Thursday, October 24, 2013

Invitation to Bid

Remote Tank Monitoring
Crow Agency, Pryor and Wyola, Montana
Invitation to Bid

Sealed separate bids for the Construction of Remote Tank Monitoring for Crow Agency, Pryor and Wyola, Montana will be received by the Crow Tribe Contracts & Grants Department P.O. Box 159, Crow Agency, and Montana 59022 until 3:00 pm Thursday October 31, 2013. Bids will be opened at 3:30 pm.
The project consists generally of installation on remote tank monitoring equipment at Crow Agency, Pryor and Wyola. The Contract Documents, including drawings may be examined or obtained at the Contracts & Grants Office located in the Crow Tribe Administration Building P.O. Box 159 Crow Agency, MT. 59022 or by contacting Elizabeth Old Chief, email Elizabeth.SpringfieldOldChief@crow-nsn.gov or 406-638-3787.
Contractors seeking to bid on this project should be aware they must be Indian-certified as defined in the Crow Tribe Workforce Protection Act (“WPA”), CLB 09-01, as amended by CLB 10-04, and will be required to comply with the requirements of the WPA ans the implementing Crow Tribal Employment Rights(“TERO Regulations), adopted June 2011. Coies of the Crow WPA and TERO Regulations are available from the Tribe’s TERO Office and should be reviewed in order to ensure compliance.
The Contractor and any sub-contractor(s) doing work on this project will be required to obtain registration with the Montana Labor and Industry (DLI)and the Crow Tribe Tribal Employment Rights Office (TERO) prior to bidding on this project. Forms for the DLI registration are available from the Department of Labor Industry, P.O. Box 8011, 1805 Prospect Helena, MT. 59604-8011. Information on registering can be obtained by calling406-444-7734. Forms for registering with the Crow Tribe TERO can be obtained by calling TERO @ 406-638-3834. Contractor is required to have registered with the DLI and Crow Tribe TERO prior to bidding on this project.
All laborers and mechanics employed by the contractor or sub-contractors in performance of the construction work shall be paid wages at rates as may be required by the laws of the state of Montana and the Crow Tribe.  Also, Federal Davis-Bacon wage rates apply to contractors and subcontractors performing on federally-funded or assisted contracts in excess of $2,000 for the construction, alteration, or repair of public buildings or public works.
This project is funded by the Environmental Protection Agency
The Crow Tribe reserves the right to accept or reject any or all proposals based on the information received and to accept the lowest bid that is responsive and responsible in the best interests of the Crow Tribe. If no bids are received from and Indian Certified firm that is technically qualified for the project or if no bids are received at a reasonable price, then bidding for the project will be open to all interested bidders without limiting competition to Indian-certified forms and will be announced in a subsequent invitation to bid.

Pursuant to section 17.6.3.3(A) of the Crow nation Workforce Protection Act, I hereby certify that this document complies with the requirements of the Act.

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