Underground Facility Locating and Marking

The City of Fond du Lac, located in Wisconsin's Fond du Lac County, is soliciting proposals for underground facility locating and marking services in response to One Call System (Diggers Hotline) notifications. The procurement encompasses comprehensive location and marking services for multiple city utility systems, specifically including sanitary and storm sewer systems, water distribution networks, fiber optic cable infrastructure, and an alternate for electrical systems involving street lighting and traffic signals. Sealed bids will be received at the City Administrative Office, located at the City/County Government Center (160 South Macy Street), until 2:00 PM local time on Thursday, May 9, 2019, with bids to be publicly opened and read aloud in the City Manager's Conference Room. Interested vendors must obtain complete electronic bidding documents from City Purchasing Manager Josh Musack via email (jmusack@fdl.wi.gov) or telephone (920-322-3453). Bid envelopes must be clearly marked "SEALED BID - UNDERGROUND FACILITIES LOCATING & MARKING SERVICES" and addressed to the City of Fond du Lac, P.O. Box 150, Fond du Lac, Wisconsin.

No specific set-aside designations, disadvantaged enterprise requirements, or incumbent vendor details were disclosed in the bid documentation. The City of Fond du Lac reserves the right to reject any or all bids without disclosure of reason and may waive any formalities in the bidding process to select the proposal deemed most beneficial to the city's interests. Bids shall remain valid for thirty days following the bid opening without withdrawal unless consent is granted by the Purchasing Manager. While no specific pricing information, contract term, or renewal options were provided, the procurement represents a municipal service contract for ongoing underground facility location and marking services. Potential bidders should be prepared to demonstrate technical capability in utility system location, marking protocols, and compliance with local and state underground facility identification standards.