**As of October 13, 2023, project was awarded, start date is mid-January next year** Southerly Waste Water Treatment Plant CFS Bridge and RSP Cooling Upgrade, CIP NO. 650260-102015, Contract NO. SCP 21SO The City of Columbus is accepting bids for Southerly Waste Water Treatment Plant CFS Bridge and RSP Cooling Upgrade, CIP NO. 650260-102015, Contract NO. SCP 21SO, the work for which consists of building a small access bridge across the CFS, add a duplex strainer to the CEPT ferric chloride line, upsize the seal water piping to the raw sewage pumps, and upgrade the cooling in the RSP electrical room and glycooler. and other such work as may be necessary to complete the contract, in accordance with the plans and specifications set forth in the Invitation For Bid (IFB) The responding bids will be further reviewed before any contract award is made. No public bid openings will be held pursuant to Columbus City Code Chapter 329.18. Questions pertaining to this Invitation For Bid must be submitted by Tuesday, September 12, 2023 by 5:00 PM Eastern Time via email to DPUConstructionBids@columbus.gov. The email should reference the project number and the project name. No phone calls will be accepted. The City or its representative will not be bound by any oral interpretations which are not reduced to writing and included in addenda. Any interpretations of questions so raised, which in the opinion of the City or its representative require interpretations, will be issued by addenda and posted electronically For contracts the City estimates will exceed $500,000.00, bidders must be pre-qualified responsible or provisionally responsible at bid due date to be awarded a contract for City construction work. Subcontractors performing work in a licensed construction trade as defined by City Code 329.01 (heating, ventilating, and air conditioning; refrigeration; electrical; plumbing; hydronics; or fire protection or firefighting equipment) must also be pre-qualified responsible or provisionally responsible at the bid due date. Bidders must submit Form B9, an affidavit confirming their prequalification status. For information on pre-qualification status, contact the Office of Construction Prequalification at (614) 645-0359 or electronically. Note that the prequalification requirements are separate from and in addition to the contract compliance requirements of the Office of Diversity and Inclusion (described in Section F below), the contractor licensing requirements of the Department of Building and Zoning Services, and the Water/Sewer Contractor Tappers License requirements of the Department of Public Utilities. For contract values estimated to not exceed $500,000, prequalification of bidders and subcontractors is not required, and licensed construction trade subcontractors are not required to be prequalified. All work shall be substantially complete within 365 calendar days of the Notice to Proceed, with final completion to occur within 385 calendar days. The City anticipates issuing a Notice to proceed on or about December 22, 2023. The City may cancel the IFB, reject any or all bids in whole or in part, waive technicalities, and/or advertise for new bids, without liability to the City and when in the best interest of the City up until the time the contract is executed by the City. The City shall have 180 calendar days from the date of the bid opening to provide the bidder a Notice of Intent to Award. During this 180 day period, the bidder agrees to hold their bid prices. The bid bond amount shall be equal to or exceed ten percent (10%) of this total amount. If the contract estimated to cost over $100,000.00, the successful bidder will be required to secure a contract performance and payment bond in the amount of 100 percent of the contract price, including the guarantee period, in accordance with Columbus City Code Chapter 329 and the current edition of the City of Columbus Ohio Construction and Material Specifications (CMS) to ensure the faithful performance of the work.