REQUEST FOR BID (RFB)

FOR

Steel Sheet Piling

BID #2018-14

Issued by:

Portage County Purchasing Department

All required bid documents/copies must be submitted No later than 2 PM 3/19/2018 to:

Portage County Purchasing

1462 Strongs Ave Stevens Point WI 54481

LATE BIDS WILL BE REJECTED

There will be a public opening for this Bid

For further information regarding this RFB contact Calvin Winters

At (715) 346-1393 Email: wintersc@co.portage.wi.us

Issued: 2/19/2018

PORTAGE COUNTY BID #2018-14

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

SECTION SUBJECT PAGE #

1. GENERAL INFORMATION AND SCOPE

2. QUESTIONS

3. METHOD OF BID

4. BID SUBMISSION

5. BID RESPONSE REQUIREMENTS

6. METHOD OF AWARD

7. BIDDER/CONTRACTOR QUALIFICATIONS

8. SPECIFICATIONS

9. DELIVERY

10. FREIGHT

11. SUBCONTRACTING OR THIRD PARTY PAYMENTS

12. INVOICING REQUIREMENTS

13. CONTRACT CANCELLATION

14. APPEALS PROCESS

ATTACHMENT A – SIGNATURE AND AUTHORITY AFFIDAVIT FORM

ATTACHMENT B – REFERENCES SHEET

ATTACHMENT C – BID OFFER FORM

ATTACHMENT D – STANDARD TERMS AND CONDITIONS

ATTACHMENT E- WISCONSIN DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION SECTION 512 STEEL SHEET PILING STANDARD

SPECIFICATION

ATTACHMENT F- COUNTY TRUNK HIGHWAY F PROJECT LOCATION AND DESCRIPTION

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1. GENERAL INFORMATION AND SCOPE

The County of Portage Wisconsin (County), through its Purchasing Department (Purchasing), requests bids to establish a contract for providing, delivery and installation of temporary and permanent steel sheet piling for the County Trunk Highway F project and non-project specific work per the bid documents.

The attached Standard Terms and Conditions shall govern this bid unless specifically modified in these bid documents. Conditions of bid that include the word "must" or "shall,” describe a mandatory requirement. All specifications are defined as mandatory minimum requirements unless otherwise stated. If no bidder is able to comply with a given specification or condition of bid, Purchasing reserves the right to delete that specification or condition of bid. Failure to meet specification requirements shall disqualify your bid. Vendors may not submit their own contract document as a substitute for these terms and conditions.

Retain a copy of these Bid documents for your files. Should you receive an award, these Bid documents become your contract terms and conditions.

Definitions: The following definitions are used throughout the RFB documents:

Bidder/Vendor means a company or individual submitting a bid response to this RFB Contractor means bidder awarded the contract County means the County of Portage Wisconsin Purchasing means the County of Portage Purchasing Department RFB means Request for Bid State means the State of Wisconsin VendorNet means the State of Wisconsin’s electronic purchasing information system

2. QUESTIONS

If a vendor discovers any significant ambiguity, error, conflict, discrepancy, omission, or other deficiency in this RFB they shall notify the Procurement Director named below of such error and request a modification or clarification.

Any communications or questions regarding the specifications, or special conditions of bid should be written and submitted to Purchasing as soon as possible, but no later than end of day on 3/11/2018.

Purchasing will respond to questions if necessary by issuing an official addendum, posted on VendorNet and on the Portage County Website. Bidders are responsible for checking these websites for any addenda before submitting a bid. Failure to acknowledge addenda may disqualify your bid.

https://vendornet.wi.gov/ http://www.co.portage.wi.us/

Any correspondence or questions submitted must include the bid number

Submit questions in writing via email to:

Calvin Winters, Procurement Director, e-mail: wintersc@co.portage.wi.us Phone: 715-346-1393

3. METHOD OF BID

Bidder must submit a unit price for each bid item. All prices must be quoted in U.S. Dollars.

https://vendornet.wi.gov/ http://www.co.portage.wi.us/

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Bidder must bid on the enclosed Bid Offer Form.

4. BID SUBMISSION

Bidders must submit an original and one copy including all required materials for acceptance of their bid by the date and time listed on the Bid Cover Sheet. Any bids received after that time and date will be rejected. Receipt of a bid by the US mail system does not constitute receipt of a bid by Purchasing, for purposes of this RFB. Also refer to the Bid Response Requirements.

Faxed and e-mailed bids are not accepted. Bids must be forwarded to:

Portage County Purchasing

All bids are to be packaged, sealed, and MUST show the following information on the outside of the package:

-Vendor's Name and Address -Request for Bid Title -Request for Bid Number -Bid Due Date

5. BID RESPONSE REQUIREMENTS

In order for your bid to be considered, the following information must be provided by the due date and time listed on the bid cover page. Failure to include any required documents will disqualify your bid.

Include an original and a copy:

5.1 Signature and Authority Affidavit Form, with any addendums acknowledged, Attachment A

5.2 References Sheet, Attachment B

5.3 Bid Offer Form, Attachment C

The Signature and Authority Affidavit submitted in response to this RFB must be signed by the person in the Contractor's organization who is responsible for the decision as to the prices being offered in the Bid or by a person who has been authorized in writing to act as agent for the person responsible for the decision on prices and services. Failure to provide these forms/information with your bid submittal may disqualify your bid. The County encourages all bidders to print their submission double-sided to save paper

6. METHOD OF AWARD

Award(s) shall be made on the basis of the lowest unit price from a responsive, responsible bidder who meets specifications. Timeliness of delivery may be considered when making this award.

7. BIDDER/CONTRACTOR QUALIFICATIONS

To be eligible for a contract award, you must be qualified and able to provide the following:

7.1 Bidder must supply references of 3 firms to which similar service has been provided during the past 2 years to a comparable-sized institution or company. If contacted, all of those references must verify that a high level of satisfaction was provided. Use Attachment B to list references.

7.2 Bidder must be in the business of installing sheet piling for the past 3 years.

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7.3 Awarded contractor must provide Purchasing a Certificate of Insurance and maintain the minimum limits specified for the term of the contract. All policies must be issued with a 30-day cancellation notice, by an insurance company licensed to do business in the State of Wisconsin, with a minimum AM Best rating of A+, and signed by an authorized agent.

Maintain worker's compensation insurance as required by Wisconsin Statutes, for all employees engaged in the work.

Maintain commercial liability, bodily injury and property damage insurance against any claim(s) which might occur in carrying out this agreement/contract. Minimum coverage shall be one million dollars ($1,000,000) liability for bodily injury and property damage including products liability and completed operations. Provide motor vehicle insurance for all owned, non-owned and hired vehicles that are used in carrying out this contract. Minimum coverage shall be one million dollars ($1,000,000) per occurrence combined single limit for automobile liability and property damage.

8. SPECIFICATIONS

The following specifications are minimum acceptable requirements. Any specific reference to manufacturer(s) and/or catalog/model/stock numbers provided is to establish the design, type of construction, quality, functional capability and performance level desired. The bidder may offer an alternate product believed to be an equal. Any alternate product(s) bid must be clearly identified by manufacturer and catalog, model or stock number. Adequate detailed specifications of the product offered must be included with your bid to establish equivalency and to ensure that the product being bid meets all specifications. Failure to provide product specifications and information may disqualify your bid. The County of Portage shall be the sole judge of equivalency and acceptability. Any attachments, documents, price lists, etc. to support your bid, must include the bid number

Bid specifications may not be revised without an official written addendum issued by Purchasing.

8.1 See attachment E for Steel Sheet Piling Specification per Wisconsin Department of Transportation Standard Specifications Section 512.

8.2 Temporary and Permanent Steel Sheet Piling furnished and installed (both project and non-project) shall be hot rolled, uncoated, A572 Grade 50 material with a minimum section modulus of 30 in3/ft. or equivalent.

8.3 County Trunk Highway F Project Location and Description: See attachment F

8.4 For both project and non-project work, mobilization shall be paid each time it is necessary to move personnel, equipment, supplies and incidentals to the project location(s).

8.5 The non-project specific work are additive bid items and are quantities are unknown at this time.

These bid items are to establish unit prices for unforeseen steel sheet piling work for 2018.

9. DELIVERY

Temporary sheeting work along with permanent sheeting work, if required, for the County Trunk Highway F project is planned for approximately June 11, 2018 to July 31, 2018. No schedule or work is currently planned for non-project specific work in Portage County Please indicate lead time on the Bid Offer Form for both temporary and permanent sheeting bid items.

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10. FREIGHT

ON SITE SERVICE:

In carrying out the scope of this contract, the Contractor shall be required to perform services on County property. Bidders must include all transportation and insurance charges.

Failure to include these costs may disqualify your bid.

11. SUBCONTRACTING OR THIRD PARTY PAYMENTS

All subcontracting shall be pre-approved upon award by the County before any work begins.

Subcontractors must abide by all terms and conditions of the contract. The prime contractor shall be responsible for all subcontractor(s) work and payment.

FIRM PRICES

Prices must remain firm for 60 calendar days after bid opening. Prices established may be lowered due to general market conditions.

The awarded contractor must hold the accepted costs for the entire contract period. The County will review any adjustment of costs before the beginning of a contract renewal period. Price increase requests must be justified with supporting documentation of industry-wide increases.

12. INVOICING REQUIREMENTS

The County’s terms are to pay or reject invoices within 30 days of receipt. Before payment is made, it also must verify that all invoiced charges are correct as per this contract. Only properly submitted invoices shall be officially received for payment. Thus, your prompt payment requires that your invoices be clear and complete in conformity with the instructions below.

All invoices must be itemized showing:

a. purchase order number d. complete product description as

b. vendor name stated on your bid.

c. remit to address e. prices per the contract

The original invoice must be sent to the bill-to address shown on the Purchase Order.

13. CONTRACT CANCELLATION

This Contract may be terminated by either party under the following conditions:

13.1 The County may terminate the contract at any time at its sole discretion by delivering 30 days written notice to the Contractor.

If the problem is service performance, Contractor will be warned either verbally or in writing of unsatisfactory performance and intent to cancel this contract. Contractor will be given a period of time to ‘cure’ the performance. If the performance does not improve, Contractor will be given 15 days written notice that the contract will be cancelled.

Upon termination, the County’s liability will be limited to the pro rata cost of the services performed as of the date of termination.

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13.2 In the event the Contractor terminates the contract, for any reason whatsoever, it will require written certified letter notification delivered to the Purchasing Department not less than 60 days prior to said termination. The Contractor will, in turn, refund the County, within 30 days of said termination, all payments made hereunder by the County to the Contractor for work not completed.

13.3 If at any time the Contractor’s performance threatens the health and/or safety of the County or the public, the County has the right to cancel and terminate the contract without notice.

13.4 If the Contractor fails to maintain and keep in force the insurance as required, the County has the right to cancel and terminate the contract without notice.

14. APPEALS PROCESS

Notices of intent to protest and protests must be made in writing. Protestors should make their protests as specific as possible and should identify Wisconsin Statutes or Portage County Ordinance provisions that are alleged to have been violated.

The written notice of intent to protest the intent to award a contract must be filed with Calvin Winters, Procurement Director, Portage County Wisconsin, 1462 Strongs Ave, Stevens Point, WI 54481, and received in his office no later than five (5) working days after the notice of intent to award is issued.

The written protest must be received in his office no later than ten (10) working days after the notice of intent to award is issued.

The decision of the Procurement Director may be appealed to the Corporation Counsel Office within (5) working days of issuance. The appeal must allege a violation of a Wisconsin Statute or a Portage County Ordinance provision.

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ATTACHMENT A

SIGNATURE AND AUTHORITY AFFIDAVIT FORM

BIDDING COMPANY NAME: _________________________________________________________

FEIN (Federal Employer ID Number) OR Social Security # (if Sole Proprietorship)

Address: __________________________________________________________________________

City ____________________________ State ________ Zip + 4 _______________________

Number of years in Business _______

Name the person to contact for questions concerning this bid.

Name __________________________ Title ______________________________

Phone ( ) ______________________ Toll Free Phone ( ) __________________________

Fax ( ) ______________________ Email Address ___________________________

In signing this bid, we also certify that we have not, either directly or indirectly, entered into any agreement or participated in any collusion or otherwise taken any action in restraint of free competition; that no attempt has been made to induce any other person or firm to submit or not to submit a bid; that this bid has been independently arrived at without collusion with any other bidder, competitor or potential competitor; that this bid has not been knowingly disclosed prior to the opening of bids to any other bidder or competitor; that the above statement is accurate under penalty of perjury.

The undersigned, having familiarized themselves with the conditions affecting the cost of the work, having read completely the specifications, hereby proposes to perform everything required and to provide and furnish labor, materials, equipment, tools and all other services and supplies necessary to produce in a complete and workmanlike manner all of the materials or products described in the specifications relating to this Bid.

I further certify that I have carefully examined the bid documents and all terms herein, and site where the work is to be done and have no agreements to prevent the completion of said work.

Signature Title

Name (type or print) Date

This firm herby acknowledges receipt / review of the following addendum(s) (If any)

Addendum #_____ Addendum #_____Addendum #_____Addendum #_____

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ATTACHMENT B

REFERENCES

Vendor: _______________________________________________________________________

Provide company name, address, contact person, telephone number, and appropriate information on the product(s) and/or service(s) provided to customers similar to those requested in this solicitation document.

Potential subcontractors cannot be references. Any subcontractor arrangement for the completion of this work shall be listed on a separate page.

Company Name: _________________________________________________________________________

Address (include Zip + 4) ____________________________________________________________________

Contact Person: ____________________________________ Phone No. __________________________

E-Mail Address: __________________________________________________________________________

Product(s) Used and/or Service(s) Provided: ____________________________________________________

Company Name: _________________________________________________________________________

Address (include Zip + 4) ____________________________________________________________________

Contact Person: ____________________________________ Phone No. __________________________

E-Mail Address: __________________________________________________________________________

Product(s) Used and/or Service(s) Provided: ____________________________________________________

Company Name: _________________________________________________________________________

Address (include Zip + 4) ____________________________________________________________________

Contact Person: ____________________________________ Phone No. __________________________

E-Mail Address: __________________________________________________________________________

Product(s) Used and/or Service(s) Provided: ____________________________________________________

Company Name: _________________________________________________________________________

Address (include Zip + 4) ____________________________________________________________________

Contact Person: ____________________________________ Phone No. __________________________

E-Mail Address: __________________________________________________________________________

Product(s) Used and/or Service(s) Provided: ____________________________________________________

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ATTACHMENT C

BID OFFER FORM

Vendor:______________________________________________________________

Line # Description Quantity Unit Price Total Price

Mobilization, County Trunk Highway F Project

4 EACH

2 Piling Steel Sheet Temporary, County Trunk Highway F Project

2400 SF

3 ADDITIVE BID ITEM: Piling Steel Sheet Permanent Delivered, County Trunk Highway F Project

2400 SF

4 ADDITIVE BID ITEM: Piling Steel Sheet Permanent Driven, County Trunk Highway F Project

2400 SF

5 ADDITIVE BID ITEM: Mobilization, Non-project specific work located within Portage County

1 EACH

6 ADDITIVE BID ITEM: Piling Steel Sheet Temporary, Non-project specific work located within Portage County

1 SF

7 ADDITIVE BID ITEM: Piling Steel Sheet Permanent Delivered, Non-project specific work located within Portage County

1 SF

8 ADDITIVE BID ITEM: Piling Steel Sheet Permanent Driven, Non-project specific work located within Portage County

1 SF

Lead time to install temporary sheet piling work under line 2 & 6 above is __________ days after receipt of order

Lead time to furnish and install permanent sheet piling work under line 3, 4, 7 & 8 above work is __________ days after receipt of order

An original and one copy of all required forms are included in the submittal? Yes_____ No______

Portage County is exempt from Federal Excise and Wisconsin Sales Taxes, 77.54(9a). WI Stats.

Portage County’s CES number is ES 43251.

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ATTACHMENT D

STANDARD TERMS AND CONDITIONS

1.0 SPECIFICATIONS: The specifications in this request are the minimum acceptable. When specific manufacturer and model numbers are used, they are to establish a design, type of construction, quality, functional capability and/or performance level desired, unless otherwise specified. When alternates are bid/proposed, they must be identified by manufacturer, stock number, and such other information necessary to establish an acceptable equivalency. The County shall be the sole and final judge of equivalency.

2.0 HOW TO AMEND A REQUEST FOR BID, PROPOSAL OR QUOTE:

2.1 Public Works Projects are subject to Wis Stats 66.0901(5): If a person submits a bid or proposal for the performance of public work under any public contract to be let by a municipality and the bidder claims that a mistake, omission or error has been made in preparing the bid, the bidder shall, before the bids are opened, make known the fact that an error, omission or mistake has been made. If the bidder makes this fact known, the bid shall be returned to the bidder unopened and the bidder may not bid upon the public contract unless it is re-advertised and relet upon the re-advertisement. If a bidder makes an error, omission or mistake and discovers it after the bids are opened, the bidder shall immediately and without delay give written notice and make known the fact of the mistake, omission or error which has been committed and submit to the municipality clear and satisfactory evidence of the mistake, omission or error and that it was not caused by any careless act or omission on the bidder's part in the exercise of ordinary care in examining the plans or specifications and in conforming with the provisions of this section. If the discovery and notice of a mistake, omission or error causes a forfeiture, the bidder may not recover the moneys or certified check forfeited as liquidated damages unless it is proven before a court of competent jurisdiction in an action brought for the recovery of the amount forfeited, that in making the mistake, error or omission the bidder was free from carelessness, negligence or inexcusable neglect.

2.2 Non-Public Work Projects: After a Request for Bid/Proposal/Quote has been filed with the Portage County Purchasing

Department, the responder may submit an amended response BEFORE THE DUE DATE AND TIME set in the request. All the conditions and provisions of the original Bid/Proposal/Quote will be in effect. No submittals or amendments will be accepted after the due date and time of the request. This does not preclude the County from requesting additional information and/or clarification.

3.0 DEVIATIONS AND EXCEPTIONS: Deviations and exceptions from original text, terms, conditions, or specifications shall be described fully, on the bidder's/proposer's letterhead, signed, and attached to the request. In the absence of such statement, the bid/proposal shall be accepted as in strict compliance with all terms, conditions, and specifications and the bidders/proposers shall be held liable.

4.0 QUALITY: Unless otherwise indicated in the request, all material shall be new, newest model year, and free from defects.

Items which are used, demonstrators, obsolete, seconds, or which have been discontinued are unacceptable without prior written approval by the County.

5.0 QUANTITIES: The quantities shown on this request are based on estimated needs. The County reserves the right to increase or decrease quantities to meet actual needs.

6.0 DELIVERY: Deliveries shall be F.O.B. destination freight prepaid and included unless otherwise specified.

7.0 PRICING AND DISCOUNT: The County qualifies for governmental discounts. Unit prices shall reflect these discounts.

7.1 Unit prices shown on the bid/proposal or contract shall be the price per unit of sale (e.g., gal., cs., doz., ea.) as stated on the request or contract. For any given item, the quantity multiplied by the unit price shall establish the extended price; the unit price shall govern in the bid/proposal evaluation.

7.2 Prices established in continuing agreements and term contracts may be lowered due to general market conditions.

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8.0 RESPONSES TO REMAIN OPEN: Responses must remain open and will be deemed to be open and subject to acceptance until awarding of the bid/proposal is finalized, or a minimum of sixty (60) days unless otherwise specified.

9.0 ACCEPTANCE-REJECTION: The County reserves the right to accept or reject any or all bids/proposals, to waive any technicality in any bid/proposal submitted, request clarification of any bid/proposal, award a bid/proposal that is not the lowest price, and to accept any part of a bid/proposal as deemed to be in the best interests of the County.

10.0 GUARANTEED DELIVERY: Failure of the Contractor to adhere to delivery schedules as specified or to promptly replace rejected materials shall render the Contractor liable for all costs in excess of the contract price when alternate procurement is necessary. Excess costs shall include the administrative costs and other costs attributable to the delay.

11.0 CONTRACT AND EXECUTION OF CONTRACT: Unless otherwise specified in the bid/proposal, the successful responder agrees to enter into a contract, a copy of which will be on file in the office of the Portage County Purchasing Department. Contractor shall and will well and truly execute and perform this contract under the terms applicable to the satisfaction of the County, and shall promptly make payment to each and every person or party entitled thereto of all the claims for work or labor performed and materials furnished in the performance of this contract.

12.0 ENTIRE AGREEMENT: These Standard Terms and Conditions shall apply to any contract or order awarded as a result of this request except where special requirements are stated elsewhere in the request; in such cases, the special requirements shall apply. Further, the written contract and/or order with referenced parts and attachments shall constitute the entire agreement and no other terms and conditions in any document, acceptance, or acknowledgment shall be effective or binding unless expressly agreed to in writing by the County.

13.0 APPLICABLE LAW AND COMPLIANCE: This contract shall be governed under the laws of the State of Wisconsin. The

Contractor shall at all times comply with and observe all federal and state laws, local laws, ordinances, and regulations which are in effect during the period of this contract and which in any manner affect the work or its conduct. The County reserves the right to cancel this contract if the contractor fails to follow the requirements of s. 77.66, Wis. Stats., and related statutes regarding certification for collection of sales and use tax. The County also reserves the right to cancel this contract with any state or federally debarred contractor or a contractor that is presently identified on the list of parties excluded from federal procurement and non-procurement contracts.

14.0 LICENSES AND PERMITS: Contractor shall have and/or provide any and all licenses and permits required to perform the work specified and furnish proof of such licensing authorization and permits with their bids if required.

15.0 ASSIGNMENT: No right or duty in whole or in part of the Contractor under this contract may be assigned or delegated without the prior written consent of the County.

16.0 NONEXCLUSIVE CONTRACT: Unless otherwise stated, the County reserves the right to purchase work or materials outside of this contract.

17.0 NONDISCRIMINATION & AFFIRMATIVE ACTION: In connection with the performance of work under this contract, the

Contractor agrees not to discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of age, race, religion, color, handicap, sex, physical condition, developmental disability as defined in s. 51.01(5), Wis. Stats., sexual orientation as defined in s. 111.32(13m), Wis. Stats., or national origin. This provision shall include, but not be limited to, the following:

employment, upgrading, demotion or transfer; recruitment or recruitment advertising; layoff or termination; rates of pay or other forms of compensation; and selection for training, including apprenticeship. Except with respect to sexual orientation, the contractor further agrees to take affirmative action to ensure equal employment opportunities.

18.0 INDEPENDENT CAPACITY: The parties hereto agree that the contractor, its officers, agents, and employees, in the performance of this agreement shall act in the capacity of an independent contractor and not as an officer, employee, or agent of the County. The contractor agrees to take such steps as may be necessary to ensure that each subcontractor of the contractor will be deemed to be an independent contractor and will not be considered or permitted to be an agent, servant, joint venturer, or partner of the County.

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19.0 SAFETY REQUIREMENTS: All materials, equipment, and supplies provided to the County must comply fully with all safety requirements as set forth by the Wisconsin Administrative Code and all applicable OSHA Standards.

20.0 WARRANTY: Unless otherwise specifically stated, equipment purchased as a result of this request shall be warranted against defects by the Contractor for one (1) year from date of receipt. The equipment manufacturer's standard warranty shall apply as a minimum and must be honored by the Contractor.

21.0 INSURANCE RESPONSIBILITY: If insurance is required, satisfactory proof of the existence and carriage of such insurance of the kinds and limits specified will be required.

22.0 CANCELLATION: The County reserves the right to cancel any contract in whole or in part without penalty due to non-appropriation of funds or for failure of the contractor to comply with terms, conditions, and specifications of this contract.

23.0 VENDOR TAX DELINQUENCY: Vendors who have a delinquent Portage County tax liability may have their payments offset by the County.

24.0 OPEN RECORDS: Both parties understand that the County is bound by the Wisconsin Public Records Law, and as such, responses and contracts are subject to and conditioned on the provisions of the law. Contractor acknowledges that it is obligated to assist the County in retaining and producing records that are subject to Wisconsin Public Records Law, and that the failure to do so shall constitute a material breach of the contract, and that the Contractor must defend and hold the County harmless from liability under that law. Except as otherwise authorized, those records shall be maintained for a period of seven (7) years after receipt of final payment under the contract.

25.0 MATERIAL SAFETY DATA SHEET: If any item(s) on an order(s) resulting from this award(s) is a hazardous chemical, as defined under 29CFR 1910.1200, the Contractor shall provide one (1) copy of a Material Safety Data Sheet for each item with the shipped container(s) and one (1) copy with the invoice(s).

26.0 ADVERTISING AND NEWS RELEASES: Reference to or use of the County, any of its departments, officials, or employees, for commercial promotion is prohibited. News releases pertaining to this procurement shall not be made without prior approval of the County. Release of broadcast e-mails pertaining to this procurement shall not be made without prior written authorization of the County.

27.0 HOLD HARMLESS: The Contractor will indemnify, pay the cost of defense including attorney’s fees, and save harmless the County and all of its officers, agents and employees from all suits, actions, or claims of any character brought for or on account of any injuries or damages received by any persons or property resulting from the operations of the contractor, or of any of its contractors, in prosecuting work under this agreement.

28.0 FOREIGN CORPORATION: A foreign corporation (any corporation other than a Wisconsin corporation) which becomes a party to this contract is required to conform to all the requirements of Chapter 180, Wis. Stats., relating to a foreign corporation and must possess a certificate of authority from the Wisconsin Department of Financial Institutions, unless the corporation is transacting business in interstate commerce or is otherwise exempt from the requirement of obtaining a certificate of authority. Any foreign corporation which desires to apply for a certificate of authority should contact the Department of Financial Institutions, Division of Corporation, P. O. Box 7846, Madison, WI 53707-7846; telephone (608) 261- 7577.

29.0 FORCE MAJEURE: Neither party shall be in default by reason of any failure in performance of this contract in accordance with reasonable control and without fault or negligence on their part. Such causes may include, but are not restricted to, acts of nature or the public enemy, acts of the government in either its sovereign or contractual capacity, fires, floods, epidemics, quarantine restrictions, strikes, freight embargoes and unusually severe weather, but in every case the failure to perform such must be beyond the reasonable control and without the fault or negligence of the party.

Effective with the December 2017 Letting 283 2018 Standard Specifications

Section 512 Steel Sheet Piling

512.1 Description

(1) This section describes providing permanent and temporary steel sheet piling.

512.2 Materials

512.2.1 Permanent Steel Sheet Piling

(1) Furnish permanent sheet piling conforming to ASTM A328 and with the section modulus, the plans or special provisions specify.

(2) Unless specified otherwise, do not furnish used material under the Piling Steel Sheet Permanent bid items.

(3) Unless the engineer directs otherwise, the contractor shall submit before or at delivery of steel sheet piling the certified report of test or analysis as specified for mill inspection and tests in 506.3.21.

512.2.2 Temporary Steel Sheet Piling

(1) Furnish temporary steel sheet piling with a section modulus equal to or greater than the plans show.

Extend one foot or higher above the retained grade unless the plans show a greater height. The contractor may employ used steel sheet piling in good condition instead of new material. Remove and dispose of temporary sheet piling when no longer needed.

512.3 Construction

512.3.1 Driving and Cutting Off

512.3.1.1 General

(1) Coordinate driving operations to prevent damage or displacement of concrete in substructure units or damage to adjacent facilities due to vibrations.

(2) Drive sheeting with a variation of 1/4 inch or less per foot from the vertical or from the batter the plans show. Ensure that the sheetpiles are within 6 inches of the plan position after driving. Do not damage sheetpiles attempting to correct for misalignment.

(3) Remove and replace, or otherwise correct, sheetpiles the engineer deems unacceptable under 105.3.

Submit details of planned corrections to the engineer for review and approval before initiating any corrective actions.

(4) Drive sheetpiles to or beyond the required tip elevation the plans show.

512.3.1.2 Driving System

(1) Furnish a sheetpile driving system capable of driving the sheetpiles to the required minimum tip elevation the plans show.

(2) The engineer may order the contractor to remove a pile driving system component from service if it causes insufficient energy transfer or damages the sheetpiles. Do not return a component to service until the engineer determines that it has been satisfactorily repaired or adjusted.

(3) Drive sheetpiles with diesel, air, steam, gravity, hydraulic, or vibratory hammers.

512.3.1.3 Cut-Offs

(1) Cut off sheetpiles at the elevations the plans show or as the engineer directs. Pile cut-offs become the contractor's property. Dispose of cut-offs not incorporated into the work.

512.3.2 Wales

(1) Brace the steel sheet piling with waling strips as the plans show. Preferably, make the wales one length between corners and bolt to the piles.

512.3.3 Painting

(1) Paint permanent steel sheet piling as specified for painting steel piling in 550.3.11.3.

512.4 Measurement

(1) The department will measure Piling Steel Sheet Permanent Delivered by the square foot acceptably completed. The department will obtain the measured quantity by multiplying the length of the wall the plans show by the length of sheeting required.

(2) The department will measure Piling Steel Sheet Permanent Driven by the square foot acceptably completed. The department will measure the area of the wall from the sheet pile tip elevation to the top cutoff. The department will make no allowance for overlap of the piles.

(3) The department will measure Piling Steel Sheet Temporary by the square foot acceptably completed.

The department will measure the area from the sheet pile tip elevation to one foot above the retained http://www.astm.org/cgi-bin/resolver.cgi?A328A328M http://wisconsindot.gov/rdwy/stndspec/ss-05-06.pdf#ss506.3.21 http://wisconsindot.gov/rdwy/stndspec/ss-01-05.pdf#ss105.3 http://wisconsindot.gov/rdwy/stndspec/ss-05-50.pdf#ss550.3.11.3

Effective with the December 2017 Letting 284 2018 Standard Specifications grade unless the plans show a greater height. The department will make no allowance for overlap of the piles.

512.5 Payment

(1) The department will pay for measured quantities at the contract unit price under the following bid items:

ITEM NUMBER DESCRIPTION UNIT

512.0500 Piling Steel Sheet Permanent Delivered SF

512.0600 Piling Steel Sheet Permanent Driven SF

512.1000 Piling Steel Sheet Temporary SF

(2) Payment for Piling Steel Sheet Permanent Delivered is full compensation for providing and delivering acceptable piling for this work.

(3) Payment for Piling Steel Sheet Permanent Driven is full compensation for driving, cutting off, disposing of cutoffs, and painting.

(4) Payment for Piling Steel Sheet Temporary is full compensation for providing, driving, and removing.

Attachment F

The County Trunk Highway F project in the Town of Grant, Portage County, has (3) culverts which require replacement and are marked as location 1-3 below. At each location temporary sheet piling is planned to be installed both upstream and downstream of the existing culvert to allow for dewatering and replacement of the culverts by others. The piling steel sheet temporary bid item for County Trunk

Highway F Project shall account for this required work. The actual location and amount of temporary sheeting shall be determined at the project locations and approved by Portage County. The temporary sheet piling is planned be installed at 1 location at a time with the temporary sheeting being in place approximately 7-10 days prior to removal and installation at the next location. Temporary sheeting length is estimated at 20ft.

Permanent delivered and driven steel sheet piling are additive bid items for the County Trunk Highway F

Project. If required, sheet piling would be furnished and installed at each location adjacent to the inlet and outlet of the new culverts installed to retain fill material for the County Trunk Highway F roadway.

Permanent sheeting length is estimated at minimum 25ft, but will vary per location.

Location 1

Location 2

Location 3

Section 102 Bidding Requirements and Conditions

Section 103 Contract Award and Execution

Section 104 Scope of Work

Section 105 Control of the Work

Section 106 Control of Materials

Section 107 Legal Relations and Responsibility to the Public

Section 108 Prosecution and Progress

Section 109 Measurement and Payment

Section 202 Roadside Clearing

Section 203 Removing Old Culverts and Bridges

Section 204 Removing or Abandoning Miscellaneous Structures

Section 205 Roadway and Drainage Excavation

Section 206 Excavation for Structures

Section 207 Embankment

Section 208 Borrow

Section 209 Granular Backfill

Section 210 Structure Backfill

Section 211 Preparing the Foundation

Section 213 Finishing Roadway

Section 214 Obliterating Old Road

Section 305 Dense Graded Base

Section 310 Open-Graded Base

Section 311 Breaker Run

Section 312 Select Crushed Material

Section 313 Pit Run

Section 315 Asphaltic Base

Section 320 Concrete Base

Section 325 Pulverized and Re-laid Pavement

Section 330 Milled and Re-laid Pavement

Section 335 Rubblized Pavement

Section 340 Cracked and Seated Pavement

Section 350 Subbase

Section 390 Base Patching

Section 415 Concrete Pavement

Section 416 Concrete Pavement - Appurtenant Construction

Section 420 Diamond Grinding

Section 440 Ride Quality

Section 450 General Requirements for Asphaltic Pavements

Section 455 Asphaltic Materials

Section 460 Hot Mix Asphalt Pavement

Section 465 Asphaltic Surface

Section 475 Seal Coat

Section 502 Concrete Bridges

Section 503 Prestressed Concrete Members

Section 504 Culverts, Retaining Walls, and Endwalls

Section 505 Steel Reinforcement

Section 506 Steel Bridges

Section 507 Timber Structures

Section 509 Concrete Overlay and Structure Repair

Section 511 Temporary Shoring

Section 512 Steel Sheet Piling

Section 513 Railing

Section 514 Floor Drains, Deck Drains, and Downspouts

Section 515 Steel Grid Floors

Section 516 Waterproofing

Section 517 Paint and Painting

Section 519 Brick Masonry and Concrete Brick or Block Masonry

Section 520 Pipe Culverts

Section 521 Corrugated Steel Culverts

Section 522 Reinforced Concrete Culverts

Section 524 Salvaged Culverts

Section 525 Corrugated Aluminum Culverts

Section 526 Temporary Structures

Section 527 Structural Plate Pipe and Pipe Arches

Section 530 Corrugated Plastic Pipe Culverts

Section 550 Driven Piles

Section 602 Concrete Sidewalks, Loading Zones, Safety Islands, and Steps

Section 603 Concrete Barrier

Section 604 Slope Paving

Section 606 Riprap

Section 608 Storm Sewer

Section 611 Catch Basins, Manholes, and Inlets

Section 612 Underdrains

Section 614 Semi-rigid Barrier Systems and End Treatments

Section 615 Treated Rustic Timber Items and Historical Markers

Section 616 Property and Right of way Fence

Section 617 Hauling

Section 618 Maintenance and Repair of Haul Roads

Section 619 Mobilization

Section 620 Concrete Corrugated Median and Concrete Median Nose

Section 621 Landmark Reference Monuments

Section 623 Dust Control Surface Treatment

Section 624 Water

Section 625 Topsoil and Salvaged Topsoil

Section 626 Peat Humus

Section 627 Mulching

Section 628 Erosion Control

Section 629 Fertilizer and Agricultural Limestone

Section 630 Seeding

Section 631 Sodding

Section 632 Furnishing and Planting Plant Materials

Section 633 Delineators and Markers

Section 634 Wood and Tubular Steel Sign Posts

Section 635 Structural Steel Sign Supports

Section 636 Concrete Sign Supports

Section 637 Signing

Section 638 State Owned Signs and Supports

Section 639 Drilling Wells

Section 641 Sign Bridges and Overhead Sign Supports

Section 642 Field Facilities

Section 643 Traffic Control

Section 645 Geosynthetics

Section 646 Pavement Marking

Section 648 Locating No-passing Zones

Section 649 Temporary Pavement Marking

Section 650 Construction Staking

Section 651 General Requirements for Electrical Work

Section 652 Electrical Conduit

Section 653 Pull Boxes and Junction Boxes

Section 654 Bases

Section 655 Electrical Wiring

Section 656 Electrical Service

Section 657 Poles, Arms, Standards, and Bases

Section 658 Traffic Signals

Section 659 Lighting

Section 660 High Mast Lighting

Section 661 Temporary Traffic Signals and Temporary Ramp Meters

Section 670 General Requirements for Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS)

Section 671 Intelligent Transportation Systems - Conduit

Section 673 Communication Vaults

Section 674 Intelligent Transportation Systems - Cable

Section 675 Controllers and Detectors

Section 677 Cameras

Section 678 Communication Systems

Section 690 Sawing

Section 710 General Concrete QMP

Section 715 QMP Concrete Pavement and Structures

Section 716 QMP Ancillary Concrete

Attachment F