Separate sealed bids for construction of Work Order 18-01, Schedule 2 Sanitary Sewer and Rehabilitation Project will be received by the City Clerk at the office of the City Clerk in City Hall, 210 North 27^th Street, P.O. Box 1178, Billings, MT 59103 until 2:00 P.M. local time on May 1, 2018, and then publicly opened and read aloud.

The project generally consists of the following work:

Zone A Open Cut Alternate:

5,091              Linear Feet of 8-inch Sanitary Sewer Main

1,107              Linear Feet of 12-inch Storm Sewer Main

11                    48” Sanitary Sewer Manholes

172                 Sanitary Sewer Service Reconnection

130                 Underground Utility Crossings

                                    Surface Restoration

Zone B Open Cut Alternate:

3,539             Linear Feet of 8-inch Sanitary Sewer Main

567                Linear Feet of 8-inch Sanitary Sewer Trenchless Pipe Rehabilitation

10                 48” Sanitary Sewer Manholes

99                  Sanitary Sewer Service Reconnection

73                Underground Utility Crossings

                    Surface Restoration

Zone A Trenchless Alternate:

3,399              Linear Feet of 8-inch Sanitary Sewer Main

974                 Linear Feet of 12-inch Storm Sewer Main

1,085              Linear Feet of 8-inch Sanitary Sewer Trenchless Pipe Rehabilitation

607                 Linear Feet of 10-inch Sanitary Sewer Trenchless Pipe Rehabilitation

10                   48” Sanitary Sewer Manholes

131                 Sanitary Sewer Service Reconnection

43                   Trenchless Sanitary Sewer Service Reconnection

90                   Underground Utility Crossings

                       Surface Restoration

Zone B Trenchless Alternate:

1,685              Linear Feet of 8-inch Sanitary Sewer Main

2,421              Linear Feet of 8-inch Sanitary Sewer Trenchless Pipe Rehabilitation

10                    48” Sanitary Sewer Manholes

48                    Sanitary Sewer Service Reconnection

55                   Trenchless Sanitary Sewer Service Reconnection

36                    Underground Utility Crossings

                         Surface Restoration

In addition, the Drawings and Project Manual may also be examined at the following locations:

City of Billings Public Works Department
2224 Montana Avenue
Billings, Montana 59101

and www.montanabid.com

In addition, the Drawings and Project Manual may also be examined at the following locations:

City of Billings Public Works Department
2224 Montana Avenue
Billings, Montana 59101

and www.montanabid.com

There will be a non-mandatory Pre-Bid Conference at the office of Public Works – Depot Conference Room 2224 Montana Avenue at 2:30 P.M. on Monday, April 23, 2018. Representatives of the Public Works Department will be present to describe the project and answer questions.

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 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 1-800-556-6694. Contractors are required to have registered with the DLI prior to award of this project.

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 actual or perceived race, color, national origin, ancestry, religion, creed, sex, age, marital or familial status, physical or mental disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or because of their association with a person or group of people so identified.

Each bid or proposal must be accompanied by a Certified Check, Cashier's Check, or Bid Bond payable to the City of Billings, 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.

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 Kurtis DeShaw, PE, Project Manager for Morrison-Maierle, Inc. at (406) 237-1251 or kdeshaw@m-m.net; or Travis Harris, PE, Project Manager for the City of Billings at (406) 657-3021 or HarrisT@ci.billings.mt.us

The City of Billings, is an Equal Opportunity Employer.