Site work for a water / sewer project in Buckeye, Arizona. Completed plans call for site work for a water / sewer project.

The City of Phoenix is seeking a qualified contractor to provide construction services for the project. The Public Works Department's Solid Waste Division is seeking bids to install a replacement monitoring well at the State Route 85 Landfill. The proposed well location and estimated construction details are shown in the Technical Specifications. Potential bidders must review the Technical Specifications which define the required contract deliverables. Scope of Work A. The work includes the furnishing of all materials, labor, equipment, transportation, and services for drilling, constructing, and equipping a monitor well. B. The installation of MW-6R consists of the CONTRACTOR drilling a borehole to the specified depth using the mud rotary drilling method and collecting cutting samples from the borehole as specified. C. The preliminary well design for MW-6R is presented on Figure 2. The DESIGN PROFESSIONAL reserves the right to drill beyond the depths specified, or to stop at lesser depths, depending on subsurface conditions. D. It is the responsibility of the CONTRACTOR to familiarize itself with the drilling conditions that may be encountered at the site, both surface and subsurface, prior to the bid submittal. It is the responsibility of the bidder to examine the drilling areas and site access in order to become acquainted with local conditions. E. The CONTRACTOR will be responsible for any equipment losses as no protection will be provided by the client. F. The landfill is open daylight hours Monday through Saturday, but the site will be made available for work 24/7 as needed. G. No allowance will be made after the bid has been accepted for any errors or omissions made by the CONTRACTOR. H. The CONTRACTOR will install the well pursuant to the final well design, which will be developed by the DESIGN PROFESSIONAL and approved by the City of Phoenix Solid Waste Diversion and Disposal Department (SOLID WASTE DEPARTMENT). I. The CONTRACTOR will equip the well with a submersible pump capable of producing 10 gallons per minute (gpm). Location of Work A. The work to be accomplished under the following specifications consists of the drilling, installation, and equipping for one groundwater monitoring well. The Monitoring Well No. 6 Replacement (MW-6R) will be located within the SR-85 landfill at 28633 W Patterson Road, Buckeye, AZ (Figure 1). B. The legal location of MW-6R is the SE 1/4 (10-acre) of the SW 1/4 (40-acre) of the SW 1/4 (160- acre) of Section 15, Township 3 South, Range 4 West of the Gila and Salt River Baseline and Meridian [also designated C(3-4)15ccd]. As City staff will not be available to respond to individual inquiries regarding the project scope outside of this pre-bid meeting, it is strongly recommended that interested firms send a representative to the pre-bid meeting. The City reserves the right to award the contract to the lowest responsible responsive bidder or all bids will be rejected, as soon as practicable after the date of opening bids. The City of Phoenix will provide reasonable accommodations for alternate formats of the bid packet by calling Heather Roye at (602) 261-8894 or calling TTY 711. Requests will only be honored if made within the first week of the advertising period. Please allow a minimum of seven calendar days for production. Questions pertaining to process or contract issues should be directed to Heather Roye at (602) 261-8894 or heather.roye@phoenix.gov. SBE Utilization contact: Equal Opportunity Department: (602) 262-6790 Plans, Technical/Special Provisions, Proposal or Specifications: NAME: Heather Roye, Design and Construction Procurement ADDRESS: 200 W. Washington Street, 5th Floor, Phoenix, AZ 85003-1611 PHONE: (602) 261-8894 E-MAIL: heather.roye@phoenix.gov Bidders must submit a properly completed proposal guarantee in the form of certified check, cashier's check, or surety bond provided, for an amount not less than 10 percent of the total amount bid included in the proposal as a guarantee that the contractor will enter into a contract to perform the proposal in accordance with the plans and specifications. Surety bonds submitted for this project will be provided by a company which has been rated "A- or better for the prior four quarters" by the A.M. Best Company. A bid will be deemed nonresponsive if not accompanied by this guarantee. Contract award will be made to a responsive and responsible bidder based on the low total base bid or on the low combination of the total base bid and any selected alternate(s), whichever is in the best interest of the City. If unit pricing is required in the proposal, the extensions and additions will be verified to assure correctness. Award will be based on the revised total if any errors are found. Additionally, the Contractor will meet the minimum SBE subcontracting goal set for this contract or have been granted a full or partial waiver of the goal. The City expressly reserves the right to cancel this agreement without recourse or prejudice to Contractor until all parties have executed the agreement in full. Any bidder that currently contracts with the City must be in good standing for its proposal to be considered responsive. For the purpose of this Invitation to Bid, good standing means compliance with all contractual provisions, including payment of financial obligations. Prior to the execution of a contract, the successful bidder must provide a performance bond and a labor and material bond, each in an amount equal to the full amount of the contract. Work will be completed within 90 calendar days, beginning with the day following the starting date specified in the Notice to Proceed. The time allowed for completion of the work includes lead time for obtaining the necessary materials and/or equipment and approvals.