The City of Columbus (hereinafter “City”) is accepting bids for Old Beechwold Area Private Water Services and Water Main Abandonment, C.I.P. No. 690236‐100161, Contract 2376, the work for which consists of connecting to existing water taps, installing new private water services to six properties, including new interior piping and meters, abandoning an existing water main, and other such work as may be 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). WHERE & WHEN TO SUBMIT BID Bids will only be received electronically by the City of Columbus, Department of Public Utilities via Bid Express (www.bidexpress.com). Bids are due May 3, 2023 at 3:00 P.M. local time. Bids will be opened electronically and responding bids will immediately be posted to Bid Express as “Apparent Bids.” The responding bids will be further reviewed before any contract award is made. No public bid openings will be held pursuant to Columbus City Code Chapter 329.18. GOALS MBE/WBE Contract‐specific subcontract goals are required for this service contract. *** The MBE/WBE Goal for this project is: 10% *** An MBE or WBE prime bidder may count 100% of the dollar value of the work it intends to perform with its own forces toward the applicable contract participation goal. In order to receive credit for the participation of a MBE/WBE subcontractor, the consultant must use only MBE/WBEs certified by the City of Columbus Office of Diversity and Inclusion. Firms that will be used to meet the MBW/WBE contract goal must be City certified by ODI as an MBE/WBE prior to contract execution. Bidders can search the directory at: https://columbus.diversitycompliance.com/ for certified firms that can satisfy their purchasing needs and project participation goals. Listing amounts spent with companies with another City certification status (such as EBE), State certified companies, companies with other types of certifications that are not also City certified as an MBE/WBE, are not eligible to be counted toward the City’s MBE/WBE contract goal.

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