12-02509

INVITATION TO BID CITY OF DUNEDIN BID NO. 12-963
Sealed bids for the Douglas Avenue Water Main Improvements project will be received until 2:00 p.m., Tuesday, April 24, 2012 at the Purchasing Office, 750 Milwaukee Avenue, Dunedin, Florida 34698. Bids will be opened, logged in and read aloud at that time. Any individual requiring assistance must give the Purchasing Section written notice 48 hours in advance so accommodations can be made.

There will be a pre-bid meeting held on April 10, 2012 at 10:00 a.m. in the Engineering Conference Room, 737 Louden Avenue, 2nd Floor, Dunedin, FL.

This project consists of the following Base Bid work and/or Bid Alternate work. Any or all of the Bid Alternates may not be awarded at the time of award.

This project is to replace an existing potable water main along Douglas Avenue between Virginia Lane and Skinner Blvd. (S.R. 580) with approximately 1500 linear feet of eight inch PVC water main installed mostly by horizontal directional drill construction methods. There also is some water main installation using open cut trenches; a small amount of work in FDOT right-of-way; and surface restoration consisting of roadway and driveway pavement, concrete and brick sidewalks, and sodding. A portion of the old water main is to be converted to a raw water main after the new main is placed into service.

Discrimination: An entity or affiliate who has been placed on the discriminatory vendor list may not submit a bid on a contract to provide goods or services to a public entity, may not submit a bid on a contract with a public entity for the construction or repair of a public building or public work, may not submit bids on leases of real property to a public entity, may not award or perform work as a contractor, supplier, subcontractor, or consultant under contract with any public entity, and may not transact business with any public entity.

The work shall be accomplished in accordance with the Contract Documents which will be available at the office of the City Purchasing Agent, 750 Milwaukee Avenue, Dunedin, FL.

All bids shall be submitted on standard bid forms (in duplicate), which are furnished with the bidding package and shall be in a sealed envelope marked:

“SEALED BID FOR BID NO. 12-963
DOUGLAS AVENUE WATER MAIN IMPROVEMENTS
2:00 P.M., TUESDAY, APRIL 24, 2012
DO NOT OPEN IN MAIL ROOM.”

Copies of plans and specifications can be obtained by going to DemandStar at www.demandstar.com. Hard copies of the bid documents are available at a cost to the Contractor. Contact Chuck Ankney, Purchasing Agent, at [email protected] or 727-298-3077, if interested. The City of Dunedin reserves the right to accept those bids which are in the best interests of the City, to waive informalities, or to reject any or all bids. Bids which are incomplete or which are not submitted in accordance with instructions in the INVITATION may be disqualified.

By Douglas P. Hutchens By Robert DiSpirito
Director of Public Works & Utilities City Manager

March 23, 2012 12-02509