The Engineer's Estimate for this project is $50,000,000.00 The project consists of building a new 7.5 MGD water treatment plant on a greenfield site owned by the City and generally consisting of the following aspects: Site development including paving, underground utilities, grading, landscaping, and restoration. Treatment processes incliding pumping, pretreatment basins, aerator, lime and soda ash storage and feed equipment, solids contact clarifiers, recarbonation basin and liquid carbon dioxide feed equipment, ozone contact basin and ozone generation and feed equipment, gravity media filters, 2 million gallon cast-in-place clearwell, chemical feed systems, residuals pumping and recycle facilities, sludge storage lagoons, and all related process integration items. A new 37,000 SF building for the administration and main treatment process functions. Adminsitration building also includes offices, conference / break room areas, restrooms, maintenance area, electrical and mechanical rooms, control room, and laboratory. A new 1,800 SF ozone and recarbonation system building. A new 1,800 SF high service pumping building. All related HVAC and plumbing systems associated with the new buildings. All related electrical infrastructure associated with the new buildings and treatment equipment including a standby diesel generator. Bidders shall provide proof of qualifications, to perform the Work as described in the Instructions to Bidders, and complete the Best Bidder Information Form provided. Bidders shall comply with all statutory requirements in accordance with the Instructions to Bidders. All Bids must include payment of wages at prevailing wage rates pursuant to Ohio Revised Code (ORC), Section 4115-15 and shall comply with the provisions, duties and obligations of ORC Section 4115. Further information provided in the Instructions to Bidders. Each Bidder must deposit with its Bid, a Bid Guaranty in the form of either a bond for an amount of 100% of the Bid if in the form of a Bid Guaranty or in the amount of not less than ten percent (10%) of the Bid if in the form of a certified check, cashiers check, or irrevocable letter of credit, for and subject to the conditions provided in the Instructions to Bidders and pursuant with ORC Section 153.54, 153.57 and 153.571. Bid security furnished in Bond form shall be issued by a Surety Company or Corporation licensed in the State of Ohio to provide said surety Contractor shall furnish a Contract Bond in the amount of the Contract Price as security for the faithful performance and payment of all of Contractor's obligations under the Contract Documents. Such bond shall be in the form that meets the requirements of the Ohio Revised Code. If the Contractor submitted a combined Bid Guaranty and Contract Bond with its bid for the Work, that form of Bond shall satisfy the Contractor's requirement to provide a Contract Bond. Contractor shall also furnish any other bonds as are required by the Contract Documents. Q&A date april 22,2020