Contractors' Corner

During the past five years,* small and emerging small businesses (SEBs) received nearly $9M in construction contracts and subcontracts, representing nearly 9% of the total construction amount contracted through the City’s CSO Program over the same period of time.

In addition, approximately $21M in construction contracts and subcontracts went to minority and/or women-owned businesses as a part of the Federal Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) program for those projects that received federal funding during that same period of time.

Listed below are upcoming CSO construction projects with identified categories of work through 2021. Please note that this schedule is subject to change.

*2016–2020

NEW RESOURCE

Each construction bid opportunity has a Small Business Contract Utilization goal. The below “Additional Resources” information provides links to the City’s Small Business information. New to this section is a NAICS code link, that provides guidance about the categories for which SEBs are certified, compared to some “typical” construction work scopes.

Upcoming CSO Construction Projects

With Identified Categories of Work through 2021
As of February 2021

These construction bid opportunities are listed on the City of Omaha Public Works website. Refer to the City's website often to stay up-to-date on construction opportunities. Invitations for construction review workshops are published in the Omaha World Herald. (Download table as a PDF.)

Project	Blake Street Lift Station (and Gravity Sewer)	Hickory Street Sanitary Sewer Relocation	Nicholas Street Sewer Extension, Phase 3B	Monroe Street Lift Station Improvements	Forest Lawn Creek Inflow Removal & Outflow Storm Sewer
Project Type	Conveyance	Sewer Separation	Sewer Separation	Major Projects	Sewer Sepration
Bid Advertisement (estimate)*	Q2 2021	Q2 2021	Q1 2021	Q2 2021	Q4 2021
Begin Construction (estimated)	Q3 2021	Q3 2021	Q3 2021	Q4 2021	Q3 2022
Construction Estimate	$1-5 Million	< $1 Million	$20-25 Million	$20-30 Million	$18-23 Million
Additional Information*	Project Webpage Project Update (Jan. 2021) Early Quantities Documentation	N/A	Project Webpage Constructability Review Workshop (May 2020) Constructability Review Workshop (Dec. 2020) Project Update (Jan. 2021) Early Quantities Documentation	Project Webpage Constructability Review Workshop	Project Webpage Early Quantities Documentation
CATEGORY OF WORK
Barricade/Striping				-N/A-
Bioswale/Green Infrastructure/ Rolled Erosion Control		-N/A-	-N/A-
Electrical
Fencing
Hauling
Janitorial		-N/A-
Paving/Removals
Painting	-N/A-	-N/A-	-N/A-		-N/A-
Rebar		-N/A-
Seeding/Sodding/ Landscaping
Sidewalks/Ramps	-N/A-	-N/A-		-N/A-
Signage		-N/A-
Site Security		-N/A-			-N/A-
Survey/Monitoring
SWPPP Items
Water & Sewer Pipelines

*The items and quantities provided are for information only to assist SEBs in the understanding of the approximate scope of upcoming bidding opportunities. Actual bid items and quantities will vary as the design progresses.

Additional Resources

Contractors and consultants interested in project opportunities should visit the City of Omaha Public Works site.
North American Industry Classification System (NAICS)

Where can I find information about upcoming projects with the City?

Upcoming projects for the City of Omaha are here. For projects specific to the Omaha CSO project visit the City’s website see below.

Information for contractors and consultants specific to the City of Omaha

The City of Omaha and the Public Works Department are dedicated to creating a professional working relationship with Contractors, Consultants and Small Businesses that do business with them. For more information regarding information on bids and RFPs, visit the City of Omaha’s website here.

What is the Small and Emerging Small Business Program (SEB) in Omaha?

The Small and Emerging Small Business Program is designed to give preference to contractors that have a headquarters based in the most impoverished areas of the city to encourage native job growth that will help the smaller businesses to compete for City Bid Contracts. Once a business becomes certified they retain certification for 3 years before recertification is required. For more information, visit the City of Omaha’s website here.

What is Quest CDN?

Quest CDN is an online platform for distributing bid documents. This allows contractors the freedom to select what and how many print copies of plans they need. For more information, visit the City of Omaha’s website here.

How do you bid with the City?

As the Public Works Department no longer distributes plans and specifications for City projects in paper format, Douglas County Purchasing and City of Omaha Public Works Department are distributing electronic documents through Quest CDN. Read more information specific to bidding with the City here.

Past Meetings

Special Contractor's Information Meeting held on May 12 at the Weitz Community Engagement Center (CEC) on the University of Nebraska Omaha campus. Presentation: English | Spanish

Electronic Advertisement

Beginning August 14, 2013, the Public Works Department will no longer distribute plans and specifications for City projects in paper format. Douglas County Purchasing and City of Omaha Public Works Departments will be distributing electronic documents through Quest CDN.
Electronic documents will help streamline and simplify the process and will save on costs for all parties. The Public Works Department is excited to offer this new system to our bidders and contractors.
Contractors will need to sign up for a free account at http://www.questcdn.com. At this web site, you will be able to browse all available projects or go directly to the project you want to download by using the project identification number given in the advertisement. This account can be created in advance, or the first time a bid packet is downloaded.
The cost to download bid packet documents will be $20.00 for most projects, payable through the Quest CDN web site. Upon request, you may obtain a bid packet on CD-ROM from the Public Works Department. The CD-ROM will be available at a cost of $50.00 (including shipping). These deposit amounts will have no refund associated with them.
As part of the sign-up process, contractors will be required to give a valid email address. This address will only be used to notify bidders of addenda or other information applicable to the project.
If you have questions or need help with the sign-up process, please contact Quest CDN at (952) 233-1632 or email info@questcdn.com.

Contractors' Corner

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Upcoming CSO Construction Projects

Additional Resources

Project Lists