Renovation of a water / sewer project in Farwell, Michigan. Completed plans call for the renovation of a water / sewer project.

Questions received before 5:00 PM, Wednesday, January 17, 2024, will be answered. The Project includes work at the existing lift stations and Wastewater Treatment Plant. Two lift stations will be rehabilitated to provide upgraded lift station pumps, valves, coatings, installation of permanent generators, electrical and controls, SCADA improvements, and all related work. A third lift station will demolished and replaced with a new submersible lift station. WWTP improvements include the construction of a new headworks and screening building and all related work. Additional work includes biosolids removal at the three existing lagoons. There is a second USDA contract to replace aged collection system infrastructure. The Issuing Office for the Bidding Documents is: Fleis & VandenBrink Engineering, 603 Bay Street, First Floor, Traverse City, MI 49684, Telephone: (231) 932-8600 Contact: Scott Hall, PE, 616.965.8767. Prospective Bidders may request the Bidding Documents from the Issuing Office. Partial sets of Bidding Documents will not be available from the Issuing Office. Neither Owner nor Engineer will be responsible for full or partial sets of Bidding Documents, including addenda, if any, obtained from sources other than the Issuing Office. Bids will be accepted only from Plan Holders of Record. In order to be a Plan Holder of Record Bidding Documents must be obtained from the Issuing Office. For all further requirements regarding bid submittal, qualifications, procedures, and contract award, refer to the Instructions to Bidders that are included in the Bidding Documents. American Iron and Steel Section 746 of Title VII of the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2017 (Division A - Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017) and subsequent statutes mandating domestic preference applies an American Iron and Steel requirement to this project. All iron and steel products used in this project must be produced in the United States. The term "iron and steel products" means the following products made primarily of iron or steel: lined or unlined pipes and fittings, manhole covers and other municipal castings, hydrants, tanks, flanges, pipe clamps and restraints, valves, structural steel, reinforced precast concrete, and Construction Materials. The following waivers apply to this Contract: De Minimis, Minor Components, Pig iron and direct reduced iron The Village of Farwell reserves the right to accept any bid, reject any or all bids, to waive informalities and make the award in any manner deemed in the best interest of the Village of Farwell. Questions received less than seven days prior to the date for opening of Bids may not be answered. Question Deadline 01/30/2024 Bidder shall submit all questions about the meaning or intent of the Bidding Documents to Engineer in writing.