Warner-Hycliffe Alley Improvements

vThe pre-bid meeting will on-site at the project location, meeting at the intersection of the Warner-Hycliffe Alley and Wallace Avenue. lot. Bidders must visit the site of work, examine the plans, specifications and form of Proposal and each bidder must make his own appraisal of the quantities of materials and cost of labor required to complete the work contemplated. The project provides for all labor, materials, and equipment necessary to improve an existing alley by excavating the existing crushed stone base and constructing approximately 300 tons of asphalt pavement; constructing a storm sewer with approximately 1000 LF of 15 pipe with 8 catch basins; erosion control and permanent seeding. The bid must be made upon the blank Bid Proposal Form which is included and shall give the lump sum base bid and unit prices for the items of work required as shown by the drawings and/or specifications. The proposal shall be signed by the bidder, with their business address and place of residence. Each bidder must accompany his Proposal with a Certified Check or Bid Bond made payable to the City of St. Matthews for an amount of 5% of his bid. This check or bond shall be enclosed in the sealed envelope containing the bid. All certified checks or bid bonds except those of the three (3) low bidders will be returned to the person or persons making the same within three (3) days after the decision as to who shall receive the contract. The sum represented by said certified check or bid bond will be retained by the Owner if the bidder to whom the contract is awarded fails, neglects, or refuses to execute the contract for said work with good and sufficient bond within ten (10) days (not including Sundays and legal holidays). After execution of the contract and the acceptance of the Performance Bond by the Owner, such certified checks or bid bonds accompanying the proposal of the three (3) low bidders shall be returned. Each bidder shall present satisfactory evidence showing that he has the necessary experience, capital, material, equipment and facilities to perform the work covered by the proposed contract. Proposals may be withdrawn at any time previous to the hour of opening bids, but no proposal may be withdrawn after the time for opening bids is past. Each bidder must familiarize himself with all laws, ordinances, and regulations, whether federal, state, city or other governmental agency, which by reason of being neglected or violated may affect the work contemplated and must secure and pay the fees required for any permits which may be necessary. In the employment of labor and purchase of materials, labor and materials produced locally shall be given priority. The right is reserved to reject any or all bids or waive any informality in any bid and to accept any proposal considered by the Owner to be on whole, the best. Prior to execution of a contract by the Owner, the successful bidder must execute a performance and payment bond on the form provided with a corporate surety qualified to do business in the Commonwealth of Kentucky, acceptable to the Owner and a penal sum equal to the Engineer's Estimate of the total cost of the work proposed to be done or the amount of the bid, whichever is higher. The surety's agency who executed the bond must be located and doing business in Jefferson County, Kentucky, and such agency must affix his power-ofattorney to the bond. The contractor must also furnish to the Owner prior to execution of a contract, a certificate issued by insurer certifying that he is covered by Workmens Compensation Insurance in accordance with statutory requirements and by insurance against public liability and property damage, sufficient in the judgment of the Owner, to cover any claim which may arise out of the performance of the work under the proposed contract. Bids may be held by the Owner for a period not to exceed sixty (60) days from the date of the opening of the bids for the purpose of reviewing the bids and investigating the qualifications of the Bidders prior to awarding the contract. The Owner reserves the right to accept any bid, to reject any or all bids, to waive any informalities in bids received where such acceptance, rejection, or waiver is considered to be in the best interest of the Owner, and to reject any bid where evidence or information submitted by the Bidder does not satisfy the Owner that the Bidder is qualified to carry out the details of the Contract Documents.

Division 32 -	Exterior Improvements, Operation and Maintenance of Exterior Improvements.
Division 33 -	Utilities, Instrumentation and Control for Utilities, Water Utilities, Water Utility Distribution Piping, Water Utility Distribution Equipment, Disinfecting of Water Utility Distribution, Water Utility Storage Tanks.
Division 34 -	Transportation, Operation and Maintenance of Transportation.