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INVITATION TO BID
Solon Avenue Force Main and Fiber Optic Improvements
Financial Project #: 521707 & 221801
Bid #: 22-1194
CITY OF DUNEDIN
FLORIDA
The work generally consists of the following:
Construction of 3,330 feet of 8” sanitary sewer force main from 275 feet west of Lift Station #20 to near the exist-ing outfall located east of County Road 1 near Carefree Drive, and construction of 9,500 feet of fiber optic ducts with conduit and wire from the City of Dunedin's Water Plant on County Road 1 to the new City Communication Building on Belcher Road by way of Solon Avenue right-of-way. Installation will be open-cut in areas of common trenching where the force main and fiber optic run parallel, approximately 3200 feet. Horizontal directional drilling will be required for duct installation at locations as indicated on the plans. Work shall include all erosion control, surface removal and restoration, installation, testing and other associated work required to complete the project.
The time allotted for this project is 90 days, for substantial completion.
A Non-Mandatory Pre-Bid meeting will be held on, October 21, 2021, at 10:00 a.m., in the Wastewater Conference Room located at 1140 MLK Jr. Blvd., Dunedin, FL 34698.
All contractor Requests For Information (RFI) must be submitted ten (10) days before the bid opening, to Chuck Ankney, CPPO, Purchasing Agent, at [email protected], prior to 2:00 p.m., local time. The City will not respond to RFI's submitted after that date. The City will process the requests and respond within a timely manner.
Sealed proposals will be accepted by the City of Dunedin's Purchasing Office located at the Dunedin Community Center, Elliot Room, 1920 Pinehurst Road, Dunedin, Florida 34698, until
2:00 P.M., Local Time
November 9, 2021
at which time, bids will be opened and read aloud in the conference room at that location.
All work performed shall be in accordance with the Contract Documents.
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, CPPO, Purchasing Agent, at [email protected], if interested.
It is the bidder's responsibility to check the final documents and addendum prior to bid submittal.
Two copies of the bid proposal shall be submitted on the standard forms that are included in the specifications and must be marked,
“SEALED BID FOR CONTRACT
Financial Project #: 521707 & 221801
Bid #: 22-1194
DO NOT OPEN IN MAIL ROOM.”
In addition, the proposals must be marked with the bidder's name and address and be accepted by the Purchasing Office by the time and date specified above. Proposals must be accompanied by a certified check or a cashier's check or an acceptable bid bond in an amount not less than five percent (5%) of the total bid.
No proposal may be withdrawn after the scheduled closing time for the receipt of bids for a period of sixty (60) days without the consent of the City. Any bid received after the time and date specified shall not be considered.
The City of Dunedin, Florida reserves the right to reject any and all bids received, to waive any irregularities or informalities, to re-advertise and to award the Contract in its best interest. Bids which are incomplete or which are not submitted in accordance with instructions in the INVITATION may be disqualified.
October 8, 2021 21-04799N