Annual Construction Contract For Utility Replacement 2026

The Work under this Project consists of the replacement and repair of an indefinite amount of existing sanitary sewer and water items, including materials, equipment, and labor for the City of Norfolk water and sewer system.

Project Details

• Reference ID: UT-ACC26
• Department: Utilities
• Department Head: Doug Beaver (Utilities)

Important Dates

• Questions Due: 2026-03-25T19:00:00.000Z
• Answers Posted By: 2026-04-01T19:00:00.000Z
• Pre-Proposal Meeting: 2026-03-18T18:00:00.000Z — Virtual via Microsoft Teams. The link can found in the project documents.

Addenda

• Official Notice #1: Pre-Bid Meeting 3-18-2026 (released 2026-03-18T19:13:19.416Z) —

  Good afternoon,

  Thank you to those who attended this afternoon's pre-bid meeting. A copy of the agenda is attached. You may submit questions via e-mail, phone, or the OpenGov Q&A section of this post (preferred) until March 25th at 3 PM local time. Answers will be provided between that date and the question response deadline of April 1st at 3 PM local time.

  Thank you!

  Jared

• Addendum #1 (released 2026-03-26T15:48:55.833Z) —

  Good morning all,

  Please see the attached addendum #1 for this annual construction contract. The pre-bid meeting agenda can be found under the "notices" section.

  Thank you!

  Jared

Evaluation Criteria

• Important Instructions for Electronic Submittal —

  The City of Norfolk Department of Utilities is accepting electronic bid submissions. Bidders shall create a FREE account with OpenGov by signing up at https://procurement.opengov.com/signup. Once you have completed account registration, browse back to this page, click on "Submit Response", and follow the instructions to submit the electronic bid.

  Bids must be submitted via the City's e-Procurement Portal. The City’s e-Procurement Portal Clock is the official clock for the determination of all deadline dates and times. Without exception, responses will not be accepted after the submission deadline regardless of any technical difficulties such as poor internet connections. The City strongly recommends completing your response well ahead of the deadline

• Scope of Work —

  The Scope of Work is provided in the project file .

Submission Requirements

• Please upload your entire completed proposal here as one PDF document. (required)
• Upload completed pricing table (Section 102, Subsection III) (required)
• The contractor acknowledges having read and familiarized themselves with all addenda and notices prior to bidding. (required)
• The contractor has familiarized themselves with the VCWRLF information and requirements found in: (required) —
  • Section 102, Subsection II, Part 19
  • The entirety of Appendix K (VCWRLF Contract Inserts)

   

   

• The contractor has ensured that their proposal uses the most current wage determination (required) —

  (Appendix K, Subpart J, Attachment #2)

• Upload completed American Iron and Steel (AIS) Certification Statement (required) —

  (Appendix K, Subpart J, Attachment #4)

• Upload affidavit of publication (required)
• Upload completed MBE/WBE Compliance Checklist (required) —

  (Section 102-18)

• Have you sent the project name, advertisement date, and OpenGov link to the person responsible for posting on eVA? (required)
• Is this a VRA loan funded project? (required)
• Is this a request for proposals for an ACA? (required)

Questions & Answers