INVITATION TO BID

Separate sealed bids for construction of Work Order 20-01: Phase 2 Sanitary Sewer Interceptor Replacement will be received by the Billings City Clerk, 210 N. 27th Street, Billings, MT 59101 or P.O. Box 1178, Billings, MT 59103 or  until 2:00 P.M. local time on October 19, 2021, and then publicly opened and read aloud.  The bid opening will be via Facebook Live on the City’s Facebook page: Billings MT City Government. No hand delivered bids will be accepted.

The Project is generally located east of the MetraPark fairgrounds between Highway 87 on the south and the City of Billings Water Reclamation Facility on the north. The Project generally consists of the following major work items:   

• 8-inch Sewer Main                                                                            141 Linear Feet
• 12-inch Sewer Main                                                                           65 Linear Feet
• 12-inch Force Main                                                                           70 Linear Feet
• 30-inch Sewer Interceptor                                                                255 Linear Feet
• 48-inch Sewer Interceptor                                                              1980 Linear Feet
• 60-inch Sewer Interceptor                                                              1324 Linear Feet
• 48-inch Existing Sewer Abandonment in Place                             778 Linear Feet
• 48-inch Sewer Open Cut Removal                                                1222 Linear Feet
• 60-inch Existing Sewer Abandonment in Place                             1762 Linear Feet
• Sanitary Sewer Manholes                                                                        18 Each
• Bypass Pumping                                                                            

Contractors submitting a bid must be on the Engineer’s plan holders’ list, which requires purchasing the Contract Documents from QuestCDN.

Contractors submitting a bid must be on the Engineer’s plan holders’ list, which requires purchasing the Contract Documents from QuestCDN.

There will be a non-mandatory virtual Pre-Bid Conference via Microsoft Teams at 2:00 P.M. on Monday, October 4, 2021. Interested Contractors are encouraged to attend. If you plan to attend, contact Jeff Heidner, PE, Project Engineer for Morrison-Maierle, Inc. at (406) 237-1244 or jheidner@m-m.net.

All bids and contracts submitted under this invitation shall comply with the Provision of Article 13-500, Billings, Montana City Code unless modified in the Contract Documents.

Contractor's and any of the Contractor's subcontractors bidding or doing work on this project will be required to obtain registration with the Montana Department of Labor and Industry (DLI). Forms for registration are available from the Department of Labor and Industry, P.O. Box 8011, 1805 Prospect, Helena, Montana 59604-8011. Information on registration can be obtained by calling 1-406-444-7734. All laborers and mechanics employed by Contractors or subcontractors in performance of the construction work shall be paid wages at rates in accordance with the Montana Statewide Prevailing Wage Rates included in the Project Manual. The Contractor must ensure that employees and applicants for employment are not discriminated against because of their race, color, religion, sex or national origin.

Each bid or proposal must be accompanied by a Certified Check, Cashier's Check, or Bid Bond payable to the “City of Billings, MT”, in an amount not less than ten percent (10%) of the total amount of the bid. Successful BIDDERS shall furnish an approved Performance Bond and a Labor and Materials Payment Bond, each in the amount of one hundred percent (100%) of the contract amount. Insurance as required shall be provided by the successful BIDDER(s) and a certificate(s) of that insurance shall be provided. Bids submitted via email shall have the bid bond scanned and included with the bid. Bids submitted via mail shall have any of the bid securities included.

No bid may be withdrawn after the scheduled time for the public opening of bids.

The right is reserved to reject any or all proposals received, to waive informalities, to postpone the award of the contract for a period of not to exceed sixty (60) days, and to accept the lowest responsive and responsible bid which is in the best interest of the Owner.

For further information concerning this project, please contact Jeff Heidner, PE, Project Engineer for Morrison-Maierle, Inc. at (406) 237-1244 or jheidner@m-m.net; or Travis Harris, PE, Project Manager for the City of Billings at (406) 657-3021 or HarrisT@billingsmt.gov.

The City of Billings is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Published on September 24, October 1, 8 and 15, 2021.