2023 Waterline Replacement

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 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 Performance Bond and a one hundred percent Payment Bond on the forms in the Project Manual will be required to guarantee the faithful performance of the Contract. The Engineers cost estimate is $300,000. Approximately 1,875 Linear Feet of Class 350 Ductile Iron Water Line, Fire Hydrants, Valves, Fittings, Trench Excavation, Bedding and Backfill, Asphalt Pavement Patching, Saw Cutting, and Appurtenances Common to Waterline Replacement Projects. 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 a 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. 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) llcensed 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. Prequalification is not required by the City of Keizer; however, without limiting a bidder's duty to demonstrate it is otherwise responsible under ORS 279C.375, any bidder that has had two or more contracts with the City of Keizer in the past five years that were not completed within the stated contract time for either substantial completion or final completion is not responsible pursuant to ORS 279C.375(3)(b)(F) and is ineligible for award of the contract. This is a City of Keizer Public Works Project. The construction of this project is NOT federally funded.

Division 32 -	Exterior Improvements, Operation and Maintenance of Exterior Improvements.
Division 33 -	Utilities, Instrumentation and Control for Utilities, Water Utilities, Water Utility Distribution Piping, Water Utility Distribution Equipment, Disinfecting of Water Utility Distribution, Water Utility Storage Tanks.
Division 34 -	Transportation, Operation and Maintenance of Transportation.