Hopkins Rail Support Facility (Contracting - with Small Business Goal)

Contract Number 23P171 Advertisement for Bids (Rev. 1) Project Number 61001 00150 -1 00150 Advertisement for Bids (Rev. 1) Notice is given that on May 7, 2024 at 2:00 PM the Metropolitan Council will receive and publicly open separate sealed bids for the Hopkins Rail Support Facility project, Project Number 61001, Contract Number 23P171. The work of this project includes a new single-story approximately 23,000 sf Pre-Engineered Metal Building (PEMB) including all related building services and disciplines housing the following broad categories of functions: Administration and managers offices; Locker room, break room and other staff amenity spaces; Tools and parts storage; Indoor and outdoor large/bulk component storage and loading dock; Maintenance vehicle storage; and a Tool shop space for small projects. Click Here to view plan documents for no charge and download them for a nonrefundable cost of $6.00. Input QuestCDN eBidDoc 8642035 on the website's Project Search page. Contact

QuestCDN.com at 952- 233-1632 or info@questcdn.com for assistance in downloading and working with the digital documents. For the purposes of this contract, the Metropolitan Council has established an 18% goal for DBE participation. Disadvantaged businesses can be found on the Minnesota Unified Certification Program (MnUCP) Directory. This directory can be found at the following website:www.MNUCP.org Bidders are strongly encouraged to verify subcontractor's State and Federal debarment and suspension status at: http://www.mmd.admin.state.mn.us/debarredreport.asp. A pre-bid meeting and DBE Meet & Greet will be held on Wednesday, March 20, 2024, from 11:00 am to 2:00 pm. The event will be in hybrid format with in-person and Webex components. Bidders are strongly encouraged to attend in person so they can participate in the DBE Meet & Greet. Please register for the meeting by going to https://forms.office.com/g/tHPG4GBANZ and completing the form. If attending in person, the event will be held at the Southwest LRT Project Office, 6465 Wayzata Blvd., 5th Floor Conference Room A, Saint Louis Park, MN, 55426. 10:30 - 11:00 AM: General sign-in 11:00 AM -12:00 PM: Main presentation in Room A 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM: DBE Meet & Greet in the open area of the west wing of the 5th floor. 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM: Project Site Walk at 1515 6th Street South, Hopkins, MN. Bidders are strongly encouraged to attend. If attending via Webex, go to Webex.com or call 855-282-6330, using the following meeting information: Meeting number (access code): 2492 415 9934 Meeting password: m6UvVgXEc45 (66888493 from phones) The Metropolitan Council is only accepting electronic bid packages. All bids MUST be submitted through QuestCDN.com. Complete digital project documents are available on-line through QuestCDN. A Bidder must be a registered Plan Holder on QuestCDN to submit a bid. The bid opening will be held via Webex conference call. You may join by calling 855-282-6330 and entering meeting number 2495 410 6997, meeting password 28567252. Direct inquiries to the Metropolitan Councils Contract Administrator, Paul.Dotson@metc.state.mn.us. The geographical area for this notice and contract is Hennepin County. Dated this 13th day of February 2024 END OF DOCUMENT https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fqap.questcdn.com%2Fqap%2Fprojects%2Fprj_browse%2Fipp_browse_grid.html%3FprojType%3D%26group%3D78%26provider%3D663007&data=04%7C01%7CPaul.Dotson%40metc.state.mn.us%7C26bfcd2d81074351b1e508da03ad6a60%7Cddbff68b482a457381e0fef8156a4fd0%7C0%7C0%7C637826340603870244%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000&sdata=ZTI29sZJR%2F%2FUfnlH1fWT%2BVytI%2Bvs9g0EbtIoZf1Tt%2Fw%3D&reserved=0 mailto:info@questcdn.com http://www.mnucp.org/ http://www.mmd.admin.state.mn.us/debarredreport.asp. https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fforms.office.com%2Fg%2FtHPG4GBANZ&data=05%7C02%7CPaul.Dotson%40metc.state.mn.us%7C31836d10c2ed4602373f08dc29b02e8f%7Cddbff68b482a457381e0fef8156a4fd0%7C0%7C0%7C638431083880325224%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=PSn2LQmhDXtvJK2G6qdDNYcPshHyGPgmqGIeI29BshA%3D&reserved=0 mailto:Paul.Dotson@metc.state.mn.us