CC for Roadway & Bridge Construction

Agency:	Portage County
State:	Wisconsin
Type of Government:	State & Local
NAICS Category:	237310 - Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction
Posted Date:	Apr 19, 2023
Due Date:	May 4, 2023
Solicitation No:	2023-13PC
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Request for Bid (RFB)

for

Construction Contractor

for Roadway & Bridge Construction

RFB #2023-13

CTH R

Black Oak Drive to Porter

Drive, Town of Plover,

Portage County

Issued by:

Portage County

Purchasing Department

All required bid documents must be submitted

No later than 2 PM, 05/04/2023 to:

Portage County Purchasing

1462 Strongs Avenue

Stevens Point, WI 54481

LATE BIDS WILL BE REJECTED

There will be a public opening for this Bid

For further information regarding this RFB

contact Chris Schultz

at (715) 346-1393

Email: schultzc@co.portage.wi.gov

Issued: 4/19/2023

ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS

Portage County Highway Department

CTH R Roadway and Bridge

Construction Project

(RFB #2023‐13)

The Portage County Highway Department (OWNER) is accepting sealed bids for a roadway and bridge

construction project along CTH R from Black Oak Drive to Porter Road. The contract has a completion

date October 31, 2023 with all in-stream activities complete by September 15, 2023. Items of work

include pavement removal, grading, base course, culvert pipe, storm sewer, watermain, Structure B-49-

197, asphaltic concrete pavement, guardrail, pavement marking, traffic control, erosion control and all

incidental items necessary to complete the work. All material and work performed shall be in

accordance with the Wisconsin Department of Transportation Standard Specifications and the Project’s

Special Provisions. The project is partially funded with WisDOT Local Road Improvement Multi-Modal

Local Supplement Funding.

Bids are due at the Portage County Purchasing Department office, 1462 Strongs Avenue, Stevens Point,

WI 54481, by 2:00 p.m., Thursday, May 4, 2023. Bids will be opened at that time and publicly read. Bid

is anticipated to be awarded at the May 16, 2023 Portage County Board of Supervisors meeting,

depending on the OWNER’s needs, budgets, and schedules. For bidding questions or additional

information, contact Chris Schultz, Purchasing Director at (715) 346‐1393, schultzc@co.portage.wi.us.

Copies of the Bidding Documents may be obtained ONLY from the Portage County website,

www.co.portage.wi.us, or Wisconsin VendorNet, vendornet.wi.gov. No paper plan sets will be provided.

Access the sites and download bid information and documents after April 19, 2023. Contact Chris

Schultz, Portage County Procurement Director, at (715) 346‐1393 for assistance in downloading and

working with the digital documents if needed.

Bids must be submitted in a sealed envelope marked “Bid for CTH R Project". The OWNER reserve the

right to reject any and all bids, waive any informalities in bidding or to accept the bid or bids that best

serves the interests of the OWNER.

Class 2 Notice – Published April 19, 2023, and April 26, 2023

Portage County Highway Dept.

CTH R Bidding Package & Specs

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INSTRUCTIONS TO BIDDERS

OWNER’S REPRESENTATIVE - PCHD

Portage County Highway Department (PCHD)

Nathan Check, Highway Commissioner

800 Plover Road

Plover, WI 54467

(715) 345-5230 – Office

(715) 630-2203 – Cell Phone

checkn@co.portage.wi.gov

ENGINEER

AECOM

Kelly Wolf, Project Engineer

200 Indiana Avenue

Stevens Point , WI 54481

608-828-8251– Office

kelly.wolf@aecom.com

INTRODUCTION

The OWNER is requesting Bids to construct the following roadway and bridge construction project:

CTH R from Black Oak Drive to Porter Drive with Structure B-49-197 with a contract

completion date of October 31, 2023 with all in-stream activities complete by

September 15, 2023.

The Bids are on a unit-cost basis.

Coordination between the contractor and the Portage County Highway Department will be

required.

Portage County Highway Dept.

CTH R Bidding Package & Specs

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PROPOSED ROAD AND BRIDGE CONSTRUCTION

CTH R Project

The work under this contract shall consist of pavement removal, grading, base course, culvert

pipe, storm sewer, watermain, Structure B-49-197, asphaltic concrete pavement, guardrail,

pavement marking, traffic control, erosion control and all incidental items necessary to complete

the work as shown on the plans and included in the proposal and contract. All material and work

performed shall be in accordance with the Wisconsin Department of Transportation Standard

Specifications 2023. Bid items and quantities listed within the plans are for information purposes

only. Bidding and construction phase will be based on the enclosed Bid forms.

GENERAL REQUIREMENTS AND COVENANTS

The bidding of this project will adhere to these Instructions to Bidders, and the State of Wisconsin

Department of Transportation Standard Specifications for Highway and Structure Construction,

2023 Edition, Part I and the project’s Special Provisions. In case of a discrepancy between these

Instructions to Bidders and Wisconsin Department of Transportation Standard Specifications for

Highway and Structure Construction, 2023 Edition, Part I, these Instructions to Bidders and the

project’s Special Provisions shall govern. In the State of Wisconsin Department of Transportation

Standard Specifications for Highway and Structure Construction, 2023 Edition, Part I, the

Department is considered the Portage County Highway Department.

BIDDER'S RESPONSIBLITY BEFORE SUBMITTING BID

A. It is the responsibility of each Bidder before submitting a Bid to:

1. Examine and carefully study the Bidding Documents, including any Addenda and

the other related data identified in the Bidding Documents;

2. Visit the Site and become familiar with and satisfy Bidder as to the general, local,

and Site conditions that may affect cost, progress, and performance of the Work;

3. Become familiar with and satisfy Bidder as to all federal, state, and local Laws and

Regulations that may affect cost, progress, or performance of the Work;

4. Agree at the time of submitting its Bid that no further data is necessary for the

determination of its Bid for performance of the Work at the price Bid and within

the times and in accordance with the other terms and conditions of the Bidding

Documents;

5. Become aware of the general nature of the Work to be performed by OWNER and

others at the Site that relates to the Work as indicated in the Bidding Documents;

6. Promptly give OWNER written notice of all conflicts, errors, ambiguities, or

discrepancies that Bidder discovers in the Bidding Documents and confirm that the

written resolution thereof by OWNER is acceptable to Bidder; and

7. Determine that the Bidding Documents are generally sufficient to indicate and

convey understanding of all terms and conditions for the performance of the

Work.

Portage County Highway Dept.

CTH R Bidding Package & Specs

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REQUESTS FOR INTERPRETATION OR CLARIFICATION

A. All questions about the meaning or intent of the Bidding Documents are to be submitted

to OWNER by 2 PM on Friday, April 28, 2023. Interpretations or clarifications considered

necessary by OWNER in response to such questions will be issued by Addenda and posted

to the Owner’s Website and State of Wisconsin Vendornet listed in the Advertisements

for Bid. Only questions answered by Addenda will be binding. Oral and other

interpretations or clarifications will be without legal effect.

OWNER- OR ENGINEER-ISSUED ADDENDA

A. Addenda may be issued to clarify, correct, or change the Bidding Documents as deemed

advisable by OWNER.

WORK SCHEDULE

A. Bids shall be provided based on completing Work for the OWNER as follows:

CTH R from Black Oak Drive to Porter Drive with Structure B-49-197 with a contract

completion date of October 31, 2023 with all in-stream activities complete by September

15, 2023.

BID FORM

A. The Bid forms are included within this Bidding Package.

FILLING IN BID FORMS

A. All blanks on the Bid forms shall be completed by printing in ink or by typewriter and the

Bid signed. A Bid price shall be indicated for each Bid item listed therein.

CORPORATION'S BID

A. A Bid by a corporation shall be executed in the corporate name by the president, a vice

president, or other corporate officer accompanied by evidence of authority to sign. The

corporate seal shall be affixed and attested by the secretary or an assistant secretary. The

corporate address and state of incorporation shall be shown below the signature.

PARTNERSHIP BID

A. A Bid by a partnership shall be executed in the partnership name and signed by a partner

(whose title must appear under the signature), accompanied by evidence of authority to

sign. The official address of the partnership shall be shown below the signature.

Portage County Highway Dept.

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