ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS
Incorporated County of Los Alamos, New Mexico
White Rock Water Resource Recovery Facility Improvements
General Notice
The Incorporated County of Los Alamos is requesting Bids for the construction of the following Project:
White Rock Water Resource Recovery Facility Improvements
Incorporated County of Los Alamos Project No. IFB22-27
Bids for the construction of the Project will be received BY ELECTRONIC SUBMISSION OR MAIL to Bohannan Huston, Inc., ATTN: Carolyn Medin, 7500 Jefferson St. NE, Albuquerque, NM 87109. Instructions for electronic submission of bids are included in the Contract Documents. Bids must be received or submitted by October 5th, 2021, at 2:00 PM local time. At that time, the Bids received will be publicly opened and read. The bid opening will be held via Zoom and can be joined using any of the following information:
Zoom Meeting link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87198655676?pwd=RDNWcVp3NkJ4SW1TUEVpUVgzcjRrQT09
Zoom Meeting ID: 871 9865 5676
Zoom Meeting Passcode: 115289
Zoom Call-in Number: +1 346 248 7799 (Houston)
The Project includes the following Work:
Improvement of the White Rock Water Resource Recovery Facility to include new construction of process facilities and re-purposing of select existing facilities and equipment. The project shall include site grading and paving, piping, HVAC & plumbing, demolition of select structures and walls, re-modeling and relocation of select existing buildings, construction of new buildings and concrete structures, mechanical installation, instrumentation and controls, electrical installation, plant commissioning, and plant testing. The existing White Rock Water Resource Recovery Facility is operational and must remain operational throughout the construction duration of this project.
This project is wholly or partially funded with United States Environmental Protection Agency funds, and therefore must comply with all federal cross cutter requirements. Neither the United States nor its department’s agencies or employees is or will be party to this invitation for bids or any resulting contract. This procurement will be subject to regulations contained in Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles and Audit Requirements, 2 CFR Parts 200 and 1500 and the Davis Bacon Act requirements.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex or national origin. The contractor will not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, or national origin. The contractor will take affirmative action to ensure that applicants are employed, and that employees are treated during employment, without regard to their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, or national origin. Such action shall include, but not be limited to the following: Employment, upgrading, demotion, or transfer, recruitment or recruitment advertising; layoff or termination; rates of pay or other forms of compensation; and selection for training, including apprenticeship. The contractor agrees to post in conspicuous places, available to employees and applicants for employment, notices to be provided by the contracting officer setting forth the provisions of this nondiscrimination clause. Bidders on this work will be required to comply with the President’s Executive Order No. 11246, as amended.
To ensure that Disadvantaged Business Enterprises (DBEs) have the opportunity to compete for procurements funded by EPA financial assistance, all Bidders shall make the six good faith efforts as outlined by EPA at https://www.epa.gov/grants/disadvantaged-business-enterprise-program-requirements#sixgoodfaithefforts. The Bidder must make a good faith effort to solicit and hire Disadvantaged Business to meet the goals outlined in EPA XP-215. A good faith effort requires that the Contractor: 1) Complete the affirmative steps outlined in XP-215, 2) Submit XP-215 with the bid proposal, 3) Submit with the bid proposal proof that affirmative steps have been taken and this should include copies of advertisements and letters of solicitation. A Proposal that omits XP-215 or does not support that a good faith effort was made will be considered non-responsive and the Bid Proposal rejected.
Obtaining the Bidding Documents
For bidding forms and Contract Documents, including plans, specifications, and other documents to be used in connection with the submission of bids, prospective Bidders are invited to navigate to www.bhinc.com and register under the Bid Tracker section, located at the bottom-right of the above website, to obtain access to the online Bidding Process. Select “White Rock Water Resource Recovery Facility Improvements” project as listed on the projects list. Register a new company account by providing the following contact information: Company name, contact name, company role, telephone number and email address. The bidder shall receive a notification email once the bidder has been registered with the site. Each registered bidder will be able to re-access the site from www.bhinc.com and selecting the Bid Tracker section which will direct the Bidder to the Bid Tracker site. The Bidder shall have a specific username and password in order to gain access to the “White Rock Water Resource Recovery Facility Improvements” project. Neither Owner nor Engineer will be responsible for full or partial sets of Bidding Documents, including Addenda if any, obtained from sources other than the Bid Tracker.
If you do not or cannot access the site, please notify us at cmedin@bhinc.com as soon as possible.
The following shall be performed through the Project Tracker site:
- DOWNLOAD THE BIDDING DOCUMENTS FROM THE PROJECT TRACKER SITE: The bidding documents are available during the bidding phase from the CONTRACT DOCUMENTS tab under the BIDDING DOCUMENTS subsection. When issued, addenda will be available from the ADDENDA SECTION.
- PLEASE SUBMIT ALL QUESTIONS THROUGH THE PROJECT TRACKER SITE: To submit a question, go to the BIDDING tab and click on SUBMIT QUESTION. This will direct you to a form to enter the question, when complete click SUBMIT, and the question will be sent to BHI for review. Responses to questions will be included in the Addenda section (under the CONTRACT DOCUMENTS tab), and bidders will be notified via email when this information is available.
- The bidders list is provided in the BIDDERS LIST tab.
Pre-bid Conference
A mandatory pre-bid conference for the Project will be held on August 25th at 10:00 AM at the White Rock Fire Station #3, 129 NM State Road 4, White Rock, NM 87547. Bids will not be accepted from Bidders that do not attend the mandatory pre-bid conference.
Site Visit
A mandatory site visit for the Project will be held on August 25th immediately preceding the Pre-bid Conference. In order to adhere to New Mexico guidelines for COVID-19 response, groups shall maintain social distancing (6 feet) and it is recommended that individuals follow the CDC mask guidance specific to Los Alamos County.
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.
This Advertisement is issued by:
Owner: Incorporated County of Los Alamos
By: Clay Moseley
Title: Engineering Project Manager, Los Alamos County, NM
Date: August 15th, 2021
