26-43 Project 16646 / St. Joseph Ave Area MRRP

Louisville Water Company is requesting Bids for Furnish and Install 380+/- linear feet if 8" PC350 Ductile Iron Water Main, 2875+/- linear feet of 6" PC350 Ductile Iron Water Main, 210+/- linear feet of 4" PC350 Ductile Iron Water Main, 1715+/- linear feet of 6" C900 PVC Water Main, and 430+/- linear feet of 4" C900 PVC Water Main using traditional trench installation techniques. Also included with the project is the supply and installation of 12 fire hydrants, and the supply and transfer, renewal, relocation, or discontinuation of 120 customer services. Questions or inquiries relating to this project must be submitted through the Louisville Water Company web-based portal by the date and time indicated for this bid. The Company's Project Manager's estimate for the Contract plus Company supplied materials for this Project is $1,000,001 - $3,000,000. Bonds are Required. If the Company's Project Manager's estimate for the Contract plus Company supplied materials exceeds $250,000: a Bid Bond is required. For this Contract, a Bid Bond is required. Bids will only be accepted from Bidders who have been pre-qualified by the Company in the pre-qualification category or categories that apply to this Bid. This Bid requires Prime contractor to be prequalified in ALL of the following categories: 4" - 16" Ductile Iron Water Mains, 4" - 16" PVC Water Mains, 1" & Smaller Water Services,1.5" & Larger Water & Fire Services. For information about pre-qualification, contact the Buyer listed above. The Company will award the Contract to the Bidder presenting a Bid that is responsive to the Specifications, is in substantial compliance with the Contract requirements, and presents the lowest and best price for performing the Work making up the base bid and or Bid that Company determines is in the Company's best interest, which may not necessarily be the least expensive Bid. Company Small Business Equity (SBE) Program Preference and Local Preference Program applies to this bid and resultant bid award. SBE Program Preference shall apply first. Bid Documents except the Bid Table may be obtained from Lynn Imaging located at 11003 Bluegrass Pkwy #460 Louisville, KY 40299, (502) 499-8400 and www.lwckyplanroom.com. One copy of the Bid Documents (includes technical specifications and a full set of plans) will be available at no charge (not including shipping/delivery charges) to Contractors that are prequalified with Louisville Water Company in the category(ies) specified for this bid. For details regarding the charges that apply to non-prequalified contractors, go to www.lwckyplanroom.com. The Bid Table is available in Microsoft Excel via download from the designated portal on Louisville Water's electronic bidding site at https://louisvillewater.bonfirehub.com/portal/. Bid Documents are also available for review at the following locations: Allied Construction Plan Room, Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC), and Builders Exchange of Kentucky. All recipients of the Bid Documents are required to sign a planholder sheet confirming receipt. Sealed Bids shall be accepted by Louisville Water Company until 11:00 a.m. Eastern Time on the Bid Submittal Due Date cited above. Louisville Water is using a web-based portal for accepting and evaluating bid proposals digitally at https://louisvillewater.bonfirehub.com/portal/ for this Invitation to Bid. Documents may be uploaded at any time during the open period indicated for each bid. All bids received by the bid submittal date and time, will be unsealed electronically and publicly read via a conference call. You may access the public reading by calling 502-709-7361, Conference ID: 317 611 769# at the date and time of the Bid Submittal Due Date for this Bid. Pre-qualified Minority/Women Business Enterprises will be afforded full opportunity to submit Bids, and no Bidder will be discriminated against on the grounds of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age (over 40), national origin, protected veteran status, or physical or mental disability which, with or without reasonable accommodation, does not prevent the performance of essential job functions. The Company reserves the right to reject Bids from Bidders not pre-qualified; the right to disqualify Bids deemed to be defective and/or non-responsive; the right to waive defects in Bids where the Company determines that such defects are immaterial; and the right to reject any or all Bids deemed not to be in the best interest of the Company.