Town of Flora – Wastewater Utility Improvements – Div. B – Collection System Improvements (S20094)

ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS

TOWN OF FLORA

FLORA, INDIANA

WASTEWATER UTILITY IMPROVEMENTS

General Notice

Town of Flora (Owner) is requesting Bids for the construction of the following Project:

Wastewater Utility Improvements

Project #S20094

Bids for the construction of the Project will be received at the Office of the Clerk-Treasurer located at 4 E. Main Street, Flora, IN 46929, until Tuesday, April 30, 2024 at 2:00 p.m. local time. At that time the Bids received will be publicly opened and read.

The Project includes the following Work:

Division “A” – Wastewater Treatment Plant Improvements

The project includes but is not limited to improvements and expansion of the Town of Flora’s Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP). The work includes the installation of a new pump station, headworks, clarifiers, ultraviolet disinfection system, cascade aeration system, and sludge bagging system as well as rehabilitation to the existing equalization tank, electrical building, aeration system, and tertiary lagoons, and all other work required for the completion of the project.

Division “B” – Collection System Improvements

The project includes but is not limited to the rehabilitation of the Town of Flora’s sanitary sewer system.  The work includes           cured-in-place-pipe lining of the sanitary sewer system and rehabilitation of the system’s manholes and all other work required for the completion of the project.

Separate Bids will be received for the following Contracts:  Division “A” – Wastewater Treatment Plant Improvements and Division “B” – Collection System Improvements. Bids will be received for a single prime Contract per division of work.  Bids shall be as shown in the respective Bid Forms.

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 Town Hall, 4 E. Main Street, Flora, IN 46929, on Mondays through Fridays between the hours of 7:30 a.m. to 5:00 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 Three hundred fifty and 00/100 Dollars ($350.00) 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 Rachel M. Runge, 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 one hundred fifty (150) 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  Tuesday, April 9, 2024 at 2:00 p.m. at Town Hall, 4 E Main Street, Flora, IN 46929. 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.

to the Instructions to Bidders that are included in the Bidding Documents.

Domestic Preference

This project is subject to the American Iron and Steel (AIS) requirements instituted by Section 746 of Title VII of the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2017 and subsequent annual appropriations for WWD programs. Absent an approved waiver, all iron, and steel used in this project must be produced in the United States.

The following waivers apply to this Contract:

AIS De Minimis and AIS Minor Component waivers.

This Advertisement is issued by:

Owner: Town of Flora

By:          Darrell Yoder

Title:      Council President

Date:     March 27, 2024

END OF ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS