Wednesday, May. 21, 2008
Bid # 08-133
City of Lees Summit
ADVERTISEMENT 1.Bids - The City of Lee's Summit, Missouri will receive sealed Bids delivered to the Purchasing Division of the City of Lee's Summit, City Hall, 220 S.E. Green Street, Lee's Summit, Missouri 64063, for Bid No 08-133 until 2:00 p.m. local time on May 28, 2008, when all Bids duly received will be opened publicly and read aloud in the Howard A Conference Room at City Hall. The entire name of the project must appear on the outside of the bid envelope submitted to the Senior Procurement Officer’s office. The successful bidder will be required to furnish and pay satisfactory performance and payment bond or bonds. The City of Lee's Summit, reserves the right to reject any or all bids or to waive informalities therein, to determine the lowest and best bid.
2.Project Description: The Work for the project, Small Diameter Water Main Rehabilitation Projects, Bid No. 08-133, includes, but is not necessarily limited to:
Replacement of twelve (12) water mains as specified herein, including all materials, labor, equipment, testing, supervision, and any and all other items necessary to complete the work
The sites are located in Lee's Summit, Missouri, as shown on the Drawings.
3.Bidding Documents - Sets of Bidding Documents may be requested from: Western Blue, 1814 Main Street, Kansas City, MO 64108, 816/300-6600, www.westblue.com.
A nonrefundable certified or cashier's check payable to Western Blue will be required for Bidding Documents requested by a prospective Bidder or any other person, based on the following schedule:
Specifications & Drawings:$50.00, plus shipping for each set, which includes one copy of the Technical Specifications, one full-size (22 X 34) set of drawings, one separate unbound copy of the Bid Form, and the Bid Bond Form.
Half size drawings (11x 17) may be purchased in addition to the full size drawings for an additional $20.00, plus shipping. Checks must be received before the release of the documents. Mail checks to: Western Blue, 1814 Main Street, Kansas City, MO 64108.
4.Bid Security - Each Bid shall enclose Bid Security, as specified in the Instructions to Bidders, representing five percent (5%) of the sum of the Bidder's Base Bid plus all alternates.
5.Pre-Bid Conference - A Pre-Bid Conference will be held in the Howard A Conference Room at City Hall, 220 S.E. Green Street, Lee's Summit, Missouri on May 16, 2008 at 10:00 a.m. local time. A tour of the sites will be held following the pre-bid conference. Prospective Bidders and others interested in the Work are encouraged to attend the tour and pre-bid conference. Addenda may be issued, as the Engineer considers necessary, in response to issues raised at the tour and pre-bid conference.
6.Prevailing Wages - The Department of Labor and Industrial Relations Prevailing Wage Determination - Annual Wage Order No. 14, Incremental Increase No. 5 dated 1/31/08 covering the Work is attached to Section 00030 of the Bidding Documents.
7.Tax Exemption - All or certain items required for this contract are for constructing, repairing, or remodeling facilities for an exempt entity and qualify for exemption from State and local sales and use taxes under RSMo 144.062. The Instruction to Bidders and General Conditions include tax exemption provisions covering the submission of the application for tax exemption determination by the Bidder awarded the Contract.
8.Excessive Unemployment Law - By submission of its response, the Bidder agrees to comply with the provisions of Section 290.555, et seq., of the Revised Statutes of Missouri (hereinafter the "Excessive Unemployment Law" and incorporated herein by reference), when there is "a period of excessive unemployment" (as that term is defined under the Excessive Unemployment Law). This requirement includes without limitation, the obligation to use only "Missouri laborers" and "laborers from nonrestrictive states" (as those terms are defined under the Excessive Unemployment Law) in constructing or building any public works project or improvement, except as may otherwise be allowed under the Excessive Unemployment Law.
This Advertisement dated at Lee's Summit, Missouri, this 9th day of May, 2008.
City of Lee's Summit, Missouri Terri Burress, Senior Procurement Officer

