HomeMy WebLinkAboutOpening of Quotes - West Bank Trail Timber Debris Removal Proj No. 120-041 - Ritschard Bros., Inc.
SCOPE OF WORK
CITY OF SOUTH BEND
PROJECT NAME: West Bank Trail Timber Debris Removal
PROJECT NO. 120-041
QUOTES DUETuesday, June 23, 9:30am, via email to
bpwbids@southbendin.gov
I.PROJECT DESCRIPTION
A.The project includes the furnishing of all equipment, material, insurance, and labor for the removal of
timber debris comprising the former West Bank Riverwalkwithin the City of South Bend, IN.
II.PREVAILING SPECIFICATIONSAND CONSTRUCTION STANDARDS AND SPECIFICATIONS
A.TheCity of South Bend'sPREVAILING SPECIFICATIONS, most recent version, and
CONSTRUCTION STANDARDS AND SPECIFICATIONS, most recent version, are to be used on this
project.
B.EachQuoteprovider is specifically instructed to become completely familiar with the most recent
version of the PREVAILING SPECIFICATIONSand the CONSTRUCTION STANDARDS AND
SPECIFICATIONSprior to submitting a quote.
C.Wherever the PREVAILING SPECIFICATIONS refer to “State Specifications,” it shall mean the 2020
INDOT Standard Specifications for the letting effective after September 1, 2019.
D.TheseSPECIAL PROVISIONSwill list only "Additions" or "Deletions" to the PREVAILING
SPECIFICATIONSand are to be used only in conjunction with the PREVAILING SPECIFICATIONS.
E.In the event of conflict between the SPECIAL PROVISIONSand the PREVAILING SPECIFICATIONS,
the SPECIAL PROVISIONSwill govern.
III.TERM “OR EQUAL”
A.Prevailing Specifications: None
B.Additions:
1.Where the term "or equal" is used in these specifications, the Quoteprovider deviating from
specified item shall file with his/her/itsQuotea letter fully explaining and justifying his/her/its
proposed article or equal. The City of South Bend shall be the sole judge in determining if the “or
equal” offered meets the specification.
IV.TAX EXEMPT
A.Prevailing Specifications: None
B.Additions:
1.Materials and properties purchased under contract with the Owner that becomes a permanent part
of the structure or facilities constructed are not subject to the Indiana Gross Retail Tax (Sales Tax).
The exemption number will be furnished to the Contractor upon award.
V.INDEMNIFICATION
A.Prevailing Specifications: None
B.Additions:
1.Contractor agrees to indemnify, defend and hold harmless the City of South Bend, its agents,
officers and employees, from all costs, losses, claims and suits, including court costs, attorneyfees,
and other expenses, arising from or out of the negligent performance of this Contract by Contractor,
or because of arising out of any defect in the goods, materials or equipment supplied by the Quote
provider.
Version 2/14/2020Page -1Public Works Quote
VI.INSURANCE
A.Prevailing Specifications: 2020, INDOT Standard Specifications Section 103
B.Additions:
1.All Contractors and subcontractors doing business with the City of South Bend shall present a
Certificate of Insurance showing coverage in the following minimum amount:
a.General Liability: Premises-Completed Operations or Products, Bodily Injury and Property
Damage Combined Single Limit -$5,000,000.
b.Thereshall be no exclusion for explosion, collapse or underground hazard.
c.Workmen’s Compensation: Statutory State of Indiana Employer's Liability -$100,000.
d.Auto Liability: Bodily Injury and Property Damage Combined Single limit -$1,000,000.
e.The City of South Bend shall be named as additional insured on the Certificate of Insurance.
VII.CONTROL OF WORK
A.Prevailing Specifications: 2020, INDOT Standard Specifications Section 105
B.Additions:
1.The complete responsibility for this project lies with the Director of Public Works of the City of South
Bend, Indiana acting through his authorized representatives.
2.Construction Engineering -The Contractor shall provide all the necessary, qualified personnel,
equipment and supplies to perform all work required under this item. There will be no direct payment
for this item.
3.The contractor is responsible to maintain the site which includes but is not limited to; dust control,
site security, erosion control, and protecting adjacent properties.
4.Work hours for the Project shall be from 7:00 a.m. through 6:00 p.m., Monday through Friday. No
work shall be permitted on weekends,Holidays, or after hours unless approved by the City of South
Bend Department of Public Works.
VIII.LEGAL RELATIONS
A.Prevailing Specifications:2020, INDOT Standard Specifications Section 107
B.Additions:
1.The Owner, where mentioned in these documents, is the City of South Bend. The Engineer, where
mentioned in these documents, is theCity of South Bend.
2.The Contractor shall apply for and obtain any and all required permits for the work from local, state,
and federal agencies and shall complywith permit requirements, including the St. Joseph County
/ City of South Bend Building Department.
3.If the Contractor awarded this contract is not a resident of Indiana, within thirty days, the Contractor
shall provide the Ownerwith proof that the Contractor is duly licensed, qualified and registered with
the Secretary of State of Indiana to engage in business within the State of Indiana.
4.The Contractor shall comply with all provisions of Indiana Code 5-16-13, as amended.The Owner
reserves the right to immediately terminate the public work project awarded should the Contractor
be found to be in violation of any provision of Indiana Code 5-16-13 and such violation shall result
in the forfeiture of Contractor’s performance bond to the Owner.
IX.PROSECUTION AND PROGRESS
A.Prevailing Specifications: 2020, INDOT Standard Specifications Sec. 108
B.Additions:
th
1.The project will have a completion date ofFriday, September 4, 2020.The contract time will start
when the Notice to Proceed is delivered and signed.
Version 2/14/2020Page -2Public Works Quote
2.TheCity, Engineer, and Contractor will hold a pre-construction meeting following award of the
contract. The date of the Notice to Proceed will be agreed at that meeting.
3.Contractor shall provide a schedule to the Owner prior to beginning any work on the site.
X.CHANGE OF CONTRACT TIME
A.Prevailing Specifications: 2020,INDOT Standard Specifications Section 108
B.Additions
1.The Contract Time may only be changed by Change Order. Any Claim for an extension in the
Contract Time shall be based on written notice delivered to the Department of Public Works within
seven (7) calendar days of the occurrence of the event giving rise to the claim. Notice of the extent
of the claim with supporting data shall be delivered within fourteen (14) calendar days after such
occurrence unless an official of the Public Works Department allows an additional period of time to
ascertain more accurate data. The Contract Time will be extended in an amount equal to time lost
to delays beyond the control of the Contractor if a claim is made in accordance with this provision.
Such delays shall include acts of neglect by the Public Works employees, or to fires, flood, labor
disputes, epidemics, abnormal weather conditions, governmental procedures, or acts of God.
2.Unlessotherwise provided, the Contract time is based upon normal weather conditions. An
extension is granted for weather conditions significantly more severe than normal if the Contractor
demonstrates to the satisfaction of the City that the delay in the progress of the work was due to
such weather. The basis to define normal weather with be the data compiled by the United States
Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
3.Noextension of time will be granted if the Contractor, by his/her/its own action or inaction, including
fault or negligence of Contractor’s subcontractors, caused the delay, or for which any remedies are
provided under any other provision of this agreement.
4.The grant of an extension of time under this Section in no wayconstitutes a waiver by the City of
any rights or remedies existing under this contract at law or in equity.
XI.DEFAULT AND TERMINATION
A.Prevailing Specifications: 2020,INDOT Standard Specifications Section 108
B.Additions:
1.Eventsof Default shall include Contractor’s failure to perform any of its obligations under this
contract including failure to commence work at the time specified, failure to perform the work in
accordance with these specifications, unauthorized discontinuationof the work, failure to carry out
the work in a manner acceptable to the City, failure to observe Federal, State, or local laws or
regulations, and failure to comply with any other term of this contract.
2.Ifan Event of Default occurs, the City shall provide Contractor written notice and may permit
Contractor ten (10) calendar days after the date of the notice to cure the default. If the default is
not cured within the ten (10) day cure period, the City may at any time thereafter terminate this
contract in which case the termination shall be final and effective.
3.Uponan Event of Default, the City may invoke the following remedies in addition to those remedies
provided under separate provisions of this contract, the right of set-off against any payments due
or to become due to the Contractor against the retainage, the right to take over and complete the
Work. If the City notifies Contractor that City is invoking its right to complete the Work, all rights that
the Contractor has in order under Contractor’s subcontracts are assigned to the City, subject to the
City’s right to take assignment of all or only selected subcontracts at the City’s discretion. The sole
obligation accepted by the City under such subcontracts is to pay for Work satisfactorily performed
after the date of the assignment. In the event a conditional assignment has not been executed, the
Contractor shall execute or cause to be executed any assignment, agreement, or other document
that may be necessary in the sole opinion of legal counsel to theCity’s Board of Public Works to
evidence compliance with this provision. The Contractor shall promptly deliver such documents
upon the City’s request. In the case of such assignment, unless otherwise agreed in writing, The
Contractor remains liability to subcontractors for any payment already involved, and for any claim,
suit or cause of action based upon or resulting from any error, omission, negligence or other breach
of contract by the Contractor, its officers, employees, or agents arising prior to the date of
assignment to the City.
Version 2/14/2020Page -3Public Works Quote
XII.LIQUIDATED DAMAGES
A.Prevailing Specifications: 2020,INDOT Standard Specifications Section 108
B.Additions:
1.The contractor shall proceed with the work at such rate of progress to insure full completion within
the Contract Time. It is expressly understood and agreed, by and between the Contractor and the
Owner, that the Contract Time for completion of the work described herein is a reasonable time,
taking into consideration the average climatic and economic conditions and other factors prevailing
in the locality of the work, and excludes the time for unavoidable delays which were beyond the
control and without the fault of the Contractor.
2.Ifthe Contractor shall fail to complete the work within the Contract Time, orextension of time
granted by the Owner, then the Contractor will pay to the Owner the amount for liquidated damages
a sum of five hundred dollars ($500.00) for each calendar day that the Contractor shall remain in
default after the time of completion stipulated in the Contract Documents.
3.The Contractor shall not be charged with liquidated damages or any excess cost when the delay
in completion of the work is due to the following and the Contractor has promptly given written
notice of such delay to the Owner and Engineer/Architect.
a.To any preference, priority, or allocation order duly issued by the Owner.
b.To unforeseeable causes beyond the control and without the fault or negligence of the
Contractor, including but not restricted to acts of God, acts of public enemy, acts of the Owner,
acts of another Contractor in the performance of a Contract with the Owner, fires, floods,
epidemics, quarantine restrictions, strikes, freight embargoes, and abnormal and
unforeseeable weather.
XIII.RETAINAGE AND FINAL PAYMENT
A.Prevailing Specifications: 2020,INDOT Standard Specifications Section 109
B.Additions:
1.Payments will be made every thirty (30) calendar days
2.Consistent with provisions of IC 36-1-12-14, the Board of Public Works shall retain a percentage of
payments throughout the duration of the project.
3.Before final payment and retainage are released the Contractor must satisfy the following:
a.All parts and labor meet requirements stated in the specifications.
b.Providecopies of test reports orcut sheets on all materials supplied.
c.ProvideAs-Built drawings in accordance with the City of South Bend Prevailing Specifications
for Public Works.
d.One (1) copy of the City of South Bend Completion Affidavit and one (1) copy of a Final Waiver
of Lien.
XIV.WARRANTY
A.Prevailing Specifications: None
B.Additions:
1.All Parts shall include the following:
a.Performance specifications
b.Bill of Materials
c.Warranties on all parts
d.Installation and safety requirements
Version 2/14/2020Page -4Public Works Quote
XV.OTHER UTILITIES
A.Prevailing Specifications: None
B.Additions:
1.TheContractor shall verify the locations of all utilities by contacting Indiana811by calling 811 (in
,at least two (2)
Indiana) or1-800-382-5544 (outside of Indiana), or via www.indiana811.org
working days, not counting Saturdays, Sundays or federal and state holidays before proceeding
with construction.It shall also be the Contractor’s responsibility to contact any other utility that is
not contacted by Indiana811and verify the utility locations.
2.TheContractor shall be responsible for working with the other utilities, i.e., gas electric, telephone,
etc. in order to assure that all utilities that need to be replaced or relocated can be done with a
minimum disturbance to service. The Contractor shall also be responsible for coordinating
schedules with the various utilities such that they can proceed with their relocation work as
efficiently as possible.
3.Ifthe odor of natural gas is detected in a work area at any time during the course of work, the
Contractor shall immediately notify NIPSCO at 1-800-634-3524. The Contractor shall also
immediately notify the residents of adjacent properties. The Contractor shall advise the residents
to evacuate their homes immediately if the odor is present within the dwelling.
4.Restorationof sprinkler systems damaged by the Contractor's operations shall be repaired by the
Contractor at no additional cost to the City or the Owner of the system.
XVI.MAINTENANCE OF TRAFFIC
A.PrevailingSpecifications: 2020, INDOT Standard Specifications Sections105 & 801
B.Additions:
1.Maintenance of traffic during construction shall conform to the “Indiana Manual on Uniform Traffic
Control Devices” and the City of South Bend Design and Construction Standards.
2.Theattached “Traffic Closure Request” form is to be used for any lane restrictions or closures and
required to be filled out and sent to the Department of Public Works
3.The Engineer shall approve the method of traffic control. No construction equipment, vehicles,
materials, supplies or temporary facilities shall be left unattended in the right-of-way of any street
or left parked overnight without proper marking and lighting.
4.After the award of the contract and before beginning the work, the Contractor shall submit his/her/its
proposed schedule of operations for the review of the Engineer. The schedule of operations as
reviewed by the Engineer shall be maintained at all times.
5.There will be no direct payment for this work.
6.The Contractor will be allowed a one-day closure of MLK Blvd. between Colfax Avenue and LaSalle
Avenue for this work.
7.The anticipated staging area has been shown in the appendices. The Contractor will not be allowed
to stage equipment of any kind on the Colfax Avenue bridge.
XVII.DESCRIPTION OF WORK
A.Prevailing Specifications: None
B.Additions:
1.Work to be performed shall include furnishing all labor, services, materials, insurance and
equipment toremove the flood-damaged timber boardwalk along the west bank of the St.
Joseph River to the limits shown in the attached documentationwithinthe City of South
Bend.
a.The existing timber boardwalk shall be removed to the limits shown in Appendix B.
b.All loose pieces of timber shall be removed.
c.Existing piles shall be cut to 1ft.(12 inches) above nearest ground level. Cut pieces shall be
removed, as well as any noticeable piles of sawdust.
d.Contractor shall install timber fencing and an additional timber post between the last two
timber piles to remain in place –see appendices.
Version 2/14/2020Page -5Public Works Quote
2.TheContractor shall preserve and protect all surrounding property, structures, tenants, visitors and
their property from damage caused by the Contractor’s operations.
3.In accordance with state and federal environmental law, the Contractor shall notify the division of
Fish and Wildlife with the Indiana Department of Natural Resources of the debris removal to be
performed. Contact information is (877) 463-6367, dfw@dnr.IN.gov
4.This quote is being solicited as a LUMP SUM project. As noted above, any and all pay items should
be contemplated for inclusion in the LUMP SUM price submitted. The intent of this document is to
explain the City’s proposed scope of work and solicit a LUMP SUM price covering all aspects of
the project, be they listed here or not.
XVIII.PLANS
A.Prevailing Specifications: City of South Bend Construction Standards and Specifications
B.Additions:
1.Theplans consist ofthese specifications and 2 appendices.
2.Thework shall conform to the plans.
3.Thedrawings are schematic in nature.
4.The CONTRACTOR is responsible for estimating dimensions and quantities of materials.
Version 2/14/2020Page -6Public Works Quote
APPENDIX A –Location Map
Version 2/14/2020Page -7Public Works Quote
APPENDIX B –Work Elements
Version 2/14/2020Page -8Public Works Quote
BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS
AGENDA ITEM REVIEW REQUEST FORM
Date06/15/2020
DepartmentDPW
NameZach Hurst
BPW Date06/23/2020Phone Extension3057
Review and Approval Required Prior to Submittal to Board
Diversity Compliance
Officer Name
and Inclusion Officer
BPWAttorneyAttorney Name
Dept. AttorneyAttorney Name
Purchasing
Check the Appropriate Item Type –Required for All Submissions
Professional Services AgreementContractProposal
Open Market ContractAmendment/Addendum Special Purchase, QPA
Bid OpeningBid AwardReq. to AdvertiseTitle Sheet
Quote OpeningQuote Award RejectBids/Quotes
Proposal OpeningC/O & PCA No. PCA
Chg. Order, No. Traffic ControlResolution
Other: Ease./Encroach
Required Information
Company or Vendor Name
YesIf Yes, Approved by Purchasing
New Vendor
No
MBEYes
MBE/WBE ContractorCompleted E-Verify Form Attached
WBE No
Project NameWest Bank Trail Timber Debris Removal
Project Number 120-041
Funding SourceTIF Park Bond
Account No.452-11-206-289-444000
Amount
Terms of ContractLump Sum
Purpose/DescriptionQuote request to remove damaged timber boardwalk at the West Bank Trail,
near the intersection of Colfax Avenue and MLK Blvd.
For Change Orders Only
$
Increase
Amount of
Decrease($)
Previous Amount$
%
Increase
Current Percent of Change: Decrease(%)
New Amount$
%
Increase
Decrease(%)
Total Percent of Change:
Time ExtensionAmount:
New Completion Date: