CALL FOR SEALED BIDS: NOTICE TO BIDDERS

            Sealed bids entitled OPTIMIST PARK SHELTER for the City of Billings, Montana, will be received by the Billings City Clerk, P.O. Box 1178, Billings, MT 59103 or via email at , until 2:00 PM (MST) on Tuesday, May 11th, 2021 and then publicly opened and read aloud via Facebook Live on the City’s Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/Billings-MT-City-Government-74352842013/.  No hand delivered bids will be accepted. Bid tabulations will be posted for public viewing after the bids have been opened.

            More specific additional information regarding the OPTIMIST PARK SHELTER can be obtained by contacting MARK JARVIS, PARK PLANNER 406-657-8367 or . The Drawings and Project Manual may be viewed or obtained at the following locations:

Billings Builders Exchange, 2050 Broadwater Avenue, Suite A, Billings, MT 59102.

Land Design, Inc., 1670 South 48th Street West, Billings, MT 59106.  A non-refundable deposit of $200.00 per drawing set is required if drawings are obtained directly from Land Design, Inc.

Billings Builders Exchange, 2050 Broadwater Avenue, Suite A, Billings, MT 59102.

Land Design, Inc., 1670 South 48th Street West, Billings, MT 59106. A non-refundable deposit of $200.00 per drawing set is required if drawings are obtained directly from Land Design, Inc.

Billings Builders Exchange, 2050 Broadwater Avenue, Suite A, Billings, MT 59102.

Land Design, Inc., 1670 South 48th Street West, Billings, MT 59106. A non-refundable deposit of $200.00 per drawing set is required if drawings are obtained directly from Land Design, Inc.

A pre-bid conference is scheduled for Wednesday, April 28th, 2021 at 2:00 PM local time. Conference will be held at the existing building on the southwest side of Optimist Park in Billings, MT 59101. Interested Contractors are encouraged to attend.

Each bid must be accompanied by a Certified Check, Cashier's Check, or Bid Bond payable to the City of Billings, Montana, in an amount not less than ten percent (10%) of the total amount of the bid. The bid security will be retained by the City Clerk until the successful bidder enters into a contract with the City of Billings. If no contract is entered into, by the successful bidder, within sixty (60) days the security may be forfeited to the City of Billings.

Successful bidders will be required to furnish an approved Performance Bond and Labor and Materials Bond Payment Bond in the amount of one hundred percent (100%) of the contract amount.

Bidders may withdraw their bid either personally or by written request at any time prior to the time set for bid opening. No bid may be withdrawn or modified after the time set for opening, unless and until the award of the contract is delayed for a period exceeding sixty (60) days.

The right is reserved to reject any or all bids received, to waive irregularities, to postpone the award of the contract for a period of not to exceed sixty (60) days, and to accept that bid which is in the best interests of the City of Billings, Montana.

The City of Billings is an Equal Opportunity Employer. The Contractor and subcontractor shall abide by the requirements of 41 CFR 60-300.5(a) and 41 CFR 60-741.5(a), which prohibit discrimination against qualified protected veterans and/or qualified individuals on the basis of disability, and requires affirmative action by covered prime contractors and subcontractors to employ and advance in employment qualified protected veterans and individuals with disabilities.

Published on April 23 and 30, and May 7, 2021.