East District Campus Water & Sewer Connection

Dane County Department of Public Works Engineering is issuing Request for Bids No. 326015 for the East District Campus Water & Sewer Connection project located at 7501 Luds Lane, McFarland, Wisconsin. This lump sum contract procurement involves providing municipal water and sewer connections to the Medical Examiner's Office and the East Highway Garage, installing water softeners for each building, and performing well abandonment work. The project scope includes site work, plumbing systems, water system construction, sanitary sewer utilities, paving, and erosion control, with all work requiring coordination with operational constraints at both facilities and compliance with Dane County ordinances, City of Madison standards, Wisconsin Department of Transportation standards, and applicable AWWA and ASTM standards. Qualified bidders must demonstrate completion of at least one similar project valued at fifty percent or greater of the bid amount and must be pre-qualified as Dane County Best Value Contractors prior to the bid due date. A non-mandatory pre-bid meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, April 15, 2026, at 2:00 p.m. at the project site, with all bidder questions due by 5:00 p.m. on April 17, 2026, and bid packages due electronically through the Dane County eProcurement Portal by Tuesday, April 28, 2026, at 2:00 p.m. The project has an assumed start date of June 15, 2026, with substantial completion required by October 15, 2026.

The procurement includes a ten percent emerging small business (ESB) participation requirement, with bidders required to submit ESB reports within ten business days of the bid due date to the Office of Equity and Inclusion. All contractors and subcontractors must be approved as Wisconsin Trade Trainers or have applied for Apprenticeship Trade Trainer status, and subcontractors must be pre-qualified at least ten days before commencing work. Each bid submission must include a 5 percent bid guarantee submitted as a bank certified check, cashier's check, or bid bond payable to Dane County, along with Performance and Payment Bonds equal to one hundred percent of the contract price. Bidders must provide evidence of liability insurance coverage of $1,000,000 bodily injury and $5,000,000 excess coverage, submit a proposed subcontractor list, fair labor practice certification, W9 form, and acknowledgment of all questions and answers. No incumbent vendors or current contractors are identified in the procurement documents, and no specific budget range or award value is disclosed.