CUSICK WATER TREATMENT PLANT
CUSICK, PEND OREILLE COUNTY, WASHINGTON
INVITATION FOR BIDS

The Town of Cusick (TC) will receive bids for upgrading their Water Treatment Plant. The project in general will be to upgrade the treatment process, add four pumps, change from gas to liquid chlorination, improve system reliability, flexibility and control.

Scope of work elements include:

Proposed scope of work elements are:

1. Two new treated water pumps, 400 gpm each
2. New motor control center
3. New automated control system and instrumentation
4. Hypo chlorination system and remodeled chlorination room
5. Add telemetry system between treatment plant and reservoir and upgrade the alarm system
6. Add clear-well piping for added chlorine contact time and sampling modifications
7. Install filter to waste system
8. Replace control valves, water meters and other miscellaneous items.
9. Include simple SCADA system for remote monitoring of facility
10. Two new raw water pumps, 550 gpm each, shall be add-alternate items (priced per unit)

Bidding documents and pre-bid information can be obtained at the following plan centers:

Spokane Regional Plan Center
209 N Havana St
Spokane, WA  99202
www.plancenter.net
(509) 328-9600

Associated Builders and Contractors
1760 E Trent Ave
Spokane, WA  99202
www.abcplanroom.com
(509) 534-0826

Abadan Reprographics & Imaging
603 E 2^nd Ave
Spokane, WA 99202
www.abadanplanroom.com
509)-747-2964

A mandatory bid walk through of the proposed project will take place at 1:00 PM on Tuesday, September 4, 2018. The bid walk will begin at the Cusick treatment facilities located at the along 1926 Black Road, Usk, WA. Call Dan Sander at 509-879-0268 to confirm in case of inclement weather.  Sealed bids will be received at the Town of Cusick, in Cusick, WA prior to 2:00 PM on September 21, 2018 where bids will be opened and publicly read. All bids not received prior to the time and date set forth above will not be accepted for consideration. Bids can be delivered by mail, in person, or by email. Please email Mayor at mayorofcusick@gmail.com and cusick@itss.net   before the bid due date to provide notice you are sending it electronically then ask for a phone call back to confirm that it was received for your own protection. Town of Cusick and or Coffman Engineers will not be responsible for you sending it to an incorrect address or any other delivery failure. Provide a copy of the Bid bond along with the bid.

All technical questions about the project shall be directed to Carl Garrison, PE of Coffman Engineers.  Email is garrison@coffman.com and phone is 360-859-4913.  An alternate phone contact is the project engineer Andrew McMannis, EIT 360-859-0959.

Engineers Estimate of the cost is $850,000.

It is anticipated that the work can begin on or after November 1, 2018 and is to be completed or on before July 1, 2019.

The contractor must be licensed, bonded, and insured in the State of Washington.  The contractor must have satisfactorily completed a minimum of two water treatment projects for similar sized public water systems in the past five years. This requirement can be met with a combination of general and subcontractor experience.  It is acceptable to have a subcontractor submit qualifications for the pump and controls installation. 

Bid Security:  A certified or bank cashier's check in the amount of five percent (5%) of the bid amount, payable to the Cusick Water Treatment Plant, or bid bond executed by a licensed bonding company is required with each bid.

Rejection of Bids:  The Town of Cusick specifically reserves the right to reject any or all bids and waive minor informalities or irregularities.

The Town of Cusick is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer.  Small, Minority- and Women-Owned Businesses are encouraged to submit bids.  All work performed on the project will be subject to the higher of the prevailing state or federal wage rates.

This project is funded through the Community Development Block Grant General Purpose Grant (CDBG) program with federal funds from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.  Additionally, a loan through Rural Community Assistance Corp (RCAC) will be obtained to cover the remaining costs of the project.  After the project has reached completion the entirety of the non-grant funding will be refinanced through a Drinking Water State Revolving Fund (DWSRF) loan.  Thus, the requirements and provisions of all loan and funding entities must be met by general contractors and all subcontractors throughout the project.

Published in the Spokesman Review on August 15 and August 22, 2018.