he Christian County Water District will receive separate, sealed Bids for their Phase VIII System Upgrade Project: Contract No. 1 – KY 109 Area Waterline Replacements & Upgrades until 11:00 a.m., Thursday, March 2, 2017 at the office of Christian County Water District, 1960 Dawson Springs Road, P.O. Box 7, Hopkinsville, Kentucky 42241, at which time they will be publicly opened and read aloud.

The work to be performed involves the replacement of approximately 34,600 LF of 6-inch waterline along KY Highway 398, 97,500 LF of 8-inch waterline along KY Highway 109, 4,500 LF of 6-inch waterline along Mt. Carmel – Hawkins Road, and 10,750 LF of 6-inch waterline along Consolation Loop; plus other appurtenances generally along these roadways in Christian County (KY). Bids will be received for a single prime Contract. Bids shall be on a unit price basis.

The Issuing Office for the Bidding Documents is: McGhee Engineering, Inc., at P.O. Box 267, 202 South Ewing Street, Guthrie, Kentucky 42234 or by calling (270) 483-9985. (Contact: Chris Wilcutt). Prospective Bidders may examine the Bidding Documents at the Issuing Office on Mondays through Fridays between the hours of 8:30-4:30 pm, and may obtain copies of the Bidding Documents from the Issuing Office as described below.

Printed copies of the Bidding Documents many be obtained from the Issuing Office, during the hours indicated above. A $125.00 non-refundable charge will be required for each contract set of Bidding Documents (each set includes specifications and 22-inch by 34-inch drawings). Shipping and handling fees are included. Overnight mailing of Bidding Documents will not be provided. Bids will be accepted only from contractors holding approved bid forms provided by the Issuing Office.A Pre-bid Conference will be held at 2:00 P.M. local time, on Wednesday, February 22, 2017, at the Christian County Water District office, 1960 Dawson Springs Road, Hopkinsville, KY 42241. Bidders are encouraged to attend and participate in the conference.

Preparation of Bid for CDBG Funded Project:

Each bid must be submitted on the prescribed form and accompanied by Certification of Bidder Regarding Equal Employment Opportunity, Form 950.1; Certification of Bidder (Contractor) Concerning Labor Standards and Prevailing Wage Requirements, Form 1421; Certification of Bidder Regarding Section 3 and Segregated Facilities; and Contractor Certification Regarding Debarment, Suspension and Other Responsibilities. All blank spaces for bid prices must be filled in, by ink or typewritten, in both words and figures, and the foregoing Certifications must be fully completed and executed when submitted.

Attention of bidders is particularly called to the requirements as to conditions of employment to be observed and Davis/Bacon Act prevailing minimum wages to be paid under contract, Section 3, Segregated Facility, Section 109, and E.O 11246 and Title VI. Minority bidders are encouraged to bid. Owner reserves the right to waive any informalities or to reject any or all bids.

Addendum No. 1 – February 28, 2017