Bid No.
Title:
INVITATION FOR BID
IFB 25-26-069
Trotter’s Creek water pipe order
Pre-Bid Meeting:
Last Day for Questions:
No-Pre-Bid
Questions may be submitted in writing via email to: purchasing@danvilleva.gov
until Wednesday May 6,2026 by 5:00PM
Bid Closing Date:
Direct Inquiries to:
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Sealed Bids shall be accepted no later than Wednesday May 13,2026, at 2:00PM
at the Purchasing Department,
427 Patton Street, Room 304, Danville, VA 24541
Carol Henley, VCA, CPPO
Director of Purchasing
(434) 799-6528
purchasing@danvilleva.gov
City Project Representative: Scott Jarrett (434) 857-3366
Email: jarrejs@danvilleva.gov
TABLE OF CONTENTS
General Conditions
Scope of Work
Supplemental General Conditions
Specifications
IFB-25-26-069
“ Totter’s Creek Water Pipe Order “
1.0 GENERAL CONDITIONS
1.1 Intent: ENTER BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE PROJECT
1.2 Sealed bids must be received in the Purchasing office no later than
2:00PM, Wednesday May 13,2026. Bids may be submitted electronically on eVA
at eva.virginia.gov, mailed or hand delivered to the address listed below.
City of Danville
Purchasing Department
427 Patton Street, Room 304
Danville, VA 24541
1.3 Pre-bid Conference: No-Pre-Bid
1.4 Bid Inquiries: The last day for questions will be Wednesday May 6,2026 at 5:00 PM
Email Carol Henley at purchasing@danvilleva.gov
1.6 Time of Completion: Five (5) days, pipe to be on-site by 7/15/2026
1.9 Owner’s Representative: Scott Jarrett (434) 857-3366 jarrejs@danvilleva.gov
2.0 SCOPE OF WORK
2.1 Procurement of 8,500’ of 20” ductile iron water pipe and 700’ of 24” HDPE water
pipe per the attached specifications. Delivery shall be to the lay down yard at
3458 Berry Hill Road Danville VA 24541 Per the attached map.
3.0 SUPPLEMENTAL GENERAL CONDITIONS
3.1 Compliance: The Contractor shall comply with the provisions of the following:
The City of Danville’s “Standard Requirements & Instructions for Bidding”,
Version 3.0, dated July 1, 2025. Copies may be obtained from the Purchasing
Office or by downloading from the City’s website “Finance Department,
Purchasing Division.
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3.2 Award:
A. The award will be made to the lowest responsible and responsive bidder, with
consideration given to completion time.
B. The City reserves the right to reject any or all offers and to waive informalities
and minor irregularities in offers received.
C. The award will be made to the proposal conforming to the IFB and will be most
advantageous to the City.
3.3 Authority:
A. The Director of Purchasing as the designee of the City Manager has the sole
responsibility and authority for negotiating, placing, and when necessary,
modifying each and every invitation to bid, purchase order or other award issued
by the City of Danville. In the discharge of these responsibilities, the Director of
Purchasing may be assisted by assigned buyers. No other City officer or employee
is authorized to order supplies or services, enter into purchase negotiations, or in
any way obligate the government of the City of Danville for any indebtedness. Any
purchases contrary to these provisions and authorities shall be void and the City
shall not be bound thereby.
B. This procurement process, including withdrawal of bids and appeal or protests, is
governed by the "PROCUREMENT CODE OF THE CITY OF DANVILLE, VIRGINIA".
Copies of the Procurement Code may be obtained by writing the City of Danville
Purchasing Department, 427 Patton St. Room 304, Danville, Virginia 24541 and by
downloading from the City’s website, Finance Department, Purchasing Division. The
City of Danville does not discriminate against faith-based organizations.
3.4 Method of Bid Submission:
A. Bids will not be accepted both electronically and on paper. Each bidder must
choose only one method of submission to avoid any confusion or duplication of
entries. The latest dated and time stamped bid will be the only bid accepted
and evaluated. No bid may be considered if received after the time shown on the
title page. The allowable methods for submitting are electronic and paper
submission.
B. Paper Submission: Bid proposals must be written in ink or typewritten and shall
be submitted on the forms issued. Unsigned or qualified bids will not be
accepted. Envelopes must be sealed and marked in the lower left-hand corner
IFB 25-26-069“Totter’s Creek Water Pipe Order ” and submitted to the office
indicated on the title page.
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C. Electronic Submission: Bidders who choose to submit their bids electronically
must ensure that they are registered on eVA at www.eva.virginia.gov. Bids can
be found under the Business Opportunities Tab > Virginia Business Opportunities
(VBO). Search IFB 25-26-069 When addenda are issued, suppliers that have
submitted an electronic response will have to RESUBMIT their response to the
latest version of the solicitation.
D. Bidders are expected to examine all instructions, specifications, drawings, sites,
installations, etc. Failure to do so will be at the Bidder’s risk. Erasures or other
changes must be initialed by the person signing the bid.
E. SCC Number Contractors organized as a stock or nonstock corporation, limited
liability company, business trust, or limited partnership or registered as a
registered limited liability partnership shall be authorized to transact business in
the Commonwealth as a domestic or foreign business entity if so required by
Virginia Title 13.1 or Title 50 or as otherwise required by law. A Contactor
organized or authorized to transact business in the Commonwealth pursuant to
Virginia Title 13.1 or Title 50 shall include in its bid or proposal the identification
number issued to it by the State Corporation Commission. Any bidder or offeror
that is not required to be authorized to transact business in the Commonwealth
as a foreign business entity under Title 13.1 or Title 50 or as otherwise required
by law shall include in its bid or proposal a statement describing why the bidder
or offeror is not required to be so authorized.
3.5 Bidder Eligibility:
A. Bidders are required to submit evidence that they have practical knowledge of the
particular work bid upon and that they have the financial resources to complete the
proposed work. Failure on the part of any Bidder to carry out previous contracts
satisfactorily, or lack of experience or equipment necessary for the satisfactory and
timely completion of this Project, may be deemed sufficient cause for
disqualification of said Bidder.
B. The Bidder must readily and independently document that the Bidder possesses
the experience, equipment and financial resources necessary for a timely and
professional completion of this project.
C. Irregular Bid Proposals: Bid proposals shall be considered irregular for the
following reasons:
1. If the bid is on a form other than that furnished by the City, if the City’s form is
altered, or if any part of the proposal form is detached.
2. If there are unauthorized additions, conditional or alternate pay items, or
irregularities of any kind which make the proposal incomplete, indefinite, or
otherwise ambiguous.
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3. If the bid does not contain a unit price for each pay item listed in the proposal.
4. If the bid contains unit prices that are obviously unbalanced.
5. If the bid is not accompanied by the proposal guaranty specified by the City.
D. Withdrawal of Bid Due to Error:
1. A bidder for a City construction contract, other than a contract for construction
or maintenance of public highways, may withdraw his bid from consideration,
if the price bid was substantially lower than the other bids due solely to a
mistake therein, provided the bid was submitted in good faith and the mistake
was a clerical mistake, as opposed to a judgment mistake, and was actually
due to an unintentional arithmetic error or an unintentional omission of a
quantity of work, labor, or material made directly in the compilation of the bid,
which unintentional arithmetic error or unintentional omission can be clearly
shown by objective evidence drawn from inspection of original work papers,
documents, and materials used in the preparation of the bid sought to be
withdrawn.
2. The bidder shall give notice in writing of his claim of the right to withdraw his bid
within two (2) business days after the conclusion of the bid opening procedure.
E. Disqualification of Bidder: A bidder shall be considered disqualified for any of the
following reasons:
1. Submitting more than one proposal from the same partnership, firm, or
corporation under the same or different name.
2. Evidence of collusion among bidders. Bidders participating in such collusion
shall be disqualified as bidders for any future work of the City until any such
participating bidder has been reinstated by the City as a qualified bidder.
3. If the bidder is considered to be in “default” for any reason.
3.6 Bids Binding 90 Days:
Unless otherwise specified, all formal bids submitted shall be binding for ninety (90)
calendar days following bid-opening date.
3.7 Cleanup:
A. The Contractor at all times shall keep the premises free from accumulation of
waste materials or rubbish caused by his operations. At the completion of the
work, he shall remove all his waste materials and rubbish from and about the
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