INVITATION TO BID
Date: March 6, 2025
Sealed Bids will be received by the South Adams County Water and Sanitation District acting by and through its South Adams County Water and Sanitation District Activity Enterprise (OWNER), ATTN: Dawn Fredette, at 6595 East 70th Avenue, Commerce City, Colorado 80022 until 10:00 a.m., local time, March 26, 2025, for the project entitled “2025 SACWSD Wastewater System Rehabilitation.” At said place and time, and promptly thereafter, all Bids that have been duly received will be publicly opened and read aloud.
The project generally consists of rehabilitating deteriorated 8-inch sanitary sewer mains with a cured in place pipe (CIPP) liner and appurtenances for the Owner. The project is comprised of a Base Bid and three alternates. The Base Bid consists of installing approximately 19,600 lineal feet of 8-inch CIPP, removing and replacing 6 sewer main cleanouts with new manholes, removing and replacing approximately 40 manhole ring and covers, completing 10 point repairs to the existing sewer main prior to CIPP lining, including 1 trenchless tophat service line repair, and rehabilitation of 55 existing sewer manholes with a spray applied lining system. Alternate No. 1 work consists of installing approximately 2,270 lineal feet of 8-inch CIPP, removing and replacing 3 sewer main cleanouts with new manholes, removing and replacing approximately 10 manhole ring and covers, completing 1 point repair to the existing sewer main prior to CIPP lining, and rehabilitation of 6 existing sewer manholes with a spray applied lining system. Alternate No. 2 work consists of installing approximately 2,170 lineal feet of 8-inch CIPP, removing and replacing 2 sewer main cleanouts with new manholes, removing and replacing approximately 10 manhole ring and covers, and rehabilitation of 6 existing sewer manholes with a spray applied lining system. Alternate No. 3 consists of installing all ring and cover replacements in the Base Bid area with the Mr. Manhole process (or approved equal) instead of traditional excavation removal and replacement methods. It is the Owner’s desire to award a Contract for the Base Bid. If pricing and available budget allows, the Owner may choose to add any individual Alternate or combination of Alternates at their discretion.
All bids must be in accordance with the Contract Documents on file with the owner, South Adams County Water and Sanitation District, 6595 East 70th Avenue, Commerce City, Colorado 80022; and at the office of Muller Engineering Company, Inc., 7245 West Alaska Drive, Suite 300, Lakewood, Colorado 80226.
Electronic files of the Bidding Documents for use in preparing Bids may be obtained from Muller Engineering Company. Bidding documents will be available on Friday March 7, 2025 at no charge. Please contact Christie Ritter, critter@mullereng.com, for questions and to obtain electronic copies of the Bidding documents. No printed copies will be provided unless a specific request is made for a hard copy of the plans.
Bids will be received on a unit price basis. Bid Security in the amount of 5 percent of the total Bid must accompany each Bid. It is anticipated that the Contract Agreement will be signed and the Notice to Proceed will be issued in late April 2025. Construction shall be completed and ready for final payment within one hundred eighty (180) calendar days.
The successful Bidder will be required to furnish a Construction Performance Bond and a Construction Payment Bond as security for the faithful performance and the payment of all bills and obligations arising from the performance of the Contract. The Bid and Bid Security will remain subject to acceptance for 78 calendar days after the Bid opening, or for such longer period of time that Bidder may agree to in writing upon request of Owner.
The Owner reserves the right to reject any and all Bids, to waive informalities, and to reject non-conforming, non-responsive, or conditional Bids.
By: Vicki Ennis
Secretary
South Adams County Water and Sanitation District
acting by and through its South Adams County
Water and Sanitation District Activity Enterprise
Published: March 6, 2025
