This is a service / maintenance or supply contract in Columbia, Missouri. Contact the soliciting agency for additional information.

CONTRACT PERIOD: Date of award through completion of project. Contract shall not to exceed five (5) years. The City of Columbia, Utilities Department is seeking one (1) contractor to supply materials and labor to complete three (3) water distribution infrastructure projects as stated herein. PERIOD OF SERVICE: Contractor hereby agrees to complete the work in the base bid described no later than two hundred forty (240) calendar days from the date of the Notice to Proceed. Contractor shall agree to allow a deduction of five hundred ($500.00) dollars and no cents per calendar day, from final payment as liquidated damages for each day that completion is delayed beyond said completion date established. DISADVANTAGED BUSINESS ENTERPRISE (DBE): If bidder and/or subcontractor(s) are certified as a DBE firm, bidder shall include documentation of certification with bid response. QUESTIONS: Only those questions, which necessitate a change to the RFQ, will be addressed via an addendum to the RFQ. Bidders are advised that any questions received less than ten (10) calendar days prior to the RFQ opening date may not be addressed. Questions may be submitted in writing to Michelle Sorensen at Michelle.Sorensen@COMO.gov . BID BOND: Bidder shall submit an original bid bond, in an amount of not less than five percent (5%) of base bid and alternates, to the Purchasing Division, prior to the bid closing date and time. Acceptable forms of bid bonds include: 1.) an original bond on the City of Columbia's bid bond form, (Exhibit A) 2.) a certified check made payable to the City of Columbia; or 3.) An electronic bid bond provided as verified by an eleven-digit code which is generated by the Surety 2000 system and provided by the contractor in their bid submission. Bid bonds, regardless of the format, must be issued by a surety company authorized to conduct business in the State of Missouri, and carrying a rating of A-6 or better as listed in the A.M. best or equivalent rating guide. The bid bond shall guarantee good faith on the part of the bidder to enter into contract within ninety (90) days at the price bid, if accepted by the City.