Invitation to Bid_NewspaperINVITATION TO BID
The South Tahoe Public Utility District (STPUD) invites sealed bids by electronic submission only
for the construction of the Secondary Clarifier No. 2 Rehabilitation Project.
Electronic Bids will be received until 2:00 pm, Tuesday, March 28, 2023. Hard copy original
Bid Bond (or other acceptable form of bid security) MUST be delivered to District in
advance of Bid deadline. Bids submitted after this time will not be accepted by the electronic
bidding system. All bids that have been timely received will be publicly opened and the content read
aloud via web conference online. Access information for this conference will be provided at a later
date. All interested parties are invited to attend. Bids shall be valid for 60 calendar days after the
bid opening date, as required in the Bid Form.
The site of the work is located at the STPUD Wastewater Treatment Plant, 1275 Meadow Crest
Drive, South Lake Tahoe, California.
The work to be performed consists of but is not limited to: rehabilitation of Secondary Clarifier No.
2 at the STPUD Wastewater Treatment Plant including mechanical, structural, electrical, and
instrumentation improvements. This includes demolition of the existing sludge collector mechanism
and replacement with a new sludge collector mechanism and appurtenances; seismic retrofits and
rehabilitation of the existing concrete tanks; replacement of existing secondary clarifier handrail
and V-notch weirs; installation of new density current baffles; demolition and replacement of
existing RAS piping; new clarifier drive in existing MCC; integration of new sludge collector
mechanism controls to the PLC; and site civil improvements including excavation, grading, and
paving as required to accommodate new improvements. Major materials have already been
procured by the District such as the sludge collector mechanism, baffles, covers, and weirs.
A copy of the Contract Documents are on file and may be examined at the South Tahoe Public
Utility District Offices, 1275 Meadow Crest Drive, South Lake Tahoe, California.
In order to download the Contract Documents and receive addendums and notifications when
issued, Bidders must register as a vendor at the District’s Vendor Portal:
http://www.planetbids.com/portal/portal.cfm?CompanyID=21516
Electronic bids will also be submitted through this website. Paper bids will not be
accepted.
Contract Documents are available for free download on the District’s Vendor Portal. For
assistance in downloading these documents or registering as a vendor contact Star Glaze,
Contracts Administrator at (530) 543-6205.
All bids are to be submitted electronically as required in Section 00_20_00 - Instructions to
Bidders. After electronic bidding, each bidder shall submit their original Bid Forms to South Tahoe
Public Utility District at 1275 Meadow Crest Drive, South Lake Tahoe, California by 2:00 P.M on
March 30, 2023.
Questions or comments regarding this project must be submitted electronically via our electronic
bidding system and must be received by the District no later than 4:00 pm, on March 21, 2023.
Questions received after the date indicated will not be accepted. Phone Calls, Emails and faxes
will not be accepted. Responses from the District will be communicated via the electronic bidding
system.
This project is being funded, in part, by the California Clean Water State Revolving Fund
(CWSRF) Program. The Contractor will be required to comply with State and federal contract
rules and regulations including requirements for Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) and
American Iron and Steel (AIS) as detailed in Sections 00_74_00 and 00_75_00 of the
Specifications. The prime contractor is required to provide documentation that the local U.S. Small
Business Administration (SBA) and/or the Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA) of the
U.S. Department of Commerce were notified of the contracting opportunity at least thirty
(30) calendar days prior to the bid opening date. A bid will be considered non-responsive unless
it includes the forms required in Section 00_75_00 to be completed and submitted with the Bid.
A mandatory Pre-Bid Conference will be held on Thursday, February 23, 2023, at 10:00 am
at the project site (1275 Meadow Crest Drive, South Lake Tahoe, California). Any bidder
absent from the Pre-Bid Conference shall have their bid disqualified as non-responsive. A
tour of the site of work will be conducted as part of the Pre-Bid Conference.
In accordance with the provisions of California Public Contract Code section 3300, the South
Tahoe Public Utility District has determined that the bidder shall possess a valid class A contractor
license at the time of bid opening, the Contract is awarded and for the duration of the Contract.
Failure to possess the specified license shall render the bid as non-responsive and shall act as a
bar to awarding the contract to any bidder not possessing said license at the time of award.
THIS PROJECT IS SUBJECT TO PREVAILING WAGE REQUIREMENTS AS OULINED
IN THE CONTRACT DOCUMENTS