LEGAL NOTICE
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LMTP Dewatering Polymer Blender/ Feeder System Replacement
BID REFERENCE NO. 223C909026
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/vssprod/Advantage4
UNTIL 12:00 PM on Thursday,
December 02, 2021
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”).
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”.)
The MSDGC will conduct a pre-bid meeting for this project from 9:00 – 10:00AM, Monday, November, 22nd at the Little Miami Treatment Plant located at 225 Wilmer Ave. Cincinnati, OH 45226. Contractors will be given the opportunity to visit the project site. Attendance at this meeting is not required to submit a bid however, it is encouraged for contractors to attend so they may familiarize themselves with existing conditions, take their own measurements, and be responsible for them.
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 Wednesday, November, 24th.
This project is located at the Little Miami WWTP Site at 225 Wilmer Ave. Cincinnati, OH 45226. Project to include supply and installation of a replacement polymer blender/feeder system at the Little Miami Treatment Plant.
The estimated cost of construction for this project is: $225,000.00.
If a contract is awarded, it will be done so in accordance with the Contract Documents. 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. 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 00 11 16 07_02_18 00 11 16-2 Legal Notice 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: 2%. 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. November 17, 2021.