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

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. 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. 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 November 30, 2023. CONTRACTOR REGISTRATION The Contractor awarded the contract shall be a registrant under Vendor Self Service (VSS) at time of award. 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 Forty (240) calendar days from receipt of notice to begin work. LIQUIDATED DAMAGES The amount of liquidated damages to be paid by the contractor for each and every working day that he is in default is $1,000.00. BID SURETY A Bid Bond, deposit of cash or Certified Check, Bank Cashier's or Bank Official's Check drawn on a solvent bank payable to the Treasurer of the City of Cincinnati, in the amount of not less than ten percent (10%) of the total amount of the bid must accompany each bid as a guarantee that if the bid is accepted a contract will be entered into. Bidder must use the Construction Bid Surety and Signature Form included in Section 2, as none other will be accepted. RETENTION OF PERFORMANCE SURETY The contractor will be required to provide performance surety in the amount of 100% of the contract value. A performance bond surety shall be kept fully in effect for one year following the acceptance of the final statement of costs by the City Manager. If surety is a cashier's check or certified check, such surety will be refunded to contractor one year following the acceptance of the final statement of cost by the City Manager METHOD OF AWARD - LOWEST AND BEST BIDDER The City reserves the right to review substitutions offered and may, based solely on its judgment, in regard to specification and/or cost criteria, elect to award based on the offered substitution. The City reserves the right to accept or reject any or all add and/or deduct alternates when, in the opinion of the awarding authority, such acceptance or rejection is in the best interest of the City. Before an award of the contract is made, the City shall determine which add and/or deduct alternates will be accepted. A final determination of lowest and best bid shall be based on factors as delineated in Cincinnati Municipal Code Chapter 321-37. In determining the low bid, each bidder's base bid shall be combined with the add and/or deduct alternates accepted by the City, and any substitutions offered and accepted by the City. In the event no alternates are requested by the City in the bid document and no substitutions are offered, the low bid shall be determined on the basis of the base bid. The City shall award the contract to the lowest and best responsive bidder.