Ardmore School District Civicplus #26-1000

Downtown Executive Airport Waterline Extension Construction

The City of Ardmore is seeking a contractor to extend and connect waterlines at the Downtown Executive Airport in Oklahoma. - Government buyer: City of Ardmore, Oklahoma — Purchasing Department; project location is the Downtown Executive Airport along Lake Murray Drive South in Carter County. - OEMs and vendors: No manufacturers, OEMs, or prospective vendors are named in the solicitation. - Requested work and materials: Install 8-inch PVC and HDPE water mains, valves, hydrants, fittings, and connections; restore affected areas and reconnect existing water service. - Bid schedule lists 1,261 LF of 8-inch PVC AWWA C900 DR18 pipe and 156 LF of 8-inch HDPE AWWA C906 DR11 pipe. The plan’s detailed PVC segments total 1,461 LF, which conflicts with the bid schedule; the HDPE plan segments total 156 LF. - Other listed items include one gate valve with box, five fire hydrant assemblies, one tee, one tapping sleeve with valve, two each of 45-degree, 22.5-degree, and 11.25-degree bends, one blind flange, one connection to an existing water line, and 1,401 square yards of solid slab sod. - Notable technical requirements: Verify and protect existing utilities, maintain traffic and utility service during construction, provide trench safety and erosion controls, and restore disturbed right-of-way. Test and disinfect the new waterlines, valves, and hydrants under AWWA C651 and obtain safe bacterial samples on two consecutive days before service. - Schedule terms: The bid documents specify base-bid completion within 70 calendar days after Notice to Proceed, while a contract template states 240 calendar days. A one-year maintenance bond period is also specified; bidders should resolve the duration discrepancy using the contract documents.

Description

The City of Ardmore is soliciting sealed bids for the ADEA Waterline Extension and associated appurtenances. The project purpose is to loop or connect dead-end water lines as indicated in the plans; the attached plans identify work at the Ardmore Downtown Executive Airport along Lake Murray Drive South. Bids are due November 12, 2026, at 2:00 p.m. CST, and will be publicly opened. A bid bond equal to 5% of the total bid is required, and performance, maintenance, and statutory payment bonds equal to 100% of the contract price are required.

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