Site work and renovation of a civil project in Madison, Wisconsin. Completed plans call for the renovation of a water / sewer project; and for site work for a water / sewer project.

Effective January 1, 2014, all potential bidders must be certified by DOA prior to submitting bids on state construction projects over $50,000. All bids received from contractors who are not certified will be rejected This project is being let using a new single prime bidding and contracting process. DFD will publicly bid the applicable mechanical, electrical, plumbing, and fire protection (MEP) divisions of work first. Within 5 days of the MEP bid opening, DFD will identify a lowest, qualified, responsible, certified bidder in each applicable MEP division of work. These successful MEP bids must be included in all general prime contractor bids received. No later than 5 days after DFD identifies the successful MEP bids, DFD will publicly open general prime contractor bids. General prime contractor bids that do not include the successful MEP bids will be rejected. The state will enter into a single contract with the lowest, qualified, responsible, certified general prime contractor and this general prime contractor will enter into subcontracts with the successful MEP bidders. In general, the work consists of the replacement of the sanitary sewer lift station and force main at the Laboratory of Limnology building, including demolition of the existing pump equipment, providing new pumps, controls, and electrical service, abandonment and replacement of the force main, replacement of the water service, reconnecting the sanitary sewer and water service laterals to the Water Science & Engineering Laboratory building, surface restoration, and related items. The project also includes replacement of two street lights and associated bases and wiring. Base Bids will be received as a single lump sum bid for 3) Plumbing; and 5) Electrical The 2017-2019 Wisconsin State Budget (2017 Wisconsin Act 59) repealed Wisconsin's prevailing wage laws. Effective September 23,2017, state prevailing wage requirements on state building projects no longer apply. These changes take effect for projects advertised for bid after September 23,2017. This change does not affect the Federal Davis Bacon Act requirements. Bid Result : Hooper Corporation : Plumbing : 72,844.00 Forward Electric, Inc.: Electrical : 28,492.00