Valve and Actuator Replacement

Cobb County-Marietta Water Authority is requesting sealed bids for manufacture and installation of butterfly valves and associated services for the James E. Quarles Water Treatment Plant, with bids due March 22, 2022 at 11:00 a.m. and a mandatory pre-bid conference on March 8, 2022 at 10:30 a.m. at the treatment plant. Only valve manufacturers meeting all contract requirements are eligible to submit.

The scope encompasses manufacture of butterfly valves for eleven existing filters and two backwash rate-of-flow valves (BW-MV-1 and BW-MV-3); mounting of owner-provided electric actuators to the manufactured valves in two phases (Filters 4–11 and BW-MV-1 first, then Filters 1–3 and BW-MV-3); coordination with the actuator manufacturer to ensure correct mounting brackets; testing of each assembled valve-actuator system; and startup services. The awardee must provide FOB Destination shipping for owner-provided actuators from the owner's facility to the manufacturer's facility, and FOB Destination shipping for assembled valves and actuators from the manufacturer's facility back to the owner's facility. The manufacturer assumes all transportation risks and retains title and control of goods until delivery.

Each bid must be accompanied by a bid bond equal to five percent of the total contract amount, a notarized Non-Collusion Affidavit, an Affidavit Verifying Status for the Public Benefit Application, and a Security and Immigration Compliance Act Certification. The successful bidder will furnish a Performance Bond and Payment Bond. All bids remain subject to acceptance for sixty days following bid opening. Questions are due by 4:00 p.m. on March 9, 2022, directed to Frank Rombardo at frombardo@hazenandsawyer.com. The Engineer for the project is Hazen and Sawyer. The Cobb County-Marietta Water Authority reserves the right to reject any or all bids and re-advertise.