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INVITATION TO BID 1 INVITATION TO BID Notice is hereby given that the City of Belgrade, Montana, is requesting separate sealed bids for construction of the Pavement Preservation 2025 project (WO 25-02). Bids will be received by the City Clerk, City of Belgrade at PO Box 810 (mailing address) or 91 East Central Avenue (physical address), Belgrade, MT 59714 until 3:00 p.m. on Monday, July 14, 2025, and then publicly opened and read thereafter. The Project generally includes, but is not limited to the following: Asphalt pavement overlay on Park Avenue, Central Avenue, Peterson Avenue, 11th Street, 10th Steet, 9th Street, and Biehl Drive, in Belgrade, Montana. Adjustment of water valve boxes and sanitary sewer manholes will be required in conjunction with the asphalt pavement overlay. Complete Bidding Documents for this project are available in electronic form at Printed copies of the bid documents are not available from the ENGINEER or OWNER. Addenda to the Project will be posted at The BIDDER is responsible for periodically checking the City of Belgrade Bids website. Prospective BIDDERS are strongly encouraged to sign up for email or text message alerts through the City of Belgrade Bids website. The CONTRACTOR that is awarded the Project will be responsible for printing all documents necessary for performing the Work. There will be a voluntary pre-bid conference at 11:00 am on Wednesday, July 2, 2025, at the Municipal Services Complex, 621 Lagoon Road, Belgrade, MT 59714. Interested BIDDERS are encouraged to attend the pre-bid conference. Any administrative questions regarding proposal procedures should be directed to Camille Gregory, City Clerk, at (406) 388-3559 or [EMAIL REDACTED]. Questions relating to the RFP should be directed to Joe Hauck, City Engineer, at (406) 388-3568 or [EMAIL REDACTED]. CONTRACTOR and any of the CONTRACTOR’S SUBCONTRACTORS doing work on this project will be required to register with the Montana Department of Labor and Industry (DLI) and obtain a City of Belgrade Business License. Forms for registration are available from the Department of Labor and Industry, PO Box 8011, 1805 Prospect Avenue, Helena, MT 59604 and the Belgrade Community Development Department, 91 East Central Avenue, Belgrade, MT 59714, respectively. All laborers and mechanics employed by CONTRACTOR or SUBCONTRACTORS in performance of the construction work shall be paid wages at rates as may be required by the laws and ordinances of the City of Belgrade, Gallatin County, and the State of Montana. The CONTRACTOR must ensure that employees and applicants for employment are not discriminated against on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, sex, age, marital status, national origin, or actual or perceived sexual orientation, gender identity, or disability. ---PAGE BREAK--- INVITATION TO BID 2 As such, each entity submitting under this notice shall include a provision wherein the submitting entity, or entities, affirms in writing it will not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, sex, age, marital status, national origin, or because of actual or perceived sexual orientation, gender identity or disability and which also recognizes the eventual contract will contain a provision prohibiting discrimination as described above and that this prohibition on discrimination shall apply to the hiring and treatment of the submitting entity’s employees and to all subcontracts. The City of Belgrade, Montana, is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Each Bid must be accompanied by a Certified Check, Cashier’s Check, or Bid Bond payable to the City of Belgrade, Montana, in an amount not less than ten (10%) percent of the total amount of the Bid. Successful BIDDERS shall furnish an approved Performance Bond and a Labor and Materials Payment Bond, each in the amount of one hundred (100%) percent of the Contract amount. Insurance, as required, shall be provided by the successful BIDDER(S) and a certificate(s) of that insurance shall be provided. No Bid may be withdrawn after the scheduled time for the public opening of bids. The OWNER reserves the right to reject any of 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, which is in the best interest of the OWNER. DATED at Belgrade, Montana, this June 12, 2025 Camille Gregory City Clerk City of Belgrade 1st Publication: Bozeman Daily Chronicle, June 12, 2025 2nd Publication: Belgrade News, June 19, 2025 3rd Publication: Bozeman Daily Chronicle, June 26, 2025 4th Publication: Belgrade News, July 3, 2025