Minneapolis Supplier Systems #0000004361

Minneapolis lead and galvanized water service line replacement across four packages

The City of Minneapolis is seeking contractors to replace lead and galvanized water service lines across four Minneapolis project packages. - Government buyer: City of Minneapolis, Public Works–Water Engineering; contact listed as Kimberly K Wilson. Work is in Minneapolis, Hennepin County. - Scope: Provide materials, labor, equipment, and incidentals to install, inspect, and test new water service lines, curb stops, and curb stop boxes, and decommission existing lead and/or galvanized iron lines. - Packages and estimated work: - Green: 1-inch and 1-1/4-inch service connections, including 234 estimated replacement configurations and 5 exploratory excavations. - Gold: 1-inch service connections, including 121 estimated replacement configurations and 5 exploratory excavations. - Yellow: 1-inch and 1-1/4-inch service connections, including 355 estimated replacement configurations and 5 exploratory excavations. - Purple: 1-inch service connections, including 357 estimated replacement configurations and 5 exploratory excavations. - Each package includes a separately priced optional testing and documentation add alternate. Listed configurations with zero estimated quantities still require unit prices. - OEMs and vendors: No manufacturers, OEMs, or installation vendors are named. Bidders must identify proposed material manufacturers and product names. - Notable requirements: Proposed materials must comply with Buy America Build America. Each installation crew must include a qualified installer with at least five years of experience installing water service lines 2 inches or smaller and at least 50 completed installations; other workers and apprentices may work under that installer’s direct supervision. Prevailing-wage requirements apply, with the higher applicable state or federal rate governing. Workforce goals are 20% female and 32% minority; no Small and Underutilized Business Program goals are specified. The optional alternate covers geotechnical testing and documentation of contractor backfill and compaction work.

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The City of Minneapolis is seeking bids to provide materials, labor, equipment, and incidentals for storage, handling, installation, inspection, and testing of new water service lines, curb stops, and curb stop boxes, and decommissioning existing lead and/or galvanized iron water service lines. The work is for Public Works-Water Engineering and is divided into Green, Gold, Yellow, and Purple packages, with add alternates for contractor-provided testing and documentation. Up to four contracts may be awarded to the overall low, responsive, responsible bidders meeting specifications. Prevailing wage applies, and a 5% bid deposit and 100% payment and performance bonds are required.

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