Bid 25-105 / Project 16642 / Jefferson Forest BPS and Brooks Hill PRV Renovation Project

Louisville Water Company is requesting Bids for the Base Bid Lump Sum Work that consists of providing all labor, rigging, tools, equipment, and materials to restore BPS and PRV. Including replacing pumps, strainer, check valves, isolation valves, pressure controls including piping and gauges, Sump Pump including pump, pit, and discharge, vent and blower including existing mushroom caps, heater, dehumidifier, hatch handle and seal, anode test stations, ladder and floor mat, flood alarm, lights, signage and other items included in drawings. Reweld and recoat exterior of piping and floor supports. Cut and plug existing recirculation line. Replace meter box enclosure for existing electric service. Replace existing service disconnects and remove existing telephone box. Replace bulbs, selector switches, and other items in the MCC, add spare conduit to re-route wire coming through existing vents. Replace existing accessory receptacles. Recoat all interior coating including steel surface preparation, Replace existing PRVs, gate valves, ladder, Holt-Open Arm, seal and other hatch hardware. Install supplemental piping and recoat flanged piping and hardware. Install necessary items, including piping, to complete the replacement of the new pump. All of the above shall be made ready for use in accordance and compliance with the Contract Documents, Plans, and Louisville Water Standard Specifications and Drawings. A pre-bid meeting to discuss the Project and to tour the work site will be held on Thursday, October 9, 2025, at 10:00 a.m. EST/EDT at Jefferson Forest Booster Pump Station, 409 Old Brooks Hill Road, Brooks, KY 40109. Attendance at this meeting is strongly recommended, but not mandatory. Questions or inquiries relating to this project must be submitted through the Louisville Water Company web-based portal by the date and time indicated for this bid. The Company’s Project Manager's estimate for the Contract plus Company supplied materials for this Project is $250,001 - $500,000. If the Company’s Project Manager's estimate for the Contract plus Company supplied materials exceeds $250,000: a Bid Bond is required. For this Contract, a Bid Bond is required. Bids will only be accepted from Bidders who have been pre-qualified by the Company in the pre-qualification category or categories that apply to this Bid. This Bid requires Prime contractor to be prequalified in any of the following categories: Heavy Construction – Underground Vault and Pressure Reducing Valves, Electrical or Mechanical. Contractors/Subcontractors performing specialty items of work such as Electrical must be prequalified in the Electrical Category. Contractors/Subcontractors performing specialty items of work such as Mechanical must be prequalified in any of the following categories: Mechanical, Heavy Construction – Underground Vault and Pressure Reducing Valves or Plumbing Category. For information about pre-qualification, contact the Buyer listed above. The Company will award the Contract to the Bidder presenting a Bid that is responsive to the Specifications, is in substantial compliance with the Contract requirements, and presents the lowest and best price for performing the Work making up the base bid and or Bid that Company determines is in the Company’s best interest, which may not necessarily be the least expensive Bid. Company Small Business Equity (SBE) Program Preference and Local Preference Program applies to this bid and resultant bid award. SBE Program Preference shall apply first. Bid Documents except the Bid Table may be obtained from Lynn Imaging located at 11460 Bluegrass Pkwy, Louisville, KY 40299, (502) 499-8400 and www.lwckyplanroom.com. One copy of the Bid Documents (includes technical specifications and a full set of plans) will be available at no charge (not including shipping/delivery charges) to Contractors that are prequalified with Louisville Water Company in the category(ies) specified for this bid. For details regarding the charges that apply to non-prequalified contractors, go to www.lwckyplanroom.com. The Bid Table is available in Microsoft Excel via download from the designated portal on Louisville Water’s electronic bidding site at https://louisvillewater.bonfirehub.com/portal/