Zone 3 Elevated Water Tank

INVITATION TO BID

Project: ZONE 3 ELEVATED WATER TANK - CONTRACT NO. 22-05: The project generally comprises installation of a 400,000 gallon elevated spheroid water storage tank on Technology Drive, installation of yard piping and connection to existing water main, mixing system, telemetry system, and restoration to seeded and other areas disturbed by construction operations.

The Work will be performed under one Contract as follows:

General Construction

Owner:

CITY OF ABERDEEN

60 North Parke Street

P.O. Box 70

Aberdeen, MD  21001

Engineer:

ARRO CONSULTING, INC.

321 North Furnace Street, Suite 200

Birdsboro, PA  19508

Telephone:    717-560-6014

Fax:               717-278-4309

Sealed Bids will be received by the Owner at the address shown above until 2:00 P.M., prevailing time, September 21, 2023, at which time they will be publicly opened and read.

Bidding documents can be obtained by going to the City website, www.aberdeenmd.gov/bids to Subscribe to Updates.  Please contact Shawn Brogan, Procurement Officer at 410-272-1600 x 223 for further information.

Envelopes containing the bid shall be sealed and addressed to Shawn Brogan, at City Hall, address shown above, and shall be clearly and distinctly marked to say “Zone 3 Elevated Water Tank – Bid No. 22-05”.

A pre-bid meeting will be held at 10:00 A.M., prevailing time, August 28, 2023 at the office of the Owner. Attendance at the pre-bid meeting and site visit is not required but is recommended.

Technical questions shall be directed, by e-mail only, to Jimmy Dennis at [email protected] at the office of the Engineer.

Questions will be accepted until 4:00 P.M., prevailing time, September 11, 2023.

Reproduction of the Bidding Documents, or their placement on web sites of prospective bidders and other entities, is not permitted.

Bids from prospective Bidders who have not obtained complete sets of Bidding Documents, only from the City of Aberdeen, will not be accepted.

It is a requirement of this Contract that Bidders shall have a minimum (5) year, (5) project documented experience in the type of Work required by this Project.  The cost of each project included in each Bidder’s questionnaire must be in excess of $250,000 in order to be considered project experience.

Bids may be modified or withdrawn by an appropriate document duly executed (in the manner that a Bid must be executed) and delivered to the place where Bids are to be submitted at any time prior to the opening of Bids.

Bids shall remain open for a period of 60 days from the date of Bid opening.  See Instructions to Bidders for other provisions on the time available for acceptance of Bids.

Each Bid must be accompanied by Bid security in the form of a certified check, bank check, irrevocable letter of credit, or Bid bond (on the form included with the Bidding Documents) for five percent (5%) of the Bid total.

The CITY OF ABERDEEN hereby reserves the right, which is understood and agreed to by all Bidders, to reject any or all Bids and to waive any omissions, errors, or irregularities in any Bid.

CITY OF ABERDEEN

 Shawn Brogan, Procurement officer