Airport Road Intersections & Sidewalks Improvements Project Invitation for BidsSECTION 00100
INVITATION FOR BIDS
The City of Kalispell, Montana will receive sealed bids for the Airport Road Intersections & Sidewalk
Improvements Project. The project consists of a base bid consisting of furnishing materials, labor, and
equipment required to install 300 feet of new roadway for 171h Street, between Airport Road and I" Ave. W.
Base bid also included approximately 6,820 SY of new asphalt parking lot construction including removals,
excavation, storm drain system, sidewalk, lighting, utility relocates, striping, signing, landscaping and related
work. 5 bid alternates are included that incorporate new curb and gutter and sidewalk along the west side of Is'
Ave. W between 171h St and 121h St W, and new sidewalk construction along Airport Road, 121h St W, 16" St E,
and Begg Park Drive. Bid alternates include approximately 6,325 linear feet of new sidewalk construction,
2,550 linear feet of new curb and gutter, excavation, asphalt patching, landscaping and related construction.
The City will be only accepting online electronic bids through QuestCDN (www.questedn.com).
Prospective Bidders must purchase contract documents through QuestCDN. Electronic plan download and
electronic bidding can be completed through QuestCDN for a fee of $30.00. Prospective bidders will need the
seven -digit QuestCDN project number (#6869994) to locate the job on the QuestCDN website search page. To
access the electronic bid form, download the project documents and click the online bidding button at the top of
the advertisement. For electronic bids, scans of required electronic bid documents will be accepted.
Plans and specifications may be examined beginning March 1, 2020, through QuestCDN. The City of
Kalispell portal to QuestCDN is located on the City of Kalispell website at hops:: www.kalispell.com/bids.aspx.
Click on the project title. A page will open which allows free viewing of the project and plan holders list.
Contract Documents may also be reviewed at all Montana plans exchange network centers listed at
htts:Hmontanabid.com.
Construction of the Airport Road Intersections & Sidewalk Improvements Project shall be performed by a
Contractor who is registered with the Montana Department of Labor and Industry. The Contractor shall be
properly registered at the time of submitting the Bid.
Any bidder wishing further information may obtain the same from the City of Kalispell Public Works
Department, 201 First Avenue East, Kalispell, Montana 59901. Phone 406-758-7720.
A Pre -Bid Meeting will be held in the City Hall First Floor Conference Room, 201 First Avenue East,
Kalispell, Montana 59901 at 2:00 P.M. on Thursday, March 19, 2020. Interested Bidders are encouraged to
attend the Pre -Bid Meeting.
Bids will be received by QuestCDN until 2:00 P.M. on Thursday, March 26, 2020. All bids will be publicly
opened and read aloud in the First Floor Conference Room, 201 First Avenue East, Kalispell, Montana
59901.
All bidders shall, as bid security, accompany the bid with: 1) lawful currency of the United States or a cashier's
check; or 2) a certified check or bank money order draixin and issued by a national bank located in Montana or
by a banking corporation incorporated in Montana; or 3) a bid bond or bonds, executed by a surety corporation
authorized to do business in Montana. The bid security shall be in the amount often percent (10%) of the amount
bid. Any such bank instrument shall be payable to the City of Kalispell. If a contract is awarded, the bidder
whose bond is accepted and who shall thereafter refuse to enter into and execute the proposed contract, or as
stated in the covenant, shall absolutely forfeit such moneys or bank instruments to the City, and become
immediately liable on said bid bond in said sum. The bid security shall be returned to the unsuccessful bidders.
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All bids must expressly covenant that if the bidder is awarded the contract, the bidder shall within fifteen (15)
calendar days of the acceptance of said bid by the City Council, enter into a contract and give good and sufficient
bond to secure the performance of the terms and conditions of the contract. In the event the successful bidder
does not enter into a formal contract within fifteen (15) calendar days or give sufficient bond to secure
performance, the bidder shall pay unto the City the difference between the amount of the bid of said bidder and
the amount for which the City legally contracts with another party to perform said work if the latter amount is
more than the former.
No bid shall be withdrawn after the opening of bids without the consent of the City Council for a period of sixty
(60) days after the scheduled time of receiving the bids.
The City will accept the lowest responsible bid, but the Council reserves the right to reject any and all bids or to
waive any technicality or informality and accept any bid which may be deemed in the best interest of the City
The successful bidder will be required to abide by Federal and State laws, particularly Section 18-2-401 et seq.,
M.C.A. (Montana Prevailing Wage Rates)
The successful bidder will be required to furnish an acceptable security for the full amount of the contract for
faithful performance thereof and payment of labor, material and subcontractor claims.
The successful bidder will be assessed the Montana Contractor's withholding tax.
The successful bidder shall be required to furnish to the City evidence of insurance in accordance with the Sixth
Edition of the Montana Public Works Standard Specifications. The successful bidder shall for the purpose of the
Contract with the City, name the City of Kalispell as additional insured on said policy while performing work
under City contract.
All questions about the meaning or intent of the Contract Documents are to be submitted in writing to the
Engineer, Mike Brodie, P.E. of WGM Group (mbrodie-,'&,,wgmgroup.com). Questions submitted after 3:00 pm
local time on March 20, 2020 are not guaranteed to be answered before the bid due date and time.
Authorized by order of the City Council of the City of Kalispell, Montana, in a regular meeting held on August
1%2019.
City of Kalispell
By
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