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0 Su b-District - Phase 5 Cherry Drive, Marshall Road, Kenton Station Road, & White Villa Estates (North Lake Road, Maple & Lakeshore Dr.) Kenton County, Kentucky November 20 10 COMPILED BY: Northern Kentucky Water District (Owner) 2835 Crescent Springs Road / Erlanger, I< entucky 4 10 18 (This page left blank intentionally) SPECIFICATIONS FOR NORTHERN KENTUCKY WATER DISTRICT Sub-District G - Phase 5 Cherry Drive, Marshall Road, Kenton Station Road, & White Villa Estates (North Lake Road, Maple & Lakeshore Dr.) Kenton County, Kentucky November 2010 GOVERNING BODY COMMISSIONERS: ANDREW C. COLLINS - CHAIR DOUG WAGNER - VICE-CHAIR FRED A. MACKE, JR. - SECRETARY JOE KOESTER - TREASURER FRANK JACKSON - COMMISSIONER PAT SOMMERKAMP - COMMISSIONER RON LOVAN, PRESIDENT/CEO COMPILED BY: Northern Kentucky Water District (Owner) 2835 Crescent Springs Road Erlanger, Kentucky 4 10 18 (This page left blank intentionally) TABLE OF CONTENTS Subject Pages -- BIDDING REQUIREMENTS 00020 invitation to Bid 1-2 001 00 instructions to Bidders 1-6 BID FORMS 00300 Bid Form 1-6 00410 Bid Bond 1-2 OWNER'S FORMS 00460 Non-Collusion Affidavit 1 CONTRACT FORMS 00500 Agreement 1-7 00610 Performance Bond 1-2 00620 Payment Bond 1-2 00650 Certificate of Insurance 1 00652 Certificate of Property Insurance 1 CONDITIONS OF CONTRACT 00700 General Conditions 1-42 00800 Supplementary Conditions 1-19 00900 Employment Requirements and Wage 1-14 Rates (N KWSD) TC-1 910 1 (Ver. 1) TABLE OF CONTENTS (Continued) Subject Page I_ SPEC IF ICAT1 0 N S GENERAL REQUIREMENTS 0101 5 Project Requirements 1-7 01025 Measurement and Payment 1-10 01070 Abbreviations of Terms and Organizations 1-2 01300 Submittals 1-3 01400 Quality Control 1-2 01500 Temporary Facilities 1-14 01600 Technical Provisions 1-24 Geotechnical Report 1-50 (NKWSD) TC-2 7/99 (Ver. 1) Section 001 00 INSTRUCTIONS TO BIDDERS 1, DEFINED TERMS. Terms used in these Instructions to Bidders will have the meanings indicated in the General Conditions and Supplementary Conditions. Additional terms used in these Instructions to Bidders have the meanings indicated below which are applicable to both the singular and plural thereof: A. Bidder - The individual or entity who submits a Bid directly to Owner. B. Successful Bidder - The lowest responsible Bidder submitting a responsive Bid to whom Owner (on the basis of Owner’s evaluation as hereinafter provided) makes an award. 2. COPIES OF CONTRACT DOCUMENTS. Complete sets of Contract Documents must be used in preparing Bids; Bidder shall have sole responsibility for errors or misrepresentations resulting from the use of incomplete sets of Bidding Documents. Owner and Engineer, in making copies of Bidding Documents available on the above terms, do so only for the purpose of obtaining Bids for the Work and do not confer a license or grant for any other use. 3. QUALIFICATIONS OF BIDDERS. To demonstrate Bidder’s qualifications to perform the Work, within five days of Owner’s request Bidder shall submit written evidence such as financial data, previous experience, present commitments, and such other data as may be requested by Owner. Bidders who have not, in the Owner’s opinion, had sufficient experience in the size and type of work involved may not be considered. Each Bid must contain evidence of Bidder’s qualifications to transact business in the State of Kentucky or covenant to obtain such qualifications prior to award of the Contract. The Bidder’s Organization Number from the Kentucky’s Secretary of State must be included where applicable. Each Bidder must be registered as a plan holder with the Issuing Office or Engineer on record in the advertised “Invitation to Bid”. There shall be no substitution of bidders without proper registration with the Issuing Office or Engineer on record in the advertised “Invitation to Bid” 4. EXAMINATION OF CONTRACT DOCUMENTS AND SITE. It is the responsibility of each Bidder, before submitting a Bid, to: a. thoroughly examine and study the Instructions to Bidders and the Contract Documents, including any Addenda; b. visit the Site and become familiar with and satisfy Bidder as to the general, local, and site conditions that may affect cost, progress, performance, or furnishing of the Work; C. become familiar with and satisfy Bidder as to all federal, state, and local Laws and Regulations that may affect cost, progress, performance, or furnishing of the Work; (NKWD) 00100 10/18/2010 (Ver. 1) Page 1 of 6 d. agree at the time of submitting its Bid that no further examinations, investigations, explorations, tests, studies, or data are necessary for the determination of its Bid for performance of the Work at the price bid and within the times and in accordance with the other terms and conditions of the Contract Documents; e. correlate the information known to Bidder, information and observations obtained from visits to the Site, and all additional examinations, investigations, explorations, tests, studies, and data with the Contract Documents; f. promptly give Owner written notice of all conflicts, errors, ambiguities, or discrepancies that Bidder discovers in the Contract Documents and confirm that the written resolution thereof by Owner is acceptable to Bidder; and g. determine that the Contract Documents are generally sufficient to indicate and convey understanding of all terms and conditions for the performance of the Work. 4.01. Underground Facilities. Information and data shown or indicated in the Contract Documents with respect to existing Underground Facilities at or contiguous to the Site is based upon information and data furnished to Owner and Engineer by owners of such Underground Facilities, including Owner or others, and Owner and Engineer disclaim responsibility for the accuracy or completeness thereof, unless it is expressly provided otherwise in the Supplementary Conditions. 4.02. Additional Information. Before submitting a Bid, each Bidder may, at Bidder's own expense, make or obtain any additional examinations, investigations, explorations, tests, and studies and obtain any additional information and data which pertain to subsurface or physical conditions at or contiguous to the Site or otherwise, which may affect cost, progress, performance, or furnishing of the Work and which Bidder deems necessary to determine its Bid for performing and furnishing the Work in accordance with the time, price, and other terms and conditions of the Contract Documents. Each Bidder shall be responsible for any claims for personal injury, death or damage to property caused by Bidder's entry on public or private property and shall defend and indemnify Owner and all other parties against any such claims. 4.03. Bidder's ,Representation. The submission of a Bid will constitute an incontrovertible representation and covenant by Bidder that Bidder has complied with every requirement of this Article 4, that without exception the Bid is premised upon performing and furnishing the Work required by the Contract Documents and applying any specific means, methods, techniques, sequences, and procedures of construction that may be shown or indicated or expressly required by the Contract Documents, that Bidder has given Owner written notice of all conflicts, errors, ambiguities, and discrepancies that Bidder has discovered in the Contract Documents and the written resolutions thereof are acceptable to Bidder, and that the Contract Documents are generally sufficient to indicate and convey understanding of all terms and conditions for performing and furnishing the Work. 5. SITE AND OTHER AREAS. The Site is identified in the Contract Documents. All additional lands and access thereto required for temporary construction facilities, construction equipment, or storage of materials and equipment to be incorporated in the Work are to be obtained and paid for by Contractor. Easements for permanent structures or permanent 00100 10/18/2010 Page 2 of 6 changes in existing facilities are to be obtained and paid for by Owner unless otherwise provided in the Contract Documents. 6. LNTERPRETATIONS AND ADDENDA. All questions about the meaning or intent of the Bidding Documents are to be submitted to Owner in writing. Any interpretations or clarifications that are considered necessary by Owner in response to such questions will be issued by Addenda mailed or delivered to all parties recorded by Owner as having received the Bidding Documents. Questions received less than seven days prior to the date for opening of Bids may not be answered. The person submitting questions shall be responsible for their prompt delivery. Only questions answered by Addenda will be binding. Oral and other interpretations or clarifications will be without legal effect. Addenda may be issued to clarify, correct, or change the Bidding Documents as deemed advisable by Owner or Engineer. Owner will not be responsible for explanations or interpretations of the Bidding Documents or Contract Documents except as issued in accordance herewith. 7. BID SECURITY. Each Bid must be accompanied by Bid security made payable to Owner in an amount of 10 percent of Bidder's maximum Bid price and in the form of a Bid Bond (on the form attached) issued by a surety meeting the requirements of paragraphs 5.01 and 5.02 of the General Conditions and shall be rated "A" by AM BEST.. Bid security of the Successful Bidder will be retained until such Bidder has executed the Contract Documents, furnished the required contract security, and met the other conditions of the Notice of Award, whereupon the Bid security will be returned. If the Successful Bidder fails to execute and deliver the Contract Documents and furnish the required contract security within 15 days after the Notice of Award, Owner may annul the Notice of Award and Bid security of that Bidder will be forfeited. Bid security of other Bidders whom Owner believes to have a reasonable chance of receiving the award may be retained by Owner until the earlier of seven days after the Effective Date of the Agreement or one day after the last day the Bids remain subject to acceptance, whereupon Bid security furnished by such Bidders will be returned.