SECTION 00100
INVITATION TO BID
Separate sealed bids for construction of the Manning Road RSID Project will be received by the Flathead County Board of County Commissioners at 800 S Main Street, Room 302, Kalispell, MT 59901 until 4:00 PM local time on Wednesday, June 26, 2024. Bids will be opened and read aloud at 9:00 AM on Thursday, June 27, 2024 in the Commissioners’ Chambers, Third Floor, County Courthouse at 800 South Main Street, Kalispell, MT, 59901. A recommendation based on the bids received will be forwarded to the Board of County Commissioners for review and approval at the July 9, 2024 board meeting at 9:15 AM.
Pre-bid inquiries should be directed to C.R. Leisinger of Morrison-Maierle, Inc., Telephone 406-751-5864 or .
The project consists of gravel road reconstruction, drainage improvements, and applying a double shot chip seal to Manning Road and Farm Road. The project includes the following major items: clearing, grubbing, topsoil removal, earthwork, geotextile fabric, subexcavation, grading, compaction, culvert installation, sub base, crushed base, double shot chip seal, asphalt paving, road signs, traffic control, topsoil placement, and seeding.
Complete electronic Project Plans, Project Specifications, and Bid Proposal Packet are available at the Morrison-Maierle, Inc. website “www.m-m.net” by clicking on the “About” tab, scroll down to “Projects Bidding”, then click “View our current projects bidding page”. Select this project from the project list which will direct you to the QuestCDN website. Documents can only be viewed and cannot be downloaded or printed without purchasing. To purchase and download the project documents in pdf format, click “Download Project PDF” and sign on to QuestCDN.com. Plan documents and the Bid Proposal Packet can be downloaded for a fee of $40. Please contact QuestCDN at 952-233-1632 or email “” for assistance in the free membership registration, downloading documents, and working with this digital project information. Only firms obtaining documents by this method will be placed on the Planholders List.
In addition, the Drawings and Project Manual may also be examined at the following locations:
The offices of the consulting engineer, Morrison-Maierle, Inc., at 172 Timberwolf Parkway Kalispell, Montana, and on the Montana Plans Exchange at Montanabid.com.
There will be a Pre-Bid Meeting held at the offices of Morrison-Maierle at 172 Timberwolf Parkway, Kalispell, MT 59901 at 2:00 PM on Wednesday, June 12, 2024. A tour of the project site(s) will be conducted after the meeting.
CONTRACTOR(s) and any of the CONTRACTOR's subcontractors bidding on this project will be required to obtain registration with the Montana Department of Labor and Industry (DLI). CONTRACTOR's are required to have registered with the DLI prior to bidding on this project.
All laborers and mechanics employed by CONTRACTOR(s) or subcontractors in performance of the construction work shall be paid wages at rates as may be required by the laws of the State of Montana in accordance with the schedule of Montana Prevailing Wage Rates established by the Montana Department of Labor and Industry included in the Project Manual.
Each bid or proposal must be accompanied by a Certified Check, Cashier's Check, or Bid Bond from a surety corporation authorized to do business in Montana, payable to Flathead County, in an amount not less than ten percent (10%) of the total amount of the bid. Successful BIDDERS shall furnish an approved Construction Performance Bond and a Construction (Labor and Materials) Payment Bond, each in the amount of one hundred percent (100%) of the contract amount. Insurance as required shall be provided by the successful BIDDER(s) and a certificate(s) of that insurance shall be provided.
No bid may be withdrawn after the scheduled time for the public opening of the Bids specified above.
The right is reserved to reject any or all Proposals received, to waive informalities, to postpone the award of the contract for a period of not to exceed sixty (60) days, and to accept the lowest responsive and responsible bid which is in the best interest of Flathead County.
The CONTRACTOR(s) is required to be an Equal Opportunity Employer.
Dated this 30th day of May, 2024.
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
Flathead County, Montana
_/s/Randy L. Brodehl____________
Randy L. Brodehl, Chairman
Publish on June 4 and 11, 2024