Fairhope AL Civic Plus #27-002-2025-PUS-009

Fairhope lift-station construction and sewer system improvements

Fairhope Public Utilities is seeking a contractor for two lift-station projects and related sewer collection and conveyance improvements. - Government buyer: City of Fairhope Purchasing Department, for Fairhope Public Utilities, Alabama. - Project scope: Upgrade the existing Grand Hotel Lift Station and construct a new Scenic Highway 98 (Scenic 98) Lift Station, including piping, valves, manholes, site work, wet wells, foundations, and associated appurtenances. - Named manufacturers and vendors: KSB is specified for both wastewater pumps, with approved equal substitutions permitted; Xypex Chemical Corporation supplies the specified Xypex Admix C-500 waterproofing admixture. Permox coating or an equivalent is specified for sewer lining. Three Notch Group, Inc. is identified as the engineer. Polymer concrete structures are allowed as an alternate structure type, subject to equivalency requirements. - Major quantities: 540 vertical feet of helical-pile foundations; 2 manholes; approximately 80 LF of 10- and 12-inch PVC gravity sewer; 520 LF of 12-inch HDPE force main; 80 LF of 10- and 12-inch ductile-iron force main; 480 LF of 4-inch, 180 LF of 8-inch, and 1,460 LF of 10-inch PVC force main; 2 each of 12-inch and 10-inch plug valves; 2 combination air-relief valves; and 6 existing force-main connections. - Pumps: One specified pump for each lift station: Grand Hotel uses KSB KRT D 100-253/76XEG-S IE3; Scenic Highway 98 uses KSB KRT K 100-403/804XNG2-S. The specifications set station-specific flow, head, power, voltage, phase, frequency, and discharge-elbow requirements; approved equal models may be proposed. - Other requested work: SCADA integration at both lift stations and an additive alternate for a natural-gas-fired backup pump at Scenic Highway 98. - Notable requirements: Use Xypex Admix C-500 in precast manholes and vaults at 2%–3% of cement weight. Helical-pile work includes design and calculations, materials, equipment, labor, soil and groundwater testing, torque testing, and installation. Polymer concrete alternatives must meet structural, waterproofing, and corrosion-resistance requirements; exterior coating is bituminous. - Estimated construction value: $3.5 million–$4.2 million.

Description

The City of Fairhope is soliciting sealed bids from qualified contractors to provide materials, equipment, labor, and incidentals for upgrades to the existing Grand Hotel Lift Station and construction of the new Scenic 98 Lift Station. The work includes sewer collection and conveyance improvements, including manholes, gravity sewer and force mains, valves, connections to existing force mains, and associated appurtenances. A mandatory pre-bid meeting is scheduled for November 4, 2026, at 2:00 PM at the City Services and Public Utilities Building. The estimated project construction cost is stated in Addendum No. 1 as between $3,500,00 and $4,200,000.

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