lead lines bid.pdf

SECTION 00100 - ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS

LEAD WATER SERVICES REPLACEMENT PROGRAM

C. E. Raines Co. Project No. GR-181

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Sealed bids for the replacement of the lead water services in the City of Gibraltar, Wayne County, Michigan shall be received at the office of the Clerk, 29450 Munro Avenue, Gibraltar, Michigan, 48173 until 10:00 A.M., (local time), Tuesday February 18, 2025, at which time said Bids shall be publicly opened and read aloud for the following scope of work:

LEAD SERVICES REPLACEMENT: CITY OF GIBRALTAR – CITY WIDE

Sealed envelopes containing two (2) copies of the bid shall be labeled as follows:

Bid: Lead Water Services Replacement Program

Gibraltar, Michigan

Attention: Ms. Katie Tomasik, City Clerk

Bid Documents are on file and available for examination at the following locations: Construction Association of

Michigan, 43636 Woodward Avenue, P.O. Box 3204, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, 48302; Reed Construction

Data electronic plan room at www.reedepr.com; McGraw-Hill Construction/Dodge (MHC/Repromax, Motor

City Imaging) 36060 Industrial Road, Livonia, Michigan, 48150; Construction News Service, 1773 R.W.

Berends Drive S.W., Wyoming, Michigan, 49519; Construction News Corp., 7261 Engle Road, Suite 304, Cleveland, OH 44130-3479; Builders Exchange of Michigan, 4461 Cascade Road S.E., Grand Rapids, Michigan, 49546 (49501), and the C. E. Raines Company, 17700 Fort Street, Riverview, Michigan 48193

Prospective bidders shall add their name to the Plan Holder List by calling the Engineer’s office at

734-285-7510. It is important to have your name added in case an Addendum is issued on this project.

Each bid proposal shall be accompanied by a Bid bond, certified check, cashier’s check, or money order, executed by the Bidder and Surety firm, licensed to perform business in the State of Michigan, and payable to the

City of Gibraltar in the amount of Five Percent (5%) of the accompanying bid. Proposal guarantee shall provide assurance the Bidder will, upon acceptance of the bid, execute the necessary Contract with the City of Gibraltar.

The successful Bidder shall be required to furnish separate Performance, Labor and Material, and Payment

Bonds, each in the amount of one-hundred percent (100%) of the Contract amount.

No bid shall be withdrawn for a period of ninety (90) days following the date set for receipt, during which time all bids shall remain in full force and effect. Proposals submitted after the exact time specified for receipt shall not be considered, and proposals submitted by telephone, facsimile, or e-mail shall not be accepted.

The project will be funded via a U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Community Development

Block Grant. Attention is called to the fact that not less than the minimum salaries and wages, as set forth in the

Contract Documents must be paid on this Project, and that the CONTRACTOR must ensure that employees and applicants for employment are not discriminated against because of their race, color, religion, sex, or national origin, in accordance with Executive Order No. 11246 (Equal Employment Opportunity and Notice of

Requirement for Affirmative Action to Ensure Equal Employment Opportunity).

http://www.reedepr.com/

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The CONTRACTOR shall comply with the Davis-Bacon Act, July 2, 1964 (Title 40 USC 276A), the Equal

Employment Opportunity Act, September 28, 1965, No. 11246, all United States Department of Labor

Regulations and Standards Title 29, 1, 3, and 5, and Title 18, USC, Section 874, known as “Anti-Kickback Act”, and the Federal Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970.

The CONTRACTOR is encouraged to comply with the Build America Buy America (BABA) Act.

The OWNER reserves the right to reject any and all bids in its sole discretion, in whole or in part, for any reason or for no reason at all, to waive any informality/technicality in bids received, and to award the contract to any bidder, when such waiver is deemed to best serve the interest of the OWNER. A contract shall be awarded to the lowest responsible and responsive Bidder as determined by the OWNER.

The City of Gibraltar does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, or national origin.

Should the successful Bidder fail to enter into a Contract with the OWNER and furnish the required bonds and insurance documents within fifteen (15) days following award of the Contract, through no fault of the OWNER, he shall forfeit the entire amount of his/her bid security to the OWNER.

A PRE-BID conference (Non-mandatory attendance) is scheduled for Tuesday, February 11, 2025 at 10:00

A.M., local time at the offices of the OWNER Gibraltar City Hall 29450 Munro Avenue, Gibraltar, Michigan, 48173. Representatives of the OWNER and ENGINEER will be present to discuss the project and receive questions from prospective bidders, who are encouraged to attend and participate in the discussion. ENGINEER shall transmit to all such Bidders of record such addenda as ENGINEER considers necessary to provide clarification, in response to questions arising therein, or arising subsequent. Oral statements shall not be relied upon and shall not be considered as legally effective or binding.

All inquiries concerning the project should be directed to the C.E. Raines Company at telephone 734-285-7510.

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