Department of Property and Procurement, Division of Procurement, Building #1, Third Floor, Room 316, Subbase, St. Thomas, Virgin Islands 00802

Y -- CONSTRUCTION SOLICITATION AND SPECIFICATION FOR THE MANGROVE LAGOON REGIONAL PLANT SOL IFB-11-DPW-T-2000 (CC) DUE 042600 POC Mrs. Olga Meyers -- 1340774-0828 ;Mr. Mirko M. Restovic 13407731290X2260 SECTION 00100 INVITATION FOR BIDS GOVERNMENT OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS OF THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF PROPERTY AND PROCUREMENT SUBBASE, BUILDING NO. 1 Invitation No:IFB-11-DPW-T-2000 (CC)________ Date:___FEBRUARY 24 2000______________ Pursuant to the laws of the Government of the Virgin Islands, sealed bids, for the work described herein will be received at The Department of Property and Procurement, Procurement Division, Building 1, Third Floor, Subbase, St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands 00801 until 1:00 p.m. on April 26, 2000 and at that time publicly opened. Any bid received after the time and date specified shall not be considered. Description of Work This project, located in the Bovoni/Long Point Peninsula area of St. Thomas, USVI, is the construction of the Mangrove Lagoon Regional Wastewater Treatment Plant and Lift Station. The lift station features coarse screening and submersible pumps, along with a standby generator and odor control facilities. The wet well is constructed of reinforced concrete. The electrical/generator building is constructed of reinforced masonry on a reinforced concrete foundation. The firm peak flow capacity of the station is 2.4 million gallons per day. The wastewater treatment plant features fine screening, metering, and grit removal at the head works. Wastewater is then treated in a 3-tank sequencing batch reactor. Effluent from the tank is disinfected by ultraviolet radiation before being pumped to the outfall. Sludge from the sequencing batch reactor is held in a sludge holding tank. Sludge is dewatered in a belt filter press. Dewatered sludge is trucked to the landfill for disposal. The design also features a lime storage tank and feeding equipment to control the alkalinity of the wastewater, a back-up chlorination system, a septage holding tank and pumps, a plant water system, a plant drainage system, and odor control facilities. The control building houses an office, a control room, a laboratory, and a meeting room. The utility building houses the blowers, stand-by generator, electrical equipment, lime storage, the chlorination system, and a tool room, along with various pumps. The belt filter press building houses the filter press, a screw conveyor, the polymer system and the plant water control panel. All the buildings are constructed of reinforced masonry. The major tanks are constructed of reinforced concrete. The system is controlled through a PLC-based system with a personal computer operator interface. Work shall be completed within 550 calendar days from receipt of Notice to Proceed. Information regarding bidding documents Bidding Documents include the Public Notice, this Invitation for Bids, Instructions to Bidders, Contractor's Qualification Statement, the Contract, Performance & Payment Bonds, General Conditions, Supplemental General Conditions, Plans, Specifications, and other documents bound herein. Bidding documents can be obtained from Department of Property and Procurement, Procurement Division, Third Floor, Subbase, St. Thomas, Virgin Islands, at a cost of $100.00 PER SET. The documents consist of Contract Document Books, TWO volumes, one entitled Construction Solicitation and Specifications Volume 1 of 2 Mangrove Lagoon Regional Wastewater Treatment Plant and the other entitled Construction Solicitation and Specifications Volume 2 of 2 Mangrove Lagoon Regional Wastewater Treatment Plant One compact disc containing the drawings and an Acrobat Readera in electronic form, and One half-size set of drawings (18" x 12") Bidder is responsible for printing out hard copies from the compact disc. All documents contained in the Contract Document Books are made a part of this Invitation and by this reference incorporated herein as fully and effectively as if set forth in detail. The bidder's attention is directed to the fact that all applicable municipal ordinances, and the rules and regulations of all authority having jurisdiction over construction of the project shall apply to Contract throughout, and they will be deemed to be included in the Contract the same as though herein written out in full. Bidders must return the following documents, properly executed as required by the appropriate instructions, to the Department of Property and Procurement at the address cited above. Return the original documents, PLUS 10 COPIES. 1. Invitation for Bids Section 00100 2. Bid for Lump Sum Construction Contract Section 00410 3. Unit Price Form Section 00430 4. Bid Bond Section 00435 5. Non-collusion Affidavit Section 00451 (DPP-NCA-52-75) 6. Certification Regarding Debarment, Suspension, Ineligibility and Voluntary Exclusion Section 00452 7. Eligibility Affidavit Section 00453 8. Contractor's Qualification Statement Section 00454 (P&P-CQS-1973) 9. Financial Statement Section 00455 (DPP-FS-4-75) 10. Certification of Bidder Regarding Equal Employment Opportunity Section 00456 11. Affidavit of Individual Surety Section 00460 (P&P-AIS-1-73) Bonds Each bid must be accompanied by a bid guarantee payable to the Government of the U.S. Virgin Islands. The bid guarantee shall be in an amount of not less than five percent (5%) of the total bid. The five percent (5%) Bid Bond will only be accepted in the form of a firm commitment, such as a Bid Bond, Postal Money Order, Certified Check, Cashier's Check or Irrevocable Letter of Credit. If Individual Sureties execute the Bid Bond, they shall be two or more responsible persons. A complete Affidavit of Individual Surety (Standard Form P & P AIS-1-73) shall accompany the bond. Corporations executing the bond must be duly licensed to do business in the Territory of the Virgin Islands. Following award of contract, the successful bidder shall execute the construction contract, and shall provide performance and payment bonds, each in an amount not less than one hundred percent (100%) of the contract value. Pre-Bid Conference Pre-Bid Conference will be held on March 28, 2000 at 10:00 a.m. at the Department of Property and Procurement conference room. Written questions during the bid period shall be submitted in writing to the Department of Property and Procurement. A copy of the questions shall be submitted to: Parsons Engineering Science 8000 Centre Park Drive, Suite 200 Austin, TX 78754 Attention: Kenneth Kuhr, P.E. The last day for receipt of questions will be April 10, 2000. Questions received after this date will not be answered. Bid Withdrawal No Bidder will be allowed to withdraw his bid within a period of Sixty (60) calendar days following the date set for the opening thereof. Right of Rejection The Government of the Virgin Islands reserves the right to reject any or all bids if deemed to be in the best interest of the Government. Posted 03/06/00 (W-SN431610). (0066)

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