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

Project Locations: Carson Av. - Warsaw Av. to Glenway Av., Del Monte PI. - Warsaw Av. to N. Term., Fairbanks Av. - Warsaw Av. to Glenway Av., Kuhlman Av. - Laclede Av. to Glenway Av., Laclede Av. - McPherson Av. to Ross Av., LaSalle St. - Laclede Av. to McPherson Av., Mansion Av. - S. Term, to Glenway Av., Maria Av. - McPherson Av. to W. Term., McPherson Av. Warsaw Av. to Glenway Av., Ross Av. - Warsaw Av. to Glenway Av., Sturm St. - Warsaw Av. to Laclede Av., Wells St. - Price Av. to Glenway Av. Proposed 8" Water Main 202407 WW003757 / 4-3962 / MF-16663 This is an online bid and is divided into five (5) volumes. Volume One is the Bid information and does not need to be returned. Volume Two is the Forms and questionnaires that MUST be completed. Volume Three is the Excel pricing sheets and MUST be completed in the highlighted areas (yellow) and return as an attachment with the signed forms in Volume Two. In VSS you will only need to enter the Unofficial Total on line one. Volume 4 is bid specific Drawings. Volume 5 is the Geotechnical Reports. This bid will not be read publicly. No hard copies of bids will be accepted. Bidders must submit bids electronically through the City's Vendor Self Service website. Bidders must submit pricing on all commodity lines on electronic bid. Blank pricing on commodity lines will be considered a bid of $0.00. SCOPE For furnishing all materials, labor, and equipment and performing all work necessary to Furnish and Install Ductile Iron Pipe and Fittings, Copper Pipe and Fittings, and other work necessary or incidental to the installation of the proposed water main. It is understood that the quantities are approximate only and shall not govern the amount required during the contract period. The estimated quantities indicated will be used solely for the purpose of making a tabulation of the bids. Bidders are to complete the Excel pricing sheet in the shaded areas (Volume #3). Prices bid are firm and fixed for the project. CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTS: The project shall be constructed under a General Construction Contract (Bid Package A) and an Assigned Plumbing Contract (Bid Package B). The bidder may submit a combination bid which combines Bid Packages A & B. If the bidder submits a combination bid, the bidder must also submit a separate bid for General Construction (Bid Package A) and the Assignment Fee Percentage. Failure of the bidder to bid in the manner described will result in the rejection of their combination bid. No assignment fee will be paid on combination bids. The assignment fee will be certified under Bid Package A, but will only be paid based on the total amount of work actually performed under Bid Package B. Private lead service line replacement (Bid Package B or the associated bid items in the Combination Bid) will only be performed at addresses where a signed agreement is made between GCWW and the Homeowner. The work listed in the agreement will be based on the bid price provided by the selected Contractor for each address. Funding for private lead service line replacement work will not be fully certified until a signed agreement is in place. Prior to the selected Contractor starting branch work, a list of addresses with signed agreements will be provided by GCWW, and a change order will be issued to certify any additional costs associated with the addresses on the list. The City will require surety for, and will certify funds for, Forty Percent (40%) of the estimated private lead service line replacement work in advance. The successful Bidder will be required to provide surety for Forty Percent (40%) of the estimated private lead service line replacement work at the time of contract execution. As stated herein, this work will only be performed at addresses where a signed agreement is reached between GCWW and the Homeowner. The City is giving each Homeowner listed in Bid Package B (and the related items in the Combination Bid) the option to self-perform the private side lead service line. If a Homeowner opts to self-perform the work, that bid item will be non-performed and the cost for that bid item, including the assignment fee, will be deducted from the contract. No assignment fee will be paid on combination bids. There will be no compensation for extra surety capacity not utilized. An allowance of $1,500 is allocated for each private lead service line replacement. The summation of the Unit Costs for Labor and Material may not be below $0.00. Negative summations will be converted to a $0.00 bid for the total Unit Cost of Labor and Material on top of the $1,500 allowance; $1,500 will be reflected as the bid. The allowance is not assured if no agreement for the private lead line is established. The M/WBE SUBCONTRACTING percentages provided in the bid documents apply to Bid Package A only (or that part of the combination bid package only). No M/WBE goals will apply to Bid Package B. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AND AUTHORIZED COMMUNICATION Questions or requests for additional information regarding this solicitation shall be directed in writing to the assigned City of Cincinnati Buyer, Alexa Kafury, via email at alexa.kafury@cincinnati-oh.gov. Please submit questions via email by 12:00 PM ET on September 26, 2023. BEGINNING OF WORK The contractor shall start work within five (5) calendar days from receipt of written notice to begin work, by registered or certified mail, from the City Agency for whom the work is to be performed. No work of any kind shall be done by the contractor until so notified. COMPLETION OF WORK The contractor shall secure delivery of all equipment and materials required and shall complete on-site work within Two Hundred Seventy (270) calendar days from receipt of notice to begin work. Separate invoices must be submitted on the Contractor's Standard Claim Voucher invoice form and mailed to: Cincinnati Water Works Business Services Division Accounting Dept. 4747 Spring Grove Avenue Cincinnati OH 45232 They may also be e-mailed to gcwwaccountspayable@gcww.cincinnati-oh.gov. The item(s) / service(s) shall be invoiced showing quantity and sufficient identification data to facilitate audit of invoices by the City of Cincinnati. SPECIFICATIONS All work shall be performed, and materials furnished in accordance with the following specifications: 1) Latest edition of the Ohio Department of Transportation Construction and Material Specifications and the City of Cincinnati Supplement thereto available in the Engineering Division Permit and License Center, Room 410 City Hall, Cincinnati, Ohio 45202 Phone 352-3463. ODOT Supplement (2019) 2) Latest edition of the CITY OF CINCINNATI SIDEWALK STANDARDS a copy of which is available at the link below or in the Engineering Division Permit and License Center, Room 410 City Hall, Cincinnati, Ohio 45202 Phone 513/352-3463. CITY OF CINCINNATI SIDEWALK STANDARDS 3) City Public Works Standard Drawings, available at: Standard Drawings 4) Department of Transportation & Engineering has provided manuals at: DOTE Resource Center 5) All work shall follow applicable OSHA safety regulations and other governing bodies' safety requirements. 6) Latest edition of GCWW Standard Drawings, available online. 7) Additional GCWW requirements and specifications are available online. 8) City of Cincinnati Standard Specification No. 40-110-08 FCS No. 4710: Water main material shall be furnished in accordance with City of Cincinnati Standard Specification No. 40-110-08 FCS No. 4710 (attached). 9) Drawings for Internal Job # 4-3981, (27 pages) are included in Volume 4 and located on the City's Open Data website 10) Geotechnical Report (61 pages) included in Volume 5 and located on the City's Open Data website 11) If issued, any addenda shall be applicable.