Advertisement For Bids Schedule D 14 May 2013
PART #1
CITY OF JANESVILLE
ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS
PUBLIC WORKS BID SCHEDULE “D” – 2013
The City of Janesville, Wisconsin hereby gives notice that it will receive sealed bids for the following listed Public Work:
C2013-13 TRANSIT SERVICES CENTER (RE-BID) – For furnishing all the labor, materials, equipment, and doing all the work necessary for the construction and completion of the City of Janesville
Transit Services Center to be located at 101 Blackbridge Road in Janesville, WI, 53545. Base Bid will include approximately 43,222 square feet of new building. The work includes,
but is not necessarily limited to, cast-in-place concrete, reinforced concrete, metal fabrication, masonry, aluminum doors and windows, rolling doors, overhead sectional doors, trench
drains, steel joists and decking, finish carpentry, hollow metal doors/frames, painting, metal wall panels, TPO roofing, plastic laminate countertops, curb and gutter, sidewalks, plumbing,
mechanical, electrical, fire protection and others. The base bid shall be lump sum.
This project is expected to be funded at 80% by the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) and additional funding through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA). Federal Davis-Bacon
Act Wage Decisions apply to this project. In addition to the DWD certified monthly payroll requests, the FTA requires the contractor to submit weekly payrolls. The City of Janesville
requires the contractor to submit those weekly payrolls to them for transmission to the FTA. The payrolls submitted shall set out accurately and completely all of the information required
to be maintained under section 5.5(a)(3)(i) of Regulations, 29 CFR part 5. This information may be submitted in any form desired. Optional Form WH-347 is available for this purpose
and may be purchased from the Superintendent of Documents (Federal Stock Number 029-005-00014-1), U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, DC 20402. The prime contractor is responsible
for the submission of copies of payrolls by all subcontractors.
No bidder on this contract may withdraw their bid within 90 days after the actual date of the bid opening. (Quest Project #2678367)
Sealed bids will be received until 2:00 P.M. LOCAL TIME ON WEDNESDAY, THE 12TH DAY OF JUNE, 2013. All bids shall be addressed to the City Clerk’s Office, City of Janesville Municipal
Building, 18 North Jackson Street, P.O. Box 5005, Janesville, Wisconsin, 53547, and enclosed in a SEALED ENVELOPE, marked with the name and address of the bidder and contract title for
which the bid is being submitted. All bidders shall bid in accordance with, and shall bid upon, the bid forms included in the Contract Documents. Bids will be opened in the Council
Chambers at 2:01 P.M. on the same date. The above Public Work will be let to the lowest responsible bidder and must be performed in accordance with the plans, specifications, and contracts
on file with the City Clerk.
No bid will be read or considered unless accompanied by a certified check equal to 10 percent of the bid or a bid bond in equal amount, payable to the City as guaranty that if the bid
is accepted, the bidder will execute and file the proper contract and performance bond within ten days from the date the lowest responsible bidder's bid is accepted. In case the bidder
fails to execute such contract and performance bond within the time set by the City, the check or bid bond shall be forfeited to the City as liquidated damages.
Complete bidding documents will be available on WEDNESDAY, MAY 22, 2013, at the City of Janesville web site, www.ci.janesville.wi.us/bids. The download cost for each contract is $20.00
by inputting the Quest project number. Contact QuestCDN.com at info@questcdn.com or 952/233 1632 for assistance in free membership registration, downloading, and working with this project
information.
The wage scales to be paid on these projects are included in the Contract Documents, as well as on file in the City Clerk’s Office, and all work is subject to Section 66.293 of Wisconsin’s
Statutes.
PROOF OF RESPONSIBILITY forms in accordance with Section 66.0901(2) Wisconsin Statutes must be filed in the Engineering Division Office not later than 12:00 NOON, WEDNESDAY, MAY 29,
2013. The form is contained in the Contract bidding documents and also available at www.ci.janesville.wi.us (under Departments & Services drop-down choose Public Works; then Engineering
Division; then click Documents tab on left side and choose Bidder’s Proof of Responsibility). Forms shall show sufficient financial ability, equipment, and experience to perform the
Contract. The City’s decision regarding qualifications shall be final.
Said work shall be commenced by, and shall be entirely completed by, the dates set in the proposal for the specific work.
The determination of the lowest responsible bid will be decided by the City Engineer, subject to review by the City Council. The Council reserves the right to reject any and all bids.
On this contract ONLY, no bidder may withdraw their bid within 90 days after the actual date of the bid opening. Otherwise, no bidder may withdraw their bid within 45 days after the
actual date of the bid opening.
Published in The Janesville Gazette and The Daily Reporter on MAY 20 & MAY 28, 2013.