BLOOMINGTON ICE GARDEN MODERIZATION PROJECT- BID PACKAGE#2 BID CATEGORY 5B.2 STRUCTURAL STEEL & MISC. METALS LABOR

The City of Bloomington will receive sealed lump sum bids until 11:00 A.M., Thursday, December 19, 2024 through the Bids and Tenders web portal. Bid documents will not be accepted in any other location or format. Bid documents sent directly to the City of Bloomington will be returned unopened and not considered for award. Bids will be opened publicly and read aloud during a live WebEx meeting immediately after the specified closing time. A link to the bid opening can be obtained by emailing purchasing@bloomingtonmn.gov. All bids submitted are to be valid for sixty (60) calendar days. 
 

SCOPE OF WORK DESCRIPTION: 
The scope of work for this Project shall include, but not be limited to: 

Project 24-91 - BC5B.2 Structural Steel & Misc. Metals Labor for the Bloomington Ice Garden Modernization project. Reference specification section 01 11 50 Work Sequence and Bid Categories for scope pertaining to this bid category. 

COMPLETION TIME: Substantial Completion: September 30, 2025

Final Completion: December 31, 2025

PRE-BID MEETING: 
A non-mandatory pre-bid meeting will be held at 10:00 A.M., Tuesday, December 10, 2024 at the project site, Bloomington Ice Garden, 3600 West 98th Street, Bloomington, MN 55431. All prospective bidders are strongly encouraged to attend this meeting to become familiar with the project. 
 

DOCUMENTS: 
To obtain documents please visit https://bloomingtonmn.bidsandtenders.net. Bid documents are available with a Preview watermark prior to registering for the opportunity. Documents are not provided in any other manner.  
 

BID SUBMITTAL AND OPENING:
 

Bids  must  be  submitted  on  the  Bid  Submittal  Form  provided  in  accordance  with  the  Contract Documents, Drawings, and Specifications as prepared by JLG Architects. 

Bidders shall use complete sets of the Bid Documents in preparing their Bids.  The City assumes no responsibility for errors or misinterpretations resulting from the use of incomplete sets of Bid Documents. 

Oral,  facsimile,  email,  hard  copy,  or  telephone  Proposals  are  considered  invalid  and will  not receive consideration. 

In  making  copies  of  these  documents  available,  the  City  does  not  confer  a  license  or  grant permission for any other use of the documents other than for the purpose of obtaining and preparing Bids on the Work.  
 

BID SECURITY:
A certified check or cashier's check payable to the City of Bloomington, or satisfactory Bid Bond executed by the Bidder and a licensed surety company must also accompany the Bid in an amount not less than five percent (5%) of the total Bid to be forfeited as liquidated damages in the event that the bid be accepted and the Bidder fail to enter into a written contract and furnish the required bond within ten (10) days after the award of the contract.
 

BID BONDS:
Bond and/or Bid Security, as required in the Invitation to Bid, must be received in electronic format through the Bidding System with Bid Submission. 

Physical copies of Bond and/or Bid Security must also be received in an envelope by the City of Bloomington within 3 business days of the Bid closing date. Oral, facsimile, email, or telephone Bonds or Bid Security are invalid and will not receive consideration. 

The envelope shall bear the inscription: "Bid for (TITLE AND BID NUMBER SHOWN ON THE FACE OF THE BID DOCUMENT)".
 

The Bidder's name; address; phone number shall be included in the envelope with the physical bond.

The envelope shall be addressed to:  
 

Purchasing Manager, City of Bloomington
1800 West Old Shakopee Road
Bloomington, Minnesota 55431-3027