City Utilities of Springfield, Missouri invites you to submit a proposal for the work described herein. City Utilities of Springfield, Missouri is a municipal utility governed by the Board of Public Utilities of Springfield, Missouri. City Utilities is engaged in the production and distribution of electricity, distribution of natural gas, the treatment and distribution of water, provision of commercially available broadband services and the provision of public transportation services for the City of Springfield and the surrounding area. Since City Utilities is an component part of the City of Springfield, Missouri a Missouri municipal corporation, the laws of the state of Missouri shall apply and control any contract which is awarded. When the term "City Utilities of Springfield, Missouri", "City Utilities" or "CU" is used in this document, it shall refer to the City of Springfield, Missouri, a municipal corporation, operating its public utilities through the Board of Public Utilities. The work includes, but is not limited to the construction and/or the installation of the following: The installation of new 3/4 " or 1 1/4 " polyethylene natural gas services on an as-needed basis for a one (1) year period beginning on the contract award date. For bidding purposes, an estimated number of 310 services will be installed: however, actual number installed may be more or less depending upon demand for new services. Services will be new installations. No renewal services will be included in the Contract. Services will be tapped from 1 1/4 " through 20" welded steel gas mains and 1 1/4 " through 8" polyethylene gas mains or connected to existing plastic laterals. The bid work also includes the installation of new 1-inch HDPE water services on an as-needed basis for a one (1) year period beginning on the contract award date. An estimated 200 services are to be installed for the contract period; however, the actual number installed may be more or less depending upon demand for new services. Services will be new installations. No renewal services will be included in the Contract. Services will be tapped onto mains ranging in size from 2-inch through 36-inch and made of PVC, cast iron, HDPE, ductile iron, and asbestos cement materials or connected to existing laterals. No concrete mains will be tapped. This contract shall be valid for a period of one (1) year, starting from the date contract is awarded. City Utilities shall have the sole option to extend the contract in one-year increments, or any portion thereof, for a total cumulative period of five (5) years. If exercised, the option shall be executed at the same prices as quoted herein subject to a maximum percentage increase, if any, quoted by the vendor. Percentage of increases shall be computed against the previous period. Anticipated commencement date of work 8/1/2024 Each proposal must be accompanied by a Bid Bond with an adequate surety, naming the City Utilities of Springfield, Missouri, as obligee, in a penal sum equal to five percent of the maximum bid price excluding options, or in lieu thereof, a certified check drawn on a Federally insured banking institution, payable to City Utilities in the same amount as the penalty of the Bond. The Bond or Check shall be conditioned that should a bidder, after award, fail to enter into a contract, then the entire amount of the Bond or Check shall become the property of the City Utilities, or City Utilities shall be entitled to recover the entire penal sum of the Bond or Check without further proof of damage. Bid Checks will be returned to all unsuccessful bidders within a period of thirty days following contract execution. Successful Bidder shall furnish a Performance and Payment Bond as security for the faithful performance and payment of all their obligations under the Purchase Order (Contract) and Section 107.170 R.S.Mo. The Bond shall be in the amount of the proposal and in the form provided herein and with such sureties as are licensed to conduct business in the State of Missouri and are named in the current list of "Surety Companies acceptable on Federal Bonds" as published in the Federal Register by the Audit Staff Bureau of Accounts, U.S. Treasury Department, and as acceptable reinsuring companies as published in the Federal Register by the department of the Treasury. CU reserves the right to waive informalities and to accept or reject any and all responses submitted.
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