ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS

200,000 GALLON EQUALIZATION BASIN
GRANT COUNTY SANITARY SEWER DISTRICT
GRANT COUNTY, KENTUCKY

Sealed Bids for the construction of the 200,000 Gallon Equalization Basin will be received by the Grant County Sanitary Sewer District_ at the ___Grant County Sanitary Sewer District Office, 1 Farrell Drive, Crittenden, KY. 41030_____________, until _11:00 am____ local time on September 30, 2021 at which time the Bids received will be publicly opened and read. The project includes, but is not limited to, the following:

The construction of a 200,000 gallon equalization basin at the Grant County Wastewater Treatment Plant, 605 Claiborne Drive, Dry Ridge, KY 41035 and all related work as specified and shown on the Drawings.

Bids will be received for a single prime Contract. Bids shall be awarded as a “Total Lump Sum Bid Price” as indicated in the Bid Form. The work to be performed and the bid to be submitted shall include sufficient and proper sums for all general construction, installation, labor, materials, permits, licenses, insurance, etc., incidental to and required for the construction of the facilities.
Each bid must be enclosed in a sealed envelope bearing the title of the Project and the name and address of the Bidder. All bids must be submitted on the bid forms as identified in the Contract Documents and Specifications.
If forwarded by mail, the sealed envelope containing the proposal must be enclosed in another envelope and mailed to the Grant County Sanitary Sewer District, 1 Farrell Drive (P.O. Box 460), Crittenden, KY 41030, allowing sufficient time for such mailing to reach this address prior to the scheduled closing time for the receipt of proposals.
The CONTRACT DOCUMENTS consisting of drawings and specifications may be examined at the following places:

• Grant County Sanitary Sewer District 1 Farrell Drive
  Crittenden, KY 41030
• HMB Professional Engineers, Inc. 3 HMB Circle, US 460 Frankfort, KY 40601

and must be obtained from Lynn Imaging (the “Issuing Office”), 328 Old East Vine Street, Lexington, KY 40507, phone (859) 255-1021 or 226-5850 upon receipt of a non-refundable payment as follows:
200,000 Gallon Equalization Basin
Grant County Sanitary Sewer District
Grant County, KY
$ 375.00 per set

Contract Documents will not be sold separate from any web-based service (i.e. All Official Plan Holders will be required to purchase one (1) full size paper copy set that includes one (1) digital (.pdf) copy set through Lynn Imaging). Bidding Documents can be shipped via UPS or FedEx but shall only be made using recipient’s billing account number. Partial sets of Contract Documents, Specifications, and Drawings are not available. Suppliers, manufacturers, and subcontractors wanting only the digital copy of the Documents may obtain same upon payment of $100.00 per digital download. All payments are non-refundable. Bids from anyone not on the Issuing Office Plan Holders list will be returned unopened. Questions pertaining to this project may be directed to HMB Professional Engineers, Inc. at (502) 695-9800 or email to Benton Hanson at bhanson@hmbpe.com

All addenda, which may be issued for this Project, will be issued to each Official Plan Holder and others with a digital copy via email.
No refunds will be issued for this project.

The OWNER reserves the right to reject any or all bids and to waive any and all informalities in bidding. Any bid may be withdrawn prior to the above scheduled time for the opening of bids or authorized postponement thereof. Any bid received after the time and date specified shall not be considered. NO bid may be withdrawn after the scheduled closing time for receipt of bids for at least ninety (90) days.

A pre-bid conference will be held at 2:00 pm on September 9, 2021 at the Grant County Sanitary Sewer District, 1 Farrell Drive, Crittenden, KY 41030. Attendance at the pre-bid conference is highly encouraged but is not mandatory.

Bids shall be accompanied by a certified check or bid bond payable to the Grant County Sanitary Sewer District in an amount not less than five percent (5%) of the base bid. No bidder may withdraw his bid for a period of ninety (90) days after the date bids are opened.
A conditional or qualified Bids will not be accepted.

Award will be made to the low, responsive, responsible bidder. The low, responsive, responsible bidder must not be debarred, suspended, or otherwise be excluded from or ineligible for participation in federally assisted programs under Executive Order 12549.
All applicable laws, ordinances, and the rules and regulations of all authorities having jurisdiction over construction of the project shall apply to the project throughout.

Bids shall be properly and completely executed on bid forms included in the Specifications. The Owner may make such investigations as deemed necessary to determine the ability of the Bidder to perform the work and the Bidder shall furnish to the Owner all such information and data for this purpose as the Owner may request.

Each Bidder is responsible for inspecting the Project site(s) and for reading and being thoroughly familiar with the Contract Documents and Specifications. The failure or omission of any Bidder to do any of the foregoing shall in no way relieve any Bidder from any obligation with respect to its Bid.

Bidders must certify that they do not, and will not, maintain or provide for their employees any facilities that are segregated on the basis of race, color, creed or national origin. Federal law prohibits discrimination on the grounds of race, color, national origin, religion, age, handicap, and sex in this project.

Owner: Grant County Sanitary Sewer District By: Charles Givin
Title: Chairman