: City of East Lansing Water Resource Recovery Facility

Address: 1700 Trowbridge Road

East Lansing, MI 48823

Project: Operational Facilities and Treatment Optimization Improvements

Contract No. 200-13045-22002-S-1

2. Bidder Information:

Name of Organization:

Address:

Telephone:

Facsimile:

3. Surety company:

Name of Surety:

Agent’s Name:

Surety Rating: A.M. Best’s Rating

4. Type of Organization, check if:

Corporation Partnership Joint Venture Sole Proprietorship

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If Corporation:

Date and State of Incorporation

List of Executive Officers

Name Title

If Partnership:

Date and State of Organization:

Names of Current General Partners

Type of Partnership

General Publicly Traded

Limited Other (describe):

If Joint Venture:

Name, Address and Form of Organization of Joint Venture Partners: (Indicate managing partner by an asterisk *)

If Sole Proprietorship:

Name and Address of Owner or Owners

5. Completed Projects: In Schedule A, provide the following for projects completed within the past five years (If joint venture, list each participant's projects separately):

A. List major engineered construction projects completed by this organization.

B. Has your organization ever failed to complete any work awarded to it?

C. Has your organization ever failed to substantially complete a project in a timely manner?

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D. Are there any judgments, claims, arbitration proceedings or suits pending or outstanding against your organization or its officers?

E. Has your organization filed any lawsuits or requested arbitration with regard to construction contracts?

F. Has any Corporate officer, partner, joint venture participant or proprietor ever failed to complete a construction contract awarded to him or her in their own name or when acting as a principal of another organization?

G. Is your organization a member of a controlled group of corporations as defined in I.R.C. Sec. 1563?

Yes No

If yes, show names and addresses of affiliated companies.

6. Current Projects: In Schedule B, provide the following (If joint venture, list each participant's projects separately):

A. List major engineered construction projects under current contract by this organization.

B. Are there any projects that are beyond final completion date?

C. Are there any projects that have liquidated damages presently being assessed?

D. Are there any judgments, claims, arbitration proceedings or suits pending or outstanding against your organization or its officers?

E. Has your organization filed any lawsuits or requested arbitration on any of these projects?

7. Financial Resources:

A. Provide complete financial statement for firm.

B. Provide in Schedule C, equipment owned by firm. Include manufacturer’s name, description, size and or capacity, and age.

C. Provide the following information with respect to an accredited banking institution familiar with your organization.

Name of Bank:

Account Manager:

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D. What is your approximate total bonding capacity (circle one)?

$500,000 to $2,000,000

$2,000,000 to $5,000,000

$5,000,000 to $10,000,000

$10,000,000 or more

8. Experience Record: In Schedule D, provide:

A. Details of the construction experience of the principal individuals of your organization directly involved in construction operations.

B. Indicate general types of work performed with your own work force.

9. Safety: Describe the permanent safety program you maintain within your organization (use attachment if necessary).

A. Submit a copy of the Bidder's current Experience Modification Rates (EMR).

B. Submit Bidder's OSHA Form 200 recordable incidence rate for the last calendar year, per 200,000 man-hours, for:

1. Total cases.

2. Lost workday cases.

3. Non-fatal cases per number of lost workdays.

I hereby certify that the information submitted herewith, including any attachment is true to the best of my knowledge and belief.

Subscribed and sworn to before me on

By:

County, Michigan Title:

Signature Dated:

Printed:

Notary Public

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COMPLETED PROJECTS

SCHEDULE A

Name, Location, and

Description of Project Owner

Design

Engineer

Date

Completed

Contract

Price

5.B.

Yes / No

5.C.

Yes / No

5.D.

Yes / No

5.E.

Yes / No

5.F.

Yes / No

Reference/Contact

Include Address & Phone

If any of questions 5.B. through F is yes, then attach written explanation.

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CURRENT PROJECTS

SCHEDULE B

Name, Location, and

Description of Project Owner

Design

Engineer

Date

Completed

Contract

Price

6.B.

Yes / No

6.C.

Yes / No

6.D.

Yes / No

6.E.

Yes / No

Reference/Contact

Include Address & Phone

If any of questions 6.B. through E is yes, then attach written explanation.

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FINANCIAL RESOURCES

SCHEDULE C

Owned Equipment Description Manufacturer’s Name Size or Capacity Age Condition Location Stored

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EXPERIENCE RECORD

SCHEDULE D

Person’s Name

Position

Date started with this Firm

Year started in

Construction

Prior positions and experience in Construction

General Types of Work Performed by Own Work Force:

END OF SECTION

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SECTION 00200 - INSTRUCTION TO BIDDERS

ARTICLE 1 - DEFINED TERMS

1.01 Terms used in these Instructions to Bidders will have the meanings indicated in the General Conditions and

Supplementary Conditions. Additional terms used in these Instructions to Bidders have the meanings indicated below which are applicable to both the singular and plural thereof:

A. Bidder: The individual or entity who submits a Bid directly to OWNER.

B. Issuing Office: The office from which the Bidding Documents are to be issued and where the bidding procedures are to be administered.

C. Successful Bidder: The lowest responsible Bidder submitting a responsive Bid to whom OWNER (on the basis of OWNER’s evaluation as hereinafter provided) makes an award.

ARTICLE 2 - COPIES OF BIDDING DOCUMENTS

2.01 Complete sets of the Bidding Documents for the purchase sum, if any, stated in the Advertisement or

Invitation to Bid may be obtained from the Issuing Office.

A. Upon written request, copies of the Bidding Drawings, in their entirety or by individual Drawing, may be obtained in electronic format from the Issuing Office for the purchase sum of $100 per Drawing.

Upon receipt of payment, Drawings will be made available in the latest version of AutoCAD and transmitted to Bidder on a CD or DVD. E-mail transfer of Bidding Drawings will not be permitted.

2.02 Complete sets of Bidding Documents must be used in preparing Bids; neither OWNER nor ENGINEER assumes any responsibility for errors or misinterpretations resulting from the use of incomplete sets of

Bidding Documents.

2.03 OWNER and ENGINEER in making copies of Bidding Documents available on the above terms do so only for the purpose of obtaining Bids for the Work and do not confer a license or grant for any other use.

ARTICLE 3 - QUALIFICATIONS OF BIDDERS

3.01 Each Bidder shall submit to ENGINEER the following information pertaining to its financial resources, adequacy of plant and equipment, organization, prior experience and other facts, as their qualification to enter into contract with and to perform the Work for OWNER.

A. Section 00110 - Contractor’s Qualification Statement, including Schedules A, B, C, and D.

B. Bidders must demonstrate in Schedule A, a minimum of two project experiences that are similar to or larger than this Project. Projects must be similar in nature to this Project description. Bidders who cannot demonstrate project experience of this type or size must demonstrate an experience in other types of construction projects of comparable complexity.

1. Subcontractors, when required to be identified in the Bid, may be required to complete the

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and D. Subcontractor’s may be required to demonstrate a project experience record as required in this Paragraph.

ARTICLE 4 - EXAMINATION OF BIDDING DOCUMENTS, OTHER RELATED DATA, AND SITE

4.01 It is the responsibility of each Bidder before submitting a Bid:

A. To examine and carefully study the Bidding Documents, including any Addenda and other related data identified in the Bidding Documents (including "technical data" referred to in Paragraphs 4.02 through 4.05, inclusive);

B. To visit the Site and become familiar with and satisfy Bidder as to the general, local, and Site conditions that may affect cost, progress, and performance of the Work;

C. To become familiar with and satisfy Bidder as to all Federal, State, and local Laws and Regulations that may affect cost, progress, and performance of the Work;

D. To promptly notify ENGINEER of all conflicts, errors, ambiguities, or discrepancies which Bidder has discovered in or between the Contract Documents and such other related documents;

E. To carefully study all reports of explorations and tests of subsurface conditions at or contiguous to the

Site and all drawings of physical conditions in or relating to existing surface or subsurface structures at or contiguous to the Site (except Underground Facilities) which have been identified in the

Supplementary Conditions as provided in Paragraph 5.03 of the General Conditions, and carefully study all reports and drawings of a Hazardous Environmental Condition, if any, at the Site which have been identified in the Supplementary Conditions as provided in Paragraph 5.06 of the General

Conditions;

F. To obtain and carefully study (or assume responsibility for doing so) all additional or supplementary examinations, investigations, explorations, tests, studies, and data concerning conditions (surface, subsurface, and Underground Facilities) at or contiguous to the Site which may affect cost, progress, or performance of the Work or which relate to any aspect of the means, methods, techniques, sequences, and procedures of construction to be employed by Bidder, including any specific means, methods, techniques, sequences, and procedures of construction expressly required by the Bidding Documents, and safety precautions and programs incident thereto;

G. To agree at the time of submitting its Bid that no further examinations, investigations, explorations, tests, studies, or data are necessary for the determination of its Bid for performance of the Work at the price bid and within the times and in accordance with the other terms and conditions of the Bidding

Documents;

H. To correlate the information known to Bidder, information and observations obtained from visits to the

Site, reports and drawings identified in the Bidding Documents, and all additional examinations, investigations, explorations, tests, studies, and data with the Bidding Documents;

I. To determine that the Bidding Documents are generally sufficient to indicate and convey understanding of all terms and conditions for the performance of the Work;

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4.02 Subsurface and Physical Conditions

A. The Supplementary Conditions identify:

1. Those reports of explorations and tests of subsurface conditions at or contiguous to the Site that

ENGINEER has used in preparing the Bidding Documents.

2. Those drawings of physical conditions in or relating to existing surface and subsurface structures at or contiguous to the Site (except Underground Facilities) that ENGINEER has used in preparing the Bidding Documents.

B. Provisions concerning responsibilities for the adequacy of data furnished to prospective Bidders with respect to subsurface conditions, other physical conditions, and Underground Facilities, and possible changes in the Bidding Documents due to differing or unanticipated conditions appear in Paragraphs

5.03, 5.04, and 5.05 of the General Conditions.

4.03 Underground Facilities

A. Information and data shown or indicated in the Bidding Documents with respect to existing

Underground Facilities at or contiguous to the Site is based upon information and data furnished to

OWNER and ENGINEER by owners of such Underground Facilities, including OWNER, or others.

4.04 Hazardous Environmental Condition(s)

A. The Supplementary Conditions identify:

1. Those reports and drawings relating to Hazardous Environmental Condition(s) identified at the

Site, if any, that ENGINEER has used in preparing the Bidding Documents are identified in

Paragraph 5.06 of General and Supplementary Conditions.

B. Copies of reports and drawings referenced in Paragraph 4.04.A, that are not included with Bidding

Documents, may be examined at City of East Lansing WRRF during regular business hours, Monday thru Friday, 8:00 am to 3:00 pm. Those reports and drawings are not part of the Contract Documents, but the "technical data" contained therein upon which Bidder is entitled to rely as provided in

Paragraph 5.06 of the General Conditions has been identified and established in Paragraph 5.06 of the

Supplementary Conditions. Bidder is responsible for any interpretation or conclusion Bidder draws from any “technical data” or any other data, interpretations, opinions, or information contained in such reports or shown or indicated on such drawings.

C. Provisions concerning responsibilities for the adequacy of data furnished to prospective Bidders with respect to a Hazardous Environmental Condition at the Site, if any, and possible changes in the

Contract Documents due to any Hazardous Environmental Condition uncovered or revealed at the Site which was not shown or indicated on Drawings or Specifications or identified in the Contract

Documents to be within the scope of the Work appear in Paragraph 5.06 of the General Conditions.

4.05 The submission of a Bid will constitute an incontrovertible representation by Bidder that Bidder has complied with every requirement of this Article 4, that without exception the Bid is premised upon performing and furnishing the Work required by the Bidding Documents and applying any specific means, methods, techniques, sequences, and procedures of construction that may be shown or indicated or expressly required by the Bidding Documents, that Bidder has given ENGINEER written notice of all conflicts, errors, ambiguities, and discrepancies that Bidder has discovered in the Bidding Documents and the written resolutions thereof by ENGINEER are acceptable to Bidder, and that the Bidding Documents are generally

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sufficient to indicate and convey understanding of all terms and conditions for performing and furnishing the Work.

ARTICLE 5 - PRE-BID CONFERENCE

5.01 A mandatory Pre-Bid Conference will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday, May 13, 2025, at City of East

Lansing Water Resource Recovery Facility at 1700 Trowbridge Rd., East Lansing, MI 48823.

Representatives of OWNER and ENGINEER will be present to discuss the Project. Bidders are required to attend and participate in the conference. Instructions for scheduling tours of the Site will be provided as part of the Pre-Bid Conference. Prospective Bidders who fail to attend and register at the meeting will be disqualified from bidding for the Work. Addendums with be posted ENGINEER to plan posting website.

Such Addenda will include responses the ENGINEER considers necessary in response to questions arising at the conference. Oral statements may not be relied upon and will not be binding or legally effective.

Due to current construction on the US-127 and I-496 corridor the access to the WRRF is limited. To enter the WRRF, attendees will need to travel westbound on Trowbridge Rd from Harrison Rd. Drive past the

North US-127 and West I-496 on ramps under the US-127 bridge. Continue on Trowbridge to the WRRF entrance gate. There will be construction traffic in this area so use caution.

ARTICLE 6 - SITE AND OTHER AREAS

6.01 The Site is identified in the Bidding Documents. All additional lands and access thereto required for temporary construction facilities, construction equipment, or storage of materials and equipment to be incorporated in Work are to be obtained and paid for by CONTRACTOR. Easements for permanent structures or permanent changes in existing facilities are to be obtained and paid for by OWNER unless otherwise provided in the Bidding Documents.

ARTICLE 7 - INTERPRETATIONS AND ADDENDA

7.01 All questions about the meaning or intent of the Bidding Documents are to be submitted to ENGINEER in writing. Interpretations or clarifications considered necessary by ENGINEER in response to such questions will be issued by Addenda mailed or delivered to all parties recorded by ENGINEER as having received the

Bidding Documents. Questions received less than ten days prior to the date for opening of Bids may not be answered. Only questions answered by Addenda will be binding. Oral and other interpretations or clarifications will be without legal effect. The last day for submittal of questions is May 29, 2025.

7.02 Addenda may be issued to clarify, correct, or change the Bidding Documents as deemed advisable by

OWNER or ENGINEER.

ARTICLE 8 - BID SECURITY

8.01 A Bid must be accompanied by Bid Security made payable to OWNER in an amount of five percent of

Bidder’s maximum Bid price and in the form of a certified check, bank check, or a Bid Bond on the form attached in Section 00430, issued by a surety meeting the requirements of Paragraphs 6.01 and 6.02 of the

General Conditions.

8.02 The Bid Security of the Successful Bidder will be retained until such Bidder has executed the Contract

Documents, furnished the required Contract Security and met the other conditions of the Notice of Award, whereupon the Bid Security will be returned. If the Successful Bidder fails to execute and deliver the

Contract Documents and furnish the required Contract Security within ten (10) days after the Notice of

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Award, OWNER may annul the Notice of Award and the Bid Security of that Bidder will be forfeited. The

Bid Security of other Bidders whom OWNER believes to have a reasonable chance of receiving the award may be retained by OWNER until the earlier of seven (7) days after the Effective Date of the Agreement or

121 days after the Bid opening, whereupon Bid Security furnished by such Bidders will be returned.

8.03 Bid Security of other Bidders whom OWNER believes do not have a reasonable chance of receiving the award will be returned within seven (7) days after the Bid opening.

ARTICLE 9 - CONTRACT TIMES

9.01 The number of days within which, or the dates by which, the Work is to be (a) Substantially Completed,

(b) Milestones (if any), and (c) also completed and ready for final payment are set forth in the Agreement.

ARTICLE 10 - LIQUIDATED DAMAGES

10.01 Provisions for liquidated damages, if any, are set forth in the Agreement.

ARTICLE 11 - SUBSTITUTE AND "OR-EQUAL" ITEMS COST FOR EVALUATION

11.01 The Contract, if awarded, will be on the basis of materials and equipment specified or described in the

Bidding Documents without consideration of possible substitute or "or-equal" items. Whenever it is specified or described in the Bidding Documents that a substitute or "or-equal" item of material or equipment may be furnished or used by CONTRACTOR if acceptable to ENGINEER, application for such acceptance will not be considered by ENGINEER until after the Effective Date of the Agreement. The procedure for submission of any such application by CONTRACTOR and consideration by ENGINEER is set forth in the General Conditions and may be supplemented in the General Requirements.

ARTICLE 12 - SUBCONTRACTORS, SUPPLIERS, AND OTHERS

12.01 If the Supplementary Conditions require the identity of certain Subcontractors, Suppliers, individuals, or entities to be submitted to OWNER in advance of a specified date prior to the Effective Date of the

Agreement, the apparent Successful Bidder, and any other Bidder so requested, SHALL within five (5) days after Bid opening, submit to OWNER a list of all such Subcontractors, Suppliers, individuals, or entities proposed for those portions of the Work for which such identification is required. Such list shall be accompanied by an experience statement with pertinent information regarding similar projects and other evidence of qualification for each such Subcontractor, Supplier, individual, or entity if requested by

OWNER. If OWNER or ENGINEER, after due investigation, has reasonable objection to any proposed

Subcontractor, Supplier, individual, or entity, OWNER may, before the Notice of Award is given, request apparent Successful Bidder to submit a substitute, in which case apparent Successful Bidder shall submit an acceptable substitute. Bidder’s Bid price will be increased (or decreased) by the difference in cost occasioned by such substitution, and OWNER may consider such price adjustment in evaluating Bids and making the contract award.

12.02 If apparent Successful Bidder declines to make any such substitution, OWNER may award the Contract to the next lowest Bidder that proposes to use acceptable Subcontractors, Suppliers, individuals, or entities.

Declining to make requested substitutions will not constitute grounds for forfeiture of the Bid Security of any Bidder. Any Subcontractor, Supplier, individual, or entity so listed and against which OWNER or

ENGINEER makes no written objection prior to the giving of the Notice of Award will be deemed acceptable to OWNER and ENGINEER subject to revocation of such acceptance after the Effective Date of the Agreement as provided in Paragraph 7.06 of the General Conditions.

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12.03 CONTRACTOR shall not be required to employ any Subcontractor, Supplier, individual, or entity against whom CONTRACTOR has reasonable objection.

12.04 The manufacturers of certain equipment items are required to submit Equipment Data Sheets to

ENGINEER prior to the time Bids are received. Equipment items requiring such submittals are identified in the Specifications. Failure on the part of the manufacturer to provide this information in the form and at the time prescribed in the individual Specification Sections where the equipment is described will make their equipment subject to rejection by OWNER.

ARTICLE 13 - PREPARATION OF BID

13.01 The Bid Form is included with the Bidding Documents. Additional copies may be obtained from

ENGINEER or Issuing Office.

13.02 All blanks on Bid Form shall be completed by printing in ink or by typewriter and the Bid signed. Changes on Bid Form shall be lined-out with Bidder’s initials next to the change to signify and validate change on

Bid Form.

13.03 A Bid by a corporation shall be executed in the corporate name by the president or a vice-president or other corporate officer accompanied by evidence of authority to sign. The corporate seal shall be affixed and attested by the secretary or an assistant secretary. The corporate address and state of incorporation shall be shown below the signature.

13.04 A Bid by a partnership shall be executed in the partnership name and signed by a partner (whose title must appear under the signature), accompanied by evidence of authority to sign. The official address of the partnership shall be shown below the signature.

13.05 A Bid by a limited liability company shall be executed in the name of the firm by a member and accompanied by evidence of authority to sign. The state of formation of the firm and the official address of the firm must be shown below the signature.

13.06 A Bid by an individual shall show the Bidder’s name and official address.

13.07 A Bid by a joint venture shall be executed by each joint venturer in the manner indicated on Bid Form. The official address of the joint venture must be shown below the signature.

13.08 Evidence of authority to conduct business as an out-of-state corporation in the state where the Work is to be performed shall be provided in accordance with Paragraph 13.03 above. State contractor license number, if any, must be shown.

13.09 All names shall be typed or printed in black ink below the signatures.

13.10 The Bid shall contain an acknowledgment of receipt of all Addenda, the numbers of which shall be filled in on Bid Form.

13.11 The address and telephone number for communications regarding the Bid shall be shown.

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13.12 The Bid shall contain evidence of Bidder’s authority and qualification to do business in the state where the

Project is located or covenant to obtain such qualification prior to award of the Contract. Bidder’s state contractor license number for the state of the Project, if any, shall also be shown on Bid Form.

ARTICLE 14 - BASIS OF BID; EVALUATION OF BIDS

14.01 Lump Sum

A. Bidders shall submit a Bid on a Lump Sum basis as set forth on Bid Form.

14.02 The Bid Price shall include a provisionary allowance, if any, named in the Contract Documents. The Bid

Price shall include the requirements of Article 5 of the Agreement, and include such amounts as the Bidder deems proper for overhead and profit as provided in Paragraph 13.02.B of the General Conditions.

14.03 The Bid price shall include such amounts, as the Bidder deems proper for overhead and profit on account of cash allowances, if any, named in the Contract Documents as provided in Paragraph 13.02.B of the General

Conditions.

14.04 The Bidder will complete the "EQUIPMENT EVALUATION" portion of the Bid. OWNER reserves the right to evaluate the data and prices received for the products listed. Based on the information listed on

"Equipment Data Sheet" included in the appropriate Specification Section and the prices listed on Bid

Form, OWNER will evaluate the product as to its long-term value. If OWNER determines that another product is desirable to OWNER, a Change Order, in accordance with Articles 11, 12, and 13 of the

General Conditions, will be issued for providing the product at the differential price listed on Bid Form after the award of the Contract.

ARTICLE 15 - SUBMITTAL OF BID

15.01 Each prospective Bidder is furnished one copy of the Bidding Documents. An unbound copy of Bid Form is to be completed and submitted with the following data:

A. Evidence of Bidder's qualification to do business in the state where the Project is located or covenant to obtain such qualification prior to award of the Contract; and

B. Required Bid Security in the form of a certified check, bank check, or a Bid Bond; and

C. Section 00400 - A tabulation of Subcontractors, Suppliers and other individuals and entities required to be identified in paragraphs 6.01 and 7.01 of Bid Form. Failure to indicate subcontractors and supplier may result in rejection of Bid.

15.02 A Bid shall be submitted no later than the date and time prescribed and at the place indicated in the

Advertisement or Invitation to Bid and shall be enclosed in an opaque sealed envelope plainly marked with the Project title (and, if applicable, the designated portion of the Project for which the Bid is submitted), the name and address of Bidder, and shall be accompanied by the Bid Security and other required documents. If a Bid is sent by mail or other delivery system, the sealed envelope containing the Bid shall be enclosed in a separate envelope plainly marked on the outside with the notation "BID ENCLOSED." A mailed Bid shall be addressed to OWNER’s office; City of East Lansing, Department of Public Works, 410 Abbot Road, Treatment Optimization Improvements

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ARTICLE 16 - MODIFICATION AND WITHDRAWAL OF BID

16.01 A Bid may be modified or withdrawn by an appropriate document duly executed in the manner that a Bid must be executed and delivered to the place where Bids are to be submitted prior to the date and time for the opening of Bids.

16.02 No Bidder may withdraw any Bid after the time stated in the Advertisement or Invitation to Bid.

ARTICLE 17 - OPENING OF BIDS

17.01 Bids will be opened at the time and place indicated in the Advertisement or Invitation to Bid and, unless obviously non-responsive, read aloud publicly. An abstract of the amounts of the base Bids and major alternates, if any, will be made available to Bidders after the opening of Bids.

ARTICLE 18 - BIDS TO REMAIN SUBJECT TO ACCEPTANCE

18.01 All Bids will remain subject to acceptance for the period of time stated on Bid Form, but OWNER may, in its sole discretion, release any Bid and return the Bid Security prior to the end of this period.

ARTICLE 19 - AWARD OF CONTRACT

19.01 OWNER reserves the right to reject any or all Bids, including without limitation, nonconforming, nonresponsive, unbalanced, or conditional Bids. OWNER further reserves the right to reject the Bid of any

Bidder whom it finds, after reasonable inquiry and evaluation, to be non-responsible. OWNER may also reject the Bid of any Bidder if OWNER believes that it would not be in the best interest of the Project to make an award to that Bidder. OWNER also reserves the right to waive all informalities not involving price, time, or changes in the Work and to negotiate Contract terms with the Successful Bidder.

19.02 More than one Bid for the same Work from an individual or entity under the same or different names will not be considered. Reasonable grounds for believing that any Bidder has an interest in more than one Bid for the Work may be cause for disqualification of that Bidder and the rejection of all Bids in which that

Bidder has an interest.

19.03 In evaluating Bids, OWNER will consider whether or not the Bids comply with the prescribed requirements, and such alternates, unit prices and other data, as may be requested on Bid Form or prior to the Notice of

Award.

19.04 In evaluating Bidders, OWNER will consider the qualifications of Bidders, in accordance with Article 3 of this Section, and may consider the qualifications and experience of Subcontractors, Suppliers, and other individuals or entities proposed for those portions of the Work for which the identity of Subcontractors, Suppliers, and other individuals or entities must be submitted as provided in the Supplementary Conditions.

19.05 OWNER may conduct such investigations as OWNER deems necessary to establish the responsibility, qualifications, and financial ability of Bidders, proposed Subcontractors, Suppliers, individuals, or entities to perform the Work in accordance with the Contract Documents.

19.06 If the Contract is to be awarded, OWNER will award the Contract to the Bidder whose Bid is in the best interests of the Project.

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ARTICLE 20 - CONTRACT SECURITY AND INSURANCE

20.01 Article 6 of the General Conditions, as may be modified by the Supplementary Conditions, sets forth

OWNER’s requirements as to performance and payment Bonds and insurance. When the Successful Bidder delivers the executed Agreement to OWNER, it must be accompanied by such Bonds and insurance.

ARTICLE 21 - SIGNING OF AGREEMENT

21.01 When OWNER gives a Notice of Award to the Successful Bidder, it shall be accompanied by the required number of unsigned counterparts of the Agreement with the other Contract Documents which are identified in the Agreement as attached thereto. Within ten (10) days thereafter, Successful Bidder shall sign and deliver the required number of counterparts of the Agreement and attached documents to OWNER. Within ten (10) days thereafter, OWNER shall deliver one fully signed counterpart to Successful Bidder with a complete set of Drawings with appropriate identification.

ARTICLE 22 - SALES AND USE TAXES

22.01 Bidder shall pay all State Sales, Use, and other Taxes that are lawfully assessed against OWNER or

Bidder on materials and equipment to be incorporated in Work. Said taxes shall be included in the

Contract Price. Refer to General Conditions GC 7.09.

ARTICLE 23 - RETAINAGE

23.01 Provisions concerning CONTRACTOR’s retainage are set forth in Article 6 of the Agreement.

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SECTION 00400 - BID FORM

City of East Lansing

Water Resource Recovery Facility

Operational Facilities and Treatment Optimization Improvements

THIS BID IS SUBMITTED TO:

City of East Lansing

Owner

410 Abbot Road

Address

City, State, Zip

1.01 The undersigned Bidder proposes and agrees, if this Bid is accepted, to enter into an Agreement with

OWNER in the form included in the Bidding Documents to perform all Work as specified or indicated in the Bidding Documents for the prices and within the times indicated in this Bid and in accordance with the other terms and conditions of the Bidding Documents.

2.01 Bidder accepts all of the terms and conditions of the Advertisement or Invitation to Bid and Instructions to

Bidders, including without limitation those dealing with the disposition of Bid security. The Bid will remain subject to acceptance for 120 days after the Bid opening, or for such longer period of time that Bidder may agree to in writing upon request of OWNER.

3.01 In submitting this Bid, Bidder represents, as set forth in the Agreement, that:

A. Bidder has examined and carefully studied the Bidding Documents, the other related data identified in the Bidding Documents, and the following Addenda, receipt of all which is hereby acknowledged.

Addendum No. Addendum Date

B. Bidder has visited the Site and become familiar with and is satisfied as to the general, local, and Site conditions that may affect cost, progress, and performance of the Work.

C. Bidder is familiar with and is satisfied as to all Federal, State, and local Laws and Regulations that may affect cost, progress, and performance of the Work.

D. Bidder has carefully studied all:

1. Reports of explorations and tests of subsurface conditions at or contiguous to the Site and all drawings of physical conditions in or relating to existing surface or subsurface structures at or

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contiguous to the Site (except Underground Facilities) which have been identified in the

Supplementary Conditions as provided in Paragraph 5.03 of the General Conditions, and

2. Reports and drawings of a Hazardous Environmental Condition, if any, which has been identified in the Supplementary Conditions as provided in Paragraph 5.06 of the General Conditions.

E. Bidder has obtained and carefully studied (or assumes responsibility for having done so) all additional or supplementary examinations, investigations, explorations, tests, studies and data concerning conditions (surface, subsurface and Underground Facilities) at or contiguous to the Site which may affect cost, progress, or performance of the Work or which relate to any aspect of the means, methods, techniques, sequences, and procedures of construction to be employed by Bidder, including applying the specific means, methods, techniques, sequences, and procedures of construction expressly required by the Bidding Documents to be employed by Bidder, and safety precautions and programs incident thereto.

F. Bidder does not consider that any further examinations, investigations, explorations, tests, studies, or data are necessary for the determination of this Bid for performance of the Work at the price(s) bid and within the times and in accordance with the other terms and conditions of the Bidding Documents.

G. Bidder has correlated the information known to Bidder, information and observations obtained from visits to the Site, reports and drawings identified in the Bidding Documents, and all additional examinations, investigations, explorations, tests, studies, and data with the Bidding Documents.

H. Bidder has given ENGINEER written notice of all conflicts, errors, ambiguities, or discrepancies that

Bidder has discovered in the Bidding Documents, and the written resolution thereof by ENGINEER is acceptable to Bidder.

I. The Bidding Documents are generally sufficient to indicate and convey understanding of all terms and conditions for the performance of the Work for which this Bid is submitted.

J. In preparation of this Bid, Bidder acknowledges that it will not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment with respect to hire, tenure, conditions, or privileges of employment, or a matter directly or indirectly related to employment, because of race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, height, weight, marital status, or a disability that can be reasonably accommodated. OWNER will require this covenant be placed in the Contract with any subcontractor employed in the performance of this Contract.

K. OWNER will utilize funds from the State Revolving Loan Fund (SRF) on the Project. Bidders acknowledge that:

1. Revolving Loan Fund projects require the use of Prevailing Wages as explained in Section

00450.

2. Revolving Loan Fund projects require the use of the Buy American Contract requirements as explained in Section 00458.

3. Complete the Certification Regarding Debarment, Suspension and Other Responsibility Matters form in Section 00450, or explanation why it cannot certify the terms included in the certification, within seven (7) days after a request from OWNER.

a. In addition, each prospective subcontractor and supplier must submit a completed certification or explanation to CONTRACTOR for all procurement transactions of $25,000

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or more. The submission of the certification or explanation is also required for all subtier subcontractors.

4.01 Bidder further represents that this Bid is genuine and not made in the interest of or on behalf of any undisclosed individual or entity and is not submitted in conformity with any agreement or rules of any group, association, organization or…