Douglas County Invitation To Bid On:  City of Omaha - Ash Tree Removals

Bid Opening Date:  11:00 A.M.  on:   Wednesday, December 11, 2019

Sealed bids for the City of Omaha for the removal of 712 (seven hundred twelve) Ash trees within the City of Omaha public property and street right-of-ways are invited and will be received on or before the bid opening date, as per the project’s specifications.

Sealed bids to be addressed to Elizabeth Butler, City Clerk, LC-1, 1819 Farnam Street, Omaha/Douglas Civic Center, Omaha, Nebraska 68183, marked “BID ON:  City of Omaha City of Omaha - ASH TREE REMOVALS”, must be in her office on or before 11:00 A.M. on the bid opening date at which time the bids will be opened and read by the City Clerk before the Bid Opening Committee and the public in LC-4, Omaha/Douglas Civic Center.

Plans and Specifications may be examined and obtained at the offices of the following printers:   A&D Technical Supply Co., Inc., 4320 South 89th Street, Omaha, NE 68127 (402-592-4950), and Standard Digital Imaging, 4426 South 108th Street, Omaha, NE 68137 (800-642-8062) on or after Wednesday, October 30, 2019.  Bidders may view the contract documents (plans & specifications, etc.) on the project free of charge from their websites.  Electronic or hard copy prints of all contract documents may be obtained from any one of them by contacting them directly and placing an order.  All costs for contract document production will be directly billed by the printer to the requesting company and not to the issuer of this bidding opportunity.  Potential bidders may receive special pricing for the printing of hard copies of the contract documents.  Contact the printer for the cost associated with your request.

Plans and specifications may also be examined (but not obtained) at the following locations:

• Park Planning Division, Omaha Parks, Recreation & Public Property Department, 1819 Farnam Street – Suite 701, Omaha, NE 68183-0701;   Monday – Friday from 8:00 am to 4:00 pm.

• Park Maintenance Division, Omaha Parks, Recreation & Public Property Department, 1523 South 24th Street, Omaha, NE 68108;   Monday – Friday from 8:00 am to 3:00 pm.

There will be a non-mandatory, pre-bid meeting on Friday, November 22, 2019, at 9:00 AM.  The meeting will be held in the breakroom at Park Maintenance Headquarters, 1523 S. 24th Street, Omaha, NE 68108

General Contractor shall self-perform with its own workforce a minimum of thirty percent (30%) of the total cost of the Contract.  Purchasing of materials does not qualify as self-performing the Work.

As evidence of good faith and guarantee that contract will be entered into should award be made thereon, a bid bond or certified check in the amount of 5% of the bid must accompany bid.  The bid bond or certified check shall be made payable to the “City of Omaha”.  Failure to do so will be cause for rejection.  City reserves the right to accept or reject any or all bids in whole or in part, and the bidders shall have the right to appeal any decision to the City Council.

Eric J. Carlson,

Purchasing Agent

10-30-19

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NOTICE INVITING BIDS

OPENING DATE: Wednesday, November 20, 2019

Sealed bids are invited and will be received by the City of Omaha on the following project(s):

OPW 53629

Fire Headquarters Chiller Replacement - 1516 Jackson Street

Pre-Bid Meeting:  Friday, November 8, 2019, at 10:00 AM at the Fire Headquarters, 1516 Jackson Street, Omaha, NE.  Meet in the lobby.

Complete digital project bidding documents are available at www.questcdn.com.  You may download the digital plan documents for $30.00 by inputting Quest Project #6564417 on the website’s Project Search page.  Please contact QuestCDN.com at (952) 233-1632 or info@questcdn.com for assistance in free membership registration, downloading, and working with this digital project information.

Alternately, project documents on CD-ROM will be available for $60.00 (non-refundable) per set which includes shipping.  Make your check payable to City of Omaha and sent to Public Works Department, Attention:  Bid Document Request,  Omaha/Douglas Civic Center, 1819 Farnam Street STE 600, Omaha, NE  68183 or call (402) 444-5220 with questions.

All bidders are required to comply with the Omaha Contract Compliance Program.  Details of this program are incorporated in the bid documents.

Sealed bids to be addressed to Elizabeth Butler, City Clerk, 1819 Farnam Street, LC-1 - Omaha-Douglas Civic Center, and must be on file in her office, on or before 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday, November 20, 2019 for opening in public in LC-4, Omaha-Douglas Civic Center at the above time and date.

As evidence of good faith and guarantee that contract will be entered into should award be made thereon, a certified check or bid bond in the amount of 5% of the bid must accompany bid.  City reserves the right to accept or reject any or all bids in whole or in part, and the bidders shall have the right to appeal any decision to the City Council.

Questions regarding this project may be directed to (402) 444-5220.

Eric J. Carlson

DOUGLAS COUNTY PURCHASING AGENT

10-30-19

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