MSD Radio Repeaters
MSD Radio Repeaters
Sealed Bids addressed to the Louisville and Jefferson County Metropolitan Sewer District, 700 West Liberty St., Louisville, Kentucky 40203 for the construction of MSD Radio Repeaters Contract No. 16506, Budget ID No. D19048, Drawing Record No. 16506, Sheet No. 1-54, will be received at the office of MSD until 10:00 AM, Local Time, Thursday, August 5, 2021, and will be publicly opened and read at that place and time. The public may attend the bid opening via Microsoft Teams Meeting. The phone number is (502) 654-8113 and the Conference ID is 683553413#. This info will also be posted at the bid box on the day of the bid opening.
Description and location of Project:
A. The Contractor shall provide all materials, equipment, labor, supervision, incidentals and all other items necessary to complete the project in accordance with the requirements of the Contract Documents.
B. The principal features of the Work to be performed under this Contract include, but are not limited to the following:
1. Two-way radio signal repeater equipment to provide two-way radio signal coverage for below-grade spaces at the
Morris Forman Water Quality Treatment Center, Bells Lane Wet Weather Treatment Facility, Southwestern Pump
Station, and Derek R. Guthrie Water Quality Treatment Center to include, but not be limited to:
a. Omni-directional exterior mounted antennas,
b. Radio repeater equipment enclosures,
c. Omni-directional interior mounted antennas,
d. Performance testing and performance demonstration, and
e. All other appurtenant components including conduit, cable, hardware, and supports required for a complete and
functioning system as required by the Contract Documents.
All work shall be done in accordance to MSD’s Standard Specifications.
There will be MANDATORY pre-bid meeting held for this project. The Mandatory Pre-Bid Meeting will be held at the Morris Forman Water Quality Treatment Center on Tuesday, July 13, 2021 at 9:00 a.m. The address is 4522 Algonquin Parkway. All visitors will be required to furnish their own PPE to visit the site. A face mask must also be worn during the site visit. We will meet at the gazebo at the top of the hill to the left of the Administration Building.
The Engineer’s Construction Cost Estimate for this project is between $500,000.00 and $1,000,000.00.
The bid documents will be available on June 24, 2021, 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 Tony Harover, P.E. All inquiries and questions prior to the bid opening shall be Directed, in writing, to MSD’s Project Manager, Tony Harover E-mail: tony.harover@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
All inquiries and questions prior to the bid opening shall be directed, in writing, to MSD’s Project Manager, Tony Harover, P.E.
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 June 1, 2020. If selected as applicable above, the goals are as follows:
18.0% MBE – African American, 2.0% MBE – Asian-Indian American and
15.0% WBE – Caucasian Female participation respectively required for this project.
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
