Site work for a civil project in Columbia, Missouri. Completed plans call for site work for a road / highway; and water / sewer project.

City of Columbia, Utilities Department is seeking a contractor to relocate approximately seven hundred and twenty feet (720) of new sanitary sewer pipe and four (4) sanitary sewer structures. The majority of the new sewer pipe shall be bored under I-70 Drive Southeast and Highway 63 connector as specified herein, plan sheets/specifications (Attachment 1), contract documents (Attachment 5) and any issued addendums. Highway 63 and I-70 are MoDOT maintained roads, MoDOT may be on site for inspections. QUESTIONS/CLARIFICATIONS: All questions concerning the solicitation and specifications shall be submitted in writing via e-mail to the name below. You are encouraged to submit your questions via e-mail. Michelle Sorensen, CPPB Phone: 873-874-6317 E-mail: Michelle.Sorensen@COMO.gov Any oral responses to any question shall be unofficial and not binding on the City of Columbia. An Addendum to this RFQ providing the City of Columbia's official response will be issued if necessary to all known prospective bidders. Questions must be submitted no later than 5:00 p.m. on June7, 2024. Description. Clearing and grubbing shall consist of removing, cutting and disposing of all brush, vegetation, logs, stumps, rubbish and other materials occurring within the limits of the improvement which will interfere with the excavation or which are unsuitable to be left in the roadway foundation. This shall also include the cutting, removing and disposing of all trees and stumps except those that will not interfere with the construction and not shown on the plans. The Contractor shall exercise due care in his construction operations to prevent marring or scarring of trees that are to remain. Stumps and roots in excavated or fill areas where depth of excavation or fill does not exceed three (3) feet shall be removed to a depth of eighteen (18) inches below subgrade. In fill areas where more than three (3) feet of embankment is required, trees and stumps shall be cut off at the surface of the ground. Contractor shall do all clearing necessary for performance of his work and shall confine his operations to that area provided through easements, licenses, agreements, and rights-of-way. The Contractors entrance upon any lands outside of that area provided by easements, licenses, agreements, or public rights-of-way, shall be at the Contractors sole liability. At least two weeks prior to the start of construction, property owners shall be notified by the Contractor of the proposed starting date. The purpose of this notification is so that the property owners can remove any small plants or flowers that they, the property owners, desire to save.