5th Street Improvements

Separate sealed bids for the construction of 5th Street Improvements will be received by the Town of Stevensville at 206 Buck Street, Stevensville, Montana 59870 until 3:00 p.m. local time on Thursday, April 1, 2021, and then publicly opened and read aloud in the Town of Stevensville Town Hall conference room. No hand delivered bids will be accepted.

The project generally consists of:

Resurfacing/paving of 5th Street from Park Ave. to the west about 160 feet, a pedestrian bulb-out, 11 concrete curb and gutter, and signing/striping.

Complete digital project bidding documents are available at https://www.townofstevensville.com/rfps. You may download the digital plan documents. The plans and specifications may be examined through this site for no charge.

There will be a non-mandatory Pre-Bid Conference for all bidders that will be held on March 24, 2021 at 3:00 P.M., local time on-site at the Town of Stevensville Town Hall. Interested CONTRACTORS are encouraged to attend. Representatives of the Public Works Department and HDR Engineering, Inc. will be present to describe the project and answer questions. A limited number of people at a time will be allowed into buildings. Please limit personnel to one person per entity.

CONTRACTOR and any of the CONTRACTOR’S subcontractors bidding or doing work on this project will be required to be registered with the Montana Department of Labor and Industry (DLI). Forms for registration are available from the Department of Labor and Industry, P.O. Box 8011, 1805 Prospect, Helena, Montana 59604-8011. Information on registration can be obtained by calling 1-406-444-7734. All laborers and mechanics employed by CONTRACTOR or subcontractors in performance of the construction work shall be paid Montana Prevailing Wage Rates for Heavy Construction. The CONTRACTOR must ensure that employees and applicants for employment are not discriminated against because of their race,
color, religion, sex or national origin.

Each bid or proposal must be accompanied by a Certified Check, Cashier’s Check, or Bid Bond payable to the “Town of Stevensville, MT” in an amount not less than ten percent (10%) 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 percent (100%) 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. Bids shall be marked “3rd Street East Improvements”.

No bid may be withdrawn after the scheduled time for the public opening of bids, which is 7:00 p.m. local time on April 1, 2021.

For further information concerning this project, please contact Mayor Brandon Dewey by telephone at (406) 777-5271 or by email at info@townofstevensville.com or Riley Lubbers with HDR Engineering by telephone at (406) 532-2200 or by email at riley.lubbers@hdrinc.com.

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

The CONTRACTOR is required to be an equal opportunity employer.