BID ? Water System Improvements: Butler Street and Catherine Avenue DWRF Project Number: 7717-01

May 27, 2025

Project Specifications [PDF]
Project Drawings [PDF]

1. RECEIPT OF BIDS
Sealed bids for the above project will be received by City of Muskegon of 933 Terrace Street, Muskegon, Michigan until:
2:00 PM (local time) on Thursday June 19, 2025
at which time the bids will be publicly opened and read aloud.

2. PRE-BID MEETING
A bidders information meeting will be held at the City of Muskegon Department of Public Works Office, 1350 E. Keating Avenue, Muskegon, MI 49440 on Wednesday, June 4 at 2:00 P.M. Attendance at the bidder’s information meeting is mandatory for all General Contractors wishing to submit a bid on the projects. Minutes of the bidders’ information meeting will be forwarded to all plan holders as an addendum. This pre-bid meeting will provide information for all DWSRF funded projects being bid out by the City of Muskegon. The pre-bid meeting will follow the following agenda (all times after 2:00 PM are subject to change):
• General DWSRF Project requirements (applies to all contracts)
• Butler Street and Catherine Avenue
• Marshall Tank Improvements
• Water Service Contract

3. SCOPE OF PROJECT
The project consists of furnishing all material and constructing the following:
• 3,200 ft. of 8-inch to 18-inch sanitary sewer
• 1,865 ft. of 12-inch to 24-inch storm sewer
• 3,000 ft. of 6-inch to 24-inch water main
• 3,200 ft. of road reconstruction
Including all necessary appurtenances and restoration.

4. EXAMINATION OF SPECIFICATIONS
Contract documents may be examined online at https://muskegon-mi.gov/category/bid-postings/ or at the offices of:
City of Muskegon, 933 Terrace Street, Muskegon, MI 49440
Prein&Newhof, 4910 Stariha Drive, Muskegon, MI 49441
Prein&Newhof, 3355 Evergreen Drive NE, Grand Rapids, MI 49525
And some local plan rooms.

5. DEPOSIT FOR DRAWINGS AND SPECIFICATIONS
Drawings and specifications are available online at https://muskegon-mi.gov/category/bid-postings/ . Bidder assumes sole risk for any project specifications and drawings, electronic or hard copy, obtained other than directly from the City of Muskegon. Hard copy drawings and specifications are available for the fee of 40 dollars from the City of Muskegon. Fees are payable by cash or check only and are not refunded.

6. FUNDING
The work to be performed under this contract will be financed and paid for by funds received from by the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) Drinking Water Revolving Fund (DWRF) and with City of Muskegon local funds. DWRF monies will be received by the City of Muskegon. Davis-Bacon/Prevailing Federal Wages apply to this project.
Federal Labor Standards Provisions and associated documents that are incorporated in this contract are included in Appendix A. The DWRF Project Number is 7717-01.
The Contractor will be required to comply with the debarment and American Iron and Steel contractual language included in Appendix A.

7. BID SURETY
A bid bond, certified check, or cashier’s check payable to City of Muskegon in an amount equal to five percent (5%) of the total price shall accompany each bid. This surety shall bind the bidder for a period of one hundred twenty (120) days after the receipt of bids.

8. COMPLETION DATE
All work shall be substantially completed all services installed and roads open to traffic on September 4, 2026. Final restoration and project completion shall occur on or before October 2, 2026. See progress clause for additional information on schedule.

Ann Marie Meisch
Muskegon City Clerk
933 Terrace Street
Muskegon, MI 49440
231-724-6705