Rockford Civic Plus #926-W-086

Rockford Phase 11G Lead Service Line Replacement and Restoration

The City of Rockford Water Department seeks contractors for Phase 11G lead service line replacement and related restoration work. - Government buyer: City of Rockford, Illinois; Water Division; Finance Department, Central Services Division. - Opportunity: Lead Service Line Replacement Phase 11G, Bid No. 926-W-086. - OEMs and vendors: No manufacturers, OEMs, or vendors are identified; this is a construction-services procurement. - Scope: Replace public and private water services using copper or, with Owner approval, HDPE; perform boring or open-cut work, fittings and connections, electrical grounding, traffic control, pavement and site restoration, and service-line abandonment. The bid includes base and contingency items listed below. - Notable requirements: Contractors must obtain required project permits; City plumbing, electrical, and right-of-way permit fees are waived. At least one water-service installation crew is required each working day. Pavement patches require at least 2 inches of HMA surface course over 4 inches of HMA binder course, matching thicker existing pavement where applicable. The new contingency item covers abandonment of lead services at addresses or parcels no longer served by the City. - Maximum contract spend: $1,800,000. - Completion: Substantial completion within 100 working days and final completion within 120 working days; no calendar start or end date is specified.

Description

The City of Rockford is soliciting bids for Lead Service Line Replacement Phase 11G. The contractor is responsible for obtaining necessary permits for each replacement, while City of Rockford permit fees, including plumbing, electrical, and right-of-way permit fees, are waived. The addenda revise bid documents and add the pay item “Lead Service Line Abandonment”; bidders must include Addendum 1 or a reference to it with their bid. The solicitation also specifies pavement patch requirements and provides that existing pavement thicknesses exceeding the minimum requirements must be matched.

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