The City of Columbus (hereinafter City) is accepting bids for Lateral Lining Hudson McGuffey, C.I.P. No. 650872-141004 the work for which consists of lining approximately 1245 sanitary sewer service laterals in the project area via trenchless methods using cured-in-place pipe (CIPP) technology, and other such work as may be necessary to complete the contract, in accordance with the drawings, technical specifications, special provisions, and City of Columbus Construction and Material specifications set forth in this Invitation For Bid (IFB). 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 The Department of Public Utilities estimates the contract resulting from this IFB will be in excess of $2,000,000.00. Bidders must comply with the following for contracts in excess of $2,000,000.00: 1. Bidders must be prequalified responsible or provisionally responsible at bid due date to be awarded a contract for City construction work. 2. 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. 3. Per the Subcontractor Requirements section of this IFB, the Subcontractor Benefits and Training Affidavit (Form B14) must be submitted stating the bidders subcontractors performing any portion of the work on the project exceeding $50,000.00 meet all of the following at the time of bid submission or the bid will be considered non-responsive: a. Provides an adequate and affordable health insurance benefit provided by an employer to an employee. Provides a retirement or pension plan as part of an overall compensation plan and not as a benefit limited to a specific project. b. All licensed construction trade subcontractors performing more than $50,000.00 of work on this contract meet the quality training criteria as defined in City Code. There will be no pre-bid conference for this project 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. Both the City MBE/WBE goal and the U.S. EPA goals are required to be met and the associated forms for both City and U.S. EPA goals must be completed and submitted with the bid. If the U.S. EPA DBE goals or the City MBE/WBE goal cannot be met, the specifications require the demonstration and documentation of a good faith effort using the appropriate forms for both provided in the IFB. Please note that if there is not a City MBE/WBE goal associated with the project the U.S. EPA DBE goals are still required to be met. Questions pertaining to this Invitation For Bid must be submitted by October 25th, 2023 at 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 posted Electronically City of Columbus MBE/WBE GOAL FOR THIS CONTRACT: 20% OEPA MBE Goal: 1.3%; OEPA WBE Goal: 1.0% All work shall be substantially complete within 660 calendar days of the Notice to Proceed, with final completion to occur within 750 calendar days. The City anticipates issuing a Notice to proceed in late February 2024. 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 Question Deadline 10/25/2023 at 2:00 PM ET