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INVITATION FOR BIDS CITY OF RAVENSWOOD JACKSON COUNTY, WEST VIRGINIA CONTRACT NO. 1: WATER SYSTEM IMPROVEMENTS CONTRACT NO. 2: SILVER HILLS NO. 2 WATER STORAGE FACILITY CONTRACT NO. 3: WATER STORAGE TANK REPAINTING Sealed bids for the construction of Contract No. 1: Water System Improvements, Contract No. 2: Silver Hills No. 2 Water Storage Facility and Contract No. 3: Water Storage Tank Repainting will be received by the City of Ravenswood until 1:00 P.M., L.P.T., August 19, 2021 at the City of Ravenswood’s Office located at 212 Walnut Street, Jackson County, West Virginia 26164 for furnishing labor, materials, and performing all the work set forth in the Form of Proposal. Bids will be opened at 1:00 P.M., L.P.T., August 19, 2021. Immediately following the scheduled closing time for the reception of bids, all proposals which have been submitted in accordance with the conditions of this project will be publicly opened and read aloud. The work to be bid upon is described as follows: CONTRACT NO. 1-consists of the replacement of 4 high service pumps at the water treatment plant; upgrades at the water treatment plant (including a new manual transfer switch, electrical upgrades; lights, HVAC, doors and windows); upgrades at the booster pumping station, installation of telemetry system, 4 storage tank mixers; vegetation removal at 2 tank sites; valve vault upgrades for 2 water storage tanks; installation of 2 fixed antennas for reading the existing radio-read meters; installation of approximately 800 LF of 8-inch waterline, 1,400 LF of 6-inch waterline, 750 LF of 2-inch waterline, 200 LF of 3/4-inch copper service line and associated appurtenances; one 8-inch directional drill; replacement of six 4-inch gate valves, twenty 6-inch gate valves, three 8-inch gate valves, two 10-inch gate valves, and one 12-inch gate valve; and installation of twenty 6-inch gate valves, four 8-inch gate valves and one 12-inch gate valve on existing waterlines and all other appurtenances shown on the plans or detailed in the specifications that are necessary for a complete and operable water system improvements project. The total construction time for Contract No. 1 is limited to three hundred sixty-five (365) consecutive calendar days from the date specified in the contract documents. CONTRACT NO. 2 – consists of the installation of a new 32,000 gallon water storage tank at the existing Silver Hills tank site, including piping, site work, fencing and all other appurtenances shown on the plans or detailed in the specifications that are necessary for a complete and operable water system improvements project. The total construction time for Contract No. 2 is limited to one hundred eighty (180) consecutive calendar days from the date specified in the contract documents. CONTRACT NO. 3-consists of sandblasting and repainting three existing 500,000 gallon water storage tank including remove and dispose of existing paint and drain, blast sand inside and out, repaint tank and all support structures, clean interior of tank and remove and dispose of accumulated settlements, make repairs and additions as noted on plans, make patches and pit repairs as noted on plans, restore site, flush and disinfect repainted tank, provide complete skirting during blasting and painting operations, complete in place and all other appurtenances shown on the plans or detailed in the specifications that are necessary for a complete and operable water storage tank repainting project. The total construction time for Contract No. 3 is limited to two hundred seventy (270) consecutive calendar days from the date specified in the contract documents. Plans, Specifications, and Contract Documents may be examined at the following places: City of Ravenswood 212 Walnut Street Ravenswood, WV 26164 Dunn Engineers, Inc. 400 South Ruffner Road Charleston, WV 25314 The Contractor’s Association of WV 2114 Kanawha Boulevard, East Charleston, West Virginia 25311 Plans and Specifications are available at the offices of Dunn Engineers, Inc., 400 South Ruffner Road, Charleston, West Virginia, upon payment of: (Contract No. 1): $350.00, (Contract No. 2): $250.00 and/or (Contract No. 3): $200.00, which is not subject to refund. All Bidders must purchase plans and bid forms from the Engineer in order to bid. Bidders wishing to have plans mailed may provide their own UPS account number for shipping charges to be billed direct. The two-envelope system will be used for bidding this project. Envelope No. One (1) will contain the required bidder information as outlined in the Contract Documents. Envelope No. Two (2) will contain the Form of Proposal only and be separate from Envelope No. 1. The two (2) envelopes shall be held together with clips or rubber bands. Both sealed envelopes containing the Bidder Information and Form of Proposal must have the following information clearly printed or typed on the front lower left-hand corner of each envelope: Envelope No. 1: Bid on the Contract No. ____ (Insert which Contract No. you are bidding on). Contract No. 1: Water System Improvements; Contract No. 2: Silver Hills No. 2 Water Storage Facility; Contract No. 3: Water Storage Tank Repainting for the City of Ravenswood. Jackson County, WV to be opened at 1:00 P.M., L.P.T., August 19, 2021. Bidder Information: Submitted by: (insert name & address of bidder) WV Contractor’s License No. __. Envelope No. 2: Bid on the Contract No. ____ (Insert which Contract No. you are bidding on). Contract No. 1: Water System Improvements; Contract No. 2: Silver Hills No. 2 Water Storage Facility; Contract No. 3: Water Storage Tank Repainting for the City of Ravenswood. Jackson County, WV to be opened at 1:00 P.M., L.P.T., August 19, 2021. Form of Proposal: Submitted by: (insert name & address of bidder) WV Contractor’s License No. ___ . Envelope No. 1 will be opened first and the Bid Bond, Power of Attorney, Certificate of Compliance and other pertinent/required documents as listed on the Bidder’s Opening Requirements Checklist will be checked to make sure that all documents are in order. If the documents are found to be in order, Envelope No. 2 containing the Form of Proposal will then be opened and publicly read aloud. If the documents from Envelope No. 1 are not in order, Envelope No. 2 containing the Form of Proposal will not be opened and the bid will be considered non-responsive and will be returned to the Bidder. The successful low bidder will be provided four (4) complete sets of plans and specifications at no additional cost after the contract has been signed. Any additional sets of plans and detail specifications that are requested will be provided at a cost of (Contract No. 1): $350.00, (Contract No. 2): $250.00 and/or (Contract No. 3): $200.00. Payment by either cash or check must be made upon delivery. A Bidder may not withdraw his bid for a period of ninety (90) days after the date set for the opening of bids. All Bidders are required to have a West Virginia Contractor’s License as per Section 21-11-11 of the WV Code. The prospective bidder’s license number must be included in the Envelope No. 1 as per the Bid Opening Checklist. All subcontractors shall furnish their WV Contractor’s License number to the prime contractor prior to award of the contract. Bids shall be accompanied by a certified check or bid bond payable to the City of Ravenswood, Jackson County, West Virginia, in an amount not less than five percent (5%) of the base bid. Bidders must hold a current West Virginia Contractor’s License on the date of Bid Opening. The City of Ravenswood reserves the right to reject any and all bids NONDISCRIMINATION IN EMPLOYMENT Bidders on this work will be required to comply with the President’s Executive Order 11246. The requirements for Bidders and Contractors under this order are explained in the Specifications. The low responsive Bidder is required to submit to EPA a statement in accordance with Executive Order 11246. SUSPENSION AND DEBARMENT Recipient shall not entertain the use of businesses that are listed on the “Excluded Parties List System at www.epls.gov in accordance with 2 CFR Part 1532 and Subpart B and C of 2 CFR Part 180. MANDATORY PRE-BID CONFERENCE All prospective bidders must attend a MANDATORY Pre-Bid Conference to be held at the City of Ravenswood’s Office located at 212 Walnut Street, Jackson County, West Virginia 26164, on 10:00 A.M., L.P.T., August 3, 2021 for the purpose of discussing the DBE Program requirements and the construction highlights of the project. DBE REQUIREMENTS Each Bidder must fully comply with the requirements, terms, and conditions as set forth in the contract documents to achieve Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) participation during the performance of this contract. The bidder commits itself to the program for DBE participation and all other requirements, terms, and conditions of the bid conditions by submitting a properly signed bid. The bidder agrees to make good faith efforts to sub-contract a portion of the total value of the contract to Disadvantaged businesses. This shall be done in compliance with the six (6) good faith efforts as outlined in 40 CFR 31.36(e). Failure to demonstrate good faith efforts may lead to rejection of bids. For the purpose of this program, the term “subcontractor” includes all construction, modification, and service work contracted for by the bidder in the execution of the work under this contract. CITY OF RAVENSWOOD JACKSON COUNTY, WEST VIRGINIA By: Josh Miller, Mayor DUNN ENGINEERS, INC. 400 South Ruffner Road Charleston, WV 25314 LC-113614 7-20,17;2021