RFP Section 10 WRP Blower Buildings Improvements

The City of Bullhead City, Arizona Utilities Department is requesting sealed bids for construction of two new blower buildings at the Section 10 Water Reclamation Plant, with bids due September 9, 2026. All bidders and subcontractors must hold valid Arizona Contractor Licenses at the time of bidding.

The scope includes site excavation, concrete foundations, walls and floors, masonry block walls, roof system, doors, hatches, HVAC systems, electrical conduit and wiring, and electrical equipment for the aeration basin blower building and digester blower building. The Contractor is responsible for installation, testing, and startup of Owner-supplied materials and equipment; connections to existing plant piping; underground utility protection; asphalt patching; concrete curb and gutter replacement; and site restoration. Work must commence within ten calendar days after Notice to Proceed.

Project completion is no later than May 1, 2027. Bidders must submit a 10 percent bid bond with their proposals and, upon contract award, provide 100 percent performance and payment bonds. The contract will be awarded to the lowest responsive and responsible bidder under Arizona Revised Statutes Section 34-201 and 34-221. Liquidated damages are assessed on a sliding scale based on contract amount, ranging from $300 per calendar day for contracts under $25,000 to $2,314 per calendar day for contracts exceeding $10,000,000. All bids must include sales tax and all applicable taxes and fees.

Technical questions must be submitted in writing by July 8, 2026 at 2:00 p.m. Arizona Time. No pre-bid conference will be held. Plans and specifications are available at the City's Utilities Department and multiple plan rooms throughout Arizona, Nevada, New Jersey, and Georgia. The Contractor must comply with Immigration Reform and Control Act requirements, Arizona's Israeli Boycott law (A.R.S. Section 35-393.01 et seq.), and Uyghur prohibition laws (A.R.S. Section 35-394).