Terry Valley-Trojan Water Project District System-Wide Meter Pit Replacement Project

The Project consists of installing meter pits, meters, radio transmission equipment, and related work. Bids will be received for a single prime Contract and consists of all labor, skill and materials required to properly construct the Project. Each Bid shall be accompanied by a certified check or bank draft payable to the order of the Terry Valley-Trojan Water Project District in an amount equal to five percent of the total bid. A bid bond in the amount equal to ten percent of the total bid will be accepted in lieu of a certified check or bank draft. Surety for bid bond must be authorized to do business in the State of South Dakota. This is to serve as a guarantee that the Bidder will enter into a Contract within 15 days of Notice of Award in accordance with the terms of the principal's Bond and a contractor's Bond as required by law and the regulations and determinations of the governing board for the performances of such Work. Only Bids that are accompanied by such a check, bank draft, or Bond will be considered. Bidder must be licensed for the full amount of the Bid. No Bid will be read or considered which does not fully comply with the above provisions as to bond and license. Any deficient Bid submitted will be returned to the Bidder unopened. Bidders on this Work will be required to comply with the President's Executive Order Nos. 11246 (Equal Employment) as amended. Bidders shall also comply with Executive Orders 11625, 12138, and 12432; 40 CFR part 33; Section 129 of P.L. 100-590 Small Business Reauthorization & Amendment Act of 1988; Public Law 102-389 (42 U.S.C. 437d); a 1993 appropriations act ("EPA's 8% statute"); Public Law 101-549, Title X of the Clean Air Acts Amendments of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 7601 note) ("EPA's 10% statute"), encouraging recipients to award construction, supply, and professional service contracts to minority and women's business enterprises (MBE/WBE) and small business; and requiring recipients to utilize affirmative steps in procurement. The requirements for Bidders and Contractors under these orders are explained in the specifications. Bidders are advised that the Workforce Participation Goals are 7.9% for Minority and 6.9% for female participation in each trade. The fair share objective of this project is 1% MBE's and 4% WBE's. Bidders on this Work will be required to comply with Public Law 115-232 Prohibition of Certain Communication Technologies. Davis-Bacon and related acts provisions apply to this project. All provisions relative to those acts must be met. The low responsive bidder will be required to certify compliance with the American IronBids will be received for a single prime Contract and consists of all labor, skill and materials required to properly construct the Project. and Steel provision of the Consolidated Appropriation Act of 2014. This certification form may be found on page AIS-21 of the State Revolving Fund (SRF) General Conditions and must be included in the bid proposal. Please be advised that waivers or exemptions from the American Iron and Steel provision that cite International Trade Agreements DO NOT comply with the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2014 as it applies to the SRF programs. Claims from suppliers that the American Iron and Steel provision does not apply to certain products based on the International Trade Agreement exemptions of the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2014 will not be accepted. All Bids will be made on the basis of cash payment for such Work. The Owner reserves the right to reject any or all Bids, waive any informalities in the Bids received, and further reserves the right to award the Contract in the best interest of the Owner. The Owner reserves the right to hold the three (3) lowest Bids for a period not to exceed thirty (30) days after the date of Bid opening. The Work shall be completed by September 15, 2025. The Issuing Office for the Bidding Documents is: Advanced Engineering and Environmental Services, LLC (AE2S), 610 E. Boulevard, Rapid City, SD 57701; Contact: Joe Noble, PE, Telephone: 605-341-7800, email: joe.noble@ae2s.com. P12430-2020-003 The Project consists of installing meter pits, meters, radio transmission equipment, Bids will be received for a single prime Contract and consists of all labor, skill and materials required to properly construct the Project and related work.

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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.