NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS Sealed bids for the construction of Water System Improvements for the City of North Powder will be received by the City Recorder at the North Powder City Hall until 2:00 PM on Thursday, October 10, 2013, at which time bidding will be closed. Pursuant to ORS 279C.370(1) and (2), within two (2) working hours of the Bid Closing all Bidders shall submit to the City a disclosure form as furnished with these bid documents identifying any first-tier subcontractors (those Entities that would be contracting directly with the prime contractor) that will be furnishing labor or materials on the Contract, if awarded, whose subcontract value would be equal to or greater than: * Five percent of the total Contract Price, but at least $15,000, or *$350,000 regardless of the percentage of the total Contract Price. Bids and disclosure forms shall be addressed to Ms. Beth Wendt, City Recorder, City of North Powder, 635 3rd Street, North Powder, Oregon 97867. At 2:00 P.M., bids will be opened and read aloud in the City Hall. Only bids for which a disclosure form has been submitted within two (2) working hours of the Bid Closing date and time will be considered responsive. This project is funded with federal funds from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Community Development Block Grant Program through the Oregon Business Development Department,s Infrastructure Finance Authority. The Contract will be subject to regulations of the Oregon Bureau of Labor and Industries (BOLI) and the Federal Department of Labor (DOL) and Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). This is a public works contract subject to ORS 279C.800 through 279C.870 and the federal prevailing wage rate as required under the Davis-Bacon Act (40 U.S.C.276a). The Contractor shall commence no work under this contract until the Contractor and every subcontractor has a public works bond filed with the Construction Board in accordance with ORS 279C.830 and all other bonding and insurance requirements have been met and a Notice to Proceed has been issued. The scope of work consists of four schedules that will be awarded to one general contractor, including: Schedule “D” - Distribution System Improvements Schedule “R” - 0.15 MG Welded Steel Water Storage Reservoir Schedule “B” - Booster Pumping Station Improvements Schedule “W” - Well Number 5 Construction The general scope of work includes construction of approximately 7,000 lineal feet of 6" and 8" PVC waterlines and installation of automatic reading water meters; construction of a 150,000 gallon welded steel reservoir; rehabilitating the existing booster pumping station by retrofitting a skid mounted jockey booster pumping system; and development of a new 300 gpm well source. The work is estimated to cost approximately $1.4 Million. A non-mandatory prebid conference will be held on at 1:00 PM on September 25, 2013, at the City of North Powder Public Works Shops at 3rd and E Streets. Statements made by the Contracting Agency representative at the Conference are not binding upon the Contracting Agency unless confirmed by written addendum. Plans and specifications are available at the offices of CURRAN-McLEOD, INC., Consulting Engineers, 6655 S.W. Hampton Street, Suite 210, Portland, Oregon, 97223, telephone: (503) 684-3478. Electronic .pdf copies are available without charge for contractors and material suppliers upon registration with the Engineer. (Please send your request for electronic documents via email to cmi@curran-mcleod.com.) A fifty-dollar ($50.00) non-refundable fee is required with each request for 11" x 17" hard copies. Plans and specifications may be examined at the following locations: City of North Powder635 3rd StreetNorth Powder, OR Bid OceanElectronic Onlywww.bidocean.com Builders Exchange of Washington2607 Wetmore Ave, Everett, WAwww.bxwa.com Central Oregon Builders Assoc.1051 NE 4th, Bend, ORwww.coba.org Central Oregon Builders Exchange1902 NE 4th, Bend, ORwww.plansonfile.com Daily Journal of Commerce - ORElectronic Onlywww.djcoregon.com Daily Journal of Commerce - WA83 Columbia Street, Seattle, WAwww.plancenter.com Douglas Plan Center3076 NE Diamond Lake, Roseburg, ORdcplancenter@aasurveying.com Eugene Builders Exchange2460 West 11th, Eugene, OR www.ebe.org AGC Boise Plan Room1649 West Shoreline Drive, Suite 100, Boise, IDwww.IdahoAGC.org iSqFtElectronic Onlywww.isqft.com McGraw-Hill Construction/Dodge3461 NW Yeon Ave, Portland, ORwww.dodge.construction.com McGraw-Hill Construction/Dodge200 SW Michigan #100A, Seattle, WAwww.dodge.construction.com OR Assoc. of Minority Entrepreneurs4134 N. Vancouver, #100, Portland, ORwww.oame.org Oregon Contractor Plan Center5468 SE Int,l Way, Milwaukie, ORwww.contractorplancenter.com Reed Construction DataElectronic Onlywww.reedpsp.com Salem Contractors Exchange2256 Judson St. S.E., Salem, ORwww.sceonline.org Spokane Regional Contractor,s Assoc.Electronic Onlywww.plancenter.net SW Washington Contractors Assoc.7017 N.E. Hwy 99, #214, Vancouver, WAwww.swca.org Tri-Cities Construction Council20 E. Kennewick Ave., Kennewick, WAwww.tricityplancenter.com Valley Plan Center10002 Aurora Ave N #36, Seattle, WAwww.valleyplancenter.com Willamette Valley Bid Center33862 SE Eastgate Cr., Corvallis, ORwww.wvbidcenter.com Bidders must be pre-qualified to bid on this project. Bidders not currently pre-qualified by the Owner, Engineer or the Oregon Department of Transportation may apply for pre-qualification with the Owner or Engineer prior to the bid opening on forms available or similar to those available from the Oregon Department of Transportation. To be considered, bids must be completed on the bidding forms provided, in the manner prescribed in the bidding documents and accompanied by a 5% bid security in favor of the City of North Powder. Each bidder must indicate in the space provided on the Bid Form, whether they are a Resident or Non-Resident Bidder pursuant to ORS 279A.120. Contractors need not be licensed for asbestos handling per ORS 468A.720 to complete this project. Work under this contract will be funded in its entirety with grant funds from the Oregon Community Development Block Grant Program. The City of North Powder reserves the right to reject any or all bids not in compliance with all prescribed public bidding procedures and requirements, may reject for good cause any and all bids upon a finding of the agency it is in the public interest to do so, and may waive all informalities. No bidder may withdraw or modify his bid prior to the lapse of thirty (30) days after bid opening. By Order of the City Council of the City of North Powder. Publish : September 13, 2013 Legal #: 32950