Fargo WWTP Flood Protection Improvements

The Work is comprised of a single Contract: Contract No. 1 – General Construction. The Work for Contract No. 1 is generally described as follows:Work generally consists of construction associated with the furnishing and installation of Topsoil Stripping, Topsoil Import and Spread; Excavation; Fill Import; Levee Embankment; Levee Inspection Trench; Subgrade Preparation; Sheet Pile Floodwall; Cladding at Sheet Pile; Stone Cap for Sheet Pile; Paint and Prep of Sheet Pile, Water Main Installation, Chain-link Fence; Sluice Gate Well Structure; Plug Valves; Concrete Driveway Paving; and other miscellaneous items.The work for each contract must be completed no later than the following:Milestone #1 Completion: 28 calendar daysSubstantial Completion: October 15, 2024Final Completion: December 15, 2024All Bids shall be prepared according to Section 00 21 13 - Instructions to Bidders contained within the Project Manual and must include:1) Acknowledgement by the Bidder of Receipt of all Project Addenda.a) Prospective Bidders will be required to download all addenda in order to submit an online bid. Submittal of an online bid will be taken as acknowledgement of all addendums.2) Bid security: must be in a sum equal to five percent (5%) of the full amount of the bid and must be in the form of a bidder’s bond. A bidder’s bond must be executed by the bidder as principal and by a surety, conditioned that if the principal’s bid is accepted and the contract awarded to the principal, the principal, within ten (10) days after notice of the award, shall execute a contract in accordance with the terms of the bid and the bid bond and any condition of the governing body. A countersignature of a bid bond is not required under this section. If a successful bidder does not execute a contract within the ten (10) days allowed, the bidder’s bond must be forfeited to the governing body and the project awarded to the next lowest responsible bidder.3) Copy of Contractor's License or Renewal Certificate: All bidders, except a bidder on a municipal, rural, and industrial water supply project using funds provided under Public Law No. 99-294 [100 Stat. 426; 43 U.S.C. 390a], must be licensed for the full amount of the bid as required by section 43-07-12. Bidder must be the holder of a Contractor's License at least ten days before the date set for receiving bids to be a qualified bidder and a copy of the Contractor's License issued by the Secretary of State must be included in the bid submission as required under N. D. Cent. Code Section 43-07-12.No Bid will be read or considered that does not fully comply with the above provisions and other provisions contained within the Bidding Documents, and any deficient Bid submitted will be unopened.All Bids will be made on the basis of cash payment for such work. The Board of City Commissioners of the City of Fargo, North Dakota, reserves the right to hold all bids for a period of forty-five (45) days after the first day fixed for the opening of the bids, and the right to reject any or all bids and to waive any formalities.