Opening of Bids - Water Works Utility Service Line Repair Program - Niezgodski Plumbing Inc.

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• Must be fully equipped to work safely in underground excavations five feet deep or greater in compliance with OSHA trenching and excavation safety requirements. Company safety manual must be followed and a minimum requirement of two qualified persons for all excavations. • Ability to temporarily freeze water service lines to replace inoperable and/or leaking curb valves. • Must have experience working on water lines in the City of South Bend including new service line installation using open trench excavation and trenchless ground piercing methods. New service line installation will be paid per foot for one -inch service line and only Type K copper tubing pipe is allowed. The water line shall have a minimum earth cover of five feet and a maximum of six feet. • Responsible for the preparing and pouring or subcontracting of all sidewalk, driveway and street cuts, according to City specifications. Four inches of depth for sidewalks, six inches of depth for driveway and driveway approaches. Street cuts must match existing depth, but not be less than eight inches minimum. • Responsible for repairing all grass/sod property damage caused by excavation work by spreading topsoil and grass seed within two calendar weeks of leak repair. A list of all repairs completed in grass during the winter season must be kept for returning to complete the topsoil and grass seed work at the start of the spring season. • A Plumber Inventory Tracking Form must be e-mailed to Water Works Utility management staff with details for each leak repair performed within one calendar week of repair date. • Invoices (two copies required) for work performed must be delivered to 915 S. Olive St. by the fifth day of the following month. All material provided by the Water Works Utility must be indicated on the invoices. City inspection and approval prior to payment being remitted within 45 days of receipt. • A Plumber Material Request Sheet must be e-mailed to Water Works Utility management staff when requesting provided parts. All material requests must be picked up at 915 S. Olive St. the following business day between the hours of 7:30am and 3:OOpm unless otherwise specified by Water Works Utility management staff. Flat Rate for Stop Rox Repairs Applicants will unearth a single excavation up to five cubic feet in grass for a flat rate of $425. For stop box repairs that require the removal of a hard surface, such as asphalt or concrete, the flat rate is increased to $525. This flat rate will include all equipment, material and labor necessary to replace the stop box and rod. This flat rate will be used for all emergency repairs made during normal business hours. A curb valve found to be inoperable and/or leaking must be replaced, and the repair is billed as a basic service leak at the rates described herein. Flat Rate for basic Service Leak Repairs: Applicants will unearth a single excavation up to five cubic feet in grass for a flat rate of $1,450. For basic leak repairs that require the removal of a hard surface, such as asphalt or concrete, the flat rate is increased to $1,550. This flat rate will include all equipment, material and labor necessary to replace the curb valve, stop box and rod or repair a single leak on a three -feet or less section of the service line. This flat rate will be used for all emergency repairs made during normal business hours. Repairs that require exceeding these specifications to complete must be reported to Water Works Utility management staff to determine if a leak repair is not considered basic repair due to special circumstances. Any special circumstance requires City approval and the repair is billed for equipment, material and labor at the rates described herein.