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

This project consists of construction of approximately 2,680 feet of 36-inch ductile iron pipe reclaimed water main, plus modifications to the existing yard piping at the Water Conserv I WRF Effluent Pump Station, located at 1140 I Boggy Creek Road. 'The work includes installation of all piping, fittings, valves, appurtenances, testing, and all incidentals necessary to provide the installed reclaimed water main system, complete, and ready for service. The project work also includes installation of 1,100 feet of PVC conduit bank, consisting of three parallel 2-inch diameter conduits, plus four pull boxes. The project work is located on Greater Orlando Aviation Authority (GOAA) property. The contractor shall obtain security clearances and proper identification and documents for vehicles and personnel entering and leaving GOAA property. Obtaining security clearances includes, but is not limited to, completing the necessary application, background checks, training, and testing to obtain the badging, as outlined in the Contract Documents. 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. All questions about the meaning/intent of the Plans & Contract Documents must be submitted in writing before 5:00 P.M., Local Time, August 6, 2021, to Silvia.Coste@orlando.gov Procurement and Contracts Division, 400 S. Orange Ave., 4th Floor, Orlando, Florida 32801. 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 & 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 & 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 $14.00 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 & Water Lines) (FL20210128 07/09/2021). 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.