NOTICE TO BIDDERS
OWNER |
The
Oak Creek Water & Sewer Utility Commission hereby gives notice that
sealed proposals will be received at the office of the Utility at 170 W.
Drexel Avenue, Oak Creek, Wisconsin, 53154. |
PROJECT |
The
work, officially known as Project No. 03100, water main relay located in S.
10th Street, consists of constructing the following approximate
quantities: |
ITEM DESCRIPTION
|
quantity |
12” Water Main |
1,750 LF |
8”, 6” & 4” Water Main |
240 LF |
12” Gate Valve |
6 EA |
8”, 6” & 4” Gate Valve |
11 EA |
Hydrant |
5 EA |
1¼” – 2” Lateral Connection |
75 LF |
Concrete Pavement
Restoration |
40 SY |
TIME |
Proposals
must be received by the office of the Utility, 170 W. Drexel Avenue, no later
than 10:00 a.m., September 5th, 2003, at which time and place the proposals
will be publicly opened and read aloud. |
CONTRACT DOCUMENTS |
Plans,
specifications, and bidding documents MAY ONLY be obtained at the office of
R. A. Smith & Associates, Inc., 16745 West Bluemound Road, Suite 200,
Brookfield, WI 53005. A
non-refundable fee of $50.00 will be required for each set of Bidding
Documents payable to R. A. Smith & Associates, Inc. Mail requests for Bidding Documents shall
require an additional amount of $5.00 to cover the costs of postage and
handling. Monies for the bidding
documents and postage and handling are not refundable. |
STATUTORY PROVISIONS |
The
Contract letting shall be subject to the provisions of Section 62.15, 66.29,
66.293, 144.06 and 779.16 Wisconsin Statutes. The minimum wage scale to be paid on this project shall be in
accordance with the prevailing minimum wage as determined by federal or state
law, whichever applies, and such wage is incorporated by reference, as it may
be amended from time to time. If the
United States Department of Housing and Urban Development or State of
Wisconsin, Department of Workforce Development has issued a wage rate
determination, then it shall apply. |
BID GUARANTEE |
A
certified check or bank draft payable to the Oak Creek Water & Sewer
Utility, or a satisfactory bid bond, in an amount not less than 5% of the bid
shall accompany each bid as a guarantee that if the bid is accepted, the
bidder will execute and file the proposed contract and bond within 10 days
after the award of the contract. In
case the bidder fails to file such contract and bond within the time set by
the Utility, the check or bid bond shall be forfeited to the Utility as
liquidated damages pursuant to SS.62.15 (3). |
EQUAL OPPORTUNITY |
The
Oak Creek Water & Sewer Utility hereby notifies all bidders that it will
affirmatively insure that in any contract entered into pursuant to this
advertisement, minority business enterprises will be afforded full
opportunity to submit bids in response to this invitation and will not be
discriminated against on the ground of race, color, sex, or national origin
in consideration for an award. |
BID REJECTION |
The
Utility Commission reserves the right to reject any and all bids, waive any
informalities in bidding, or to accept the bid or bids, which best serves the
interest of the Oak Creek Water & Sewer Utility. |
BID WITHDRAWAL |
No
bid shall be withdrawn for a period of 30 days after the scheduled opening of
the bids without the consent of the Utility Commission. |
BIDDING DOCUMENTS AVAILABILITY |
Plans,
specifications and bidding documents shall be available at R. A. Smith &
Associates, 16745 W. Bluemound Road, Brookfield, WI on August 21st,
2003. |
Published by the authority of
the Utility Commission this 14th day of May 2003.