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

Construction of the Division of Water's Elizabeth Ave Area Water Line Improvements, C.I.P. No. 690236-100132, Contract 2263 the work for which consists of approximately 9,500 linear feet of 6-inch and 8-inch water mains, and other work as may be necessary to complete the contract, in accordance with the drawings, technical specifications, special provisions, and City of Columbus Construction and Material specifications set forth in this Invitation For Bid (IFB). A pre-bid meeting will not be held. Firms must meet the mandatory requirements stated in the IFB for a bid to be considered for contract award. Question Deadline 01/12/2024 All questions concerning this project are to be sent to DPUConstructionBids@columbus.gov. The last day to submit questions, phone calls will not be accepted. Responses will be posted electronically as an addendum. Notice of published addenda will be posted and all addenda will be posted electronically. City of Columbus MBE/WBE Program: This project is subject to the requirements of the City's MBE/WBE Program. The MBE/WBE goal assigned to this project is 12.0%. OEPA MBE Goal: 1.3%; OEPA WBE Goal: 1.0% The contract will be awarded to the lowest, responsive, responsible, and best bidder. City certified MBE/WBE firms that submit a proposal may be eligible to receive a bid discount of 5% of the bid amount up to a maximum discount of $50,000.00. To be eligible for the bid discount, the firm must: Be the prime contractor. Be certified by the City's Office of Diversity and Inclusion as an MBE/WBE capable of providing the type of construction services sought by the City at the bid due date. Be a member of the ethnic and gender groups determined by the City's 2019 Disparity Study to have a statistically significant disparity in the awarding of City construction contracts. (The eligible groups for Construction IFB's are all City certified MBE/WBE firms except Hispanic American Male firms.) Submit a completed Bid Discount / Proposal Incentive Request Form with the proposal. Contact the Office of Diversity and Inclusion, Tia Roseboro, Contract Compliance and Certification Programs Manager, at THRoseboro@Columbus.gov with any questions concerning companies eligible to participate in the program. This project will be funded with financial assistance from the Water Supply Revolving Loan Account (WSRLA) program in association with the Ohio and U.S. Environmental Protection Agencies and will include WSRLA Program specific requirements. OEPA MBE Goal: 1.3%; OEPA WBE Goal: 1.0% For contracts the City estimates will exceed $500,000.00, bidders must be pre-qualified responsible or provisionally responsible at bid due date to be awarded a contract for City construction work. Subcontractors performing work in a licensed construction trade as defined by City Code 329.01 (heating, ventilating, and air conditioning; refrigeration; electrical; plumbing; hydronics; or fire protection or firefighting equipment) must also be pre-qualified responsible or provisionally responsible at the bid due date. Bidders must submit Form B9, an affidavit confirming their prequalification status. For information on pre-qualification status, contact the Office of Construction Prequalification at (614) 645-0359 or electronically. Contract Estimated To Be In Excess of $2,000,000 All work shall be complete within 365 calendar days of the Notice to Proceed. The City anticipates issuing a Notice to proceed in April of 2024. The City may cancel the IFB, reject any or all bids in whole or in part, waive technicalities, and/or advertise for new bids, without liability to the City and when in the best interest of the City up until the time the contract is executed by the City. The City shall have 180 calendar days from the date of the bid opening to provide the bidder a Notice of Intent to Award. During this 180 day period, the bidder agrees to hold their bid prices. Questions pertaining to this Invitation For Bid must be submitted by January 12, 2024 at 3:00pm Eastern Time via email to DPUConstructionBids@columbus.gov. The email should reference the project number and the project name. No phone calls will be accepted. The City or its representative will not be bound by any oral interpretations which are not reduced to writing and included in addenda. Any interpretations of questions so raised, which in the opinion of the City or its representative require interpretations, will be issued by addenda and posted electronically. Each bid shall contain a bid bond to ensure if the bid is accepted a contract shall be executed. The resulting contract shall require a performance and payment bond. The bid bond amount shall be equal to or exceed ten percent (10%) of this total amount. If the contract estimated to cost over $100,000.00, the successful bidder will be required to secure a contract performance and payment bond in the amount of 100 percent of the contract price, including the guarantee period, in accordance with Columbus City Code Chapter 329 and the current edition of the City of Columbus Ohio Construction and Material Specifications (CMS) to ensure the faithful performance of the work.