ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS
Village of Magdalena
Magdalena, New Mexico
Village of Magdalena
Supplemental Well
Equipping

General Notice

The Village of Magdalena is requesting Bids for the construction of the following Project:

Village of Magdalena
Supplemental Well
Equipping
NMDWSRF No.: DW5132
Village of Magdalena Project No.: 2023-01

Bids for the construction of the Project will be received BY ELECTRONIC SUBMISSION ONLY for the Village of Magdalena located at 108 N Main St., Magdalena, NM 87825. Bids must be submitted electronically through BHITracker at www.bhinc.com. Bids must be received by June 13, 2023 at 2:00 p.m. local time. At that time the Bids received will be publicly opened and read.

The Project includes the following Work:

The Village of Magdalena is soliciting bids for the equipping of a new well drilled last year. In addition to well equipping, the work includes installation of approximately 350 LF of 4-inch well collector line and connection to an existing stub-out near the existing well house. Minor modifications to the well house, including installation of a new flow meter and chlorine dosing pump, are required. Bid alternatives for a backup generator at the well site that can be used at another facility down US60 and a solar array to offset electrical costs are included.
This project is wholly or partially funded with United States Environmental Protection Agency funds, and therefore must comply with all federal cross cutter requirements. Neither the United States nor its department’s agencies or employees is or will be party to this invitation for bids or any resulting contract. This procurement will be subject to all applicable federal regulations including the Davis Bacon Act requirements.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex or national origin. Bidders on this work will be required to comply with the President’s Executive Order No. 11246, as amended.
To ensure that Disadvantaged Business Enterprises (DBEs) have the opportunity to compete for procurements funded by EPA financial assistance, all Bidders shall make the six good faith efforts as outlined by EPA at Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Program Requirements | US EPA. The bidder must make a good faith effort to solicit and hire Disadvantaged Business subcontractors and suppliers to meet the goals outlined in EPA XP-215. A good faith effort requires that the Contractor: 1) Complete the affirmative steps outlined in XP-215, 2) Submit XP-215 with the bid proposal, 3) Submit with the bid proposal proof that affirmative steps have been taken and this should include copies of advertisements and letters of solicitation. A Bid Proposal that omits XP-215 or does not support that a good faith effort was made will be considered non-responsive and the Bid Proposal rejected.
A Bid Proposal that omits XP-215 or does not support that a good faith effort was made will be considered non-responsive and the Bid Proposal rejected.

Obtaining the Bidding Documents

Information and Bidding Documents for the Project can be found at the designated website:
www.bhinc.com
Prospective Bidders are required to register with the designated website by clicking on BHITracker and selecting “Village of Magdalena Supplemental Well Equipping” project. Register your company account by providing the following contact information: Company name, contact name, company role, telephone number and email address. The Bidder will receive a notification email with a specific username and password in order to gain access to the “Village of Magdalena Supplemental Well Equipping” project. Each registered bidder will be able to re-access the site from www.bhinc.com/BHITracker. The designated website will be updated periodically with addenda, list of registered plan holders, reports, and other information relevant to submitting a Bid for the Project. All official notifications, addenda, and other Bidding Documents will be offered only through the designated website. Neither Owner nor Engineer will be responsible for Bidding Documents, including addenda, if any, obtained from sources other than the designated website.
If you have issues access the BHITracker site, please notify the Engineer at [email protected] as soon as possible.

The following shall be performed through the BHITracker site:
1. DOWNLOAD THE BIDDING DOCUMENTS: The bidding documents are available during the bidding phase from the CONTRACT DOCUMENTS tab under the BIDDING DOCUMENTS subsection. When issued, addenda will be available from the ADDENDA SECTION.
2. PLEASE SUBMIT ALL QUESTIONS THROUGH THE BHITRACKER SITE: To submit a question, go to the BIDDING tab and click on SUBMIT QUESTION. This will direct you to a form to enter the question, when complete click SUBMIT, and the question will be sent to BHI for review. Responses to questions will be included in the Addenda section (under the CONTRACT DOCUMENTS tab), and bidders will be notified via email when this information is available.
3. The bidders list is provided in the BIDDERS LIST tab.

Pre-bid Conference

A mandatory pre-bid conference for the Project will be held virtually on May 23, 2023 at 1:00 p.m. local time. To attend the meeting, either go online to Microsoft Teams at

https://www.microsoft.
com/en-us/microsoft-teams/join-a-meeting – use

Meeting ID: 223 943 855 706 and Passcode: azJji8; or call in at 505-312-9060 with Phone Conference ID: 390 763 803#.

Bids will not be accepted from Bidders that do not attend the mandatory pre-bid conference.
Instructions to Bidders.
For all further requirements regarding bid submittal, qualifications, procedures, and contract award, refer to the Instructions to Bidders that are included in the Bidding Documents.
This Advertisement is issued by:
Owner: Village of Magdalena
By: Richard Rumpf
Title: Mayor,
Magdalena, NM
Date: May 18, 2023

Published in the El Defensor Chieftain on May 18, 2023