ITB# 202414 Avocado Village Potable Water System Improvements

The purpose of this Invitation to Bid (ITB) is to establish a contract, by means of sealed Bids, from a qualified, experienced and licensed State of Florida Contractor to provide all permits, insurance, manpower, materials and supervision required to install new water main piping in the Avocado Villages development within the City of Homestead, replacing the current water main system. Funding for this project has been made possible through the State of Florida Department of Commerce (FC) grant agreement. This project is federally assisted through the Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) Program by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). All procurement and contracting for these services shall follow state and federal regulations including, but not limited to, 2 CFR Part 200; 24 CFR Part 85; 24 CFR Part 135, 24 CFR Part 570.489, 570.490, 570.502, 570.506, 570.508 & 570.509, 570.609. The Contractor shall comply with all State of Florida Department of Commerce (FC) requirements pursuant to Agreement No, IR006 between the State of Florida Department of Commerce and the City of Homestead. This project will be federally assisted through the Department of Housing and Community Development with Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds and as such Bidder must comply with Presidential Executive Order 11246, as amended; by Executive Order 11375; Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 as amended; the Davis-Bacon Act of 1968, as amended; Section 3 of the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1968, 12 USC 1701u, as amended; the Copeland Anti-Kickback Act; the Contract Work Hours and Safety Standards Act and all other applicable federal, state and local ordinance. Note that Bidder is required to pay workers on this project the minimum wages as determined in the Wage Determination Decision included in the Bidder’s package; and that the Contractor must ensure that employees are not discriminated because of race, color, religion, sex or national origin. The City of Homestead is an Equal Opportunity Employer. MBE/WBE/DBE businesses are encouraged to participate.