Site work for a water / sewer project in Homestead, Florida. Completed plans call for site work for a water / sewer project.

The purpose of this Invitation to Bid (ITB) is to establish a contract, by means of sealed Bids, from a qualified, experienced and licensed State of Florida Contractor to provide all permits, insurance, manpower, materials and supervision required to install new water main piping in the Avocado Villages development within the City of Homestead, replacing the current water main system. Question Deadline 07/26/2024 at 5:00 PM ET Questions concerning conditions and specifications should be submitted through the e-Procurement Portal via the Question & Answer tab. Funding for this project has been made possible through the State of Florida Department of Commerce (FC) grant agreement. This project is federally assisted through the Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) Program by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). All procurement and contracting for these services shall follow state and federal regulations including, but not limited to, 2 CFR Part 200; 24 CFR Part 85; 24 CFR Part 135, 24 CFR Part 570.489, 570.490, 570.502, 570.506, 570.508 & 570.509, 570.609. The Contractor shall comply with all State of Florida Department of Commerce (FC) requirements pursuant to Agreement No, IR006 between the State of Florida Department of Commerce and the City of Homestead. This project will be federally assisted through the Department of Housing and Community Development with Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds and as such Bidder must comply with Presidential Executive Order 11246, as amended; by Executive Order 11375; Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 as amended; the Davis-Bacon Act of 1968, as amended; Section 3 of the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1968, 12 USC 1701u, as amended; the Copeland Anti-Kickback Act; the Contract Work Hours and Safety Standards Act and all other applicable federal, state and local ordinance. Note that Bidder is required to pay workers on this project the minimum wages as determined in the Wage Determination Decision included in the Bidder's package; and that the Contractor must ensure that employees are not discriminated because of race, color, religion, sex or national origin. The City of Homestead is an Equal Opportunity Employer. MBE/WBE/DBE businesses are encouraged to participate. The City of Homestead owns and operates water treatment facilities and a water distribution system that serves City residents and businesses and certain Miami-Dade County customers. One development serviced by the City's water distribution system is the Avocado Villages, located on the western edge of the City's system. This development was constructed in the mid-to-late 1970's with most residential units being constructed between 1974 and 1979. The water main piping within some sections of the development is nearly 50-years old. In order to increase resilience within this portion of the City's system moving into the future, the City is seeking to replace the existing water main system within Avocado Villages and the surrounding area as warranted with C900 PVC piping or ductile iron pipe (DIP) ensuring these residents are able to continue to receive potable water during and after a natural disaster. The existing piping shall be abandoned in place as part of the replacement process. These are mandatory insurance requirements, please be sure to fulfill each requirement listed below. All policies, endorsements, certificates and/or binders shall be subject to approval by the City's Risk Management as to form and content. These requirements are subject to amendment or waiver only if so approved in writing by a duly authorized representative of the City. A lapse in any required insurance coverage during this Contract shall be considered a material breach. Further it is understood and agreed by Bidder that nothing in this provision shall waive or otherwise limit the right of the City to modify INSURANCE REQUIREMENTS to meet the demands of special or unique circumstances. Accordingly, those rights are expressly reserved by the City. BID BOND: All bids must be accompanied by a Bid Bond in the amount of 5% of the total bid submitted, to be in the form of a Cashier's Check (which shall be tantamount to a Bid Bond) made payable to the City of Homestead; a bond written by a surety company authorized to do business in the State of Florida and shall comply with State Statute 287.0935. The bond of all unsuccessful bidders will be returned after bid award. The Bidder shall not withdraw their Bid after Bid Opening for the period stipulated as the Bid guaranty period. PAYMENT AND PERFORMANCE BOND: If the contract award amount exceeds $200,000.00, a Performance Bond and Labor and Material Payment Bond will be required and will be issued within ten (10) days upon issuance of a notice to proceed in the form(s) required herein, and written by a surety licensed in Florida and acceptable to the City. Bidder shall provide evidence of sufficient bonding capacity with its Bid in the form required herein. Failure to provide such evidence may result in rejection of the Bid. Question Submission Deadline:July 23,26, 2024, 5:00pm