Site work, paving and renovation of a civil project in Kalispell, Montana. Completed plans call for site work for a road / highway; for paving for a road / highway; and water / sewer project.

SCOPE OF WORK. The Project includes, without limitation, furnishing all necessary labor, materials, equipment and other incidental and appurtenant Work necessary to satisfactorily complete the Project, as more specifically described as follows: The work generally consists of furnishing materials, labor, and equipment required to construct a new lift station, concrete wet well/emergency storage basin and site utility work necessary to support the new lift station. Work will be bid and awarded according to the following bid schedules: Base Bid - Site Work and Buried Utilities: Construct approximately 653 lineal feet of gravity sewer main ranging in size from 8-inches to 21-inches; 425 lineal feet of 14-inch force main; eight manholes; diversion structure; 225 lineal feet of 8-inch water main; and a variety of valves, hydrants, and fittings. Base Bid work also includes site grading, dewatering, bypass pumping, and construction of gravel driving surfaces. Additive No. 1 - Lift Station 19 Concrete Wet Well and Emergency Storage: Construct a 160,000-gallon cast-in-place, dual chambered concrete tank to function as a wet well and emergency storage basin; concrete valve vault; and concrete meter vault. Additive No. 1 work also includes site grading around the new structure and dewatering during construction. Additive No. 2 - Lift Station Construction - Pumps, Mechanical, Electrical, and Controls: Construct a new lift station building complete with electrical, mechanical, and controls; install three (3) submersible pumps in wet well; install meter, piping, and fittings in meter vault; install valves, piping and fittings in valve vault; and install new electrical service, 250 kW generator, and transfer switch. Additive No. 3 - Service Road Grading and Paving: Finish grade existing service road into site with crushed base course and asphalt surfacing. This Work will be performed in strict conformance with the Contract Documents, permits from regulatory agencies with jurisdiction, and applicable regulations. The quantity of Work to be performed and materials to be furnished are approximations only, being given as a basis for the comparison of Bids. Actual quantities of Work to be performed may vary at the discretion of the District Engineer. Final Questions Due December 27, 2024 By 5:00 pm MT Responses to Questions Released By December 30, 2024 By 5:00 pm MT PREVAILING/DAVIS BACON WAGES. All laborers and mechanics employed by Contractor or Subcontractors in performance of the construction work shall be paid wages at the higher rates as required by State of Montana Prevailing Wages and Federal Davis Bacon Wages. The Contractor must ensure that employees and applicants for employment are not discriminated against because of their race, color, religion, sex or national origin. BONDS. Each bid or proposal must be accompanied by a Certified Check, Cashiers Check, or Bid Bond payable to Flathead County Water District No. 1, in an amount not less than ten percent (10%) of the total amount of the bid. Successful Bidders shall furnish an approved Performance Bond and Payment Bond, each in the amount of one hundred percent (100%) of the contract amount. Insurance, as required, shall be provided by the successful Bidder(s) and a certificate(s) of that insurance shall be provided. FUNDING: This project is funded in part or in whole with grant/ loan funding from a combination of State Revolving Fund (SRF) and American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA). The award of the project will be contingent upon receiving funding and award concurrence from SRF and ARPA. BIDDING PROCESS. No bid may be withdrawn after the scheduled time for the public opening of the bids specified above, unless otherwise noted in the Instructions to Bidders. The right is reserved to reject any or all proposals received, to waive informalities, to postpone the award of the contract for a period not to exceed thirty (30) days or outlined in the Bid Form, whichever greater, and to accept the lowest responsive and responsible bid that is in the best interest of the Owner. Flathead County Water District No. 1 is an Equal Opportunity Employer. PN - 21008469.00