HomeMy WebLinkAbout24-08_Official_NoticeOFFICIAL NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that electronic bids will be received up to 11:00 a.m., Tuesday,
January 29, 2024, through the online bidding service of QuestCDN.com, www.QuestCDN.com,
for the installation of a mixing system and the interior and exterior painting of the Fernau Water
Tower, miscellaneous repairs, and appurtenant work. Bids will be opened and publicly read
through a Zoom virtual meeting.
CITY CONTRACT 24-08 – FERNAU WATER TOWER PAINTING AND MIXING
1,500,000 Gallon Fluted Column – Exterior Repaint with Containment, Wet Interior Repaint,
Dry Interior Spot Repaint, and Miscellaneous Repairs (Including Work at Two (2) Additional
Water Tower Sites)
It is the Bidder's sole responsibility to ensure the Bid is received by QuestCDN.com prior to the
deadline set forth in this notice. No bids will be accepted after the deadline.
Mandatory Pre-Bid Meeting: A mandatory pre-bid meeting is scheduled for 1:30 p.m. on
Thursday, January 18, 2024, in Room 404 of City Hall in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, and via Zoom to
familiarize Bidders with this Project.
All bids must follow the bidding instructions, including providing all attachments as required,
on QuestCDN.com.
Contractors must be qualified to submit a bid for this Project. This shall be done on forms
furnished by the City of Oshkosh Department of Public Works, and must be filled out in proper
manner and then submitted to the Department of Public Works for consideration by the Director
of Public Works and the City Manager and filed not later than Thursday, January 18, 2024.
Contractors will not be allowed to bid on this City Contract if complete answers to any
Department of Public Works’ questions or any missing documentation has not been received
by the Department of Public Works by Wednesday, January 24, 2024. The City Manager's
decision as to qualifications will be final. Contractors that are prequalified with the City of
Oshkosh for the construction year 2024 for the class of work and the Total Contract Amount
specified in the Instructions to Bidders do not need to prequalify again for this Project.
Complete digital project bidding documents will be available at www.questcdn.com on
Tuesday, January 9, 2024. Download the digital pla n documents for a non-refundable fee of
$42 (Forty Two Dollars) by inputting Quest Project No. 8903415 on the website’s Project
Search page. Please contact QuestCDN.com at (952)233-1632 or info@questcdn.com for
assistance in free membership registration, downloading, and working with this digital
Project information.
Plans and Specifications may be reviewed at the office of the City Engineer, Room 301 of City
Hall, beginning Tuesday, January 9, 2024. These documents are also available for inspection in
the office of the City Clerk, Room 104, 215 Church Avenue, Oshkosh, Wisconsin.
Sealed bids must be accompanied by a Bid Bond payable to the City of Oshkosh on the form
provided by the City of Oshkosh in an amount of not less than five percent (5%) of the total
amount of the Bid as a guarantee that if the Bid is accepted, Bidder will execute and file proper
contract and bond within ten (10) days after the award of the Contract. The Bid Bond can be
presented in pdf format. If the successful bidder executes the Contract and files the necessary
bonds within the allowed time, then the Bid Bond shall be released. If the successful bidder fails
to execute the Contract and file the contract bond within the allowed time, then the Bid Bond
shall be forfeited to the CITY as liquidated damages.
No bids will be withdrawn for a period of sixty (60) days after the scheduled time of opening
bids.
The CITY reserves the right to reject any and all bids and to waive any informalities.
MARK A. ROHLOFF
City Manager
PUBLISHED: January 5 and 12, 2024