INVITATION TO BID

Separate sealed bids for the construction of WO 20-46: LANDFILL COMPOST FACILITY, SCHEDULE 1, will be received by the City of Billings City Clerk, 210 N. 27th Street, Billings, MT 59101 or P.O. Box 1178, Billings, MT 59103 or bids@billingsmt.gov

The project generally consists of the construction of a 410-foot by 450-foot pad for a compost facility south of the existing City of Billings Regional Landfill across Hillcrest Road, near the intersection of Hillcrest Road and Stratton Road. The pad will consist of a 272-foot by 59.5-foot asphalt pad, and the remainder of the area will be gravel. The project also includes the construction of a 30-foot wide access road (off an existing approach to Hillcrest Road), earthen dam, water service line, and miscellaneous drainage improvements.

OBTAINING BID DOCUMENTS: Complete digital Project Bidding Documents are available at QuestCDN. There is a fee, payable to QuestCDN, to download the digital plan documents and to be included on the plan holders list. You may access them at www.questcdn.com by inputting Quest project #8393333 on the QuestCDN project search page. The plans, specifications, and the official plan holders list may be examined through this site for no charge. In addition, the Drawings and Project Manual may be examined at www.montanabid.com.

PRE-BID CONFERENCE: There will be a non-mandatory Pre-Bid Conference for all prospective Bidders held Tuesday, February 21, 2023, at 1:00 p.m. at the City of Billings Solid Waste Office, 4848 Midland Road, Billings, MT. Interested CONTRACTORS are encouraged to attend.

BIDDING REQUIREMENTS: Contractor and any of the Contractor's Subcontractors bidding or doing work on this project will be required to be registered with the Montana Department of Labor and Industry (DLI). Forms for registration are available from the Department of Labor and Industry, PO Box 8011, 1805 Prospect, Helena MT 59604-8011. Information on registration can be obtained by calling 406-444-7734. All laborers and mechanics employed by CONTRACTOR or subcontractors in performance of the construction work shall be paid wages at rates as may be required by the laws of Yellowstone County and the state of Montana. The CONTRACTOR must ensure that employees and applicants for employment are not discriminated against because of their race, color, religion, sex or national origin.

Each Bid or proposal shall be accompanied by a Certified Check, Cashier's Check, or Bidder’s Bond payable to the "City of Billings, MT" in an amount not less than ten (10%) percent of the total amount of the Bid. Successful Bidders shall furnish an approved Performance Bond and a Labor and Materials Payment Bond, each in the amount of one hundred percent (100%) of the contract amount, prior to executing a construction contract. Insurance, as required, shall be provided by the successful Bidder(s) and a certificate(s) of that insurance shall be provided prior to executing a construction contract. Bids submitted via email shall have the bid bond scanned and included with the bid. Bids submitted via mail or hand delivered shall have any of the bid securities included.

No bid may be withdrawn after the scheduled time for the public opening of bids, which is 2:00 p.m. local time, Tuesday, March 7, 2022.

For further information concerning this project, please contact Travis Craig, Great West Engineering, at 2501 Belt View Drive, Helena, MT 59601, by telephone at 406-495-6166 or by e-mail at tcraig@greatwesteng.com

OWNER'S RIGHTS RESERVED: The right is reserved to reject any or all proposals received, to waive informalities, to postpone the award of the contract for a period not to exceed sixty (60) days, and to accept the lowest responsive and responsible bid that is in the best interest of the Owner.

The City of Billings is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Published on February 10, 17, 25 and March 3, 2023.