Belle of Louisville Force Main Replacement
Belle of Louisville Force Main Replacement
INVITATION TO BID
Sealed Bids will be received electronically by Louisville and Jefferson County Metropolitan Sewer District, 700 West Liberty St., Louisville, Kentucky 40203 for the construction of Belle of Louisville Force Main Replacement Contract No. , Budget ID No. G25004, Drawing Record No. / Sheet No. , until 10:00AM, Local Time, Tuesday, August 20, 2024, and will be publicly opened and read at that place and time. The public may attend the bid opening via in-person attendance at MSD’s Main Office (700 West Liberty Street) in the LOJIC Training Room.
Description and location of Project: The project provides for the replacement of all existing exposed piping and connections, with new stainless steel piping, fitting, valves, brackets and associated hardware at the Belle of Louisville. 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 Belle of Louisville, 401 W River Road, Louisville, KY 40202, at 10:30 A.M. Local Time, Thursday,
August 8, 2024.
The Engineer’s Construction Cost Estimate for this project is between $40,000.00 and $60,000.00.
The bid documents will be available on Thursday, August 1, 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 Taylor Friesz. All inquiries and questions prior to the bid opening shall be Directed, in writing, to MSD’s Project Manager, Taylor Friesz at Taylor.Friesz@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 $200,000 AND GREATER for Minority Business Enterprise (MBE) and Woman Business Enterprise (WBE) subcontracting participation, as revised, 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 a 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 http://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, Taylor Friesz.
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: Applicable
This MSD construction project is bid and advertised as: check applicable below
Construction Services: X
Construction-related Services:
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, KY
