Cass Rural Water District Regional Connections

Base Bid: Option A - R. L. Larson Excavating, Inc. - $2,136,925.00 Base Bid: Option B - Abbott, Arne, Schwindt, Inc. - $1,530,000.00 Separate sealed bids for construction of the cass rural water district regional connections; will be received at the office of advanced engineering and environmental services (ae2s), 4170 28th ave s, fargo, nd, 58104, until 1:00 PM., local time, on the 29th day of march, 2023 where and at which time shortly thereafter they will be publicly opened and read aloud. Bids can be mailed to: Ae2s Attn: kevin m. Johnson, pe 4170 28th ave s Fargo, nd 58104 The work is comprised of one (1) base bid contract, contract no. 1 pipeline construction. The base bid has an option pvc pipeline construction and a option poly pipeline construction. The owner may award contract no. 1 as either the option or b option as accepted to award. The contractor is allowed to bid either the a option or the b option or both the a option and the b option. The work is generally described as follows: Contract no. 1 pipeline construction: 1. Base bid option a pvc pipeline construction: construction of rural water pipelines consisting of furnishing and installing the following approximate quantities: 13,600 feet of open-cut 16-inch pvc pipeline 400 feet of open-cut 16-inch fusible pvc pipe, 1,100 feet of 16-inch fusible pvc pipeline bores; four (4) tie-ins to existing system, three (3) 16-inch gate valves, and all associated fittings and appurtenances, restoration, flushing and testing, signage, seeding, and gravel. 2. Base bid option b poly pipeline construction: construction of rural water pipelines consisting of furnishing and installing the following approximate quantities: 14,000 feet of open-cut 16-inch hdpe pipeline; 1,100 feet of 16-inch hdpe pipeline bores; four (4) tie-ins to existing system, three (3) 16-inch gate valves, and all associated fittings and appurtenances, restoration, flushing and testing, signage, seeding, and gravel. All bids shall be contained in a sealed envelope plainly marked showing that such envelope contains a bid for the project. Also refer to section 00 21 13 for preparation of bid information. All bids shall be prepared according to the instructions to bidders contained within the project manual. Each bid shall be accompanied by a separate envelope containing a bid security in the form of a bidders bond executed by the bidder as principal and by a surety company authorized to do business in the state of north dakota, payable to the cass rural water district, in a sum equal to five percent (5%) of the full amount of the bid. The surety must be listed as a certified surety in the u.S. Department of the treasurys circular 570a. A certified check in lieu of a surety company in the amount of 5% of the total project cost will not be accepted. This is to serve as a guarantee that the successful bidder will enter into a contract within fifteen (15) days of notice of award, in accordance with the terms of the principals bid and contractor's bond as required by law and regulations and determinations of cass rural water district for the performances of such work. Only bids that are accompanied by such a bond will be considered. All work shall be performed in accordance with the bidding documents on file in the office of cass rural water district, kindred, nd where they may be seen and examined. Bidders must be licensed for the full amount of the bid as required by north dakota century code 43-07-05. Each bid shall contain a copy of the contractor's license or certificate of renewal thereof issued by the secretary of state. All bids must be submitted on the bid form furnished by the engineer. No bid will be read or considered that does not fully comply with the above provisions and other provisions contained within the bidding documents, and any deficient bid submitted will be returned to the bidder unopened. Each bidder must possess a valid north dakota contractors license for the full amount of their bid, as required by n.D.C.C. 43-07-07. Each bid must be accompanied by a copy of the bidders contractors license or certificate of renewal, issued by the north dakota secretary of state, and each license must be valid and dated at least 10 days prior to the date set for bid openig, as required under n.D.C.C. 43-07-12. The district will not read or consider any bid that does not include a proper bidders bond and contractors license or renewal, as described above, and does not otherwise fully comply with the requirements of n.D.C.C. 48-01-2.05. Bidders on this work will be required to comply with the presidential executive order no. 11246, as amended. The requirements for bidders and contractors under this order include equal employment opportunity and affirmative action requirements, davis-bacon wage rate requirements, and american iron and steel requirements as explained in the specifications. Bidders on this work will be required to comply with title 40 cfr part 33 participate by disadvantaged business enterprises in the united states environmental protection agency programs. The requirements for bidders and contractors under this regulation concern utilization of minority business enterprises (mbe), womens business enterprises (wbe), and small business enterprises (sbe) and are explained in the specifications.

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Plumbing, Common Work Results for Plumbing.