Summary of Specifications:
The City of Romulus, is requesting sealed bids for the construction of a new water main along Wickham Road between Wick Road to Merriman Road (Project 15/16-11). The major items of work include approximately 1,450 feet of directional drilled 8-inch fusible PVC water main, 250 feet of open trench 8-inch ductile iron water main with 7 tapping sleeve and valve connections to existing water mains and a butterfly valve on an existing 24-inch water main. No pre-bid meeting is scheduled for this project. Sealed bids will be received at the office of the City of Romulus Clerk until 2:00 PM local time, on February 9, 2016. Contract documents for this project shall be on file on and after 4:00 PM, January 19, 2016, at the City of Romulus Clerk’s Office or may also be examined from the office of the City’s Engineer, Orchard, Hiltz & McCliment, Inc, 34000 Plymouth Road, Livonia, MI 48150 (phone 734-522-6711) or online at the Michigan Inter-governmental Trade Network website: www.MITN.info. Copies thereof may be obtained from the office of the City’s Engineer, Orchard, Hiltz & McCliment, Inc. A prepaid, non-refundable fee of eighty dollars ($55.00) will be charged for each set of contract documents and an additional non-refundable fee of fifteen dollars ($15.00) will be charged if contract documents are mailed. Bid security in the form of a Certified or Cashier’s Check or bid bond for a sum no less than five percent (5%) of the amount of the Bid will be required with each Bid. The City of Romulus reserves the right to accept or reject any bid, or waive irregularities in Bids. No Bid may be withdrawn for a period of one hundred twenty (120) calendar days after the scheduled closing time for receipt of the Bids. Neither the submission of nor acceptance of any bid shall constitute a contract between any bidder and the City of Romulus. No such contract shall exist unless and until all required bonds and proof of insurances and copies of endorsements have been received by the City and an agreement is signed by authorized representatives of the City of Romulus and the successful Bidder.
