EVENT_4087_-_SPECIFICATIONS.pdf

SPECIFICATIONS

PUBLIC WORKS (PW)

EVENT 4087 – DUCTILE IRON GRAVITY SEWER PIPE

OVERVIEW/PURPOSE

The City of Minneapolis is issuing its Call for Bids for prospecƟve suppliers to furnish and deliver

DucƟle Iron Gravity Sewer Pipe for PW Water Treatment and DistribuƟon, along with various

Boards and Departments, all in accordance with the provided specificaƟons, event line items, and all documents requested herein.

Contract Term

The successful Contractor will be awarded an iniƟal one (1) year contract from March 24th, 2026, through March 24th, 2027. This contract may be renewed at the expiraƟon of the iniƟal term at the request of the City. The City reserves the right to extend this contract for two (2) addiƟonal 12-month periods if agreeable to both parƟes.

Price Escala on

Prices shall be firm for the iniƟal contract period. AŌer the iniƟal contract period, an escalaƟon may be allowed for any extensions based upon a demonstrable industry wide, regional and/or operaƟonal increase in the contractor’s costs. For documented evidence to be considered, it must be submiƩed to the City of Minneapolis Procurement Office sixty (60) days prior to the end of the current contract year. The exact amount of escalaƟon, if any, will be governed by the validity of the documentary evidence submiƩed. No price increase will be effecƟve unƟl approved by the City of Minneapolis Procurement Office. Except for extraordinary circumstances, the amount of any increase shall not exceed the Consumer Price Index (CPI) or five (5) percent, whichever is higher.

Non-Exclusive

Any contract(s) resulƟng from this Request for Bid will not be an exclusive contract, and the City reserves the right to hire other contractors to perform similar work and seek bids from other vendors.

Rights of the City

The City reserves the right to reject all or any part of any bid, waive informaliƟes, and award the contract to the lowest responsive and responsible contractors to best serve the interests of the

City. Informality shall mean a minor defect or variaƟon of a bid from the exact requirements of the Request for Bid which does not affect the price, quality, quanƟty, or delivery schedule for the goods, services or construcƟon being procured.

EVENT REQUIREMENTS

Bid Form

All bidders shall complete and upload the Bid Form in Excel format to be deemed as responsive.

Each unit price shall include all costs, but not limited to fuel costs and delivery charges. The Bid

Form will auto-calculate the Grand Total. In the event of a mathemaƟcal error on the Bid Form, the unit price shall prevail.

COMMODITY REQUIREMENTS

Quan es

The quanƟƟes specified in this Contract are esƟmated only. They may not indicate the actual quanƟty to be ordered, since the volume will depend on requirements that develop during the

Contract period.

QuanƟƟes shown shall not be construed to represent any amount which the City shall be obligated to purchase under the Contract or relieve the Contractor of its obligaƟon to fill all orders placed by the City.

Quality of Materials

Unless otherwise specified, all materials and equipment incorporated in this project shall be new and of the best quality for the purpose intended. Should the quality of a material be unspecified in the documents, the Contractor must provide the best product for the purpose intended to the saƟsfacƟon of the City Project Manager.

Materials Proposed as Equal

Whenever an arƟcle or material is defined by describing a proprietary arƟcle, or by using the name of the manufacturer, the term "or approved equal", if not inserted, shall be implied.

The specific arƟcle or materials menƟoned shall be understood as indicaƟng the type, funcƟon, minimum standard of design, efficiency and quality desired, and shall not be construed to exclude other manufacturer's products of comparable quality, design and efficiency.

Makes and models of items which the Contractor alleges to be equal to those named in the specificaƟon shall be subject to the approval of the Project Manager. The use of alternate items will not be permiƩed by the City without wriƩen approval of the Project Manager. The contractor shall not be relieved from the responsibility for furnished arƟcles or materials equal in quality, design and efficiency to those specified because of the approval of such alternates.

Delays & Delivery Failures

The Contractor must keep the City advised at all Ɵmes of status of parƟes’ agreement. If a delay is foreseen, the Contractor shall give immediate wriƩen noƟce to the City Project Manager.

Should the Contractor fail to deliver the proper item(s)/service(s) at the Ɵme and place(s) contracted for, or within a reasonable period of Ɵme thereaŌer as agreed to in wriƟng by the

City Project Manager, or should the Contractor fail to make a Ɵmely replacement of rejected items/services when so required, the City may purchase items/services of comparable quality and quanƟty in the open market to replace the undelivered or rejected items/services. The

Contractor shall reimburse the City for all costs in excess of the Agreement price when purchases are made in the open market; or, in the event that there is a balance the City owes to the Contractor from prior transacƟons, an amount equal to the addiƟonal expense incurred by the City as a result of the Contractor's nonperformance shall be deducted from the balance as payment.

All bid items are to be delivered FOB freight prepaid to any locaƟon, or locaƟons within the

Minneapolis City limits, and in such a manner as may be designated by the Engineer. All bid items will be delivered by the supplier and will be unloaded by city personnel, unless otherwise directed by the Engineer.

All bid items will be packaged, handled, and shipped in accordance with the manufacturer's instrucƟons. The City of Minneapolis will not be responsible for the reimbursement or return of any wooden pallets, containers, or cartons used in the shipping and handling of any bid item. All bid items are to be delivered no later than seven (7) days aŌer noƟficaƟon of order.

Inspec ons

All supplied pipe, manufacturing materials and related pipe items will be subject to inspecƟon and/or tesƟng, by the Engineer, either during producƟon or upon delivery. Tests and inspecƟons made by the Engineer will be conducted so as to minimize interference with the Bidder’s regular producƟon and delivery schedule. The City will bear the cost of the actual test. Failure to comply or cooperate with these proceedings will result in the rejecƟon of the enƟre day's producƟon. Supplied pipe and materials deemed unacceptable by the standards of the specificaƟons will be rejected and immediately removed by the supplier even though the material may have already been unloaded and stockpiled. Any rejected material not removed within twenty-four (24) hours of noƟficaƟon will, at the Bidder's expense, be removed by the city to a non-specific dump site.

The Awarded Bidder will replace or repair all such defecƟve materials as ordered, in wriƟng, by the Engineer. If, in the opinion of the Engineer, it is not expedient to correct inadequate pipe or materials not in compliance with the specificaƟons, the City shall have the right to deduct the difference in value between the materials supplied and that called for under the specificaƟons.

The value shall be determined in accordance with competent cost esƟmates. Any deducƟons shall not be construed as a waiver, release or compromise of any other losses, costs, damages or causes of acƟon of the City arising out of such non-complying pipe or materials. No subsƟtuƟons will be allowed.

Commodity Specifica ons & Standards

Sec. 1.01 Introduc on: This specificaƟon describes the requirements for bidding to supply

DucƟle Iron Pipe (DIP) and related items for the 2026 construcƟon season. All supplied pipe and related items will be suitable for use as, direct burial, storm and sanitary sewer lines.

Sec. 1.02 Storm Sewer: All DucƟle Iron Gravity Sewer Pipe – Iron Class CL52 Slip on joints pipes will meet:

ASTM A746 standard for DucƟle Iron Gravity Sewer Pipe

ANSI C150 and ANSI C151 for pressure classes

ANSI C104 for Cement Lining

Sec. 1.03 Sanitary Sewer:

The Standard of Quality is Protecto 401 Ceramic Epoxy. The material shall be an amine cured novalac epoxy containing at least 20% by volume of ceramic quartz pigment. Any request for subsƟtuƟon must be accompanied by a successful history of lining pipe and fiƫngs for sewer service, a test report verifying the following properƟes, and a cerƟficaƟon of the test results.

A. A permeability raƟng of 0.00 when tested according to Method A of ASTM E-96, Procedure A with a test duraƟon of 30 days.

B. The following test must be run on coupons from factory lined ducƟle iron pipe:

ASTM B-117 Salt Spray (scribed panel) – Results to equal 0.0 undercuƫng aŌer two years.

ASTM G-95 Cathodic Disbondment 1.5 volts @ 77 °F. Results to equal no more than

0.5 mm undercuƫng aŌer 30 days.

Immersion tesƟng rated using ASTM D-714.

– 20% Sulfuric acid – No effect aŌer two years.

– 140 °F 25% Sodium Hydroxide – No effect aŌer two years.

– 160 °F DisƟlled Water – No effect aŌer two years.

– 120 °F Tap Water (scribed panel) – 0.0 undercuƫng aŌer two years with no effect.

ASTM G-22 Standard pracƟce for determining resistance of SyntheƟc Polymeric materials to bacteria. The test should determine the resistance to growth of

Acidithiobacillus Bacteria and should be conducted at 30 degrees cenƟgrade for a period of 7 days on a minimum of 4 panels. The growth must be limited only to trace amounts of bacteria.

Sec. 1.04 Pipe Fiƫngs & Specialty Items: The successful bidder will maintain an adequate supply of regular diameter pipe, pipe fiƫngs and specialty items within the local area so that delivery by the company or City pick-up can be made within one hour. The locaƟon of any supply warehouses will be designated on the Bid Form.

INVOICE & PAYMENT

All work requested under this Contract shall be placed on a City issued Purchase Order.

Contractor shall make all reasonable efforts to submit invoices and documentaƟon in an electronic format, such as PDF or other format compaƟble with City soŌware capabiliƟes, in lieu of paper invoices and documentaƟon, when so requested by City.

Upon delivery and acceptance of the service, the Contractor shall submit an invoice detailing the appropriate charges.

Invoices shall be submi ed to:

City of Minneapolis

505 Fourth Ave S, Room 310

Minneapolis, MN 55415

Email: submi nvoices@minneapolismn.gov

Upon receipt of invoice and final inspecƟon and acceptance of the service, the City will render payment within thirty (30) days unless any items thereon are quesƟoned, in which event payment will be withheld pending verificaƟon of the amount claimed and the validity of the claim. The Contractor shall provide complete cooperaƟon during any such invesƟgaƟon.

The City will not pre-pay for service. All bills shall state the locaƟon and dates of service being billed. All fees, taxes, charges, surcharges, and revenue payments are to be itemized.

No payment will be made for material stored off-site except in situaƟons where payments may be considered by the City for materials which are stored in a secured area, to be verified by the

City and where the Contractor maintains adequate insurance coverage protecƟng specific materials from loss.

Proof of insurance shall be supplied prior to payment for any materials stored off-site.