Affidavit of Publication/Invitation to BidSTATE OF MONTANA
FLATHEAD COUNTY
AFFIDAVIT OF PUBLICATION
SHERI CONKLIN BEING DULY SWORN
DEPOSES AND SAYS: THAT SHE IS THE LEGAL
CLERK OF THE DAILY INTER LAKE A DAILY
NEWSPAPER OF GENERAL CIRCULATION,
PRINTED AND PUBLISHED IN THE CITY OF
KALISPELL, IN THE COUNTY OF FLATHEAD,
STATE OF MONTANA, AND THAT NO 10168
PRINTED AND PUBLISHED IN THE REGULAR AND
ENTIRE ISSUE OF SAID PAPER, AND IN EACH AND
EVERY COPY THEREOF ON THE DATES OF
DEC 11, 18, 25
AND THE RATE CHARGED FOR THE ABOVE
PRINTING DOES NOT EXCEED THE MINIMUM
GOING RATE CHARGED TO ANY OTHER
ADVERTISER FOR THE SAME PUBLICATION,
SET IN THE SAME SIZE TYPE AND PUBLISHED
FOR THE SAME NUMBER OF INSERTIONS.
Subscribed and sworn to
Before me this
AD DEC 26, 2005
Notary Public for the State of Montana
Residing in Kalispell
My Commission expires 9/11/09
INVITATION TO BID
rate sealed bids
for , nstruction of Old
School Station (SID
344) Phase 1: Public
Water Supply Well will
be received by the City
of Kalispell at the office
of City Clerk until 2:30
p.m. local time on Janu-
ary 5 2006, and then
Publicly opened and
read aloud in the City
Hall Conference Room.
Bids should be ad-
dressed to the City
Clerk, P.O. Box 1997,
Kalispell, Montana,
59903-1997, and enti-
tled: Bid for "Old School
Station (SID 344) Phase
1: Public Water Supply
Well".
The project generally
consists of, but is not
necessarily limited to,
the following major
items:
1. Installation and test•
ing of a new public wa-
ter supply well
2. Installation of a new
water main and fire hy-
drant
3. Installation of the
power supply to the well
4. Other miscellane-
ous items required to
complete the Work.
The Contract Docu-
ments consisting of half
size Drawings and Proj-
ect Manual may be ex-
amined or obtained at
the office of Morrison-
Maierle Inc. 1228 White-
fish Stage Road Kalis-
pell Montana 59901.
Required deposit is
$50.00 per set, which is
not refundable, by regu-
lar mail or United Parcel
Service (UPS). Payment
of an additional $25.00
is required for express
mail.
In addition, the Draw-
ings and Project Manual
may also be examined
at the following loca-
tions:
Morrison-Maierle, Inc.
1 Engineering Place
Helena, Montana
59604
Morrison-Maierle, Inc.
901 Technology Blvd.
Bozeman, Montana
59771
Morrison-Maierle, Inc.
2020 Grand Avenue
Billings, Montana
59102
Kalispell Copy Center
2303 Highway 2 East
Kalispell, Montana
59901
1041 0"1 m""lut.
North, Suite 104
Great Falls, Monte'
59401
Morrison-Maierle, Inc.
306 West Railroad
Street, Suite 105
Missoula, Montana
59802
Great Falls Builders
Exchange
1625 3rd Ave North
Great Falls, Montana
59403
Montana Contractors
Association
PO Box 4519
Helena, Montana
59604
There will be a Pre -Bid
Conference at the Kalis-
pell City Hall Confer-
ence Room at 10:00
o'clock on December 20
2005. Interested CON-
TRACTORS are ,en-
couraged to attend.
CONTRACTOR(s)
and any of the CON-
TRACTOR's subcon-
tractors bidding on this
project will be required
to obtain 'registration
with the Montana De-
partment of Labor and
Industry (DLI). Forms
for registration are avail-
able from the Depart-
ment of Labor and In-
dustry, P.O. Box 8011,
1805 Prospect, Helena,
Montana 59604-8011.
Information on registra-
tion can be obtained by
calling 1-406-444-7734.
CONTRACTOR's are
required to have regis-
tered with the DLI prior
to bidding on this proj-
ect.
All laborers and me-
chanics employed by
CONTRACTOR(s) or
subcontractors in per-
formance of the con-
struction work shall be
paid wages at rates as
may be required by the
laws of the state of
Montana in accordance
with the schedule of
Montana Prevailing
Wage Rates established
by the Montana Depart-
ment of Labor and In-
dustry included in the
Project Manual.
must ensure that em-
ployees and applicants
for employment are not
discriminated against
because of their race,
color, religion, sex or
national origin.
Each bid or proposal
must be accompanied
by a Certified Check,
Cashier's Check, or Bid
Bond payable to the
City of Kalispell in an
amount not less than
ten percent (10%) of the
total amount of the bid.
Successful BIDDERS
shall furnish an ap-
proved Construction
Performance Bond and
a Construction -(Labor
and Materials) -Payment
Bond, each in the
amount of one hundred
percent (100%) of the
contract amount. Insur-
ance as required shall
be provided by the suc-
cessful BIDDER(s) and
a certificate(s) of that in-
surance shall be provid-
ed.
No bid may be with-
drawn .after the sched-
uled time for the public
opening of the Bids
specified above.
The right is reserved
to>"reject any or all Pro-
posals received, to
waive informalities, to
postpone the award of
the contract for a period
of not to exceed sixty
(60) day and to accept
the lowest responsive
and responsible bid
which is in the best in-
terest of the City of Ka-
lispell.
Authorized by the City
Council of the City of
Kalispell, Montana, in a
regular meeting held on
November 7, 2005.
City of Kalispell
/s(Theresa White
City Clerk
December 11, 18, 25,
2005.