Site work for a water / sewer project in Columbus, Ohio. Completed plans call for site work for a water / sewer project.

The City of Columbus (hereinafter "City") is accepting bids for Varsity Avenue Area Water Line Improvements, C.I.P. No. 690236-100106, the work for which consists of replacing or rehabilitating approximately 8,965 linear feet of 6-inch and 8-inch water lines, and other such work as may be necessary to complete the contract, in accordance with the drawings, technical specifications, special provisions, and City of Columbus Construction and Material specifications set forth in this Invitation For Bid (IFB). Contract Estimated To Be In Excess of $2,000,000 Both the City MBE/WBE goal and the U.S. EPA goals are required to be met and the associated forms for both City and U.S. EPA goals must be completed and submitted with the bid. If the U.S. EPA DBE goals or the City MBE/WBE goal cannot be met, the specifications require the demonstration and documentation of a good faith effort using the appropriate forms for both provided in the IFB. Please note that if there is not a City MBE/WBE goal associated with the project the U.S. EPA DBE goals are still required to be met. MBE/WBE Goals A MBE/WBE Contract-specific City subcontract goal is required for this service contrac The MBE/WBE Goal for this project is: 10%. Questions pertaining to the drawings and specifications must be submitted in writing only to the City of Columbus, Division of Water ATTN: Philip Schmidt, P.E., via fax at 614-645-6165, or email at PASchmidt@columbus.gov prior to Wednesday November 9, 2022 at 3:00 PM local time. Any questions regarding the bidding process may be sent electronically to DPUConstructionBids@columbus.gov. No phone calls will be accepted. A bid discount applies to construction bids when the award is based on low bid and the prime contractor is a minority or women-owned business or a minority or women-owned joint venture certified with the Office of Diversity and Inclusion in the relevant work classification. The bid discount is 5% for construction, goods and services bids, not to exceed $50,000 on a single bid. The bid discount allows an original bid to be discounted by 5% for purposes of evaluating and determining the lowest responsive bid. Complete the "Bid Discount/Proposal Incentive Form" (see Appendix A) if the bid discount applies to the bidder. All work shall be completed within 550 calendar days of the Notice to Proceed. The City anticipates issuing a Notice to proceed on or about February 2023. The City may cancel the IFB, reject any or all bids in whole or in part, waive technicalities, and/or advertise for new bids, without liability to the City and when in the best interest of the City up until the time the contract is executed by the City. The City shall have 180 calendar days from the date of the bid opening to provide the bidder a Notice of Intent to Award. During this 180 day period, the bidder agrees to hold their bid prices.