PUBLIC NOTICE. The Magma Flood Control District (District) has issued an Invitation for Bid (IFB) for Contract Number MFCD 2011-01, Magma Flood Retarding Structure Rehabilitation Project. The project is located approximately 6 miles north of downtown Florence, in Pinal County, Arizona. The project includes the raising (5 feet more or less) and widening of an approximately 5.5 mile long flood retarding structure including the trenching and installation of a central filter. Also included is the reconstruction and widening of approximately 5,000 lineal feet of riprap lined drainage channel. There will be the modification of the principal inlet structure and reconstruction of the outlet concrete structures along with miscellaneous 39-inch concrete pipe extensions. There is about 66,000 lineal feet of barbed-wire access control fencing.
The contract will be let to the lowest responsible bidder. The successful contractor shall be required to reach Final Completion within four hundred fifty (450) calendar days after the Notice to Proceed. The construction contract amount is estimated to be between: $7,100,000 – $9,100,000. Bid Opening will be held on [please note revised date] Thursday, March 10, 2011 at 2:00 P.M. (Phoenix Time) at the office of EPS Group, Inc., 2045 South Vineyard Avenue, Suite 101, Mesa, Arizona 85210. A MANDATORY Pre-Bid Conference/Site Visit is being held on Monday, February 21, 2011 at 9:00 A.M. (Phoenix Time) at the project site. The meeting location will be held in the open area just inside the east gate entrance area. The directions to the site are as follows: Proceed east on US 60, exit at Florence Junction and head south on highway 79 to Arizona Farms Road. Proceed west on Arizona Farms Road for approx. 1.5 miles. The gate to the site is located on the north side of Arizona Farms Road (about 2 miles east of Cooper Road). Attendance will be recorded during the pre-bid conference. Only those firms that are recorded as being represented will be eligible to submit a bid. The District will provide access to the project site from this location. Plans, Special Provisions, and Bid/Contract Documents may be obtained on CD-ROM from the AMEC Earth & Environmental, Inc. receptionist, at no charge, located at 1405 West Auto Drive, Tempe, Arizona 85284. Hard copy Plans and Bid/Contract Documents may be obtained upon payment of a nonrefundable fee from ScottBlue Reprographics, located at 133 West 1st Avenue, Mesa Arizona 85210.
The Board of Directors of the District reserves the right to reject any and all bids or to withhold the award for any reason. Every bid shall be accompanied by a bid security for ten percent (10%) of the amount of the bid. Questions regarding this IFB should be directed to the District, ATTENTION: Kent Pace, General Manager, Phone (480) 424-3438 or e-mail kent@azmfcd.org.
1st Published: February 4, 2011