Underground Storage Tank Replacement

The Champaign-Urbana Mass Transit District (MTD) announces the Invitation for Bid for replacement of underground storage tanks. Project Description: The project consists of removing and disposing two (2) existing underground fuel tanks at the CUMTD Maintenance Facility. Furnishing and installing (two (2) new underground tanks in those locations in the existing CUMTD bus maintenance facility including associated concrete and electrical work. Construction Contract: Bids will be received for the following Work: 1. General Contract (all trades). 2. Any contract resulting from these bids is subject to financial assistance contracts between MTD and the United States Department of Transportation. 3. Contractor will be required to comply with all applicable Equal Employment Opportunity laws and regulations. 4. The construction work for this project is subject to the Federal Davis-Bacon Prevailing Wage Act, in the matter of prevailing wages. As such, the general prevailing rate of wages in the locality for each craft or type of worker or mechanic needed to execute the contract or perform such work, also the general prevailing rate for legal holiday and overtime work, as ascertained by the United States Department of Labor, shall be paid for each craft or type of worker needed to execute the contract or to perform such work. Accurate payroll records shall be kept by the Contractor and each subcontractor, and shall be submitted with each pay request. 5. The District also hereby notifies bidders that they affirmatively ensure that all Disadvantaged Business Enterprises, as defined by the United States Government, are afforded full opportunity to submit proposals in response to this invitation and will not knowingly discriminate against any bidder upon the grounds of gender, race, color or national origin in the consideration of award of the contract. The contractor will be required to comply with all applicable Federal and State Equal Opportunity laws and regulations. 6. The District will be bound by the terms and conditions of the bid only to the extent funds from whatever source are available. The right is reserved to accept any bid or any part or parts thereof or to reject any and all bids. The District will award the bid to the most qualified, responsive and responsible bidder that submits the lowest priced bid based on the base bid plus any accepted alternates. After selection, the owner reserves the right to exercise the alternate. A. A bid bond, bank draft, or certified check made payable to the MTD Board, Urbana, Illinois, in the amount of ten percent of the Base Bid proposal shall accompany each bid as a guarantee that the Bidder, if awarded the Contract, will furnish satisfactory Performance Bond, Labor and Material Payment Bond, in the amount of 100% of the contract sum, execute the Contract and proceed with the Work. Upon failure to do so, he/she shall forfeit the deposit or amount of bid bond as liquidated damages, and no mistakes or errors on the part of the Bidder will excuse the Bidder or entitle him/her to a return of the deposit or bid bond. No Bidder may withdraw his/her bid for a period of 120 days after the date of opening thereof. The bid bonds or checks will, with the exception of those of the three lowest bidders, be returned seven days after the opening of bids and the remaining checks or bid bonds will be returned when the Contract is executed and bond provided. B. The successful bidders will be required to furnish a Performance Bond and Labor and Material Payment Bond in form and Surety as specified and in the full amount of the contracts. Cost of such bonds shall be included in the Bidder's Proposal.

Division 02 -	Existing Conditions, Subsurface Investigation.
Division 03 -	Concrete, Concrete Reinforcing, Cast-in-Place Concrete.
Division 05 -	Metals, Structural Metal Framing, Metal Decking.
Division 23 -	Heating, Ventilating, and Air Conditioning (HVAC), Facility Fuel Piping, Facility Fuel-Storage Tanks.
Division 31 -	Earthwork, Clearing and Grubbing, Grading.
Division 32 -	Exterior Improvements, Fences and Gates.
Division 33 -	Utilities, Storm Drainage Utilities.