2023 Water and Sewer Improvements Term Miscellaneous Construction Contract

Anchorage Water and Wastewater Utility (AWWU) is soliciting proposals from Contractors to provide construction services on an as needed basis. All proposed Work is located within the Anchorage Water and Wastewater Utility service area. This area includes the Anchorage Bowl, Northern Communities and Girdwood. The successful Contractor under these specifications shall furnish all labor, materials, supervision, tools, transportation, equipment, and other facilities necessary to successfully complete the work set forth in the specifications. These Contracts will provide the Anchorage Water and Wastewater Utility with the ability to respond to emergency or critical maintenance and construction activities. The Contractor will be on-call on an "as-required basis" to construct or reconstruct water and sewer facilities and related appurtenances. The work required will be agreed upon on a project-by-project basis. Payment for all work will be on a unit price basis as bid in the Bid Proposal except as described in these Special Provisions. The Anchorage Water and Wastewater Utility does not guarantee a certain amount of work with these Contracts. This method of contracting will generally be used for a variety of projects where the estimated cost is under $200,000 per task order. Task Orders can exceed $200,000 depending upon the nature of the work and with prior approval of the Purchasing Officer. Due to the uncertainty of the work, AWWU cannot guarantee or anticipate any amount of work. Two (2) Contracts shall be awarded. The estimated range of the first year's Contract amounts will not exceed $1,500,000. The Contracts will also include an option of two, one year extensions not to exceed $750,000 per year.. Included herein are instructions governing the proposals, a description of the work to be performed, requirements that shall be met to be eligible for consideration, evaluation criteria, and other requirements to be met by each Proposer. The purpose of this RFP solicitation is to select two (2) Contractors to provide construction services on an as needed basis. Proposals shall consist of (1) a Technical Proposal, including experience and qualifications and (2) a Cost Proposal indicating all costs necessary to complete the Work as outlined in this RFP in accordance with the full requirements of Attachment A to this RFP. Questions Due: 12:00 P.M. Local Time, April 11, 2023 Any questions regarding this proposal are to be submitted in writing to: Municipality of Anchorage Purchasing Officer wwpur@muni.org For ease of identification please identify the project/title number in the subject line of any correspondence. The Municipality shall not be responsible for proposal preparation costs, nor for costs including attorney fees associated with any (administrative, judicial or otherwise) challenge to the determination of the highest ranked proposer and/or award of contract and/or rejection of proposal. By submitting a proposal, each proposer agrees to be bound in this respect and waives all claims to such costs and fees. Proposers should carefully examine the entire RFP and any attachments and addenda thereto, and all related materials and data referenced in the RFP. Proposers should become fully aware of the nature of the work and the conditions likely to be encountered in performing the work. Award of this proposal for construction is anticipated to be announced within 45 calendar days, although all offers must be complete and irrevocable for 90 days following the submission date. The content of proposals will be kept confidential until the selection of the Contractor(s) is publicly announced. At that time, the selected proposal is open for review. After the award of the Contract, proposals shall become public information. The Municipality of Anchorage reserves the right to reject any and all proposals and to waive any informalities in procedures. Proposers shall notify the Purchasing Officer promptly of any error, omission, or inconsistency that may be discovered during examination of the Bidding Documents and the proposed construction site. Requests from Proposers for interpretation or clarification of the Bidding Documents shall be made in writing to the Purchasing Officer and shall arrive at least seven (7) working days prior to the date for opening proposals. Oral questions may be presented at a pre-proposal conference if one is provided for in the Bidding Documents. Interpretations, corrections, or changes, if any, to the Bidding Documents shall be made by Addendum. Proposers shall not rely upon interpretations, corrections, and changes made in any other manner, including orally at the pre-proposal conference. Interpretations, corrections, and changes shall not be binding unless included in an Addendum. The Municipality of Anchorage reserves the right to reject any or all proposals if determined to be in the best interest of the Municipality.

Division 01 -	General Requirements.
Division 10 -	Specialties.
Division 11 -	Equipment.