Published on January 03, 2025
CITY OF KEIZER
ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF 2025 WATERLINE REPLACEMENT
Sealed Bids will be received by Melissa Bisset, City Recorder, at City Hall, 930 Chemawa Rd. NE, Keizer, Oregon, until, but not after, 2:00 pm local time, January 23, 2025 (Close of Bids). All Bids, except for those obviously unresponsive, will be publicly opened and read aloud immediately after the deadline for submission of Bids. If it is determined an in-person bid meeting cannot be held, instructions for Bidders to participate remotely will be furnished by addendum.
Bid Documents may be obtained at AKS ENGINEERING & FORESTRY, LLC. Bid Documents will be provided electronically in PDF format only. Inquiries concerning the Bid Documents should be directed to Scott Peterson by email (preferred) at petersons@aks-eng.com or by phone at 503.400.6028.
Bidders may inspect the Bid Documents on Friday, January 3, 2025 (call or email Scott to reserve a copy) at:
AKS ENGINEERING & FORESTRY, LLC
3700 River Road N., Suite 1
Keizer, OR 97303
CITY OF KEIZER
930 Chemawa Rd NE
Keizer, OR 97303
Prequalification is not required by the City of Keizer.
This is a City of Keizer Public Works Project. The construction of this project is NOT federally funded.
The Engineer’s cost estimate is $450,000.
In accordance with ORS 279C.370, the First-tier Subcontractor Disclosure Form provided with the Bid Form must be received by 4:00 p.m. local time, January 23, 2025 to allow Bidders two (2) working hours to submit the First-Tier Subcontractor Disclosure Form. Submit the form in a sealed, standard No. 10, business envelope, which may be enclosed in the Bid Envelope.
The Work Is Summarized as Follows:
Approximately 1,427 Linear Feet of Class 52 Ductile Iron Water Line, Fire Hydrants, Valves, Fittings, Trench Excavation, Bedding and Backfill, Asphalt Pavement Patching, Saw Cutting, Horizontal Directional Drill (HDD) Water Services, etc.
The Contract is subject to ORS 279C.800 to 279C.870 (pertaining to prevailing wages) and no Bid will be received or considered unless the Bid contains a statement by the Bidder that ORS 279C.840 will be complied with.
The Bid shall contain a statement indicating whether the Bidder is a “Resident Bidder” as defined in ORS 279A.120.
No Bid for a construction contract shall be received or considered by the public contracting agency unless the Bidder is registered with the Construction Contractors Board or (for landscape contracts) licensed by the State Landscape Contractors Board.
Basis of Award:
The Contract shall be awarded based on the lowest Bid received from a responsive and responsible Bidder. Award is expected at the next City Council Meeting (normally on the first and third Monday night, except on holidays) following the Bid Date. However, the OWNER reserves the right to postpone award until the first or second Council Meeting after the expected Award Date, to reject any Bid not in conformance with all prescribed public bidding procedures and requirements, and to reject, for good cause, any or all Bids upon a finding by the OWNER that it is in the public interest to do so.
Bidders must be listed on the Engineer’s Plan Holders List for their bid to be considered. Bidders have the responsibility to verify they are listed on the Engineer’s Plan Holders List. Bids submitted on forms other than the forms supplied by the Engineer will not be considered.
Any objections to or comments upon the Bid Documents must be submitted in writing to AKS ENGINEERING & FORESTRY, LLC, five (5) workdays before the Bid Opening Date.
Bids shall be made on the Bid Forms furnished by the City, addressed and mailed, or delivered to:
City Recorder, Keizer City Hall, 930 Chemawa Rd. NE, Keizer, OR 97303
In a sealed 9” x 12” Bid Envelope plainly marked, “2025 WATERLINE REPLACEMENT”, along with the name and address of the Bidder.
The Bidder shall not enclose the Project Manual or Plans, or anything else with his/her Bid.
It shall be the responsibility of the Bidder to verify their Bid was received.
A surety bond, irrevocable letter of credit issued by an insured institution as defined in ORS 706.008, cashier’s check, or certified check of the Bidder, made payable to the City of Keizer, for ten percent (10%) of the Bid must accompany each Bid as security. Bid security of all, save the three lowest Bidders, will be returned upon execution of the Contract by the successful Bidder.
A one hundred percent (100%) Performance Bond and a one hundred percent (100%) Payment Bond on the forms in the Project Manual will be required to guarantee the faithful performance of the Contract.
The City of Keizer is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer.
s/s Melissa Bisset, December 20, 2024
Addendum No. 1 to the Contract Documents for: City of Keizer 2025 Waterline Replacement
