SECTION 00100
INVITATION TO BID
Bids for construction of Lamoreux STEP Decommissioning Project will be received
by the City of Missoula until March 17th, 2026 at 2:00 PM local time, and then publicly
opened and read aloud via Teams Meeting.
Teams Meeting Info (contact Autumn Lauer, lauera@ci.missoula.mt.us, for questions):
https://teams.microsoft.com/meet/23659863761391?p=zed5N1cjw4q2pkbCGi
Meeting ID: 236 598 637 613 91
Passcode: 6x2oF35B
Dial in by phone
+1 406-384-6960,,68495425# United States, Billings
Phone conference ID: 684 954 25#
The City of Missoula requires that bidders submit electronic bids as prescribed on the
City’s electronic bidding site, www.questcdn.com.
The project generally consists of, but is not necessarily limited to, the following major
items:
866 LF of 8-inch SDR 35 PVC Sanitary Sewer Main
Four 48-inch Sanitary Sewer Manholes
Connections to Existing Sanitary Sewer Manholes
Abandonment of STEP Systems and Force Mains
Subbase, Base, and 4” Asphalt Restoration
Landscape Restoration
This work includes the furnishing and installation of equipment, materials and related
appurtenances in the following trades: piping, concrete, landscaping, paving, and other
related trades. The work will be done under a single contract.
Prospective Bidders must purchase contract documents through QuestCDN.
QuestCDN is a web-based platform for construction project advertisements, bid
documents distribution and plan holder lists. Prospective bidders will need the
QuestCDN project number #10077455 to locate the job on the QuestCDN website
search page. Bids will not be accepted from any prospective bidder who has not
purchased contract documents through QuestCDN.
Obtaining bidding documents and submitting a bid:
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1. Proceed to the City of Missoula web site www.ci.missoula.mt.us/bids, click on the
“e-bidding site”. You then will be directed to the City’s QuestCDN electronic
bidding project list.
2. Select the project listed in this advertisement from the list of projects. Prospective
bidders may view the bid documents at no cost under ‘view bid documents’. To
be considered a plan holder, you must register for a free membership on
QuestCDN and download the contract documents in digital form under ‘download
bid documents’. There is a non-refundable fee of $42.00 to download the
documents and bid the project.
3. You will be asked to sign into your account or create a free QuestCDN account
by clicking the ‘join’ link. Contact QuestCDN at 952-233-1632 or
info@questcdn.com for assistance in membership registration, downloading the
project and vbid online bid submittal.
4. The QuestCDN ebiddoc number for this project is: 10077455
5. To access the bid form, click the online bidding button at the top of bid
advertisement. The on-line bid button will be available when the project is
published and open for bidding.
6. All addendums will be issued through the City’s QuestCDN electronic bidding
site. You must download the bid documents to be a plan holder and receive any
addenda. It is the sole reasonability of the contractor, subcontractor, vendor
and/or any individual and/or corporation to review all addendums twenty-four (24)
hours prior to bid.
There will be a mandatory virtual pre-bid conference at 1:00 PM local time, on
March 10th, 2026. Interested CONTRACTORS are required to attend. It is the
CONTRACTOR’s responsibility to be familiar with the site and any constraints
material to the bid. An optional coordinated tour of the project site will be
conducted after the meeting at 2:30 PM. Contact Autumn Lauer
(lauera@ci.missoula.mt.us) for meeting invite link.
The last day to submit questions is on March 12th, 2026 at 5:00 PM local time.
Actual prior experience performing the type of work in this project is an important
factor for performance of this project. The Bidder is required to submit at the time
of the bid with the bid proposal packet proof of experience performing work of a
similar nature. Lack of experience in successfully completing projects of a similar
size, with similar complexity may be construed as constituting a non-qualified
bidder as determined by the City of Missoula.
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In addition, the Drawings and Project Manual may also be examined at the following
locations:
Missoula Water at 1345 West Broadway, Missoula, MT 59802; Montana Plan
Exchanges at Montanabid.com; or your regional plan exchange(s).
CONTRACTOR(s) and any of the CONTRACTOR's subcontractors bidding on this
project will be required to obtain registration with the Montana Department of Labor and
Industry (DLI). Forms for registration are available from the Department of Labor and
Industry, P.O. Box 8011, 1805 Prospect, Helena, Montana 59604-8011. Information on
registration can be obtained by calling 1-406-444-7734. Forms for registration can also
be obtained online at MT.Contractor.Com. CONTRACTOR's are required to have
registered with the DLI prior to bidding on this project.
Federal and state laws require that each employer pay, as a minimum, prevailing wages
for each classification in accordance with the Federal Labor Standards Provisions
(Davis-Bacon) or Montana Prevailing Wage Requirements, whichever is greater. See
Section 00900 for additional information.
The contractor must ensure that employees and applicants for employment are not
discriminated on the basis of race, ancestry, color, physical or mental disability, religion,
national origin, sex, age, marital of familial status, creed, ex-offender status, physical
condition, political belief, public assistance status or sexual orientation, gender identity
or expression, except where these criteria are reasonable bona fide occupational
qualifications.
The City of Missoula is an Equal Opportunity Employer. The CONTRACTOR(s) is
required to be an Equal Opportunity Employer and must comply with the City’s Equal
Opportunity Policy.
Each bid or proposal must be accompanied by a Certified Check, Cashier's Check, or
Bid Bond payable to the City of Missoula, in an amount not less than ten percent (10%)
of the total amount of the bid. Successful BIDDERS shall furnish an approved
Construction Performance Bond and a Construction (Labor and Materials) Payment
Bond, each in the amount of one hundred percent (100%) of the contract amount.
Insurance as required shall be provided by the successful BIDDER(s) and a
certificate(s) of that insurance shall be provided.
This project is funded in part or in whole with grant/loan funding from the Water
Pollution Control State Revolving Fund.
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Award of the project will be contingent upon receiving funding and award concurrence
from Montana Department of Environmental Quality, Water Pollution Control State
Revolving Fund.
A bid may not be withdrawn after the scheduled time for the public opening of the Bids
specified above unless it meets requirements and procedures outlined in Article 16.02
of the Instructions to Bidders.
The right is reserved to reject any or all Proposals received, to waive informalities, to
postpone the award of the contract for a period of not to exceed sixty (60) days, and to
accept the lowest responsive and responsible bid which is in the best interest of the City
of Missoula.
Bid announcements and bid results are posted on the city's website at
www.ci.missoula.mt.us/bids and on the City’s QuestCDN page.
Any objections to published specifications must be filed in written form with the City
Clerk prior to the bid opening.
Publication Dates:
February 28th, 2026
March 7th, 2026
END OF SECTION
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This is the opportunity summary page. It provides an overview of this opportunity and a preview of the attached documentation.