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INVITATION TO BID Notice is hereby given that separate sealed bids for the construction of: Missoula Redevelopment Agency - Catlin and Wyoming Street Curb and Sidewalk Project will be received by The Office of the City Clerk, City of Missoula City Hall, 435 Ryman Street, Missoula, Montana, 59802-4297 until 2:00 p.m., local time, on Monday, January 25, 2010. The bids will then be publicly opened and read aloud at the: Mayor’s Conference Room, City of Missoula City Hall, 435 Ryman Street, Missoula, Montana. Bidders shall submit sealed bids as prescribed in the Project Manual addressed to: Missoula Redevelopment Agency, C/O City Clerk, City Hall, 435 Ryman Street, Missoula, MT, 59802, enclosed in sealed envelopes plainly marked on the outside "Proposal for Missoula Redevelopment Agency – Catlin and Wyoming Street Curb and Sidewalk Project.” The envelopes shall also be marked with the Bidder’s Name, Address and Montana Contractor's Registration Number. This project consists of installing approximately 30,000 square feet of city sidewalk and driveway, 4,500 lineal feet of new curb, gutter, drainage facilities, ADA facilities, asphalt repairs and associated work along Catlin Street, Wyoming Street and 2nd Street. A complete set of the Project Manual, Drawings and Specifications may be furnished or reviewed at the office of the Owner Missoula Redevelopment Agency, 140 West Pine St, Missoula, Montana ([PHONE REDACTED]), upon payment of $50.00 (plus shipping) by company check, cashier’s check, or bank money order (cash cannot be accepted). Full amount of payment will be refunded upon return of the plans and specifications in good condition within ten (10) days after bid opening. In addition, the Project Manual, Drawings and Specifications may also be examined at the Missoula Plans Exchange, 201 N. Russell, Missoula, Montana. There will be a Pre-Bid Conference at the Missoula Redevelopment Agency Conference Room, 140 West Pine St, Missoula, Montana ([PHONE REDACTED]), Tuesday, January 19 at 11:00am. Interested Contractors are encouraged to attend. Questions regarding the Project Manual, Drawings and Specifications shall be directed to the Engineer Professional Consultants, Inc located at 3115 Russell Street, Missoula, Montana ([PHONE REDACTED]). Proposals must be accompanied by cash, cashier's check, certified check, or bank money order drawn and issued by a national banking association located in the State of Montana, or by any banking corporation incorporated in the State of Montana, or by a bid bond or bonds executed by a surety corporation authorized to do business in the State of Montana in the amount of ten percent (10%) of the total bid as a guarantee that the successful bidder will enter into the required contract. The bid security shall identify the same firm as is noted on the bid proposal form. Performance and Payment Bonds will be required of the successful bidder in the amount of one hundred percent (100%) of the aggregate of the proposal for the faithful performance of the contract, and protection of the Missoula Redevelopment Agency against liability. Contractor and any of the contractor’s subcontractors doing work on this project will be required to obtain registration with the Montana Department of Labor and Industry (DLI) except as listed in MCA 39-9-211. Information on registration can be obtained from the Department of Labor and Industry by calling 1-[PHONE REDACTED]. Contractor is required to have registered with the DLI prior to bidding on this project. All laborers and mechanics employed by contractor or subcontractors in performance of this construction work shall be paid wages at rates as may be required by law. The contractor must ensure that employees and applicants for employment are not discriminated against because of their race, color, religion, sex or national origin. Successful contractors and vendors are required to comply with City of Missoula Business Licensing requirements. The Missoula Redevelopment Agency reserves the right to waive informalities, to reject any and all bids, and, if all bids are rejected, to re-advertise under the same or new specifications, or to make such an award as in the judgment of its officials best meets the Agency's requirements. Any objections to published specifications must be filed in written form with the Missoula Redevelopment Agency prior to bid opening at 2:00 p.m. on January 25, 2010. PUBLICATION NOTICE DATES: January 10, 2010 January 17, 2010 Missoulian END OF INVITATION TO BID Invitation to Bid