ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS | Amended NoticeCITY OF BOZEMANBOZEMAN, MONTANASOURDOUGH WTP INTERIM OPTIMIZATIONGeneral ConstructionSealed Bids for the construction of the Sourdough Water Treatment Plant Interim Optimization in Bozeman will be received by City of Bozeman (Owner), at the office of the City Clerk located at 121 N Rouse, Suite 202, Bozeman, MT 59771-1230 or mailed to P.O. Box 1230, Bozeman, MT 59771-1230 until April 10, 2025 at 2:30 PM local time. At that time the Bids received will publicly opened and read aloud.Project Description:The Project includes furnishing all labor, skill, equipment, and construction materials to improve safety, accessibility, operational efficiency, and process functionality at the Bozeman WTP. The scope includes:BID PACKAGE A: Fluoride Transfer Pump Spill Containment Improvements: Modifications to the fluoride transfer pump containment area to enhance operator accessibility, safety, and movement during maintenance. Work is defined in the Construction Drawings and Specifications.BID PACKAGE B: Membrane Backwash Recycle Improvements: Installing cross-connection process piping and valves to redirect backwash waste directly to the recycle lift station, bypassing the DAFT feed wet well. Work is defined in the Construction Drawings and Specifications.BID PACKAGE C: Pretreatment Basin Underflow Baffle Curb Modifications: Removing a concrete curb from underflow baffles to streamline sludge cleaning operations in the pretreatment basin. Work is defined in the Construction Drawings and Specifications.BID PACKAGE D: Headtower Recycle Flow Improvements: Improve discharge piping at the headtower to better integrate recycle flows with raw water streams, to improve reuse water capture and treatment. Work is defined in the Construction Drawings and Specifications.Bids are requested for the following Contract:Contract No. 1 – General ConstructionOwner anticipates that the Project’s total bid price will be approximately $204,999.00. Contractors will be given approximately 260 days to complete the project – the Contract Times can be found in the Agreement.Issuing OfficeThe Issuing Office for the Bidding Documents is: AE2S – Bozeman; 1288 North 14th Ave Unit 103; Bozeman, Montana 59715; (406-219-2633). All Bids must be in accordance with the Bidding Documents on file with the City of Bozeman’s (Owner’s) Engineering Department, located at 20 E. Olive St. 1st floor; Bozeman, MT 59715 OR the office of Advanced Engineering & Environmental Services, Inc. (AE2S -Bozeman (Engineer) at 1288 North 14th Ave Unit 103, Bozeman, MT 59715.Examination of Bidding Documents:Information and Bidding Documents for the Project can be found at the following designated website:www.ae2s.com > “Project Bidding”Quest CDN #: 9458601Bidding Documents may be downloaded from the designated website for a fee of $25.00. Prospective Bidders are urged to register with the designated website as a plan holder, even if Bidding Documents are obtained from a plan room or source other than the designated website in either electronic or paper format. The designated website will be updated periodically with addenda, lists of registered plan holders, reports, and other information relevant to submitting a Bid for the Project. All official notifications, addenda, and other Bidding Documents will be offered only through the designated website and its registered plan holders. Neither Owner nor Engineer will be responsible for Bidding Documents, including addenda, if any, obtained from sources other than the designated website.Bidding Documents may also be examined at the following locations: Builders Exchanges in Billings, MT; Bozeman, MT; Great Falls, MT; Helena, MT; and Missoula, MT. All Work shall be done according to the Bidding Documents.Pre-Bid ConferenceA pre-bid conference for the Project will be held on March 26th at 2:00 PM at Sourdough Water Treatment Plant; 7024 Sourdough Canyon Rd; Bozeman, MT 59715. Attendance at the pre-bid conference is encouraged but not required.Bid SecurityBid security shall be furnished in accordance with Instruction to Bidders.Instructions to Bidders.For all further requirements regarding bid submittal, qualifications, procedures, and contract award, refer to the Instructions to Bidders that are included in the Bidding Documents.CONTRACTOR and any of the CONTRACTOR’S subcontractors bidding or doing work on this project will be required to be registered with the Montana Department of Labor and Industry (DLI). Forms for registration are available from the DLI, PO Box 8011, 1805 Prospect, Helena, Montana 59604-8011. Information on registration can be obtained by calling (406) 444-7734. CONTRACTOR is not required to have registered with the DLI prior to bidding on this project, but must have registered prior to execution of the Construction Agreement. All laborers and mechanics employed by CONTRACTOR or subcontractors in performance of the construction work shall be paid wages at rates as may be required by the laws of Gallatin County and the state of Montana. City of Bozeman is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Discrimination in the performance of any agreement awarded under this project on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, sex, age, marital status, national origin, or actual or perceived sexual orientation, gender identity or disability is prohibited. This prohibition shall apply to the hiring and treatment of the awarded entity’s employees and to all subcontracts.As such, each entity submitting under this notice shall include a provision wherein the submitting entity, or entities, affirms in writing it will not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, sex, age, marital status, national origin, or because of actual or perceived sexual orientation, gender identity or disability and which also recognizes the eventual contract will contain a provision prohibiting discrimination as described above and that this prohibition on discrimination shall apply to the hiring and treatment of the submitting entity’s employees and to all subcontracts.In addition, pursuant to City Commission Resolution 5169, the entity awarded a contract under this project and any subcontractors must abide by the Equal Pay Act of 1963 and Section 39-3-104, MCA (the Montana Equal Pay Act), and affirm it will abide by the above and that it has visited the State of Montana Equal Pay for Equal Work “best practices” website, or equivalent “best practices publication and has read the material.Rights ReservedThe City of Bozeman reserves the right to reject any and all Bids, to waive irregularities and informalities, to postpone the award of the contract for a period not to exceed sixty (60) days, and to Award the Contract to the Lowest responsive and responsible Bidder which is in the best interest of the Owner. The Work must be completed in accordance with the dates outlined in the Agreement.Non- DiscriminationIn submitting its bid, the bidder affirms it will not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion creed, sex, age, marital status, national origin, or because of actual or perceived sexual orientation, gender identity, or disability in the performance of work performed for the City of Bozeman, if a contract is awarded to it, and also recognizes the eventual contract, if awarded, will contain a provision prohibiting discrimination as described above and that this prohibition shall apply to the hiring and treatment of the bidders employees and to all subcontracts it enters into in the performance of the agreement with the City of Bozeman.The City of Bozeman is an Equal Opportunity Employer.Published at Bozeman, Montana this 2nd day of April 2025.This Advertisement is issued by:Owner: City of BozemanBy: Mike Maas, MPATitle: City ClerkDate: March 31, 2025Re-published April 5, 2025;Newspaper: Bozeman Daily Chronicle