SWPS Influent Gate Seals Replacement Project
SWPS Influent Gate Seals Replacement Project
Be Advised that the Bid Opening Date has been changed to January 28, 2021
Sealed Bids addressed to the Louisville and Jefferson County Metropolitan Sewer District, 700 West Liberty St., Louisville, Kentucky 40203 for the construction of SWPS Influent Gate Seals Replacement Project Contract No. 2021-011, Budget ID No. F21153, Drawing Record No. 2021-11, Sheet No. 1-6, will be received at the office of MSD until 10:00, Local Time, January 21, 2021, and will be publicly opened and read at that place and time. The public may attend the bid opening via Microsoft Teams
Call in No. (502) 654-8113
Conference ID 251 296 755#.
Description and location of Project: The project is located at the Southwestern Pump Station and and consists of improvements to the to the East and West Influent Gate seals to be performed individually. These repairs include: isolation of the first gate via the installation of two MSD-provided stop planks, bypass pumping to manage water leaking passed the stop planks, removal of the existing gate seal, installation of a new MSD-provided gate seal, and forming and pouring a new reinforced concrete invert upstream of the gate. Upon completion of the installation of the seal and invert on the first gate, the first gate gate shall be returned to service and the second gate be repaired in the same manner. All work shall be done in accordance to MSD’s Standard Specifications.
There will be a mandatory pre-bid meeting held for this project. January 7, 2021 10:00 am local time, at the SWPS located at 4010 Bells Lane Louisville, KY 40211.
The Engineer’s Construction Cost Estimate for this project is between $ 30,000.00 and $ 150,000.00.
The bid documents will be available on December 23, 2020, 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 E-mail: 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
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 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: 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
