MET Video Surveillance

Invitation To Bid    AVIATION AND TRANSIT DEPARTMENT    CITY OF BILLINGS      BILLINGS, MONTANANotice is hereby given that sealed bids entitled MET Video Surveillance for the City of Billings MET Transit will be received by the Billings City Clerk, via e-mail at document.write('bids'+'@'+'billingsmt.gov')For security reasons, you must enable JavaScript to view this E-mail address., or via mail or delivery at 210 N. 27th Street, Billings, MT  59101 (P.O. Box 1178, Billings, MT  59103), until 2:00 p.m., local time, on Tuesday, April 16, 2024. The bidder's name, address, and bidder's Montana Contractor's Registration Number shall appear in the lower left-hand corner of the envelope or in the e-mail message.Bids will be publicly opened and read aloud via Facebook Live on the City's Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/Billings-MT-City-Government-74352842013/. Bid tabulations will be posted for public viewing after the bids have been opened.MET Video SurveillanceThis work is to include all tools, equipment, materials and labor to complete this project.Bid Bond.  All bids must be accompanied by lawful monies of the United States or a Cashier's Check, a Certified Check, Bid Bond, Bank Money Order or Bank Draft, drawn and issued by a National Banking Association located in the State of Montana, or by any Banking Corporation incorporated under the Laws of the State of Montana, in an amount equal to not less than ten (10) percent of the total bid, payable to the order of the City of Billings as liquidated damages in the event said successful bidder shall fail or refuse to execute the contract in accordance with the terms of his bid.  Performance and Payment Bond.  After a contract is awarded, the successful bidder will be required to furnish a separate Performance and Payment Bond, each in the amount of one hundred percent (100%) of the contract.Contract Documents. Contact person for this project is Heather Mosser, P.E. at 656-6000. The Contract Documents consisting of half-size Drawings and Project Manual may be viewed or obtained online at the Montana Bid Exchange. The Owner reserves the right to reject any or all bids and to waive irregularities.The Bidder must supply all the information required by the bid documents and specifications.Funding for This Contract is Federally Assisted. Contractors at every tier must comply with applicable federal requirements including but not limited to: the Buy American Preference, Foreign Trade Restriction, Davis Bacon, Affirmative Action, Government-wide Debarment and Suspension, Government-wide Requirements for Drug-free Workplace, as contained in the bid documents.Title VI Solicitation Notice.  The Owner, in accordance with the provisions of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (78 Stat. 252, 42 U.S.C. §§ 2000d to 2000d-4) and the Regulations, hereby notifies all bidders that it will affirmatively ensure that any contract entered into pursuant to this advertisement, disadvantaged business enterprises will be afforded full and fair opportunity to submit bids in response to this invitation and will not be discriminated against on the grounds of race, color, or national origin in consideration for an award.Davis Bacon.  The Contractor will be required to comply with the wage and labor requirements and to pay minimum wages in accordance with the schedule of wage rates established by the United States Department of Labor as referenced in the Contract.  Davis Bacon applies to contracts in which the total cost of the contract is $2,000 or more.Contractor Registration.  Contractors and any subcontractors doing work on this project will require registration with the Montana Department of Labor and Industry.  Forms for registration are available from the Department of Labor and Industry, P.O. Box 8011, 1805 Prospect Avenue, Helena, Montana 59604-8011. Information on registration can be obtained by calling +1 (555) 000-0000.  Contractors are required to have been registered with the Department of Labor and Industry prior to bidding on this project.Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action Requirement.  The proposed contract is under subject to 41 CFR § 60-1.4 and Executive Order 11246 of September 24, 1965, and to the Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) and Federal Labor Provisions.  A Contractor having 50 or more employees and his subcontractors having 50 or more employees and who may be awarded a subcontract of $50,000 or more will be required to maintain an affirmative action program, the standards for which are contained in the specifications. To be eligible for award, each bidder must comply with the affirmative action requirements which are contained in these specifications.  DBE Requirement.  The City of Billings, MET Transit has established an overall DBE goal for the year.  Under this contract, the Owner is adopting a race-neutral means of facilitating DBE participation.  The bidder shall not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, or sex in the performance of this contract.  The bidder shall carry out all applicable requirements of 49 CFR Part 26 in the award and administration of DOT assisted contracts.As required by 49 CFR Part 26, the Owner is required to create a bidders list, consisting of information about all DBE and non-DBE firms that bid or quote on DOT-assisted contracts.  The purpose of this requirement is to allow use of the bidders list approach to calculating future overall DBE goals.  As per the requirements of the Proposal section, all Prime Bidders submitting bids on this project must submit, with his or her bid, a list including the name, address, and DBE/non-DBE status of all subcontractors and suppliers that bid or quote for work under this contract.  Failure to provide this information, as outlined in the Proposal section, will make the bidder non-responsive and not eligible for award of the contract.  Funding and Award.  This contract will be funded in part by a grant from the Federal Transit Administration. Therefore, award of the Contract by the Sponsor will be made subject to concurrence of FTA.  Bidders may not withdraw Proposals for a period of sixty (60) days after the bid opening date.Pre-bid Conference.  The pre-bid conference is not mandatory and hereby established at 2:00 p.m., Tuesday, April 9, 2024, at the MET Transit Conference Room, MET Transit, 1705 Monad Road, Billings, Montana, 59101. Interested Contractors are encouraged to attend. Failure of the Contractor to thoroughly familiarize themselves with the scope of this project does not relieve the Contractor from the requirement of this Agreement. A tour of the work site at MET Transit will be conducted following the pre-bid conference.Published on March 29, April 5 and 12, 2024.