East - West Interconnect Project - Phase 2 - Contract No. 5 - Water Storage Tank Rehabilitation Project

Separate sealed Bids for the construction of East - West Interconnect Project - Phase 2 - Contract No. 5 - Water Storage Tank Rehabilitation Project including the rehabilitation of the existing Detention Center Tank and the Clarkson Tank and all related appurtenance Bids will be received for a single prime Contract. Bids shall be on a unit price basis as indicated in the Bid Form. All bids must be made on required Bid Form and must be fully completed and executed with original signatures and corporate seals. All bidders must be listed as plan holder by the plan distributor. The Contract Time allotted for the substantial completion of this Contract is (335) consecutive calendar days with final completion within (365) consecutive calendar days. The contract is being funded by an Kentucky Infrastructure Authority, SRF loan and USDA Rural Development. Bidders must comply with President's Executive Orders No. 11246 and No. 11375 and any amendments or supplements to those Executive Orders. Attention of bidders is particularly called to the requirements as to conditions of employment to be observed under the contract, Section 3, Segregated Facility, Section 109 and E.O. 11246. Bidders must certify they do not and will not maintain or provide for their employees any facilities that are segregated or based on race, color, creed or national origin. Bidders must comply with 41 CFR 60-4 in regard to affirmative action and to insure equal opportunity to females and minorities, and all that are applicable. Minorities and small businesses are encouraged to submit bids on this project. Bidders must comply with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 Anti-Kickback Act, and the Contract Work Hours Standard Act and with OSHA (P.L. 91-596) and the Contract Work Hours and Safety Standards Act (P.L. 91-54). The procurement and performance of this contract are subject to the requirements of the DOW Procurement Guidance including the Davis-Bacon Act. Successful Bidder shall make positive efforts to use small, minority, women owned and disadvantaged businesses. The award of the contract will be made to the lowest, responsive and responsible bidder. Section 746 of Title VII of the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2017 (Division A-Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies, Appropriations Act, 2017) and subsequent statutes mandating domestic preference applies to American Iron and Steel requirement to this project. All listed iron and steel products used in this project must be produced in the United States. The term "iron and steel products" means the following products made primarily of iron and steel: lines or unlined pipes and fittings, manhole covers and other municipal castings, hydrants, tanks, flanges, pipe clamps and restraints, valves, structural steel, reinforced precast concrete, and construction materials. The deminimis and minor components waiver {all project specific waivers as applicable} apply to this contract. A certified check or Bid Bond payable to the Grayson County Water District in the amount of five (5) percent of the Bid shall accompany the Bid. The Grayson County Water District, reserves the right to waive any bidding informalities and to reject any or all bids, for any reason. The right is reserved by the Owner, in the exercise of its sole judgment to reject any or all Bids, and to re-advertise and award the Contract in the regular manner or to waive any informalities, irregularities, mistakes, errors, or omissions in any Bid received and to accept any Bid deemed to be responsive to this invitation and favorable to interests of the Owner. MBE (9.6%), WBE (6.9%)

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.