CCWQTC – South Electrical Service
CCWQTC – South Electrical Service
Sealed Bids addressed to the Louisville and Jefferson County Metropolitan Sewer District, 700 West Liberty St., Louisville, Kentucky 40203 for the construction of Cedar Creek WQTC – South Electrical Service Contract No.17099, Budget ID No. D24106, Drawing
Record No. 17099 / Sheet No.1-14, will be received at the office of MSD until 10:00 AM, Local Time, March
26, 2024, and will be publicly opened and read at that place and time. The public may attend the bid opening via In Person
Only.
Description and location of Project:
This project includes providing an additional electrical service including service entrance
equipment in a walk-in enclosure. The project also includes tree removal on the site. The project is located at the Cedar Creek
WQTC at 8405 Cedar Creek Road, Louisville, Kentucky 40291.
All work shall be done in accordance to MSD’s Standard Specifications.
There will be Non-Mandatory pre-bid meeting held for this project. The prebid meeting will take place at Cedar Creek
WQTC Office building located at 8405 Cedar Creek Road on March 6, 2024 at 10:00 A.M., with site walk to follow.
The Engineer’s Construction Cost Estimate for this project is between $700,000.00 and $900,000.00.
The bid documents will be available on February 23, 2024, online at www.msdbids.com. The charge for each set of bid documents is outlined on the above-referenced web site.
Persons wishing to view the bid documents may do so online at www.msdbids.com or at the following locations: Builders Exchange of Louisville, Inc., 2300 Meadow Drive; Associated Builders & Contractors of Kentuckiana, 1810 Taylor Avenue; and F. W. Dodge, 1812 Taylor Avenue; all located in Louisville, Kentucky; and the Associated General Contractors of Kentucky, 2321 Fortune Drive, Suite 112, Lexington, Kentucky.
The Project Manager for this Invitation to Bid is Reese True. All inquiries and questions prior to the bid opening shall be Directed, in writing, to MSD’s Project Manager, Reese True. at Reese.True@louisvillemsd.org. Questions received less than five days prior to the date for opening of bids may not be answered. Only answers by formal written Addenda will be binding. Oral and other interpretations or clarifications will be without legal effect. All inquiries and questions between the bid opening and the contract awarding shall be directed, in writing, to MSD’s Chief Engineer, David Johnson, P.E.
MSD SUPPLIER DIVERSITY MINORITY AND WOMAN BUSINESS ENTERPRISE PROGRAM POLICY AND PROCEDURES MANUAL (MBE/WBE PROGRAM) – FOR CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTS $150,000 AND GREATER for Minority Business Enterprise (MBE) and Woman Business Enterprise (WBE) subcontracting participation. effective July 1, 2023, MSD has adopted and implemented the MSD Supplier Diversity Minority and Woman Business Enterprise
Program Policy and Procedures Manual, modifying the MBE and WBE participation goals on construction services and
construction-related services, in accordance with the MSD Disparity Study (Study). The Study provided the factual predicate
for MSD to establish new MBE and WBE goals in MSD contracting. The MSD MBE\WBE Program subcontracting goals are
listed below:
If selected as applicable below, the Contractor must subcontract at least 18.0% of the total amount of the Contract Bid price to certified African American minority-owned businesses, at least 2.0% of the total amount of the Contract Bid price to certified Asian-Indian American minority-owned businesses, and at least 15.0% total amount of the Contract Bid price to certified Caucasian Female businesses. If the Contractor is unable to meet the goals, they must demonstrate adequate “GOOD FAITH EFFORTS” in accordance with the MSD Supplier Diversity Minority and Woman Business Enterprise Program Policy and Procedures Manual (MBE/WBE Program) – see MSD MBE/WBE Program – Construction Subcontracting Goal Documents and Forms at https://louisvillemsd.org/SupplierDiversity/forms
If selected as “Applicable, Partial Waiver” below, the Contractor must subcontract a percentage of the total amount of
the Contract Bid price to certified African American minority-owned businesses, Asian-Indian American minorityowned
businesses, and Caucasian Female business as specified in the partial waiver attached hereto and as set forth in
the “MSD SUPPLIER DIVERSITY PROGRAM” section below.
All inquiries and questions prior to the bid opening shall be directed, in writing, to MSD’s Project Manager, Reese True.
MSD SUPPLIER DIVERSITY PROGRAM: Not Applicable
The revised MSD Supplier Diversity Minority and Woman Business Enterprise Program Policy and Procedures Manual
(MBE/WBE Program) is effective July 1, 2023. If selected as “Applicable” or “Applicable, Partial Waiver” above, the goals are as
follows:
18.0% MBE – African American Participation
2.0% MBE – Asian-Indian American Participation
15.0% WBE – Caucasian Female Participation
MBE and WBE businesses are encouraged to bid on this project as a prime contractor.
MSD BID DISCOUNT: Not Applicable
This MSD construction project is bid and advertised as:
Construction Services: YES Construction-related Services: NO
LOCAL LABOR COMMITMENT PREFERENCE: NO
COMMUNITY BENEFITS PROGRAM : NO
The contract will be awarded on the basis of the lowest, responsive, responsible bid, subject to the approval of the MSD Board.
MSD reserves the right to reject any or all bids or waive any informality in any bid.
LOUISVILLE AND JEFFERSON COUNTY
METROPOLITAN SEWER DISTRICT
David Johnson, P.E.
Chief Engineer
Rene’ Lindsay, CPPO
One Water Chief Procurement Officer
Project Location: Louisville, Kentucky
