Wrangell Water Treatment Plant

ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS
CITY AND BOROUGH OF WRANGELL
WRANGELL WATER TREATMENT PLANT PROJECT

The City and Borough of Wrangell (Owner) is requesting Bids for the construction of the following Project: Wrangell Water Treatment Plant

Sealed Bids for the construction of the Project will be received by the City and Borough of Wrangell, Post Office Box 531, Wrangell, AK 99929, located at the Borough Clerk’s office, 205 Brueger Street, Wrangell, Alaska 99929, until August 11, 2023 at 11:30 AM (modified by addendum) local time. At that time the Bids received will be publicly opened and read. Each bid must be submitted in an envelope and plainly marked on the outside of the envelope as “Bid for City and Borough of Wrangell, Wrangell Water Treatment Plant Project”.

The Project includes the following Work: Modifications to the existing water treatment plant and construction of a new water treatment plant building. Modifications to the existing treatment plant include conversion of the slow sand filters into a chlorine contact chamber, conversion of the roughing filters into a backwash equalization basin, demolition of an existing ozonation system, and conversion of the existing administration building into a support building. The new water treatment plant building will house a Multimedia and Dissolved Air Flotation Treatment System capable of treating 2.26 Million Gallons Per Day (MGD).  Bids will be received for a single prime Contract. Bids shall be developed as indicated in the Bid Form, Section 00 41 13.

Obtaining the Bidding Documents.  Information and Bidding Documents for the Project can be found at the following designated website: https://www.wrangell.com/rfp.  Bidding Documents may be downloaded from the designated website. Prospective Bidders are urged to register with DOWL 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.

The Issuing Office for the Bidding Documents is:
City and Borough of Wrangell (City Hall)
205 Brueger Street
Wrangell, Alaska 99929

Prospective Bidders may examine the Bidding Documents at the Issuing Office on Monday through Friday between the hours of 9:00 AM and 4:00 PM. Partial sets of Bidding Documents will not be available from the Issuing Office. Neither Owner nor Engineer will be responsible for full or partial sets of Bidding Documents, including addenda, if any, obtained from sources other than the Issuing Office. The designated website is the online location of all official bid documents.  Bidding Documents also may be examined at The Plans Room LLC (Anchorage, Alaska) and AGC/The Plans Room (Anchorage and Fairbanks, Alaska).

Package Treatment Plant Equipment Pre-Procurement.  The owner underwent a pre-procurement selection for a vendor to provide the package treatment plant equipment. The selected vendor is AWC, Inc. AWC, Inc. has prepared project shop drawings which can be viewed in the supplemental information section along with the package treatment plant equipment specification. The owner and AWC, Inc. negotiated a contract price for the furnishing and installation of the equipment. This negotiated price is included in the proposed Bid Form, which will be used to pay the General Contractor for the services provided by AWC, Inc. The General Contractor will contract with AWC, Inc. for these services.

Pre-bid Conference.  A pre-bid conference will be held in Wrangell on July 6, 2023 (modified by addendum) at 11:30 am starting at City Hall at the 205 Brueger Street Wrangell, AK 99929.  Bidders are strongly encouraged to attend to mitigate risks associated with not understanding the site constraints and local conditions. Bidders assume full responsibility and liability for their understanding of these conditions.

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.

Build America, Buy America Act.  This project is subject to the Build America, Buy America Act (BABAA) requirements under Title IX of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), Pub. L. 117-58, §§ 70901-70953. Absent an approved waiver, all iron, steel, manufactured products, and construction materials used in this project must be produced in the United States. The following waivers apply to this Contract: BABAA De Minimis, Small Grants, and Minor Components.

This Advertisement is issued by:
Owner: City and Borough of Wrangell
By: DOWL, Chase Nelson, PE
Title: Project Manager
Date: June 12, 2023

All questions should be submitted in writing to Brita Mjos at DOWL at bmjos@dowl.com by July 10, 2023.