Morris Forman Water Quality Treatment Center – Hydrogen Sulfide Removal System Project
Morris Forman Water Quality Treatment Center – Hydrogen Sulfide Removal System Project
Please note the bid date and time has been changed to August 20, 2024, 10:00 A.M. Local Time.
Sealed Bids addressed to the Louisville and Jefferson County Metropolitan Sewer District, 700 West Liberty St., Louisville, Kentucky 40203 for the construction of Morris Forman Water Quality Treatment Center Hydrogen Sulfide Removal System Project Contract No. 17110, Budget ID No. D24149, Drawing
Record No. / Sheet No. 17110/1-51, will be received at the office of MSD until 10:00 AM, Local Time, Thursday August 1, 2024, and will be publicly opened and read at that place and time. The public may attend the bid opening via In Person at the Main Office of MSD located at 700 W Liberty Street, Louisville,
KY 40203.
Description and location of Project:
The Morris Forman Water Quality Treatment Center Hydrogen Sulfide Removal System
Project (“Project”) includes: The construction, installation, and commissioning of a hydrogen sulfide removal system which
includes scrubber vessels with media, a digester gas booster blower skid, hydrogen sulfide monitoring equipment, digester gas
piping and valving, pipe supports, a prefabricated building, electrical equipment, and the commissioning of a digester gas
waste flare. The project is located at 4522 Algonquin Parkway, Louisville, Kentucky 40211. All work shall be done in
accordance to MSD’s Standard Specifications.
There will be a Non Mandatory pre-bid meeting held for this project. The non-mandatory pre-bid meeting will be held
at the Administration Building – Conference Room A, Morris Forman Water Quality Treatment Center, 4522
Algonquin Parkway, Louisville, Kentucky at 10:00 AM Local Time, July 16, 2024. As site visit will be held immediately
following the pre-bid meeting, so attendance is encouraged by all interested parties.
The Engineer’s Construction Cost Estimate for this project is between $ 5,000,000.00 and $ 10,000,000.00 .
The bid documents will be available on July 3, 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 Steven Leong.. All inquiries and questions prior to the bid opening shall be Directed, in writing, to MSD’s Project Manager, Steven Leong. at steven.leong@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 June 1, 2020, MSD has adopted and implemented the revised 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 modified 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 minority-owned 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, Steven Leong.
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:
0.00 MBE African American participation
0.00 MBE Asian-Indian American participation
0.00 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: YES
COMMUNITY BENEFITS PROGRAM : YES
The contract will be awarded on an evaluated basis, 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
Chief Procurement Officer
Project Location: Louisville, Kentucky