ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS
City of Groton
P. O. Box 587
Groton, SD 574445-0587
Separate sealed BIDS will be received for the “WATER METER REPLACEMENT - GROTON,
SD” by the City of Groton, SD, until 1 P.M., November 24, 2009. On that date and
time at the office of City Hall, Groton, SD, the bids will be publicly opened
and read aloud.
The “WATER METER REPLACEMENT – GROTON, SD” project consists of providing the
necessary equipment, labor, materials and associated services to furnish and
install a fixed network advanced metering infrastructure system with the
associated cold water meters to replace existing water meters at various
locations in the City of Groton and to set up and initiate operation of the
fixed network metering system as described in the contract specifications. The
project will include furnishing and installing approximately 600 – 5/8” to 1”
cold water meters with registers and radio modules for data profiling,
furnishing and installing the fixed network infrastructure, data collection
units and data management software where to provide a complete metering system
for the City of Groton, SD.
The sealed bid envelope shall contain one bid proposal only and shall be marked
with the words “WATER METER REPLACEMENT - GROTON, SD”.
The CONTRACT DOCUMENTS may be examined at the following locations: Clark
Engineering Corporation, Aberdeen, SD, Brookings, Sioux Falls; City Hall,
Groton, SD. Builders Exchanges: Aberdeen, Rapid City, Sioux Falls, SD; Plains
Builders - Sioux Falls, SD; McGraw Hill Construction - Edina, MN; Construction
Plans Exchange of Bismarck-Mandan - Bismarck, ND; Fargo-Moorhead - Fargo, ND.
Copies of the complete Contract Documents may be obtained upon payment of $15
(non-refundable) for each set at the office of Clark Engineering Corporation,
located at 2301 8th Ave. N.E., Suite 125, P. O. Box 20, Aberdeen, SD 57402-0020.
Bidders on this work will be required to comply with the Presidents Executive
Order Nos. 11246 as amended, 11518 and 11625 as amended. The requirements for
Bidders and Contractors under these orders are explained in the specifications.
Bidders on this work will be required to comply with Title 40 CFR 33.240 and
Executive Order 12138. The requirements for Bidders and Contractors under this
regulation which concerns utilization of Disadvantaged/Minority Business
Enterprises (DBE/MBE) and Women's Business Enterprise (WBE) are explained in the
specifications. The DBE/MBE and WBE goals for participation in this contract in
terms of percentage of contract value are as follows:
Disadvantaged/Minority Business Enterprises 1%
Women’s Business Enterprise 3%
The low responsive bidder will be required to certify to compliance with the Buy
American Iron, Steel, and Manufactured Goods provision of the American Recovery
and Reinvestment Act of 2009. The certification form on Page BA-5 of the State
Revolving Fund (SRF) General Conditions for American Recovery and Reinvestment
Act of 2009 projects must be included in the Bid Proposal. Please be advised
that waivers or exemptions from the Buy American Provision that cite
International Trade Agreements do not comply with the American Recovery and
Reinvestment Act (ARRA) as it applies to the SRF programs. Claims from suppliers
that the Buy American Iron, Steel, and Manufactured Goods provision does not
apply to certain products based on the International Trade Agreement exemptions
of the ARRA will not be accepted.
The Owner retains the right to reject any and all bids.
Anita Lowary
Finance Officer