ITB17/18-44 - PINE DRIVE STORM SEWER PUMP STATION REPAIRS

City of Romulus
INVITATION TO BID
ITB 17/18-44
PINE DRIVE STORM SEWER PUMP STATION REPAIRS
Public Opening 5/21/2018

The City of Romulus is requesting bids from qualified and experienced contractors for the repairs needed to the Pine Storm Station (Storm Sewer) located at 15409 Pine Drive, Romulus, Michigan.  This solicitation is for the direct replacement of distressed and fatigued items listed in the scope of work.

1. Qualified individuals and firms wishing to submit a bid must use the forms provided by the City.  Bid forms and specifications may be obtained from the MITN Purchasing Group page of BidNet Direct at http://www.mitn.info/.  Bids may be rejected unless made on the forms included with the bidding documents.  Copies of documents obtained from any other source are not considered official copies.
2. Mandatory Site Access/Site Inspection will be held at 1:00 p.m. sharp on Tuesday, May 1st to allow contractors the opportunity to view and inspect. This will be the only time during bidding that contractors will be allowed to inspect the station.  The station will be opened for approximately for a 3 hour period to allow for access by the contractors.
3. Clarifications, modifications, or amendments may be made to this solicitation at the discretion of the City.  Any and all addenda issued by the City will be posted on the MITN Purchasing Group page of BidNet Direct.  All interested parties are instructed to view the MITN website regularly for any issued addenda.  It is the responsibility of the bidder to obtain all issued addenda and acknowledge receipt of said addenda by including a printed copy of each addendum as part of the required documents for this solicitation and to list the addendum and sign and date the “Acknowledgment of Receipt Addenda Form supplied in the bid documents.
4. A total of three copies (one marked “Original” and two marked “Copy”) of the bid must be submitted together in one sealed package/envelope and returned to the City Clerk's Office no later than 2:30 P.M., Monday, 5/21/2018.  Bids should be addressed using the Bid package label provided in the ITB documents.
5. At approximately 2:45 p.m., local time all timely received bids are to be publicly opened and read.
6. The successful Bidder will be required to submit proof of all insurance required by the ITB documents and copies of all required endorsements.
7. The City reserves the right to postpone the opening without notification and also reserves the right to reject all bids and proposals and to waive any minor informality or irregularity in proposals received and to award the bid in whole or in part. A contract may ultimately be awarded to the lowest most responsive and responsible company, as determined in the sole discretion of the City of Romulus or otherwise in a manner deemed by the City to be in its own best interest.
8. For additional information contact Lynn A, Conway, City of Romulus, Purchasing Director or Gary Harris, Purchasing Department Buyer by calling (734) 955-4568 or by emailing Purchasing@romulusgov.com