Delaware County Regional Wastewater District – Royerton Area Sanitary Sewer Improvements Project (S20119)

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DELAWARE COUNTY REGIONAL WASTEWATER DISTRICT

DELAWARE COUNTY, INDIANA

ROYERTON AREA SANITARY SEWER IMPROVEMENTS PROJECT

General Notice

Delaware County Regional Wastewater District (Owner) is requesting Bids for the construction of the following Project:

Royerton Area Sanitary Sewer Improvements Project

Project #S20119

Bids for the construction of the Project will be received by the Delaware County Regional Wastewater District located at 100 W. Main Street, Room #311, Muncie, Indiana 47305, located on the 3^rd floor of the County Building, until Monday, June 22, 2023 at 1:00 p.m. local time. At that time the Bids received will be publicly opened and read in room #309A, also located on the 3^rd floor of the County Building.

The Project includes the following Work:

Construction of a new gravity relief sewer upstream of Lift Station No. 1; improvements to Lift Station No. 1 including but not limited to new pumps, controls, electrical service, generator, valve vault, discharge piping, and restoration; Lift Station No. 2, wet well rehabilitation; and Lift Station No. 9 upgrades involving new pumps, controls, and discharge piping, in Royerton.  Lift Station No. 2 work involves rehabilitation of the existing wet well.   Relief sewer includes approximately 1,300 LF of 15” sanitary sewer and five (5) new manholes, one (1) doghouse manhole, and a creek crossing.  Proposed improvements of Lift Station No. 2 and Lift Station No. 9 shall be presented as mandatory bid alternatives.   

Bids are requested for the following Contract: Royerton Area Sanitary Sewer Improvements Project.  Bids will be received for a single prime Contract.  Bids shall be as shown in the Bid Form.

Obtaining the Bidding Documents

The Issuing Office for the Bidding Documents is: Commonwealth Engineers, Inc., 7256 Company Drive, Indianapolis, IN 46237.  Prospective Bidders may examine the Bidding Documents at the Issuing Office on Mondays through Fridays between the hours of 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., and may obtain copies of the Bidding Documents from the Issuing Office as described below.  Prospective Bidders may also examine the drawings via the Web-based service of Commonwealth Engineers, Inc. at www.commonwealthengineers.com.

Bidding Documents also may be examined at the office of the Delaware County Regional Wastewater District, on Mondays through Fridays between the hours of 8:30 am to 4:00 p.m.

The Contract Documents, Specifications and Drawings will be provided via the web-based service of Commonwealth Engineers, Inc. at www.commonwealthengineers.com.  The plan holder will receive an email link to the PDF downloadable documents upon payment of a non-refundable fee of One Hundred Fifty and 00/100 Dollars ($150.00) plus 7% sales tax, per project division desired. 

One set of printed Contract Documents, Specifications and Drawings may be obtained upon payment of an additional non-refundable fee of Two Hundred Fifty Dollars ($250.00) plus 7% sales tax, per project division desired, via the web-based service of Commonwealth Engineers, Inc. at www.commonwealthengineers.com.  Requests for Contract Documents and Specifications and Drawings must also include a return street address; post office box numbers are not acceptable. 

Contract Documents will not be sold separate from the web-based service (i.e. All plan holders will be required to purchase through the web-based service).  Partial sets of Contract Documents, Specifications and Drawings are not available.  Questions pertaining to this project shall be submitted directly to       Robert M. Bellucci, P.E. at Commonwealth Engineers, Inc. via https://login.procore.com.  Additional questions concerning access to the website may be directed to Commonwealth Engineers, Inc. at (317) 888-1177.

All addenda, which may be issued for this Project, will be issued to each plan holder via email.  For those whom also purchase printed Contract Documents, printed addenda will be provided as well.  All plan holders shall note, the printed documents are provided as a courtesy and do not preclude the plan holder from relying upon the web/email based materials (i.e. delays in mail delivery will not be considered relevant due to all contract document holders access to materials via web/email).

No refunds will be issued for this project.

The OWNER reserves the right to reject any bid, or all bids, or to accept any bid or bids, or to make such combination of bids as may seem desirable, and to waive any and all informalities in bidding.  Any bid may be withdrawn prior to the above scheduled time for the opening of bids or authorized postponement thereof.  Any bid received after the time and date specified shall not be considered.  NO bid may be withdrawn after the scheduled closing time for receipt of bids for at least sixty (60) days. 

Bid security shall be furnished in accordance with the Instructions to Bidders.

Pre-bid Conference

A pre-bid conference for the Project will be held on Monday, June 5, 2023 at 10:00 a.m. at Delaware County Commissioners Court Room, 100 W. Main Street, Room #309A, Muncie Indiana 47305, located on the 3^rd floor of the County Building. Attendance at the pre-bid conference is encouraged but not required.

Instructions to Bidders

For all further requirements regarding bid submittal, qualifications, procedures, and contract award, refer to the Instructions to Bidders that are included in the Bidding Documents.

This Advertisement is issued by:

Owner: Delaware County Regional Wastewater District

By:          Bill Walters

Title:      President

Date:     May 21, 2023

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