Separate sealed Bids will be received for the NRRWA Water Treatment Plant Expansion at the existing facility located at 289 Kohler Ave. Austinville, VA 24312 to expand capacity from 4.0 to 6.33 MGD. Work includes replacement of chemical feed pumps, installation of sedimentation basin sludge collectors and tube settlers, development of a fourth gravity sand filter and refurbishment of existing filters, installation of an additional finished water pump, construction of sludge thickener tanks, and construction of sludge dewatering facilities. Work also includes pump replacement and improvements at the remote raw water intake on the New River at 243 Store Hill Rd.
Bids will be received by Michael Watson, Chairperson, at:
New River Regional Water Authority
289 Kohler Avenue
Austinville, VA 24312
until 2:00 PM local prevailing time on Thursday May 9, 2024, and then publicly opened and read aloud at said location.
The Contract Documents may be examined at the following locations:
Peed & Bortz, LLC, Civil & Environmental Engineers, 20 Midway Plaza Drive, Ste. 100, Christiansburg, VA 24073
or
Austinville Water Treatment Plant, 289 Kohler Ave., Austinville, VA 24312
Digital copies of Bidding Documents may be obtained at no charge from the Peed & Bortz website at http://peed-bortz.com/request-for-bids/. Prospective Bidders are urged to register with Peed & Bortz, LLC as a plan holder, even if Bidding Documents are obtained from a plan room or source other than the designated website in either electronic or paper format. The designated website will be updated periodically with addenda and other information relevant to submitting a Bid for the Project. All official notifications, addenda, and other Bidding Documents will be offered only through the designated website. Neither Owner nor Engineer will be responsible for Bidding Documents, including addenda, if any, obtained or omitted from sources other than the designated website.
A Pre-Bid Conference shall be held at 1:00 PM local prevailing time Thursday April 18, 2024 at the Austinville Water Treatment Plant, 289 Kohler Ave. Austinville, VA 24312. Attendance at the pre-bid conference is encouraged, but not required.
Withdrawal of bids due to error shall be in accordance with Virginia Code Section 2.2-4430.B.1.
Should the apparent low bid exceed available funds, the Owner reserves the right to negotiate with the apparent low bidder to obtain a contract price within available funds.
Bidders shall comply with Virginia Code Section 54.1-1112 regarding information required with bid. Envelopes containing bids shall be clearly marked with the Bidder’s contractor license number.
This project will be partially funded with Federal funds from the United States Department of Commerce, Economic Development Administration and therefore is subject to the Federal laws and regulations associated with that program. Contractor will be required to maintain an active SAM.gov account throughout the project.