INVITATION FOR BIDSeparate sealed bids of the Butte-Silver Bow (BSB) Department of Public Works Main Street & Alaska Street Sanitary Sewer Replacement project will be received by the City-County of Butte-Silver Bow at the office of the Clerk & Recorder at the Courthouse Building, 155 West Granite St, Room #208, Butte, MT 59701 until 4:00 p.m. local time on July 23, 2025 and then publicly opened and read aloud in the council chambers at 7:30 p.m.BSB Department of Public Works has hired Water & Environmental Technologies to develop a design and oversee the construction of the replacement of existing sanitary sewer mains near Main Street and Alaska Street. The project consists of installing sanitary sewer pipe, installing and replacing identified sanitary sewer manholes, reconnection of existing sanitary sewer service lines, and patching asphalt to return the surface to pre-construction conditions.The Request for Bid (RFB) may be examined or obtained at the office of Water and Environmental Technologies, 480 East Park Street, Butte, MT 59701 in accordance with Article 2.01 of Instructions to Bidders. The required deposit is $170.00 per set, which is not refundable. Electronic copies of the plan set are available at a cost of $10.00. Materials may also be downloaded from the Builders Exchange at www.montanabid.com or on the Butte-Silver Bow bid website at https://www.co.silverbow.mt.us/bids.aspx.The RFB Documents may also be examined at the following location:Butte-Silver Bow Office of the Clerk & Recorder Courthouse Building 155 West Granite Street, Room 208 Butte, MT 59701A mandatory pre-bid meeting will be held on July 15, 2025, at 2:00 P.M. at the WET Conference Room, 510 East Park Street, Butte, MT 59701.CONTRACTOR and any of the CONTRACTOR’s subcontractors bidding or doing work on this project will be required to be registered with the Montana Department of Labor and Industry (DLI). Forms for registration are available from the Department of Labor and Industry, P.O. Box 8011, 1805 Prospect, Helena, Montana 59604-8011. Information on registration can be obtained by calling 1-406-444-7734. All operators, laborers, drivers, and mechanics employed by CONTRACTOR or subcontractors in performance of the construction work shall be paid wages at rates as may be required by the laws of Butte-Silver Bow and the State of Montana. The CONTRACTOR must ensure that employees and applicants for employment are not discriminated against because of race, color, national origin, ancestry, religion, creed, political ideas, sex, age, marital or family status, physical or mental disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression.Each bid or proposal must be accompanied by a Certified Check, Cashier’s Check, or Bid Bond payable to Butte-Silver Bow County, in an amount not less than ten percent (10%) of the total amount of the bid. Successful BIDDERS shall furnish an approved Performance Bond and a Labor and Materials Payment Bond, each in the amount of one hundred percent (100%) of the contract amount. Insurance as required shall be provided by the successful BIDDER(s) and a certificate(s) of that insurance shall be provided.Persons with disabilities who need an alternative format of the RFB in order to participate in this Invitation for Bids process should contact James Ouellette, ADA Coordinator, Courthouse Building, 155 West Granite Street, Butte, Montana, 59701; telephone number: (406) 497-6434, FAX number (406) 497-6328, TTD number (406) 497-6223. The City and County of Butte-Silver Bow will make every effort to comply with such as request, as long as it is received within five (5) working days of the noticed bid acceptance closing date and time.The right is reserved to reject any or all proposals received, to waive informalities, to postpone the award of the contract for a period not to exceed sixty (60) days, and to accept the lowest responsive and responsible bid which is in the best interest of the OWNER.Butte-Silver Bow is an Equal Opportunity Employer. (Owner)
