Front End Loader Bid InviteADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS
City of Kalispell Public Works Department
Front End Loader with 3.5-yard Bucket, 2-yard leaf grabber, and V-Plow Wing Combo Unit
General Notice
The City of Kalispell, Montana (the Owner), is requesting bids for a front-end loader equipped with a 3.5-
yard bucket and two attachments: a 2-yard leaf grabber and a V-plow wing combo unit.
Bids for the equipment and attachments will be received via QuestCDN until 1:00 PM local time on
Tuesday, September 10, 2024. At that time all Bids received will be publicly opened and read aloud in
the City Hall First Floor Conference Room, 201 Ist Avenue East, Kalispell, Montana.
The bid request includes the following work:
• Delivery of a ready for service front end loader with a 3.5-yard bucket, and two attachments
including a 2-yard leaf grabber and a V-plow wing combo unit.
Bidding documents may be examined at the City of Kalispell Public Works Department, 201 Ist Avenue
East, Kalispell, Montana 59901. Specifications may be examined beginning Sunday August 25, 2024,
through QuestCDN via the City of Kalispell QuestCDN project portal.
Obtaining the Bidding Documents
Information and Bidding Documents for the Project can be obtained through QuestCDN. The
City of Kalispell portal to QuestCDN is located on the City of Kalispell website at
iaa.aps-//kaVkp(JV ,co, i)/Nels..,aspx, or in the City of Kalispell Qu,cst(T)N froJect fo:-pA, Click on the project
page p allows free viewing of the rolect and title. A a e will open which g p � plan holders list.
The City will be only accepting online electronic bids through QuestCDN. Electronic plan download
and electronic bidding can be completed through QuestCDN for a fee of $42.00. 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.
Bidding Documents must be downloaded from the designated website. Prospective Bidders are required
to register with the designated website as a Bidding Documents holder, even if Bidding Documents are
obtained from a third -party plan room or source other than the designated website in either electronic or
paper format. The designated website will be updated periodically with Addenda, lists of registered
Bidding Documents holders, reports on the Site, and other information relevant to submitting a Bid for
the Project. All official notifications, Addenda, and other Bidding Documents will be offered only
through the designated website. Neither Owner nor Engineer will be responsible for Bidding Documents,
including Addenda, if any, obtained from sources other than the designated website.
Pre -bid Trade in Inspection
A pre -bid inspection of the 2000 John Deer TC54H can be scheduled through the City of Kalispell.
Contact, Gene Come, Monday through Friday, 8:00 am to 4:30 pm, at 406-759-7723 to schedule an
inspection. The address for the equipment inspection is 1400, Ist Ave West, Kalispell, MT. 59901.
Project Funding
This Project is funded through Special Street Maintenance Fund Machinery & Equipment. The bidder
must meet all requirements of the appropriate Local/Federal/State agencies, as indicated in the
specifications.
E1CDC® C-111, Advertisement for Bids for Construction Contract.
Copyright° 2018 National Society of Professional Engineers, American Council of Engineering Companies,
and American Society of Civil Engineers. All rights reserved.
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Additional Bid Information
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 drawn 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 of ten
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.
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.
Award of the project will be contingent upon funding and award concurrence from City Council. Bids
may only be withdrawn as provided in Section 00100 of the Instructions to Bidders after the scheduled
time for the public opening of bids. Except as provided in the aforementioned Section 00100, 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 shall be required to furnish to the City evidence of insurance in accordance with the
Seventh Edition of the Montana Public Works Standard Specifications.
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: City of Kalispell
By: Aimee Brunckhorst
Title: City Clerk and Communications Manager
City of Kalispell
By
Aimee Brunckhorst
City Clerk & Communications Manager
Date of Publication:
August 25, 2024
September 1, 2024
E1CDC® C-111, Advertisement for Bids for Construction Contract.
Copyright° 2018 National Society of Professional Engineers, American Council of Engineering Companies,
and American Society of Civil Engineers. All rights reserved.
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