LEGAL NOTICE
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Industrial Vactoring
PROJECT ID NO. 201R905448
This bid is designated as an electronic bid per CMC 321-24. The bid will NOT be read publicly. No hard copies of bids will be accepted. Bidders must submit bids electronically through the City’s Vendor Self Service website. Bidders must be registered to submit a bid. Bidders can register, find instructions and submit bids at:
www.cincinnati-oh.gov/vss/
UNTIL 12:00 PM on Thursday,
April 30, 2020
at which time said bids will be compiled, reviewed and then later posted at
https://data.cincinnati-oh.gov/
(Once there simply click on the piggybank icon and then select “Procurement Opportunities and Contract Awards”).
As of 4/2/2020, bidders may download solicitation documents from www.cincinnati-oh.gov/vss/ and should frequently return to the site to monitor for project-specific updates and addenda.
To be added to the Plan Holders List for this Project, send the following information to
[email protected]: Project Title, Company Name, Contact Name, Address, Phone, Fax, Email.
Questions on this project or any part of the Contract Documents must be sent via e-mail to
[email protected] by the established deadline. The deadline for questions is 12:00 PM local time on Thursday, April 23, 2020.
Term Contract for Industrial Vactoring – industrial cleaning, vacuuming, and waterblasting for the MSDGC Wastewater Treatment Division and For Greater Cincinnati Waterworks.
Bids must be submitted in accordance with the Contract Documents.
Cincinnati, Ohio. April 6, 2020.
LEGAL NOTICE
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Spring Grove Sewer Replacement
PROJECT ID NO. 10240455
This bid is designated as an electronic bid per CMC 321-24. The bid will NOT be read publicly. No hard copies of bids will be accepted. Bidders must submit bids electronically through the City’s Vendor Self Service website. Bidders must be registered to submit a bid. Bidders can register, find instructions and submit bids at:
https://vss.cincinnati-oh.gov/
UNTIL 12:00 PM on Thursday,
April 23, 2020
at which time said bids will be compiled, reviewed and then later posted at
https://data.cincinnati-oh.gov/
(Once there simply click on the piggybank icon and then select “Business Opportunities 5/10/2018 to Present” and “View Data”).
As of 3/31/2020, Bidders may download Bid Documents from the Open Data Cincinnati website and should frequently return to the site to monitor for project-specific updates and addenda. https://data.cincinnati-oh.gov/ ; (Once there simply click on the piggybank icon and then select “Business Opportunities 5/10/2018 to Present” and “View Data”.)
Questions on this project or any part of the Contract Documents and other project documents must be sent via e-mail to
[email protected] by the established deadline. The deadline for questions is 12:00 PM local time on Thursday, April 16, 2020.
The current request is for construction funding for this local sewer project. MSD proposes to replace 680 linear feet of 12- to 15-inch diameter combined sewer with new 24-inch diameter sewer segments installed parallel to the existing sewer within Spring Grove Avenue. Construction will also include installation of 60 linear feet of 12- to 15-inch diameter sewer, five manholes, and other sewer appurtenances.
The work takes place in Hamilton County, Ohio
The estimated cost of construction for this project is: $455,100.00.
If a contract is awarded, it will be done so in accordance with the Contract Documents, including the method of award identified in Section H of the Instructions to Bidders in Section 00 21 13. The City reserves the right to reject any or all bids, to waive technicalities, or to advertise for new bids, if the best interests of the City will be promoted thereby.
The Contractor’s Work shall be Substantially Complete and Finally Complete in accordance with the time periods identified in the Contract Documents, including, but not limited to City Contractor Agreement, Section 00 52 01. The contractor shall pay liquidated damages for each consecutive calendar day of delay thereafter in the amount provided in the Contract Documents.
Bids must be submitted in accordance with the Contract Documents and must be accompanied by the ‘Bid Guaranty and Contract Bond,’ certified check, or letter of credit drawn on a solvent bank in an amount not less than ten percent (10%) of the bid amount, and in no event shall be less than five hundred dollars ($500.00). Bidder shall also submit a completed Addenda Acknowledgment Form with the bid. In addition to other documents, after the Bid Opening and upon notification, the apparent lowest and best bidder will need to obtain proof of Workers Compensation coverage and a certificate of insurance within ten (10) business days, naming the City as the primary insured and the Hamilton County, Ohio Board of County Commissioners as an additional insured. See the Contract Documents, including but not limited to the Modified General Conditions, for further certificate of insurance requirements and limits of liability.
No bidder may withdraw its bid within sixty (60) days after the bid opening. Bids and award of contract may be held by the City for a period not to exceed sixty (60) days from the date of bid opening, for the purpose of reviewing the bids and investigating the qualifications of the Bidder in accordance with the Contract Documents.
The established SBE Participation Goal for this project is: 10%. Bidder is required to complete and submit the SBE Goal Compliance Plan Cover Page with bid. If the SBE goal will not be met, the bidder shall also complete and submit the Waiver Request Form and Affidavit, and the SBE Subcontractors Good Faith Efforts (GFE) Summary Sheets with the bid. To be eligible for award of a contract or procurement when the SBE goals will not be met, the bidder must complete all SBE Subcontractors GFE Summary Sheets to support the Waiver Request Form and Affidavit areas checked. Failure to complete and submit required documentation may cause a bid to be rejected as non-responsive.
All bidders will also be subject to the provisions of the Contract Compliance Program regarding equal employment opportunity and to the project’s applicable labor wage rate.
The City maintains a list of Vendors Debarred from Contracting or Subcontracting with the City may be accessed at: http://www.cincinnati-oh.gov/purchasing or may be furnished in other form upon request. The City will not contract with any person or firm on the list. It is each Bidder’s responsibility to verify that each subcontractor it proposes to use is an eligible firm or person. The City will not approve a subcontractor whose name appears on the list.
The City shall neither accept nor be liable for any increase in costs, or other expenses, delay, loss, or subsequent ineligibility to contract with the City, incurred by a contractor as a result of the City rejecting any proposed person, firm, partner, principal, affiliate, subcontractor or supplier that is debarred or suspended after the submission of a bid, proposal, or other communication leading to a contract, but before the approval or award of the contract.
Cincinnati, Ohio. April 6, 2020.