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  • NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS

     

     

    Sealed bids will be received until 2:00 P.M. on Wednesday, April 26, 2006, in the Office of the City Engineer, Public Works Department (Engineering and Architectural Services), City Hall, 100 North Andrews Avenue, 4th Floor, City of Fort Lauderdale, Florida and opened immediately thereafter in the Conference Room, for General Construction Services Contract #2 being issued under the WaterWorks 2011 Program.

     

    The work includes furnishing all labor, equipment, materials and performing all related operations in connection with the construction of various pipeline projects throughout the City.  Projects primarily include the installation, testing and restoration of pipeline projects including water mains ranging in size from 4 to 8 inches, gravity sewers ranging in size from 6 to 12 inches, forcemains ranging in size from 4 to 12 inches and miscellaneous stormwater drainage components.  The City will select up to five Contractors to perform this work and will issue up to five General Construction Services contracts with a 2 year term as determined by the basis of award established in the Proposal.  Contractor selection will be based on the lowest competitive, responsive and responsible bids on quantities of work items roughly equal in value to the maximum anticipated value of each contract.  The actual maximum value of each contract will be determined by the number of contractors selected, however each selected Contractor is guaranteed only the minimum of one (1) assignment under the contract with a value of no less than $500,000.00.  Selected contractors will not be obligated to accept more than one work order. The initial and any additional specific project assignments will be issued on a Work Order basis with project values based on the unit prices contained in the executed General Construction Services contract.  The City reserves the right to assign quantities of work to contractors based on performance criteria, including but not limited to, available resources and the ability to meet defined project schedules, ability to pass pressure and construction testing, cooperation with the Owner and community representatives and timely, satisfactory restoration. The criteria for contractor performance evaluations is included in the Contract Document and Specifications package.

     

    Bidding and Contract Documents with Specifications may be obtained at the Office of the City Engineer. Drawings of the various projects included under this contract are available for review at the Program Management Team office.  A CD-ROM of the available drawing plot files will be provided upon request.

     

    A pre-bid meeting will be held on Wednesday, March 29, 2006, at 1:30 PM at the Program Management Team office at 200 North Andrews Avenue, Suite 300 (third floor), Fort Lauderdale, Florida.  The pre-bid meeting will include a bus tour of the project areas included in the contract.  Due to the nature of this contract it is strongly recommended that bidders attend this meeting. Bidders will be asked to acknowledge attendance at the pre-bid meeting when documents are obtained so that sufficient space can be provided.

     

    It will be the sole responsibility of the bidder to clearly mark the bid as such, and ensure that his bid reaches the City prior to the bid opening date and time listed.

     

    A certified check, cashier's check, bank officer's check or bid bond for five percent (5%) of the $500,000.00  contract minimum or $25,000.00, made payable to the City of Fort Lauderdale, Florida, shall accompany each proposal.

     

    The projects will be funded, in whole or in part by the Florida Department of Environmental Protection, State Revolving Fund.  Bidders are encouraged to become familiar with the provisions of the Supplemental Conditions contained in these documents and in particular, the requirements of Article 20, Equal Employment Opportunity.

     

    The City of Fort Lauderdale reserves the right to waive any informality in any or all and to reject any or all bids.

     

    Information on bid results and projects currently out to bid can be obtained by calling the pre-recorded City of Fort Lauderdale Bid Information Line at (954) 828-5688.  For general inquiries - please call (954) 828-5772.

     

     

    Jonda K. Joseph

    City Clerk

     

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