Bid:

Clarifier Rehabilitation and Leachate Acceptance Modification Project Contract No. 2 – General Construction

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PLEASE TAKE NOTICE: That the Montgomery County Sanitary District No. 1 on the 8th day of February, 2018, at 11:00 AM at the wastewater treatment plant, 28 Old Station Road, Nelliston, New York, will publicly open and read all sealed bids and proposals received pursuant to this notice for the furnishing of work, labor and materials in connection with the Clarifier Rehabilitation and Leachate Acceptance Modification Project Contract No. 2 – General Construction.

Work for Contract No. 2 – General Construction will consist of furnishing all materials, equipment and labor necessary for the replacement, repair and rehabilitation of the primary and secondary clarifier internal components including all associated cleaning, media blasting, welding, priming, painting, and weir replacement. This work also includes furnishing all materials, equipment and labor necessary to install new 4” DIP buried and above grade leachate piping and valves, 6” DIP piping and valves and associated pipe supports. All work is defined in greater detail in the Contract Documents.

Each bid must be submitted on the official forms included in the Project Manual and will be sealed within an opaque envelope. The name of the bidder and “Montgomery County Sanitary District No. 1 Contract No. 2 – General Construction Bid Enclosed” shall be clearly marked on such envelope. If a Bid is sent by mail or other delivery system, both the outside packaging and sealed envelope containing the bid within shall be clearly marked “Montgomery County Sanitary District No. 1 Contract No. 2 – General Construction Bid Enclosed”.

Plans and specifications may be requested by phone (518-463-2192) or fax (518-449-3068) and obtained Monday – Friday, between the hours of 7:30 AM and 5:30 PM at the office of the following:

Dataflow Reprographics, 71 Fuller Road, Albany, New York 12205

A fee of $25.00 Dollars will be required for each complete set of bidding documents (Project Manual), which includes electronic copies of the plans and specifications and a paper copy of “Package to Be Submitted with Bid”. McDonald Engineering will accept payment in the form of a check or money order. Checks are to be made payable to McDonald Engineering. No cash payments will be accepted.

The Bidding documents may be obtained through bidder’s own express carrier service account. No information will be mailed using U.S. Postal Service. All bidders’ information, deposits, fees, and account information must be received by Dataflow Reprographic prior to sending.

Accompanying each bid must be a bid bond or certified check made payable to the order of the Montgomery County Sanitary District No. 1 in the amount of five (5%) percent of the bidder’s maximum bid amount as a guarantee that if the contract is awarded to a bidder, said successful bidder will comply with the Notice to Bidders and the specification for the contract in accordance therewith. Said bid bond or certified check will be retained by the Montgomery County Sanitary District No. 1, and upon completion of the contract, in accordance with said specifications, the said bid bond or certified check will be returned to the bidder.

On failure to comply with the Notice to Bidders and the specifications for said contract, the successful bidder shall forfeit the deposit as liquidated damages to the Montgomery County Sanitary District No. 1.

Every bid or proposal must contain a non-collusion affidavit executed by the bidder or his authorized representative. Separate Performance and Payment Bonds, each equal to one hundred (100%) percent of the contract sum, will be required of the successful bidder.

The bidder to whom the contract will be awarded shall execute the contract and furnish required sureties within ten (10) days after the date of Notice of Award. Failure to do so will result in Bidder's forfeit of contract work and bid security. No bidder may withdraw his bid within forty-five (45) days after the date set for the opening thereof. Any bid may be withdrawn prior to the above scheduled time for the opening of bids, or any authorized postponement thereof.

The District and its representatives will not offer or supply anyone the list of people that have obtained a copy of these bid specifications or cost estimates for the project prior to the opening of the bids. NO EXCEPTIONS ARE MADE TO THIS POLICY.

The Montgomery County Sanitary District No. 1 reserves the right to waive any informalities in or to reject any or all bids submitted or to award the contract to the lowest responsible bidder who in the District’s judgment makes the most advantageous proposal to the Montgomery County Sanitary District No. 1.

A Pre-Bid Meeting will be held on the 25th day of January 2018 at 9:00 AM at the WWTP.

All sealed bids or proposals must be received by the District Clerk of the Montgomery County Sanitary District No. 1 prior to 11:00 AM on February 8, 2018, the date on which all sealed bids or proposals will be publicly opened and read aloud.

BY ORDER OF THE MCSD#1 Wastewater Board