Site work for a water / sewer project in Jackson, Michigan. Completed plans call for site work for a water / sewer project.

The work includes the replacement of approximately 450 lead service lines from the water main to the water meter, including all associated pavement, sidewalk, and turf restoration, within the project area bounded by West Ave to the west, Michigan Ave to the north, Martin Luther King Jr. Dr to the east, and Prospect Rd and Audubon Blvd to the south in the City of Jackson, Jackson County, Michigan. Major bid items include: Water Service, 1" (curb box to house) - 448 each; Long-Side Water Service, 1" (Main to Curb box) - 174 each; Short-Side Water Service, 1" (Main to Curb box) - 174 each; Curb Stop and Box on Water Service, 1" - 448 each; Remove and Replace Road (Local) for Water Service Tap - 250 each; Water Service Reconnection - 450 each. Question Submission Deadline:April 1, 2026, 12:00pm Any questions concerning contract documents or specifications will be addressed at this meeting. This will give companies contemplating submitting a bid a chance to examine the locations of the proposed service/goods and receive interpretations of the contract documents. All Proposals must be accompanied by a certified check made payable to the order of the City of Jackson in the amount of 5% of the aggregate bid total. Bid bonds with authorized surety companies as sureties and of like amount may be substituted for certified checks at the option of the bidder. Such bid bonds must be submitted electronically as an Attachment, and if awarded the original bid bond will need to be taken to the City of Jackson, Michigan. All proposals submitted without bid security will be returned to the bidder unread. The bid deposit of all except the three (3) lowest bidders will be returned within (3) days after the opening of bids. The bid deposit of the three lowest bidders will be returned within forty-eight (48) hours after Contract and required bonds have been finally approved by the City. 2.6. Contract A. If the awarded contract is $50,000 or greater, the following bond requirements will apply: Contractor shall, within ten (10) days of notice of award, provide City at Contractor's expense with three bonds attached hereto: (1) A performance bond executed to the City, to be in an amount of one hundred percent (100%) of the full contract price to be conditioned on the faithful performance of the contract and to include the protection of the City from all liens and damages arising out of the work; (2) A Labor and Material Payment Bond to be executed to the People of the State of Michigan and the City of Jackson, to be in the amount of one hundred percent (100%) of the full contract price, and to be conditioned on the payment of all labor and materials used in the work and for the protection of the City from all liens and damages arising therefrom, as required by Act 213 of the Public Acts of Michigan of 1963, as amended; and (3) A Maintenance and Guarantee Bond in a minimum amount of twenty five percent (25%) of the contract price. All bonds shall be signed by the contractor and a surety company licensed to do business in the State of Michigan with sureties acceptable to the City. Said bonds shall be payable to the City of Jackson and filed in the office of the City Clerk. B. Within 10 days of notification of award, the Contractor must provide certificates of insurance evidencing insurance coverage as required by the Contract. C. The successful bidder will be required to sign a contract in substantially the form provided with this solicitation. Failure to do so within 10 days of Notification of Award will result in forfeiture of the bid security. D. The Contractor will be provided with Notification to Proceed upon completion of the steps in this paragraph. The Contractor must begin work within 5 days of the Notice to Proceed. E. Contract Documents require that all work on this project be completed by 08/27/27. The City and its employees, agents or representatives shall at all times have access to the work whenever it is in preparation or in progress, and the Contractor shall provide proper facilities for such access and inspection. The City shall have the right to reject materials and workmanship which are defective or do not comply with contract documents. Rejected workmanship shall be satisfactorily corrected and rejected materials shall be removed from the premises without charge to the City. If the Contractor fails to correct such defective work or remove rejected materials within a reasonable time, the City may remove them and charge the expense to the Contractor.