ADDENDUM NUMBER 2
SHELBY COUNTY WATER SERVICES METER CHANGEOUT PROJECT
- Revisions to Project Manual
1.1 The following revisions are hereby added as Addendum No. 2 to the referenced Project Manual and shall be considered when preparing bids.
1.1.1 Section 000250 – Prequalification Requirements Page 5 of 7 requested financial information from prospective bidders. Shelby County Water Services will not be considering the bidder’s financial information when determining the qualifications of the bidder. As such, the financial submittal requirements have been removed from this Section. Revised Section 000250 – Prequalification Requirements is included in this Addendum. All bidders must submit the prequalification information as instructed no later than 4:30 p.m. on September 2, 2025.
1.1.2 Added ITEM 10 Backflow Preventer Installed Underneath Obstruction to Section 000300 - Proposal Form and Sample Bid Bond to address additional labor costs when installing backflow preventers under these conditions.
1.1.3 Added ITEM 17 Concrete Pavement Replaced for Cuts and ITEM 18 Asphalt Pavement Replaced for Cuts to Section 000300 – Proposal Form and Sample Bid Bond.
1.1.4 Section 000300 – Proposal Form and Sample Bid Bond, Page 4 of 11, Paragraph 3 – Updated the materials to be purchased by the owner and materials to be purchased by the contractor. Contractor will be responsible for purchasing concrete and pavement necessary for repairing cuts.
1.1.5 Updated Line Items for Section 000300 - Proposal Form and Sample Bid Bond to incorporate the additions. This Addendum will include a revision of Section 000300 – Proposal Form and Sample Bid Bond. Please use this revised Section when submitting your bid.
2.1 Can you provide specifications for the backflow preventer devices to be replaced?
2.1.1 All backflow preventers to be replaced will be dual check backflow preventers. Unfortunately, we do not have a complete list of the dual check backflow preventers in our system. However, typical backflow preventers in our system include: ¾” Watts LF7 and Ford HHS31-323, 1” Watts LF7, and 2” Ford HFS31-777. We will be replacing these backflows with ¾” Watts LF7, 1” Watts LF7, and 2” Ford HFS31-777.
2.2 Are these backflow preventers located above grade or below grade?
2.2.1 All backflow preventers are installed below grade.
2.3 Is there a specific licensure or certification required by the County to replace backflow devices?
2.3.1 There are no special licensure or certification required to install the dual check backflow preventers.
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Shane Lovett, P.E.