Bid - Water Reclamation Facility Motor Control Center Upgrade - Installation

City of Bozeman, Montana

The City of Bozeman, Montana (Owner) is requesting Bids for the construction of the following Project:

Bozeman WRF MCC Upgrade - Installation

Owner’s Project No.: WW121 | Engineer’s Project No.: P05097-2022-012

The OWNER will only be accepting online electronic bids through QuestCDN. Electronic plan download and electronic bidding can be completed through QuestCDN for a fee of $45.00. To access the electronic bid form, download the project documents and click the online bidding button at the top of the advertisement. For electronic bids, scans of required electronic bid documents will be accepted. Bids will be received by QuestCDN until 2:30 PM on Thursday, July 24, 2025.  At that time, the bids will be opened and read publicly over a virtual video conference – a link to which will be distributed to all registered plan holders no later than 24 hours before the bid opening and will also be made available through the Project Listing on QuestCDN for the general public’s viewing access.  (See “Obtaining the Bidding Documents” below).

The Project includes the following Work:

Perform the duties of Installation Contractor to install equipment procured through the Bozeman WRF MCC Procurement Contract as well as the duties of Contractor of this Construction Contract which generally consists of acting as the General Contractor or Prime Electrical Contractor to complete planning, scheduling, demolition, installation, commissioning, closeout and other construction administration duties for the replacement of three (3) Motor Control Center (MCC) assemblies at the Bozeman Water Reclamation Facility (WRF).  The three MCCs control the following critical unit processes: MCC-1 – Unitrol ^TM , controls miscellaneous pumps with 4+ motors totaling 73.5 hp; MCC 2 – anaerobic digester boiler room, controlling 8+ motos with a total load of 57.4 hp; and MCC-3 – gravity thickener and secondary clarifiers, controlling 4+ motors with a total load of 2.75 hp.

Bids are requested for the following Contract: General Construction (with Procurement Contract Assigned)

Obtaining the Bidding Documents

Information and Bidding Documents for the Project can be found at the following designated website:

www.questcdn.com | OR | www.ae2s.com > “Project Bidding”

INPUT Quest CDN #: 9738175

Bidding Documents may be downloaded from the designated website for a fee of $45.00. Prospective Bidders are urged to register with the designated website as a plan holder, even if Bidding Documents are obtained from a plan room or source other than the designated website in either electronic or paper format. The designated website will be updated periodically with addenda, lists of registered plan holders, reports, and other information relevant to submitting a Bid for the Project. All official notifications, addenda, and other Bidding Documents will be offered only through the designated website. Neither Owner nor Engineer will be responsible for Bidding Documents, including addenda, if any, obtained from sources other than the designated website.

Bidding Documents may also be examined at the following locations: Builders Exchanges in Billings, MT; Bozeman, MT; Great Falls, MT; Helena, MT; and Missoula, MT. All Work shall be done according to the Bidding Documents.

The Issuing Office for the Bidding Documents is:

Advanced Engineering and Environmental Services, LLC

1288 N 14 ^th Ave, Unit 103

Bozeman, MT 59715

PROCUREMENT CONTRACT TO BE ASSIGNED

Owner as “Buyer” has executeda procurement contract with The Third Element, Inc. as “Seller” for the procurement of goods and special services forBozeman WRF MCC Procurement. The materials and equipment to be provided through the procurement contract are to be furnished and delivered to the Sitefor installation by Contractor. Owner will assign said procurement contract to Contractor as set forth in the Agreement. Contractor will accept the assignment, as Buyer (Contractor/Assignee), and will be responsible to Owner for the performance of obligations by Seller, which will become a Subcontractor or Supplier to Contractor.

Bidders may examine the contract documents for the procurement of goods and special services for Bozeman WRF MCC Procurement in “Section 00 73 26” of this Project Manual.

Pre-bid Conference

No Pre-Bid Conference will be held for this project.  If Bidders wish to coordinate a site visit, please do so by contacting the Engineer with the Contact Information provided in the Instructions to Bidders.

Bid Security

Bid security shall be furnished in accordance with Instruction to Bidders.

Contractor Registration:

CONTRACTOR and any of the CONTRACTOR’S subcontractors bidding or doing work on this project will be required to be registered with the Montana Department of Labor and Industry (DLI). Forms for registration are available from the DLI, PO Box 8011, 1805 Prospect, Helena, Montana 59604-8011. Information on registration can be obtained by calling (406) 444-7734. CONTRACTOR is not required to have registered with the DLI prior to bidding on this project, but must have registered prior to execution of the Construction Agreement.

Montana Prevailing Wage Rates:

All laborers and mechanics employed by CONTRACTOR or subcontractors in performance of the construction work shall be paid wages at rates as may be required by the laws of Gallatin County and the state of Montana.

Non- Discrimination

City of Bozeman is an Equal Opportunity Employer.  In submitting its bid, the bidder affirms it will not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion creed, sex, age, marital status, national origin, or because of actual or perceived sexual orientation, gender identity, or disability in the performance of work performed for the City of Bozeman, if a contract is awarded to it, and also recognizes the eventual contract, if awarded, will contain a provision prohibiting discrimination as described above and that this prohibition shall apply to the hiring and treatment of the bidders employees and to all subcontracts it enters into in the performance of the agreement with the City of Bozeman.

As such, each entity submitting under this notice shall include a provision wherein the submitting entity, or entities, affirms in writing it will not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, sex, age, marital status, national origin, or because of actual or perceived sexual orientation, gender identity or disability and which also recognizes the eventual contract will contain a provision prohibiting discrimination as described above and that this prohibition on discrimination shall apply to the hiring and treatment of the submitting entity’s employees and to all subcontracts.

In addition, pursuant to City Commission Resolution 5169 , the entity awarded a contract under this project and any subcontractors must abide by the Equal Pay Act of 1963 and Section 39-3-104, MCA (the Montana Equal Pay Act), and affirm it will abide by the above and that it has visited the State of Montana Equal Pay for Equal Work “best practices” website , or equivalent “best practices publication and has read the material.

Such affirmations shall be written using Section 00 45 14 (found in Appendix A – Project Forms).

Non-Collusion:

Each Bidder must submit a signed Non-Collusion Affidavit with its bid, as provided in Section 00 45 15 (Found in Appendix A – Project Forms). The affidavit confirms that the bid has been prepared and submitted without collusion, fraud, or improper conduct. Bidders are responsible for reviewing the full affidavit language in the Instructions to Bidders.

Instructions to Bidders.

For all further requirements regarding bid submittal, qualifications, procedures, and contract award, refer to the Instructions to Bidders that are included in the Bidding Documents.

Rights Reserved.

The City of Bozeman reserves the right to reject any and all Bids, to waive irregularities and informalities, to postpone the award of the contract for a period not to exceed sixty (60) days, and to Award the Contract to the Lowest responsive and responsible Bidder which is in the best interest of the Owner. The Work must be completed in accordance with the dates outlined in the Agreement.

This Advertisement is issued by:

Owner:                City of Bozeman, Montana

By:                         Mike Maas, MPA

Title:                     City Clerk

Date:                    July 5, 2025

Republished:    July 19, 2025

Publication:       Bozeman Daily Chronicle