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This is an Invitation for Bids (IFB) for the construction of the City of Bisbee Shared Use Path Lavender Pit East Segment. The project involves reconfiguring a four-lane roadway into a three-lane roadway and adding a shared-use path along SR 80. Key activities include demolition, paving, concrete work, grading, drainage, signage, pavement marking, lighting, and traffic control. The estimated price range is between $1,000,000 and $4,000,000. Bids are due on April 20, 2026, at 3:00 PM Arizona MST, and must be submitted in a sealed envelope to the City Clerk at 118 Arizona Street, Bisbee, AZ **** modifications and substitutions must be submitted in writing via email by April 10, 2026, at 3 PM. Further questions must be submitted via email by April 15, 2026, at 3 PM. A mandatory pre-bid conference and site visit will be held on April 1, 2026, at 10 AM at the project site, with the meeting point at the City of Bisbee Public Works Department. The contractor must have an Arizona Registrar of Contractors license, provide a bid bond, and upon award, provide contract bonds (labor and materials, payment and performance). The project is funded by the U. S. Economic Development Administration (EDA) and is subject to federal requirements, including Davis-Bacon wage rates. The contract completion deadline is 175 calendar days. A 5% bid bond and 100% performance and payment bonds are required. Retainage of 5% will be withheld from progress payments. Liquidated damages will be assessed for failure to complete the work within the contract time.
The contractor shall complete the work within 175 calendar days.
The city will retain 5% from all progress payments until final completion and acceptance.
The award will be made to the lowest responsive, responsible bidder (LRRB), with the additive alternative included.
All bids must include: Arizona Registrar of Contractors license, completed bid proposal form, subcontractors and material suppliers list, three (3) references, bid bond, and signed CD512. The successful bidder must provide: contract bond, labor and materials bond, payment and performance bonds, bidder's safety program including EMR, and proof of active registration status in SAM. gov.
Liquidated damages shall be assessed per section 108 of the project specifications for failure to complete the work within the contract time.
A pre-bid conference and site visit will be held at the project location on April 1, 2026, at 10 AM. The meeting point is the City of Bisbee Public Works Department, 118 Arizona Street, Bisbee, AZ ****.