Project: Native American Community Clinic & Housing
1213 Franklin Ave E
Minneapolis, MN 55404

Description: New 6-story, 83- apartment unit and 43,000 SF Community Clinic. The structure is poured foundation walls with post tensioned concrete structure (level -1 to level 2) and wood-framed (4-stories) directly over concrete structure, with a variety of exterior finish materials. The building will include 54 total parking spaces.

Bidding: On behalf of the Developer, Wellington Management Inc. and NACC, Frana Companies is accepting bids for all scopes of work including all Site Work, Concrete, Masonry, Metals, Carpentry, Thermal & Moisture Protection, Doors & Windows, Finishes, Specialties, Equipment, Furnishings, Special Construction, Elevators, Fire Protection, Mechanical and Electrical.

Bids Due: December 19th at 3pm. Please send your sealed bid via the Building Connected portal or send a physical sealed bid to our office prior to the bid due date. Public bid opening will be hosted on Microsoft Teams and can be attended virtually upon request. Bid opening will be at Frana’s corporate office; 633 2nd ave S Hopkins MN 55343 – December 19th at 3pm

(Please email Michelle@frana.com if you have difficulty accessing the portal.)

Scheduled Start: Scheduled Closing & Construction Start: 3/17/2025

Project Manager: Colin Pechacek (612)-212-6232, colin@frana.com

Special Notes:

  • Please be sure to review the bid form in Building Connected as this project will be broken into two parts, the clinic portion (Most of 1st and 2nd floors) core & shell, and the Housing portion (portions of level 1, 2, & all of 3rd – 6th floors). The clinic portion of the project will be tax exempt. A delineation plan will be included in the bid files.
  • Minneapolis Small and Underutilized Business Program (SUBP) contracting goals of 7% MBE and 5% WBE. Certifications are listed on MNUCP website http://mnucp.org. Contract Compliance Information Management System (CCIMS)/B2GNow – will be used to track contract payments for SUBP MBE/WBE contractors and suppliers. See attached Contractor Profile Form (pgs. 2-3), Notice of Civil Rights Rules and Regulations (pg. 4), SUBP Special Provisions (pgs. 5-7), and MNUCP Certified Contractor List (pgs. 8-24).
    Contractor Profile Form must be submitted with sealed bid.
  • Davis-Bacon Prevailing wage rates and reporting processes will be required. This includes weekly certified payroll submissions into the LCP tracker reporting system. In addition, all employees must be paid weekly. See State of Minnesota Commercial prevailing wages (pgs. 25-34), Preliminary Residential Wage
    Determination MN20240160 dated 06/07/2024 (pgs. 35-42) and Federal Labor Standards Provisions (pgs. 43-46). Note whichever wage is higher, State or Federal, will be required to be paid.
  • Construction Workforce goals of 20% Female Labor and 32% Minority Labor. Subcontractors shall make a good faith effort to meet these goals.
  • All vendors with work in excess of $50,000 will be required to have an Apprenticeship Program certified by the State Department of Labor.
  • Procedure for Bid Inquiries and Questions:
    a. All inquiries must be submitted in writing with reference to specification section and/or drawing
    number.
    b. All inquiries must be emailed to Colin Pechacek colin@frana.com or submitted via the Building Connected Portal.

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