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

The City of Palatka is seeking bids for Water Treatment Plant Yard Piping Improvements, Palatka, FL 32177. This project involves the construction of new ductile iron piping, fittings, and appurtenances. This project is located at the City's Water Treatment plant located off of Moody Road in the City of Palatka. Construction will include installation of new ductile iron piping, fittings, valves, bends and other appurtenances. Elements of the work include connecting new piping to existing ductile iron piping. All interested parties must register their name, email address, address and telephone number with the City to receive any future changes, additions, addendums or notices concerning this ITB. Any qualified individual or firm desiring to provide the required services should submit one (1) original and two (2) digital copies on a thumb drive in a sealed envelope marked in red ink "RESPONSE TO INVITATION TO BID 2023-14 FOR RC WILLIS WATER TREATMENT PLANT YARD PIPING IMPROVEMENTS". Late submittals will be returned unopened. Submittals will be opened as soon as possible after the submission deadline. Evaluation and selection will occur in accordance with the appropriate requirements at a time and place to be determined. The City of Palatka reserves the right to reject any and all submittals, to waive any informalities or irregularities in the ITB process and to award the contract(s) in the best interest of the City. Bidding documents (Information for Bidders, Project Manual and Drawings) may be examined online at the City's website. The City of Palatka reserves the right to waive any informalities or to reject any or all bids. The City of Palatka is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Each Bidder must deposit with his/her security in the amount, form and subject to the conditions provided in the Information for Bidders. Sureties used for obtaining bonds must appear as acceptable according to the Department of Treasury Circular 570. The Bidder shall be properly licensed and fully insured and upon award of bid, present to the City of Palatka paperwork indicating such. The contractor shall begin mobilization and procurement of materials within ten working days of the receipt of the "Notice to Proceed". For further information or clarification, contact Mr. Daryl Myers, Hanson Professional Services Inc., 8075 Gate Parkway West, Suite 204, Jacksonville, Florida 32216, telephone 904-737-0090 or email DMyers@hansoninc.com. Prospective bidders who wish to be notified of any amendments must register their name and contact information with Daryl Myers by email. Subcontracts The prime contractor must perform 30% of the scope of work. The bidder is specifically advised that any person, or other party to whom it is proposed to award a subcontract under this contract: a. Must be acceptable to the owner; and b. Must submit a Certification by Proposed Subcontractor Regarding Equal Employment Opportunity and Form 950.2; Certification by Proposed Subcontractor; and Certification of Proposed Subcontractor Regarding Section 3 and Segregated Facilities. Approval of the Proposed subcontract award cannot be given by the City unless and until the proposed subcontractor has submitted the Certifications and/or other evidence showing that it has fully complied with any reporting requirements to which it is or was subject. c. Disadvantage Business Enterprise (DBE) The City encourages all contractors bidding on the project to actively pursue obtaining bids and quotes from Certified DBEs. The FDOT's DBE Program Plan can be found online. 7-24.2 Required Contract and Subcontract DBE Assurance Language: Per 49 CFR 26.13 (b) each Contract the Local Agency signs with a Contractor (and each subcontract the prime contractor signs with a subcontractor) must include the following assurance: "The Contractor, sub-recipient or subcontractor shall not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, or sex in the performance of this contract. The Contractor shall carry out applicable requirements of 49 CFR Part 26 in the award and administration of DOT-assisted Contracts. Failure by the Contractor to carry out these requirements is a material breach of this Contract, which may result in the termination of this Contract or such other remedy as the recipient deems appropriate." 7-24.3 DBE Records and Reports: Submit the Anticipated DBE Participation Statement at or before the Pre-Construction Conference. Report monthly to the Local Agency actual payments, retainage, of all DBE and Minority Business Enterprise (MBE) subcontractors and DBE and MBE construction material and major suppliers. Develop a record keeping system to monitor DBE affirmative action efforts which include the following: (a) the procedures adopted to comply with these Specifications; (b) the number of subordinated Contracts on Local Agency projects awarded to DBEs; (c) the dollar value of the Contracts awarded to DBEs; (d) the percentage of the dollar value of all subordinated Contracts awarded to DBEs as a percentage of the total Contract amount; (e) a description of the general categories of Contracts awarded to DBEs; and (f) the specific efforts employed to identify and award Contracts to DBEs. Upon request, provide the records to the Local Agency, Department, and the Federal Highway Administration for review. All such records are required to be maintained for a period of five years following acceptance of final payment and have them available for inspection by the Local Agency, Department and the Federal Highway Administration. Each month the contractor must report to the City of Palatka actual payments to all DBE subcontractors, subconsultants and suppliers. Time of Completion and Liquidated Damages Bidder must agree to commence work on date to be specified in a written "Notice to Proceed" of the City and to fully complete the project within 120 consecutive calendar days thereafter. Applicable liquidated damages are the amounts established in the following schedule: Contract Amount Daily Charge Per Calendar Day $50,000 and under $313 Over $50,000 but less than $250,000 $580 $250,000 but less than $500,000 $715 $500,000 but less than $2,500,000 $1423 $2,500,000 but less than $5,000,000 $2121 $5,000,000 but less than $10,000,000 $3057 $10,000,000 but less than $15,000,000 $3598 $15,000,000 but less than $20,000,000 $4544 $20,000,000 and over $8537 plus 0.00027 of any amount over $20 million For all contracts, regardless of whether the contract time is stipulated in calendar days, the engineer/architect will count days in calendar days. If the Contractor or, in case of his default, the surety fails to complete the work with the time stipulated in the contract, or within such extra time that the Owner may have granted the Contract or, in case of his default, the surety shall pay to the Owner, liquidated damages, the applicable amount above per calendar day in which work is not completed. The Owner has the right to apply, as payment on such liquidated damages, any money the Owner owes the Contractor. The Owner does not waive its right to liquidated damages due under the Contract by allowing the Contractor to continue and finish the work, or any part of it, after the expiration of the Contract Time including granted time extensions. No interpretation of the meaning of the plans, specification or other pre-bid documents will be made to any bidder orally. Every request for such interpretation should be in writing, addressed to Daryl Myers, Hanson Professional Services Inc., at DMyers@hanson-inc.com and, to be given consideration, must be received at least five days prior to the date fixed for the opening of bids. Any and all such interpretations and any supplemental instructions will be in the form of written addenda to the specifications which, if issued, will be emailed with return receipt requested to all prospective bidders (at the respective addresses furnished for such purposes), not later than 72 hours prior to the date fixed for the opening of bids. Failure of any bidder to receive any such addendum or interpretation shall not relieve such bidder from any obligation under the bid as submitted. All addenda so issued shall become part of the contract documents.