Term Contract for Remedial Maintenance Work on Stormwater Dr

The City of Cincinnati’s Stormwater Management Utility is seeking qualified contractors to provide remedial maintenance, repair, conversion, and new construction of storm‑water drainage infrastructure throughout the city. This is a term‑contract (blanket delivery order) for a 24‑month period, allowing multiple awards based on unit‑price bids for castings, inlets, manholes, conduits, ditch drains, and related work. Bidders must attend a mandatory pre‑bid meeting, register in the VSS electronic system, and submit complete electronic bids by the deadline. The contract may exceed $400,000, invoking the city’s responsible‑bidder ordinance, and requires compliance with prevailing‑wage rules, insurance, bonding, and apprenticeship documentation. • Scope includes repair, conversion, and new construction of storm‑water facilities (inlets, manholes, conduits, HDPE underdrains, etc.) with “bicycle‑safe” castings and salvage/reuse where possible. • Contract type is a term/blanket delivery order lasting 24 months; work orders will be issued as needed; each work order follows the same unit‑price schedule. • Mandatory pre‑bid meeting on Oct 15 2026; electronic bid submission via VSS by Oct 23 2026 12 pm; bid must include required certifications, bonds, and insurance. • Applicable obligations: responsible‑bidder criteria (if contract > $400 k), 1 % administrative fee, $2 000 rapid‑mobilization premium, liquidated damages $100/day per location, and a $9.2 M performance bond split among awardees.