Site work for a water / sewer project in Orlando, Florida. Completed plans call for site work for a water / sewer project.

This proposed project consists of the replacement of approximate 1,900 feet of gravity sanitary sewer lines along Raleigh Street from Westgate Dr to Kirkman Rd and 900 feet northbound at Kirkman Rd. The gravity sanitary sewer replacement includes open cut methodology to install and remove pipe to an average depth of 10 feet. The project also includes, lateral connections, manholes, roadway improvements and other work as stated in the plans and specifications. The project will be done in phases including night work. Due to the nature of the work to be performed, the City will evaluate submitted qualifications and references of all bidders to validate expertise and ability to successfully perform this project. Bidders must have at least six (6) years of experience with similar project scope and depth as a Prime Contractor. A detailed listing of at least five (5) projects successfully completed with similar scope, depth and degree of difficulty must be submitted for evaluation. The listing must be inclusive of names for Project Manager, Superintendent and other key personnel used as part of the project. The contact person listed shall be someone with personal knowledge of bidders performance of the project and must be informed that they are being used as a reference and will be contacted by the City of Orlando staff to verify provided information. Failure to provide this information may cause the bidder to be deemed as not responsive. The City is under no obligation to respond to questions received less than ten (10) days prior to the date for the opening of Bids Refer to "Instruction to Bidders" for more information on the bidding process. Bids must be accompanied by a bid bond, certified check or cashier's check made out to the City of Orlando, or other security as provided by law, in an amount not less than 10% of the total base bid. Bidders must be appropriately licensed Florida Contractors pursuant to Chapter 489, Part I Florida Statutes to be considered responsible bidders and eligible to be awarded a contract. Questions will be answered in accordance with Article 5 of the "Instruction to Bidders," replies will be given at a later date. Upon award of contract, the Low Bidder shall be required to provide Performance and Payment Bonds in the amount of the Contract Price. The Surety must be licensed to do business in the State of Florida, must be included on the United States Department of the Treasurys Listing of Approved Sureties, and must have at least an A- rating in accordance with the most current A.M. Best Company financial strength ratings. City of Orlando Minority and Women-Owned Business Enterprise Ordinance and Veteran Business Enterprise (VBE)program The Contractor shall be required to comply with the City of Orlando's Minority and Women-Owned Business Enterprise Ordinance (Chapter 57) and Veteran Business Enterprise (VBE) program (Chapter 7). The Supplementary Conditions establish requirements which must be achieved by the Contractor; certain required actions must be taken at least 10 days prior to bidding. The MBE/WBE Letters of Intent (see form in Supplementary Conditions) must be provided at the time of bid opening. If either or both the MBE/WBE goals are not met, MBE/WBE "good faith" documentation must also be provided at the time of bid opening. The VBE Participation form is provided in the Supplementary Conditions Living Wage. Contractor is required to pay its workers, as well as its subcontractors providing services pursuant to a contract with the City, a living wage for the time spent providing services to the City. (This provision does not include general administrative personnel unless they are assigned to a City project.) Living wage means compensation for employment of not less than $10.71 per hour for straight time, exclusive of FICA, unemployment taxes, and workers compensation insurance and employee benefits. This provision shall apply to all bid and proposal awards for services which involve City expenditures that exceed $100,000.00 per year. Responsible Contractors Policy For contracts with an estimated value of at least $100,000, the Contractor will be required to comply with the City of Orlandos Responsible Contractors Policy, which requires that Contractor pay its workers and require its Subcontractors to pay their workers on this Project an hourly wage, based on classification for the Orlando region established by the Davis-Bacon Act (hereinafter hourly wage). The Wage Determination for this Project can be found online. The applicable county is Orange County, and the construction type is: Heavy (Including Sewer and Water Lines) (FL190128 1/04/2019 FL128). Additionally, contractor shall provide its workers and require its Subcontractors to provide their workers with health benefits, such requirement being satisfied by providing to the workers on this project either 1) health benefits through a bona fide program or 2) by increasing their hourly wage by 20%. If satisfying the health benefits requirement by providing health benefits through a bona fide program, the Supplementary Conditions establish minimum health insurance benefits acceptable to the City. Moreover, certification as to the existence of a Contractors bona fide health benefits program for its workers must be provided to the City with its bid at the time of the bid opening. The Owner reserves the right to waive any informalities, to reject any or all Bids, or to re-advertise for Bids. Awards, if made, will be to the lowest responsive, responsible bidder whose bid is most advantageous to the Owner, price and other factors considered. It will be the responsibility of the Bidder to contact the Procurement and Contracts Division and/or online prior to submitting a bid to ascertain if any addenda have been issued, to obtain all such addenda, and return executed addenda with the bid. All questions about the meaning/intent of the Plans and Contract Documents must be submitted in writing before Monday, February 11, 2019 at 5:00 p.m. to Silvia Coste, Purchasing Agent II, at TeamC@cityoforlando.net, Procurement and Contract Division, 400 S. Orange Ave., 4th Floor, Orlando, Florida 32801.