Connor Park CSO Offline Storage Tank, Contract No. 2

ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS CITY OF RUTLAND, VERMONT CONNOR PARK CSO OFFLINE STORAGE TANK CONTRACT NO. 2 General Notice Bids for the construction of the Rutland Connor Park CSO Offline Storage Tank, Contract No. 2 will be received by the City of Rutland until 3:30 PM local time on December 19th, 2025 at which time the Bids received will be publicly opened and read. Bids shall be on a lump sum and unit price basis as indicated in the Bid Form. Bidders must comply with the following instructions for the submission of bids: 1. Bidders must submit two (2) completed copies of the Bid Form in a sealed envelope with the following information listed clearly on the envelope: a. Name and address of the Bidder b. Due date and time c. Project Name: “Rutland Connor Park CSO Offline Storage Tank, Contract No. 2” d. Envelope Contents: “Bid Documents” Bidders may submit their bid either by mail or deliver by hand. Below are the addresses for either method: Address, if delivered by mail: Address, if delivered by hand: Sara Magro, Purchasing Agent Sara Magro, Purchasing Agent City of Rutland City Clerk’s Office P.O. Box 969 52 Washington Street Rutland, VT 05702 Rutland, VT 05701 The Project includes the following Work: The installation of a 360,000 gallon precast concrete combined sewer overflow (CSO) tank, trash screening units, submersible CSO pump station, CSO interceptor sewer, sewer forcemain, and required site restoration. Obtaining the Bidding Documents The Issuing Office for the Bidding Documents is: Blueprints, Etc, 20 Ferrell Street, South Burlington, VT 05403, (802) 865-4503. Prospective Bidders may obtain or examine the Bidding Documents at the Issuing Office on Monday through Friday between the hours of 8:00 AM and 4:30 PM and may obtain copies of the Bidding Documents from the Issuing Office as described below. Partial sets of Bidding Documents will not be available from the Issuing Office. Neither Owner nor Engineer will be responsible for full or partial sets of Bidding Documents, including addenda, if any, obtained from sources other than the Issuing Office. Printed copies of the Bidding Documents may be obtained from the Issuing Office at a non-refundable cost of $350.00 for each set, plus shipping. This purchase price includes a full set of Bidding Documents and an electronic copy of the Bidding Documents in portable document format (PDF). Alternatively, electronic only copies in portable document format (PDF) of the Bidding Documents are available for a non-refundable charge of $225.00. Bidding Documents may be purchased from the Issuing Office during the hours indicated above. Cost does not include shipping charges. Upon Issuing Office’s receipt of payment, printed Bidding Documents or electronic documents on compact disk will be sent via the prospective Bidder’s delivery service. The shipping charge amount will depend on the shipping method chosen. Bidding documents may be examined at the City of Rutland City Hall, 1 Strongs Avenue, Rutland, VT 05702 on Mondays through Fridays between the hours of 9:00 AM and 3:00 PM, or by appointment and at www.aeengineers.com. Pre-bid Conference A pre-bid conference for the Project will be held on Friday, December 5th , 2025 at 10:30 A.M. at Rutland City Hall 2nd Floor Conference Room which is located at, 1 Strongs Avenue, Rutland, Vermont 05701. Attendance at the pre-bid conference is encouraged but not required. Funding and Project Procurement This project is funded in part through the Vermont Clean water (and/or Drinking Water) State Revolving Fund. Consequently, the following provisions apply to this WORK (more detail for each of these provisions can be found in Instruction to Bidders): 1. Bid security in accordance with the Instructions to Bidders 2. Performance BOND and Payment BOND each in the amount of 100% of the contract price 3. American Iron and Steel (AIS) provisions of P.L. 113-76, Consolidated Appropriations Act 4. Federal Wage Rates as determined under the Davis-Bacon Act 5. This agreement is for services related to a project that is subject to the Build America, Buy America Act (BABAA) requirements under Title IX of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (“IIJA”), Pub. L. 177-58. Absent an approved waiver, all iron, steel, manufactured products, and construction materials used in this project must be produced in the United States, as further outlined by the Office of Management and Budget’s Memorandum M-22-11, Initial Implementation Guidance on Application of Buy America Preference in Federal Financial Assistance Programs for Infrastructure, April 18,2022. For all further requirements regarding bid submittal, qualifications, procedures, and contract award, refer to the Instructions to Bidders that are included in the Bidding Documents. This Advertisement is issued by: Owner: City of Rutland By: Bob Protivansky Title: Public Works Commissioner Date: November 21st