910 Dublin Road Loading Dock Repair

1.1 Scope: The City of Columbus, Department of Public Utilities, is receiving bids until February 21, 2024 at 3:00 PM Local Time for construction services for the 910 Dublin Road Loading Dock Repair project, C.I.P. No. 690026-100022. Bids are to be submitted only through Bid Express at www.bidexpress.com. Hard copies will not be accepted. This project involves demolition, new concrete masonry infill wall, removal and reinstallation of two overhead doors including the hardware, concrete step repairs, and other such work as may be necessary to complete the contract, as set forth in this Invitation For Bid (IFB). All questions concerning this project are to reference the project number and the project name and be sent to contact@example.gov. No phone calls concerning questions about the bid will be accepted. The last day to submit questions will be specified in the IFB. Responses will be posted on Bid Express at www.bidexpress.com as an addendum. A pre-bid meeting will be held. The City will be holding a pre-bid conference at 910 Dublin Road on February 8, 2024 at 10:00 am, First Floor, Room 1001 Library. Attendance is strongly recommended. Notice of published addenda will be posted on the City’s Vendor Services website and the addenda will be posted on www.bidexpress.com. 1.2 Classification: All bid documents (Invitation for Bid, technical specifications, plans, and future addenda) will be available for review and download on Bid Express at www.bidexpress.com after the IFB is published. Firms must meet the mandatory requirements stated in the IFB for a bid to be considered for contract award. 1.3 Bid Express: If you do not have an account with Bid Express and you would like to review project information or submit a bid, you will need to register for an account. Go to www.bidexpress.com in order to sign up. There is no charge to establish an account with Bid Express or to bid on City of Columbus projects through Bid Express. 1.4 City of Columbus MBE/WBE Program: This project is subject to the requirements of the City’s MBE/WBE Program. The MBE/WBE goal assigned to this project is 20.0%. The contract will be awarded to the lowest, responsive, responsible, and best bidder. City certified MBE/WBE firms that submit a bid may be eligible to receive a bid discount of 5% of the bid amount up to a maximum discount of $50,000.00. To be eligible for the bid discount, the firm must: • Be the prime contractor. • Be certified by the City’s Office of Diversity and Inclusion as an MBE/WBE capable of providing the type of construction services sought by the City at the bid due date. • Be a member of the ethnic and gender groups determined by the City’s 2019 Disparity Study to have a statistically significant disparity in the awarding of City construction contracts. (The eligible groups for Construction IFB’s are all City certified MBE/WBE firms except Hispanic American Male firms.) • Submit a completed Bid Discount/Proposal Incentive Request Form with the bid response through Bid Express. Refer to the City of Columbus Minority and Women-Owned Business Enterprise and Small Local Business Enterprise Program Manual at https://new.columbus.gov/Government/Mayors-Office/Diversity-Inclusion for details on the program.