INVITATION TO BID

GILA RIVER INDIAN COMMUNITY District 5 Casa Blanca Water Storage Tank Project Project No. DPW 09-23

Sealed bids will be received by Gila River Indian Community, Property and Supply, Attn: Geneva Gooden, Procurement Director, 315 W. Casa Blanca Road, Sacaton, AZ 85247, until January 29, 2:00 p.m. (AZ time), 2010. Bids received after this time will not be accepted.

On January 29,2010, at 3:00 p.m. (AZ time), the sealed bids will be publicly opened, read aloud, and accepted for consideration at the Gila River Indian Community, Department of Public Works, Engineering Services Division, Conference Room, 186 S. Skill Center Road, Sacaton, Arizona, 85247.

Description of the Work: The Gila River Indian Community (GRIC), Department of Public Works is seeking a construction firm to construct a 500,000 gallon water storage tank. The work includes, but is not limited to, mobilization of equipment, initial construction surveys, installation of a 500,000 gallon welded or bolted steel water storage tank with associated appurtenances, required site grading, relocation of earth roadway, construction and relocation of various sized waterlines, excavation of trenches, completion of connections to existing water mains, installation of valves and boxes, trench backfill, compaction of trenches, adjustment of valve covers, preparation of "As-Built" surveys (in electronic format) of the water storage tank and water main construction, testing and disinfecting the new water storage tank, pressure testing, chlorination of new water lines, site clean-up, and demobilization. This work will be performed near the Community of Casa Blanca, in District 5 within the Gila River Indian Community, Pinal County, Arizona.

A pre-bid conference will be held on Thursday, January 14, 10:00 a.m. (AZ time), 2010, at the Department of Public Works, Engineering Services Division, Conference Room, 186 S. Skill Center Road, in Sacaton, Arizona.

Preference in the award ofthis Contract shall be given first to GRIC owned enterprises, second to Indian and Alaskan Native organizations and economic enterprises, and third will be given to minority, women and disabled owned businesses. The Community shall give preference to a 51% Indian-owned Economic Enterprise so long as the bid by this enterprise does not exceed the lowest bid submitted by more than five percent. "Indian-owned Economic Enterprise" means any Indian-owned commercial, industrial, or business activity established or organized for the purpose of profit, provided that such Indian ownership shall constitute not less than 51 percent of the enterprise, and that ownership shall encompass active operation and control ofthe enterprise. All preferences shall be publicly announced at the bid opening. Any contractor claiming Indian preference shall give evidence, as required by the Community, to support its claim prior to bid opemng. 00100-1 The work shall be started within ten (10) calendar days from the date of the Notice to Proceed and completed within the time stipulated after the date ofthe Notice to Proceed.

If the Contractor neglects, fails, or refuses to complete the work within the contract time or an extension as determined by the Engineer or Community Representative, the Contractor shall pay the Community the sum of$500.00, not as a penalty but as liquidated damages for such breach of contract, for each and every working day that the Contractor defaults after the time stipulated for completing the work.

Each bidder shall submit, with his bid, a certified check or bid bond in a separate sealed envelope, in an amount not less than five percent (5%) ofthe total amount ofthe base bid.

No bidder may withdraw the bid for at least sixty (60) days following the scheduled closing time for the receipt ofbids.

Copies of the bidding documents will be provided, at no cost, to the Contractors attending the pre-bid conference. Additional copies may be obtained from the Department of Public Works, Engineering Services Division office, at a non-refundable cost of $40.00 per set plus $1.00 per sheet for the plans.

Documents may be viewed at the Gila River Indian Community, Department of Public Works, Engineering Services Division office located at 186 S. Skill Center Road in Sacaton, Arizona.

The bidder will submit with the bid, a properly executed Contractor's Qualification Statement, and the bid shall be accompanied by a signed certificate from a surety company, licensed in the State of Arizona, certifying that the surety company shall provide the bidder, if awarded the contract, with a Performance Bond and a Labor and Material Payment Bond each in the amount of 100 percent (100%) ofthe contract sum.

The Community reserves the right to reject any or all bids and to waive informalities in Bids received.

GILA RIVER INDIAN COMMUNITY

By: Geneva Gooden. Title: Procurement Director

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