Invitation for Bids - Precast Concrete Materials

Closed June 17, 2024, 04:00 PM

The Lewis and Clark County Public Works Department is soliciting competitive bids from interested parties for the purchase of precast concrete materials required for the construction of the Lewis & Clark County – Lower D2 Ditch Flood Mitigation Project.

All Bids must be in accordance with the contract documents on file at the Lewis and Clark County Public Works Office, 3402 Cooney Drive, Helena MT 59602. For additional project information, please reach out to the designated point of contact at RESPEC, Matthew Johnson, at Matthew.Johnson@respec.com or by phone at (406) 284-2528. Copies of the contract documents used for preparing a bid may be obtained by going to the Related Information section of this webpage.

A pre-bid conference will be held on Wednesday, June 5 at 3:00 p.m. local time in the Public Works Weed District Conference Room, located at 3402 Cooney Drive, Helena, Montana. Lewis and Clark County strongly urges interested bidders to attend.

Each bid or proposal must be accompanied by a Certified Check, Cashier’s Check or Bid Bond payable to Lewis and Clark County, in an amount not less than ten percent of the total amount of the bid. Bids must also include signed certification forms included in Appendix A.

Bids will be considered based on the most responsible bid submitted and the following criteria:  purchase price, product availability, and specifications.

Sealed bids must be received at the Office of the Board of County Commissioners, Room 345, City-County Building, 316 N. Park Avenue, Helena, MT 59623 no later than 4:00 p.m. local time on Monday, June 17. The envelope containing the sealed bid will be labeled with the bidder’s name, address, and “Lower D2 Ditch Flood Mitigation Project – Precast Materials”.

Bids will be opened and read aloud at the public meeting of the County Commissioners on Tuesday, June 18 at 9:00 a.m. local time in Room 330 of the City-County Building, 316 N. Park Avenue, Helena, MT.

This project is funded in whole or in part with a grant from the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA). Award of the project will be contingent upon the Contractor providing or establishing a Unique Entity Identification (UEI) and passing a suspension and debarment verification per the requirements of the Funding Agency Special Provisions in this bid package. 

The right is reserved to reject any or all proposals received, to waive informalities, to postpone the award of the contract for a period not to exceed sixty (60) days, and to accept the lowest responsive and responsible bid that is in the best interest of the Owner.

Lewis and Clark County reserves the right to reject any or all bids, to waive irregularities or to accept any bid deemed to be for the public good.