City of Fort Morgan Wastewater Treatment Facility Expansion Project

CITY OF FORT MORGAN
Bidding Documents for the Construction of the
CITY OF FORT MORGAN
WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY
EXPANSION
May 2026
Project Number 100541.00
Prepared by:
5250 Hahns Peak Dr., Suite 2100
Loveland, CO 80538
Contact: Andrew Stewart, PE
Email: andrew.stewart@merrick.com
Phone: 970-744-4633

City of Fort Morgan WWTF Expansion May 2026
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Division 00 - Bidding and Contracting Requirements
00 00 00 Cover Page
00 01 05 Table of Contents
00 01 10 Seals Page
00 11 16 Invitation to Bid
00 21 13 Instructions to Bidders
00 41 00 Bid Form
00 43 00 Bid Bond
00 45 10 Qualifications Statement
00 51 00 Notice of Award
00 52 00 Agreement Between Owner and Contractor for Construction Contract
00 55 00 Notice to Proceed
00 61 13 Performance Bond
00 61 14 Payment Bond
00 62 00 Contractor's Application for Payment
00 62 05 Certificate of Substantial Completion
00 62 06 Notice of Acceptability of Work
00 62 11 Certificate of Insurance
00 70 00 General Conditions
00 80 00 Supplementary Conditions
00 94 00 Work Change Directive
00 94 10 Change Order
00 94 20 Field Order
Regulatory and Funding Requirements
00 85 00 Colorado State Revolving Fund Required Specifications
00 85 00A Exhibit A General Decision Number
Division 01 - General Requirements
01 11 00 Summary of Work
01 11 01 Definition of Bid Items
01 12 16 Work Sequence
01 31 19 Project Meetings
01 32 23 Photographic and Video Documentation
01 33 00 Submittals
01 42 00 Abbreviations
01 45 00 Quality Control
01 45 33 Code-Required Special Inspections and Tests
01 50 00 Temporary Facilities and Controls
01 50 10 Protection of Existing Facilities
01 51 39 Temporary Bypass Pumping
01 53 00 Flow Management Plan
01 57 13 Temporary Erosion and Sediment Control
01 60 00 Material and Equipment
01 72 00 Start-up, Training, Demonstration
01 77 00 Contract Closeout
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Division 02 - Existing Conditions
02 41 00 Demolition and Deconstruction
Division 03 - Concrete
03 05 00 Common Work Results for Concrete
03 05 13 Tolerances for Concrete Construction and Materials
03 08 11 Watertightness Testing of Concrete Structures
03 10 00 Concrete Forming and Accessories
03 15 13 Concrete Jointing and Accessories
03 20 00 Concrete Reinforcing
03 30 00 Cast-In-Place Concrete
03 30 04 Concrete Mixtures
03 30 05 Handling, Placing, and Constructing Concrete
03 35 00 Concrete Finishing
03 39 00 Concrete Curing
03 60 00 Grouting
03 63 13 Reinforcement Doweling with Adhesive Grouting
03 70 00 Mass Concrete
03 91 00 Concrete Repair
Division 04 - Masonry
04 01 20 Unit Masonry Restoration
04 22 00 Concrete Unit Masonry
Division 05 - Metals
05 05 19 Post-Installed Concrete and Masonry Anchors
05 05 25 Welding
05 12 00 Structural Steel Framing
05 31 00 Steel Decking
05 50 00 Miscellaneous Metal Fabrications
05 51 00 Metal Stairs, Landings, and Walkways
05 52 00 Aluminum Railings
05 53 00 Metal Gratings
Division 06 - Rough Carpentry
06 10 53 Miscellaneous Rough Carpentry
06 41 16 Plastic-Laminate-Clad Architectural Shelving
Division 07 - Thermal and Moisture Protection
07 01 50.19 Preparation for Reroofing
07 11 13 Bituminous Dampproofing
07 19 00 Water Repellents
07 21 00 Thermal Insulation
07 27 26 Fluid Applied Membrane Air Barriers
07 41 16 Insulated Metal Roof Panels
07 42 13.19 Insulated Metal Wall Panels
07 53 23 Ethylene Propylene Diene Monomer (EDPM) Roofing
07 62 00 Sheet Metal Flashing and Trim
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07 72 00 Roof Accessories
07 92 00 Joint Sealants
Division 08 - Openings
08 11 13 Hollow Metal Doors and Frames
08 33 23 Overhead Coiling Doors
08 45 23 Translucent Wall Panel System
08 71 00 Door Hardware
08 80 00 Glazing
08 90 00 Louvers
Division 09 - Finishes
09 22 16 Non-Structural Metal Framing
09 29 00 Gypsum Board
09 30 13 Ceramic Tiling
09 51 23 Acoustical Tile Ceilings
09 65 13 Resilient Base and Accessories
09 96 00 High-Performance Coatings
09 97 24 Protective Concrete Coatings for Wet Wells
Division 10 - Specialties
10 28 00 Toilet, Bath, and Laundry Accessories
10 40 00 Identifying Devices
10 44 16 Fire Extinguishers
Division 13 - Metal Building Systems
13 34 19 Metal Building Systems
Division 23 - HVAC and Mechanical
23 05 13 Common Motor Requirements for HVAC Equipment
23 05 53 Identification for HVAC Piping and Equipment
23 05 93 Testing, Adjusting, and Balancing for HVAC
23 07 13 Duct Installation
23 11 23 Facility Natural-Gas Piping
23 23 00 Refrigerant Piping
23 31 13 Metal Ducts
23 33 00 Air Duct Accessories
23 33 46 Flexible Ducts
23 34 16 Centrifugal HVAC Fans
23 34 23 HVAC Power Ventilators
23 37 13.23 Registers and Grilles
23 74 16.13 Packaged, Large-Capacity, Rooftop Air-Conditioning Units
23 74 23.16 Packaged, Indirect-Fired, Outdoor, Heating-Only Makeup-Air Units
23 74 33 Dedicated Outdoor-Air Units
23 81 26 Split-System Air-Conditioners
23 82 39.19 Wall and Ceiling Unit Heaters
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Division 26 - Electrical
26 01 00 General Provisions
26 05 00 Basic Materials and Methods
26 05 10 Electrical Testing
26 05 11 Empty Raceway Systems
26 05 73 Overcurrent Protective Device Coordination Study
26 05 74 Overcurrent Protective Device Arc-Flash Study
26 20 00 Electrical Systems
26 22 00 Low-Voltage Transformer
26 24 13 Switchboards
26 24 19 Motor Control Centers - Low Voltage (Freedom)
26 27 13 Power Quality Meters
26 28 16 Enclosed Switches and Circuit Breakers
26 29 13 Motor Starters
26 29 23 Adjustable Frequency Drives
26 32 13 Engine Generators
26 43 13 Surge Protective Devices
26 90 00 Electrical Completion
Division 31 - Earthwork
31 00 00 Earthwork
31 05 19 Geosynthetics for Earthwork
31 10 10 Site Preparation
31 23 16.26 Rock Removal
31 23 19 Water Control and Dewatering
31 23 33 Earthwork for Utilities
31 43 16 Compaction Grouting
31 63 14 Densified Aggregate Piers
Division 32 - Exterior Improvements
32 11 23 Aggregate Base Course
32 12 16 Asphalt Paving
32 16 00 Curbs, Gutters, Sidewalks, and Driveways
32 31 13 Chain Link Fencing and Gates
32 92 19 Seeding
32 93 00 Landscape Planting
Division 33 - Utilities
33 05 00 Installation of Buried Pipelines
33 05 61 Concrete Maintenance Holes
33 05 63 Precast Concrete Vaults and Chambers
Division 40 - Process Interconnections
40 05 01 Pipe and Pipe Fittings General Requirements
40 05 05 Exposed Piping
40 05 06 Pipe Couplings, Adapters, and Specials
40 05 07 Hangers and Supports for Exposed Piping
40 05 19 Exposed Ductile Iron Piping
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40 05 50 Valves and Accessories
40 05 57.23 Electric Valve Actuators
40 05 59.23 Stainless Steel Slide Gates
40 05 62 Plug Valves and Accessories
40 05 63 Ball Valves and Accessories
40 05 65.23 Check Valves
40 05 78.23 Combination Air and Vacuum Release Valves for Wastewater Service
40 12 00 Compressed Air Process Piping
40 61 13 Process Controls and Instrumentation General Requirements
40 61 96.02 Splitter Box - Process Description
40 61 96.03 BNR Train - Process Description
40 61 96.04 Forward Flow Pumping - Process Description
40 61 96.05 Secondary Clarification - Process Description
40 61 96.06 Return Activated Sludge Pumping - Process Description
40 61 96.07 Waste Activated Sludge Pumping - Process Description
40 61 96.08 Scum Pumping - Process Description
40 61 96.09 Solids Pumping - Process Description
40 61 96.10 Aerobic Digesters - Process Description
40 61 96.11 Solids Dewatering - Process Description
40 61 96.12 Utility Water Pump Station - Process Description
40 61 96.103 Grit Separator - Process Description
40 63 43 Industrial Programmable Logic Controller
40 66 13 Ethernet Fiber Communications
40 67 19 Lift Station Duplex Control Panel
40 70 00 Instrumentation for Process Systems
40 71 70 Cutthroat Flumes
Division 41 - Crane Systems
41 22 13 Gantry Crane System
41 22 14 Davit Cranes
Division 43 - Process Gas and Liquid Handling, Purification, and Storage Equipment
43 00 00 General Equipment Requirements
43 11 12 Gearless Turbo Blowers
43 11 33 Positive Displacement Blowers
43 20 05 Utility Wash Water Submersible Pumps
43 21 39.10 Submersible Sewage Pumps
43 23 58 Rotary Lobe Pumps
43 25 15 Submersible Propeller Pumps
43 26 00 Centrifugal Chopper Pumps
Division 46 - Water and Wastewater Equipment
46 23 00 Grit Removal and Handling Equipment
46 33 33 Polymer Blending and Feed Equipment
46 33 46 Screw Conveyor
46 41 00 Hyperbolic Mixers
46 41 23 Submersible Mixers
46 43 00 Spiral Blade Secondary Clarifier
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46 51 46 Membrane Fine Bubble Diffusers
46 71 33 Rotary Drum Thickener
46 76 27 Screw Press
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ENGINEERS SEALS PAGE
* Civil and Site Grading
Gloria Lee, P.E.
Merrick and Company
* Structural
David Preissler, P.E.
Merrick and Company
* Architectural
Patrick Brennan, AIA
Short and Brennan Architects
* Headworks, Secondary Process and Tertiary Process
Andrew Stewart, P.E.
Merrick and Company
* Aerobic Digestion, Thickening, and Dewatering Process
Andrew Stewart, P.E.
Merrick and Company
* Electrical and Instrumentation and Control (I&C)
Travis Pofahl, P.E.
RJ McNutt and Associates
* Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning (HVAC) and Plumbing
Alicia Thorpe, P.E.
Galloway
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INVITATION TO BID
Receipt of Bids
The City of Fort Morgan will receive sealed bids (via in person or courier) or electronic bids (via
BidNet email) at Fort Morgan City Hall for the City of Fort Morgan Wastewater Treatment Facility
Expansion Project until 3:00 PM on June 25th at which time all bids that have been duly received
will be opened publicly.
Description of Work
The work includes, but is not necessarily limited to, furnishing all labor, equipment and necessary
appurtenances for the construction, installation and complete operability of the following
components as a minimum:
A. Primary Treatment
1. New influent pump station and grit separation facility.
2. New influent splitter box and flow measurement.
B. Biological Treatment Basins
1. Modification of biological nutrient removal process from extended aeration
with post-anoxic denitrification to five-stage Bardenpho:
a. Partition of two existing 1-MG treatment trains into four 0.5-MG
treatment trains.
b. Addition of one new 0.5-MG treatment train.
c. New fine bubble diffusers in the additional treatment train.
d. New treatment zone baffle walls.
e. Anaerobic, anoxic, anaerobic/anoxic swing, and anoxic/aerobic swing
zones.
f. Submersible mechanical mixers.
g. Internal recycle pumping system for nitrate return.
h. New mixed liquor collection channel.
i. Addition of mixed liquor flow splitting capability to allow operation with
any combination of secondary clarifiers and treatment trains.
j. All instrumentation as outlined for new processes.
C. Aeration Blowers
1. New air piping and control valves.
2. Modifications to ambient air intake and filtration system.
3. Additional blowers and replacement of current blowers.
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D. Secondary Clarification
1. New clariflocculator-style secondary clarifier.
E. Return Activated Sludge (RAS) and Waste Activated Sludge (WAS) Pump System
1. Three new RAS pumps (duty/redundant configuration).
2. Two new WAS pumps (duty/redundant configuration).
3. New combined RAS/WAS suction header and control valves.
4. New RAS discharge header and control valves.
5. New WAS discharge header and control valves.
6. New RAS and WAS flow measurement instrumentation.
F. Scum Pumping System
1. New scum pumps (duty/redundant configuration).
2. New scum piping suction and discharge headers and control valves.
G. Solids Handling Process
1. New WAS thickener (rotary drum or screw type).
2. New aerobic digester.
3. Improvements to existing digesters.
4. New screw press, polymer activation/metering system, and sludge pump.
H. SCADA System
1. Integration of new process instruments and control systems into plant SCADA.
I. Upper Platte and Beaver Canal Lining
1. Installation of liner along the length of the Fort Morgan Property.
2. Installation between November 1st and November 15th the new liner needs to be
installed in the Colorado Wildlife Protection area (eastern 50% of the site)
J. Site Civil, yard piping, yard valves, electrical, controls, instrumentation, mechanical,
structural, erosion control, storm drainage, etc. are incidental to the items listed
above.
K. Furnish materials, equipment, supplies, and appurtenances; provide construction
equipment and tools; and perform necessary labor and supervision.
L. Do not allow products containing asbestos to be built into or installed in the new
construction.
M. Coordinate the progress of the Work, including coordination between trades,
subcontractors, suppliers, public utilities, and the Owner to ensure the progress of
work.
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