SLED Opportunity · ALASKA · VALDEZ
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The City of Valdez seeks bids for Meals Hill Park Development Phase 1, including construction of park facilities, trails, and related infrastructure. Funded by a federal grant, the project requires electronic bid submission via Bid Express. Estimated costs range from $1M to $1.75M for Schedule A and $750K to $1.25M for Schedule B.
Date: March 8, 2024 Project: Meals Hill Park Development Phase 1 Contract Number: 2151 Bids Due: To Be Determined Pre-Bid Meeting : To Be Determined The City of Valdez was awarded a grant through the US Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration. This federal funding will be applied to a future solicitation for the construction of park facilities and trails located in Valdez, Alaska. Bid documents and formal advertisement are forthcoming. Applicable grant provisions and federal requirements will be found within the bid package when posted. Interested bidders are encouraged to subscribe for notifications to the City’s ‘Bids’ page. The project will be advertised in the Anchorage Daily News as well. The bid posting is anticipated to be uploaded in the month of March. This project includes, but is not necessarily limited to: Construction of the Schedule A Work includes a main access area with parking and drop-off zone to Meals Hill Park, entry plaza, approximately 0.9 mile long multi-use pedestrian trail, scenic overlooks, vault toilet, and a picnic shelter. Work includes earthwork, gravel surfacing, cast-in-place concrete, curb & gutter, asphalt pavement, pedestrian fencing, landscape berms, interpretive and wayfinding posts as well as installation of owner provide materials including steel picnic shelter, vault restroom, benches, trash cans, gates, kiosks, topsoil & seeding, and wayfinding sign panels. Construction of the Schedule B Work includes the design and construction of four walking trails (Valdez Vista Overlook Spur, Valdez Vista Trail, Valdez Vista Spur, and Bog View Trail) and two mountain bike trails (Forest Flow and Alder Flow). Included for each trail segment is a Design Memo, Design Standard, Trail Management Objectives that provide detailed trail specifications, and GPS data of the general layout in a kmz file format. Engineers Estimate for construction of Schedule A is between $1,000,000 and $ 1,750,000. Engineers Estimate for construction of Schedule B is between $750,000 and $ 1,250,000. **THIS BID WILL BE HOSTED BY BID EXPRESS** Bid documents are only available online through Bid Express. In an effort to make the solicitation process more efficient and cost effective for both vendors and the agency, the City of Valdez Capital Facilities Department has adopted an electronic bidding process for this solicitation. Electronic bids must be submitted at the City of Valdez solicitations page on Bid Express here All bids must be submitted electronically through Bid Express at www.bidexpress.com. Hard copy or paper submissions will not be accepted. Bids shall be submitted on the forms furnished, or copies thereof, and must be manually signed in ink (except for where electronic signatures are required for bid submission). Original manually signed bid documents will be required from the successful bidder. If erasures or other changes appear on the forms, the person signing the bid must initial each erasure or change. The Bid Form will provide for quotation or price for all items. Bidders must quote on all items. Failure to do so may result in disqualification. Alternative bids will not be acceptable unless requested. Bids can be modified until the bid deadline on Bid Express. Modification by facsimile or email will NOT be allowed for bids. Any questions regarding this project will be submitted through Bid Express. Instead of paying paper bidding costs (hand or hired delivery costs), a fee of $40 will be incurred for those who wish to bid electronically on a pay-per solicitation basis. Alternatively, you may subscribe for $50 per month for unlimited electronic bid submission to all agencies that post solicitations on the bidexpress.com website, plus get email notifications by agency/work type/commodity code. For bidders who wish to utilize the electronic bid bond option, please see the FAQs page regarding electronic bid bonds (bottom of the page in the link). For additional guidance, please contact the Bid Express team at toll free (888) 352-2439 (select option 1) or at support@bidexpress.com. Learn more on the vendor resources page or this vendor overview PDF. The following link will take you to a vendor training video: BidExpress.com® Vendor Training The bids will be publicly opened and read at that time. Bid security in the amount of 5% of the total bid is required. The City reserves the right to waive any irregularities or informalities in a bid and to reject any and all bids without cause. The higher of current minimum prevailing wage rates as published by the Alaska Department of Labor or US Department of Labor must be paid. The City of Valdez “Standard Specifications and Standard Details” shall be used. Reference Documents Standard Specifications Standard Details Current State of Alaska Minimum Prevailing Wage Rates Title 36 Public Contracts; Confirm Title 36 is the most recent version published by State of Alaska Department of Labor Links: here (https://www.bidexpress.com/businesses/42455/home) (https://www.bidexpress.com/businesses/42455/home) FAQs (https://www.bidexpress.com/vendor_resources) vendor resources page (https://www.bidexpress.com/vendor_resources) vendor overview (https://www.bidexpress.com/BX18-bidder.pdf) BidExpress.com® Vendor Training (https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=https://infotechinc.outrch.com/api/mailings/click/PMRHK4TMEI5CE2DUORYHGORPF53XO5ZOPFXXK5DVMJSS4Y3PNUXXOYLUMNUD65R5GZQWOT2ZJNZUKT3YNNOHKMBQGI3GMZLBOR2XEZJ5MVWWEX3MN5TW6IRMEJUWIIR2GQ4TMMZTFQRG64THEI5CEMZRGU4DQZDGMQWTCYJSG4WTINZXMIWTQZLBHEWTMNJRMFTGEZLDG5SGMMBCFQRHMZLSONUW63RCHIRDIIRMEJZWSZZCHIRFAUBXNU3E4QSXIZHV6QSLGRZFK42CIVJXA3CBNZVVCWTHKYYVM5LMLAZFQZTEMNKXQMKJHURH2===&c=E,1,y7J0NXYqOJW06aFDwalKoLMWeh9ulbNzUcPD7Cm0TIi1phvLZ_OPLDaIehca03lpdGYqECp9mWSk9Lwe8ddR1KrdEI30OdpQxMb1pGBymxoDC_hvma4,&typo=1) Standard Specifications (http://ci.valdez.ak.us/DocumentCenter/Home/View/490) Standard Details (http://ci.valdez.ak.us/DocumentCenter/Home/View/489) Standard Specifications (http://ak-valdez.civicplus.com/DocumentCenter/Home/View/490) Standard Details (http://ci.valdez.ak.us/DocumentCenter/Home/View/489) Minimum Prevailing Wage Rates (http://labor.state.ak.us/lss/pamp600.htm) Title 36 Public Contracts (http://labor.alaska.gov/lss/forms/Pam400.pdf) State of Alaska Department of Labor (http://labor.alaska.gov/lss/lssforms.htm)
SLED stands for State, Local, and Education. These are solicitations issued by state governments, counties, cities, school districts, utilities, and higher education institutions — as opposed to federal agencies.
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