PAWP Wellfield Development

1.1        Scope: The City of Columbus, Department of Public Utilities is receiving bids until November 4, 2026, at 3:00 P.M. Eastern Time for construction of the Division of Water’s Parsons Avenue Water Plant CW112 Raw Water Line project, C.I.P. No. 690580-100001, the work for which consists of: Constructing the raw waterline from the Parsons Avenue Water Plant to an existing 42” raw waterline, installing approximately 1069 LF of 36” and 1522 LF of 42” prestressed concrete cylinder pipe. Approximately 477 LF of the previous mentioned 36” prestressed concrete cylinder pipe along with 4 -5” diameter electrical conduit are to be inside directionally drilled 60” Reinforced Concrete Pipe (RCP). Pull boxes and other work is 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). Bids are to be submitted only at www.bidexpress.com. Hard copies shall not be accepted. All questions concerning this project are to be sent to DPUConstructionBids@columbus.gov. The last day to submit questions will be October 26, 2026, at 3:00 P.M. Eastern Time, phone calls will not be accepted. Responses will be posted on Bid Express at www.bidexpress.com as an addendum. Notice of published addenda will be posted on the City’s Vendor Services web site and all addenda will be posted on www.bidexpress.com. There will be a pre-bid conference and site visit held at Parsons Avenue Water Plant – Basement Conference Room at 5600 Parsons Avenue on October 8, 2026, at 1:00 P.M. Eastern Time. Bidders are encouraged to attend and participate in the conference and walk-through tour. Bidders are charged with knowing whatever was discussed in the pre-bid conference in preparing and submitting their bid. 1.2 Classification: All bid documents (Invitation for Bid, technical specifications, plans, and future addenda) will be available for review and download on Bid Express at www.bidexpress.com after the IFB is published. Firms must meet the mandatory requirements stated in the IFB for a bid to be considered for contract award. 1.3 Bid Express: If you do not have an account with Bid Express and you would like to review project information or submit a bid, you will need to register for an account. Go to www.bidexpress.com in order to sign up. 1.4 City of Columbus SRBE Program: This project is NOT subject to the requirements of the City’s SRBE Program. The SRBE goal assigned to this project is 0.0%.