Blacklick Creek Sanitary Interceptor Sewer – Shaft 1 Control Gate

The City of Columbus, Department of Public Utilities is receiving bids until April 23, 2025, at 3:00 PM local time for Inspection and Maintenance Services for the Green Infrastructure and Stormwater Facilities in the City of Columbus and Surrounding Areas. Also, other work as may be necessary to complete the contract, in accordance with the drawings, technical specifications, special provisions, THE Green Infrastructure Inspection and Maintenance Guide Manual, and City of Columbus Construction and Material specifications set forth in this Invitation For Bid (IFB). Bids are to be submitted only at www.bidexpress.com. Hard copies shall not be accepted. All questions concerning this project are to be sent to DPUConstructionBids@columbus.gov. The last day to submit questions will be April 11, 2025 at 3:00 PM eastern time. Phone calls will not be accepted. Responses will be posted on Bid Express at www.bidexpress.com as an addendum. Notice of published addenda will be posted on the City’s Vendor Services web site and all addenda will be posted on www.bidexpress.com. There will be a pre-bid conference held at the Department of Public Utilities Stormwater & Regulatory Management Section at 1250 Fairwood Avenue, (43206) on Thursday, April 3, 2025 at1:00 pm. Bidders are encouraged to attend the meeting to gain clarity on the contract requirements. Bidders are charged with knowing whatever was discussed in the pre-bid conference in preparing and submitting their bid.

1.1 Scope: The City of Columbus, Department of Public Utilities, is receiving bids until April 9, 2025 at 3:00 PM Eastern Time for services for the PROJECT DRY BASEMENT: BACKWATER VALVE AND/OR SUMP PUMP INSTALLATION project. Bids are to be submitted only through Bid Express at www.bidexpress.com. Hard copies or emails will not be accepted. This project involves installing backwater valves and/or sump pumps, and other such work as may be necessary to complete the contract, as set forth in this Invitation For Bid (IFB). All questions concerning this bid are to reference the project name and be sent to DPUConstructionBids@columbus.gov. No phone calls concerning questions about the bid will be accepted. The last day to submit questions will be specified in the IFB. Responses will be posted on Bid Express at www.bidexpress.com as an addendum. A pre-bid meeting will not be held. Notice of published addenda will be posted on the City’s Vendor Services website and the addenda will be posted on Bid Express at www.bidexpress.com. 1.2 Classification: All bid documents (Invitation for Bid, technical specifications, plans, and future addenda) will be available for review and download on Bid Express at www.bidexpress.com after the IFB is published. Firms must meet the mandatory requirements stated in the IFB for a bid to be considered for contract award. 1.3 Bid Express: If you do not have an account with Bid Express and you would like to review project information or submit a bid, you will need to register for an account. Go to www.bidexpress.com in order to sign up. There is no charge to establish an account with Bid Express or to bid on City of Columbus projects through Bid Express. 1.4 City of Columbus MBE/WBE Program: This project is subject to the requirements of the City’s MBE/WBE Program. The MBE/WBE goal assigned to this project is 15.0%. The contract will be awarded to the lowest, responsive, responsible, and best bidder. City certified MBE/WBE firms that submit a bid may be eligible to receive a bid discount of 5% of the bid amount up to a maximum discount of $50,000.00. To be eligible for the bid discount, the firm must: • Be the prime contractor. • Be certified by the City’s Office of Diversity and Inclusion as an MBE/WBE capable of providing the type of construction services sought by the City at the bid due date. • Be a member of the ethnic and gender groups determined by the City’s 2019 Disparity Study to have a statistically significant disparity in the awarding of City construction contracts. (The eligible groups for Service Bids are all City certified MBE/WBE’s except Asian American Males and Native Americans.) • Submit a completed Bid Discount/Proposal Incentive Request Form with the bid response through Bid Express. Refer to the City of Columbus Minority and Women-Owned Business Enterprise and Small Local Business Enterprise Program Manual at https://new.columbus.gov/Government/Mayors-Office/Diversity-Inclusion for details on the program.

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