Renovation of a municipal facility in Columbus, Ohio. Completed plans call for the renovation of a municipal facility.

A. INTRODUCTION The City of Columbus (hereinafter "City") is accepting bids for 77 NORTH FRONT STREET - CURTAINWALL SEALANTS / CIP# 570119-100000), the work for which includes sealing the curtainwall leaks at 77 North Front Street. These leaks occur on the North and East sides of the building along the vertical ends of the Lobby curtainwall and at the skylight (glass roof) of the Lobby. Silicone strips and sealants will be utilized, minimal interior drywall work and exterior aluminum trim work will also be part of this project and other such work as may be necessary to complete the contract, in accordance with the drawings,technicalspecifications, and City of Columbus Construction and Material Specifications as set forth in this Invitation For Bid (IFB). This IFB contains the following sections: o Section 1: Advertisement for Bids - This section provides a brief overview of the project and bidding process. o Section 2: Bid Forms - This section contains bid forms B1 through B14. o Section 3: Special Provisions - This IFB may contain special provisions. o Section 4: Contract Forms - The contract section contains forms and instruments that will be used in the event of contract award. Do not complete and submit the contract with your bid. The contract will be completed by the selected bidder after an award determination has been made by the City and the contract is delivered to the selected bidder for execution. The City will not negotiate the terms contained in this contract. o Section 5: Information/Other Forms or Requirements - This section contains additional information, if applicable. In order for a bid to be considered responsive, the bidder must submit all required information for the project as outlined in the IFB described on the Bidder's Checklist. All materials submitted in response to this advertisement will become part of the awarded contract; will become the property of the City; will not be returned; and will be considered public records subject to disclosure as contemplated by Ohio Revised Code Section 149.43. PREVAILING WAGE Bidders are required to submit bids using current prevailing wage rates on Public Improvements in Franklin County and the City of Columbus, Ohio, as determined by the Ohio Bureau of Employment Services, Wage and Hour Division. See Section IV (Contract) for the Prevailing Wage Determination Cover Letter and Prevailing Wage Rate information. For further information, call (614) 644-2239 or visit website. NOTICE TO PROCEED/CONTRACT COMPLETION All work shall be substantially complete within 90 calendar days of the Notice to Proceed. BID CANCELLATIONS AND REJECTIONS The City may cancel the IFB, reject any or all bids in whole or in part, waive technicalities, and/or advertise for new bids, without liability to the City and when in the best interest of the City. The City shall have 180 calendar days from the date of the bid opening to provide the bidder a Notice of Award. During this 180 period, the bidder agrees to hold their bid prices. QUESTIONS Questions pertaining to the drawings and specifications, IFB, and/or other contract documents must be submitted in writing only to the A/E, THP Limited, ATTN: Tim Bennett via email [tbennett@thpltd.com] prior to October 4, 2024 at 12:00 PM local time. No phone calls will be accepted. Questions regarding the IFB (excluding the drawings and specifications) should be submitted to Jennifer Henderson Thomas, City of Columbus, Office of Construction Management, via email [jrhenderson@columbus.gov] prior to October 4, 2024 at 12:00 PM local time. The City or its representative will not be bound by any oral interpretations which are not reduced to writing and included in addenda. Any interpretations of questions so raised, which in the opinion of the City or its representative require interpretations, will be issued by addenda and posted on website. JOINT VENTURE INSTRUCTIONS Complete the "Joint Venture Statement of Intent" (above) and upload both the Joint Venture Statement of Intent and a fully executed, certified copy of the joint venture agreement between the business entities creating the joint venture. All business entities creating the joint venture must be individually pre-qualified if pre-qualification is required. If any business entity of the joint venture is a foreign corporation, or an individual or partnership nonresident of the State of Ohio, the business entity shall register with the Ohio Secretary of State's Office for the purpose of accepting service of summons, in any action in law or equity, or both, brought in the State of Ohio. Complete the bid in the following manner: 1. The business name of the bidder shall be the name of the joint venture. 2. The joint venture shall have a digital ID, and submit their bid through Bid Express in the name of someone authorized to enter into contract on behalf of the joint venture. A one-time digital ID is available. 3. Form B1 shall include all persons and parties interested in the joint venture. 4. The bid bond shall be in the name of the joint venture and signed by an authorized representative of the joint venture. 5. The experience / resourceslisted shall be that of the business entities making up the joint venture. 6. For Form B9, be sure to consider all business entities that created the joint venture when responding to the Pre-Qualification Statement portion of this form. If the contract is awarded to a joint venture, the contract shall be completed in the following manner: 1. The contract shall be signed by an authorized representative of the joint venture. 2. The performance and payment bond shall be in the name of the joint venture and signed by an authorized representative of the joint venture. 3. Insurance and Workers' Compensation Certificates shall be in the name of the joint venture. The purchase order created by the City shall be in the name of the joint venture. SUBMISSION OF BIDS AND COSTS All bids and other materialsubmitted in response to thisInvitation for Bid (IFB) become the property of the City of Columbus. The City may choose to retain or return these materials to the offeror, at the offeror's expense. The City is not liable for any cost associated with the preparation of the bid or any other costs incurred by any bidder prior to the execution of the contract. The rejection of any proposal in whole or in part, at its discretion, will not render the City liable for incurring any cost or damage. The City is not liable for any costs incurred by any offeror prior to the execution of the contract. C. SPECIAL PROVISIONS The above noted terms and conditions in the CMS may be modified by Special Provisions, contained herein. See Section III, entitled "SPECIAL PROVISIONS" for more detail. D. BID REQUIREMENTS -RESPONSIVENESS PROVISIONS The city reserves the right to reject a bid it deems non-responsive. Factors used to determine responsiveness are included in Columbus City Code Section 329, throughout the IFB, Special Provisions, and in the edition of the City of Columbus Ohio Construction and Material Specifications cited in this IFB as applicable to this bid, and, if necessary, in its supplemental specifications. SUBCONTRACTOR REQUIREMENTS Bidders are to provide information aboutsubcontractorsfound on Form B5 and comply with the following requirements: o Provide a list with its bid submission of all subcontractors the bidder intends to utilize for the project and the list shall be divided into two parts: o Subcontractorsto be used for the base bid (including contingency and allowances) o Subcontractorsto be used for alternates (if alternates are included in the City's bid document) o Bidders shall list only subcontractors who are not currently suspended or debarred by the City and who have not been listed as having had an adverse determination by the Wage Theft Commission. o List only one subcontractor for each division of work to be performed as listed in the technical specifications, or section of work in the current edition of the City of Columbus Construction and Material Specifications, whichever is applicable, of the City's bid document. In circumstances where the bidder determines more than one subcontractor is needed to complete a division or section of work, a bidder shall explain in writing the reason(s) why multiple subcontractors are necessary, describe the work to be performed within any subdivision of a division or subsection of a section of work, and the dollar amount allocated to any subdivision of a division or subsection of work. o For contracts the City estimates will exceed $500,000.00, indicate which subcontractors are performing work in the licensed construction trades, as defined in City Code 329.01(s) (heating, ventilating, and air conditioning; refrigeration; electrical; plumbing; hydronics; or fire protection or firefighting equipment). State, via affidavit, that the bidder's licensed construction trade subcontractors are prequalified responsible or prequalified provisionally responsible at the time of bid submission. o Failure to fulfill the above-stated requirements shall render the bid non-responsive For contracts the City estimates will exceed $2,000,000.00, the bidder must submit the Subcontractor Benefits and Training Affidavit stating the bidder's subcontractors performing any portion of the work on the project exceeding $50,000.00 meet all of the following at the time of bid submission or the bid will be considered non-responsive: o That the subcontractor provides an adequate and affordable health insurance benefit provided by an employer to an employee as defined in City Code 329.01(q). The employer must provide the benefit as part of an overall compensation plan and the benefit cannot be limited to a specific project. A health insurance benefit is "adequate and affordable" if it meets both the minimum value and affordability requirements established in rules promulgated pursuant to Public Law 111- 148, The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, or a successor to that law. The benefit must otherwise meet the requirements of a "bona fide" fringe benefit, as defined in 29 CFR 4.171 or a successor to that section. An employer may provide a health insurance benefit through the Small Business Health Options Program, pursuant to Public Law 111-148, so long as it otherwise meets the criteria of this definition. o That the subcontractor provides a retirement or pension plan as part of an overall compensation plan and not as a benefit limited to a specific project, as defined in City Code 329.01(mm). The plan must meet the requirements of a "bona fide" fringe benefit, as defined in 29 CFR 4.171 or a successor to that section. For the purposes of construction prequalification, the foregoing shall apply only to those persons performing construction service work, as defined by rule of the Director of Finance and Management or designee. o For licensed construction trade subcontractors, that the subcontractor's employees meet quality training criteria as defined in City Code 329.01(gg) provided that, for purposes of full inclusion and creation of entry-level opportunities in the construction trades, up to ten (10) percent of a business entity's employees performing licensed construction trade work in Ohio may be participating in pre-apprenticeship programs, career technical programs, or otherwise have less training and experience. With respect to persons performing licensed construction trade work in Ohio, employees who have done at least one (1) of the following are considered to have had quality training: (1) Graduated from or are participating in a bona fide apprenticeship program that is approved by the Ohio State Apprenticeship Council, as defined in the Ohio Administrative Code Section 4101:9-4-02(C) or a successor to that section, or the United States Department of Labor, as defined in 29 CFR 29.2(f) or a successor to that section, if such apprenticeship programs are available; or (2) Have at least five (5) years of experience in the specific trade. Failure to provide the subcontractor information required above, per 329.212(d)(3), will result in the bid being deemed nonresponsive. BID BOND Each bid shall contain a bid bond to ensure if the bid is accepted a contract shall be executed. The resulting contract shall require a performance and payment bond. The bid bond shall be issued by a guaranty company authorized to do so under the Ohio Revised Code or by a surety who is: (1) a resident of this state; (2) worth, in the aggregate, double the sum to be secured, beyond the amount of their debts; and (3) have property liable to execution in the state equal to the sum to be secured. All bid or proposal bonds signed by an agent must be accompanied by a surety power of attorney, most recent surety financial statement, and current Ohio Department of Insurance Certificate of Compliance. In the event there are mutually exclusive alternates listed on the bid sheet, the bid bond shall include the maximum value of the highest alternate(s) which increases the Bid. The bid bond amount shall be equal to or exceed ten percent (10%) of this total amount. Note that if the bidder submits a bid bond, the amount of said bond shall be expressed either as a percentage of the total bid or numerically in dollars and cents. Failure to submit an acceptable bid bond shall result in the bid being deemed non-responsive. The City will only accept bid bonds electronically in Bid Express, and Bid Express accepts bid bonds only through Surety2000 or Tinubu. More information can be found on website. CONTRACT PERFORMANCE AND PAYMENT BOND If the contract amount is to be in excess of $100,000.00, the successful bidder will be required to secure a contract performance and payment bond in the amount of 50 - 100 percent of the contract price, including the guarantee period, in accordance with Columbus City Code Chapter 329 and the current edition of the City of Columbus Ohio Construction and Material Specifications (CMS), to assure the faithful performance of the work. This project has an MBE/WBE participation goal of thirteen percent (13%). A bidder who fails to submit a bid that meets the MBE/WBE subcontract goals must provide sufficient proof of a good faith effort (GFE). An MBE or WBE prime bidder may count 100% of the dollar value of the work it intendsto perform with its own forcestoward the applicable contract participation goal. The cost of supplies and materials obtained by the MBE or WBE for the work of the contract, including equipment leased, may be credited toward the goal (except supplies and equipment the MBE or WBE subcontractor purchases or leases from the prime contractor or its affiliate). The MBE or WBE prime contractor must be certified for the services it intends to self-perform at the time of bid. Bidder/Proposer will receive 60% credit toward goal attainment for use of MBE/WBE suppliers (i.e., where a Bidder/Proposer proposed to purchase $100,000 worth of construction materials from a MBE/WBE Supplier, $60,000 will be credited toward the Bidder/Proposer's MBE/WBE participation goal). However, where the supplier is the manufacturer of the product supplied, Bidders/Proposers will receive MBE/WBE credit for 100% of the dollar amount of the supply contract. The Office of Diversity and Inclusion (ODI) has the sole responsibility for determining what spend is eligible to be counted toward the contract MBE/WBE subcontracting goals and how it will be counted.