Harbor District Riverwalk - Phase 1 North

CITY OF MILWAUKEE

SPECIFIC OFFICIAL NOTICE NO. 24-1-2024

Sealed bids will be opened on Friday, March 22, 2024, at 10:30 A.M. for the Harbor District Riverwalk - Phase 1 North.

Bids are opened remotely and the public is welcome to attend.  Submit your bid either via Bid Express or via email to DPWbids@milwaukee.gov as detailed below. Contact DPWbids@milwaukee.gov to attend the bid opening via conference call.

Located at: 615 E Greenfield Avenue, Milwaukee, WI 53204

Time for Completion: June 30, 2025

Liquidated Damages, per diem: $1,000

The residency requirement for this project is 40% of all hours worked on the project. One quarter of these hours must be attributable to residents living in the following zip codes: 53204, 53205, 53206, 53208, 53210, 53215, 53233.

The SBE requirement for this project is 25% of the contract base bid. The SBE Compliance Plan (Form A) must be submitted with the bid and is an element of bid responsiveness. SBE certificates must be submitted with the Form A. Incomplete SBE Compliance Plans (Form A) or inaccurate SBE Compliance Plans will not be accepted and will render the bid unresponsive. For a complete listing of City of Milwaukee certified SBE firms, see the Office of Equity and Inclusion’s (OEI) website at https://milwaukee.diversitycompliance.com/ . If there are any questions regarding SBE firms, please contact the OEI office at 414-286-5553.

The apprenticeship requirements for this project are: 3 in total from at least 3 different trades.

If this contract is awarded at $500,000 or higher, 25% of all apprentice hours must be worked by apprentices certified for participation in the Residents Preference Program and 40% of all apprentice hours must be attributed to apprentices living in the following zip codes: 53204, 53205, 53206, 53208, 53210, 53215, 53233.

Questions regarding this Bid should be addressed to Celeste Jantz in writing via email at: cejantz@milwaukee.gov. Deadline for questions regarding the Formal Bid are due by 4:45 p.m. on March 11, 2024. Any additional information and/or clarification(s) regarding this Bid will be issued in the form of an addendum to this Bid on or before March 15, 2024.

The contractor shall specifically note the SBE, residency, and apprenticeship forms for this project. If the forms are not filled out properly, it will be cause for rejection of the bid.

Bid Security Required: Bond, Certified Check, Cashier’s Check or Cash to accompany bid: 10% of the Contractor’s Base Bid. For those bids being submitted through Bid Express and using a manual Bond, the contractor may send a signed/executed copy of the bid bond to the Department of Public Works Contract Office by emailing DPWbids@milwaukee.gov. THE EMAILED COPY OF THE BOND MUST BE RECEIVED BY NO LATER THAN 10:30 A.M. ON THE SAME DATE THAT THE BIDS ARE DUE FOR THAT SPECIFIC OFFICIAL NOTICE, or the bid will be considered non-responsive. The original bid bond document must then be submitted by the contractor to the Department of Public Works Contract Office in-person or by mail to 841 N Broadway, Rm. 506, Milwaukee, WI 53202, within 24 hours upon being notified that they are the apparent low bidder.

IMPORTANT NOTICE: All bid documents for the listed project(s) are available electronically at www.city.milwaukee.gov/dpwbids and at www.bidexpress.com and can be submitted using either Bid Express or by emailing PDF copies of the complete bid documents to DPWbids@milwaukee.gov before 10:30 am on the date of the bid opening. However, Bidders are strongly encouraged to utilize www.bidexpress.com for submitting bids. Electronic documents can be obtained via http://mpw.milwaukee.gov/bids/docs/24-2024. Any required addenda or response related to listed projects will be posted on both the DPW and Bid Express websites. Call 414-286-3314 to have your company’s name and contact information added to the plan holder’s list.

PAYMENT MONITORING REQUIREMENTS: All Contractors awarded a contract valued at $25,000.00 or more are required to participate in training on the City of Milwaukee’s B2GNow contract compliance software within 30 days of the contract award date. Throughout the contract term, Contractors are required to regularly provide timely subcontractor payment information in the City’s contract compliance software. Please contact the Office of Equity and Inclusion (OEI) at 414-286-5553 should you have any questions or concerns regarding the training or reporting process.

PAYROLL MONITORING REQUIREMENTS: The Prime Contractor awarded this project is required to participate in training on the City of Milwaukee’s Labor Compliance Reporting (LCR) software after the date of contract award. Throughout the contract term, Contractors are required to regularly provide timely payroll information via LCR. Please contact the DPW Contracts Office at 414-286-3314 should you have any questions or concerns regarding the training or reporting process.

Contractor must comply with all provisions of the CITY OF MILWAUKEE GENERAL OFFICIAL NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS published herein and at: www.city.milwaukee.gov/dpwbids

Signed:

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Jerrel Kruschke, P.E.

Commissioner of Public Works

PUBLISH TWO (2) TIMES INSERTION WITHOUT FAIL, March 1 and March 4, 2024.