Site work and renovation of a water / sewer project in Mercer Island, Washington. Completed plans call for the renovation of a water / sewer project; and for site work for a water / sewer project.

Work to be performed under this contract includes mechanical, structural, electrical, and automatic control upgrades to the booster pump station. The work must be completed in separate milestones to provide adequate water supply to customers and maintain fire flow requirements during construction. A single contract is to be awarded to the responsible bidder submitting the lowest responsive bid. The City reserves the right to reject any and all bids and to waive minor irregularities. A bid deposit in the amount of five percent (5%) of the bid total price must accompany each bid. Pursuant to RCW 39.08.010, Contractor shall provide Performance Bond and Payment Bond each in an amount equal to 100% of the amount of this Contract to cover the performance of all provisions of this Contract and the payment of all laborers and suppliers. The Contract bonds shall be in a form set forth in the Contract Documents. The Contract bond shall assure that the Contractor will faithfully perform all of the provisions of the Contract as well as pay all laborers, mechanic subcontractors, materialmen, and suppliers. Contractor's obligations under this Contract shall not be limited to the bond amount. This Contract is subject to the minimum wage requirements of Chapter 39.12 of the Revised Code of Washington, as now existing or hereafter amended or supplemented. In the payment of hourly wages and fringe benefits to be paid to any of Contractor's laborers, workpersons and/or mechanics, Contractor shall not pay less than the "prevailing rate of wage" for an hour's work in the same trade or occupation in the locality within the State of Washington where such labor is performed, as determined by the Industrial Statistician of the Department of Labor and Industries of the State of Washington. Prevailing wages paid pursuant to this Agreement shall be the prevailing wage rates which are in effect on the date when the bids, proposals, or quotes were required to be submitted to the City. Alternatively, pursuant to RCW 39.08.010, on contracts of Fifty-Five Thousand Dollars ($55,000) or less, at the option of the Contractor, the City may, in lieu of a bond, retain ten percent (10%) of the Contract amount for a period of thirty (30) days after the date of final acceptance, or until receipt of all necessary releases from the Department of Revenue and the Department of Labor and Industries and settlement of any liens filed under Chapter 60.28 RCW, whichever is later. Bidder questions are to be directed to Marine Behr, PE, by email only at mbehr@rh2.com. The City will receive questions until 12:00 PM on February 19, 2024. Questions received after this date will not be answered. All questions and responses will be posted in an addendum by 10:00 AM on February 20, 2024 to the Builders Exchange site. The City of Mercer Island, in accordance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 78 Stat. 252, 42 U.S.C. 2000d to 2000d-4 and Title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, Department of Transportation, Subtitle A, Office of the Secretary, Part 21, Nondiscrimination in Federally-assisted programs of the Department of Transportation issued pursuant to such Act, hereby notifies all bidders that it will affirmatively ensure that in any contract entered into pursuant to this advertisement, disadvantaged business enterprises as defined at 49 CFR Part 23 will be afforded full opportunity to submit bids in response to this invitation and will not be discriminated against on the grounds of race, color, national origin, or sex in consideration for an award. Engineers Estimated Cost (range): $1.45 M to $1.75 M *The value for this project is based on a financial range. The value is listed as the highest possible cost from the range provided by a stakeholder or official project document. The Bidder agrees that they will begin work within 10 calendar days of the Notice to Proceed, and Final Completion of the entire project will be achieved within the allocated working days from the date of issuance of the Notice to Proceed (except for extensions of time granted in accordance with the General Terms and Conditions). The Bidder further agrees he/she will, if necessary, accelerate their work, provide additional workers and equipment, and expedite materials delivery to meet these dates, all at no additional expense to the OWNER. By submitting this bid, the bidder agrees that, if awarded this contract, they will achieve and meet Milestones A and B described in Specification Section 1.32.13 within the allocated working days. a) Final Completion of Milestone A shall be met within 190 working days from the date of issuance of the Notice to Proceed. b) Any project work associated with Milestone B can only be completed after the City's generator relocation project has been completed. The City will issue a Notice to Proceed to begin Milestone B. Final competition of Milestone B shall be met within 40 days from the date of issuance of the Notice to Proceed for Milestone B. The Substantial Completion Date will be five (5) working days prior to the Final Completion Date for each respective milestone.