Summary of Specifications:
In approximately five weeks, the Charter Township of Clinton plans to solicit a request for bids of Two Alternative Sanitary Relief Sewer Systems and related items. In order to provide Clinton Township with contractors and subcontractors who will carry out the work in a timely and satisfactory manner, an approved prequalification for construction of sanitary sewers via directional drill or tunneling methods must be on file with the Township prior to the bid opening. The qualifications for the general contractor and all subcontractors to be used on the project will be reviewed on the basis of the proposed bidder’s past performance on work of a similar nature for Clinton Township and other owners. Contact Giffels Webster to obtain submittal requirements for all prequalification categories. Contractor prequalification criteria will be based on their ability to construct one or both of the alternative relief systems summarized below: A. Pump Station/Forcemain Relief System: 1. 5,175 LF of 14” IPS HDPE SDR 11 directional drilled sanitary sewer forcemain. 2. 3,533 LF of 22” IPS HDPE SDR 11 directional drilled sanitary sewer forcemain. 3. 1,447 LF of 26” IPS HDPE SDR 11 directional drilled sanitary sewer forcemain. 4. 92 LF of 8” IPS HDPE SDR 11 open-cut sanitary sewer forcemain. 5. 88 LF of 14” IPS HDPE SDR 11 open-cut sanitary sewer forcemain. 6. 42 LF of 26” IPS HDPE SDR 11 open-cut sanitary sewer forcemain. 7. 736 LF of 24” PVC SDR 26 open-cut sanitary sewer gravity. 8. 2 EA Pump station, valve vaults, electrical control panels and back-up generators. 9. 7 EA 5’ & 6’ diameter forcemain manhole structures. 10. Restoration of all disturbed areas to include pavement, sidewalks and curbs. 11. Other miscellaneous work-related items. B. Gravity Relief System: 1. 4,247 LF of 15” Sewer Installed by Microtunneling 2. 1,747 LF of 24” Sewer Installed by Microtunneling 3. 3,372 LF of 27” Sewer Installed by Microtunneling 4. 689 LF of 24” Sewer Installed by Open Cut 5. 31 Manhole structures Evaluation of Alternatives - The Township will use the following criteria to determine which sewer relief project to award: • Bid Prices • Long term operations, maintenance & replacement costs; • Risks associated with each alternative; • Disruption to existing neighborhoods and businesses. Prequalified contractors will be able to provide a bid for one or both alternatives. All work shall be funded by the MDEQ State Revolving Fund loan program and therefore all work shall be subject to Davis-Bacon/Prevailing Federal Wages, Including Labor Standards Provisions and the Disadvantaged Business Enterprises (DBE) as well as the most recent version of the Debarment/Suspension Certification. Contractor prequalifications shall remain firm for the 2014 calendar year.
