This is a service / maintenance or supply contract in Anchorage, Alaska. Contact the soliciting agency for additional information.

A. The contractor shall submit a Traffic Control Plan (TCP) for any project designated by the ordering Department. The plan shall include sufficient equipment to ensure adequate traffic control without excess as prescribed by the Manual of Uniform Traffic Control Devices with Alaska Supplement. Type 2 and Type 3 barricades are required during twilight hours. In no case will MOA pay for excessive use of equipment. For all standard TCP's, the contractor shall provide an acceptable TCP within three (3) days depending on the complexity of the project. When required to do so for quick-turnaround projects, the contractor shall provide an acceptable TCP within 24 hours of notification during normal working hours. Should the contractor default on the required turn-around time for the TCP, the price for the TCP will be reduced by 20% per day until the TCP is received. Should this penalty be enforced, email backup indicating when the TCP was requested and when an acceptable TCP was received and approved by MOA Traffic Control will be communicated to the contractor with any short payments of invoices. There will be a maximum of three (3) TCP requests per department per day. B. The contractor shall be available on a two (2) hour notice, day, or night, to provide equipment for emergency setups, and a minimum of three (3) hours' notice for nonemergency setups. A telephone number at which the contractor can be reached 24 hours a day, seven days a week, including weekends and holidays, shall be furnished to as determined by the Utility. Text messages is an acceptable communication during normal business hours. When a specific start time for a Call-Out is required and communicated to the contractor with two (2) hours-notice for emergency setups and three (3) hours for nonemergency setups and the contractor arrives more than 15 minutes late, the price for the call-out will be reduced by 20% and with every half hour contractor is late an additional 5%. If the contractor is unable to meet the required start time, the Contractor shall immediately contact the department to explain any extenuating circumstances along with a proposed, realistic start time. Should this penalty be enforced, the department will provide email backup of their notification to contractor that traffic control was setup more than 15 minutes after the required start time to include location, date and requested start time. The email should indicate when and how the department had notified the contractor of the TC requirement. C. The contractor shall monitor and maintain all Traffic Control Devices as may be necessary or as may be ordered to ensure the safety of the public as well as those engaged in connection with the work. It shall be the contractor's responsibility to maintain all Traffic Control Devices for the duration of any project, including but not limited to throughout the night hours, weekend, holidays, and any period of inactivity and to check those warning devices a minimum of once daily and as often as required to assure they are in correct position and are operating properly. Bidders interested in participating via teleconference will call 1-907-343-6089 no earlier than 9:55 A.M. Alaska Time, February 28, 2023.. It is respectfully requested bidders participating in the pre-bid conference via teleconference to please use a land line. For auxiliary aids, services, or special modifications to participate please contact the purchasing department at 907-343-4590 to request reasonable accommodations; or via email at wwpur@muni.Org. The MOA Purchasing Office is open from 8:00am to 5:00pm Monday through Friday, excluding MOA Holidays Questions regarding this ITB will be submitted in writing via email to wwpur@muni.org. Written questions will be received no later than 12:00 P.M. Alaska Time, February 16, 2023. Questions will include the Buyer's name, the ITB number and ITB Title, on the subject line. Award will be made to the lowest responsive and responsible bidder in accordance with Anchorage Municipal Code with preference to local bidders applied in accordance with Evaluation for determining the lowest bid will be made in the aggregate. TO BE CONSIDERED FOR AWARD ALL ITEMS MUST BE BID. All items must be new and come with manufacturer's warranty, if supplied by the manufacturer. The purchasing Director will have the sole discretion to determine whether the bid submitted meets specifications of the Invitation to Bid, whether a bidder is responsive, and whether a deviation is material.