Water System Improvements Project B

City of Willamina will open sealed bids from qualified contractors for the construction of the Willamina Water System Improvements Project B. No bids will be received after the BID CLOSING time. The Project generally consists of demolition of the existing intake; construction of a new water intake with fish screen and air burst cleaning system; a new access road with a soldier pile retaining wall; upgrades to the existing pumping facility including new 12-inch yard piping, coating, electrical, and mechanical improvements; grading; paving; temporary water management and fish removal; integration of an existing emergency generator into the system; site restoration and planting; construction of stormwater improvements including replacement of an existing culvert beneath a private rail siding (rail work will be by a specified contractor); and all Labor, Materials, and incidentals necessary to complete the Work as shown. This project is funded whole or in part by local funds and the following funding Agency Partners ("Agency"): . Federal Safe Drinking Water Revolving Loan Fund (SDWRLF) . Federal Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) . Federal Community Development Block Grant CARES Act Funding, Impact Assistance Public Facilities Grant (CDBG-CV) . Yamhill County ARPA Grant . U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Community Grant Bidders shall comply with Agency requirements, including American Iron and Steel (AIS) and Buy American Sourcing requirements (i.e., BABA), as included in these specifications and submit the required forms. Questions regarding the project should be referred to Jeff Brown, Public Works Director (brownj@ci.willamina.or.us), Luke Tabor, EI, Project Engineer, Keller Associates, (ltabor@kellerassociates.com), and Shannon Williams, PE, swilliams@kellerassociates.com. Bidding Documents may also be obtained from the Issuing Office during the hours indicated above. Bidding Documents are available on compact disc (as portable document format (PDF) files) for a non-refundable charge of $125.00. Alternatively, printed Bidding Documents may be obtained from the Issuing Office either via in-person pick-up or via mail, upon Issuing Office's receipt of payment for the Bidding Documents. Neither Owner nor Engineer will be responsible for full or partial sets of Bidding Documents, including Addenda if any, obtained from sources other than the Issuing Office. This is a public work contract subject to ORS 279C. 800 to 279C.870 and the federal prevailing rate of wage required under the Davis-Bacon Act (40 U.S.C. 276a) and related acts, and any amendments in effect at time of solicitation. Both State and Federal prevailing wage laws apply. Oregon law requires that the higher of the State prevailing wage rates or Federal Davis-Bacon Act prevailing wage rates be paid to workers on projects subject to both the State prevailing wage rate law and Federal Davis-Bacon Act. Bids will be received for a single prime Contract. Bids shall be on a lump sum and unit price basis, with additive alternate bid items as indicated in the Bid Form. Bid security shall be furnished in accordance with the Instructions to Bidders. The successful bidder will be required to furnish to the Owner a performance bond and a payment bond each equal to one hundred percent (100%) of the amount of the bid. The successful bidder and all subcontractors will be required to furnish to the Oregon Construction Contractors Board a public works bond in the amount of five percent (5%) of Bidder's maximum Bid price (determined by adding the base bid, Schedule A and all alternates), unless exempt under ORS 279C. The Owner reserves the right to reject any and all bids, to waive any irregularities, and to accept the bid deemed in the best interests of Owner. Owner may reject any bid not in compliance with all prescribed public bidding procedures and requirements and may reject for good cause any or all bids upon a finding of the agency, if it is in the public interest to do so. The Contractor shall note that this is a public works contract subject to subject to the requirements of Section 3 of the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1968, as amended, 12 U.S.C. 1701u (Section 3). As such, preference shall be given to qualified Section 3 Business Concerns when awarding the Contract. Additionally, this calls for affirmative action by the Contractor to train and/or hire Section 3 Workers and to Subcontract with Section 3 Business Concerns. Any business seeking Section 3 preference in the awarding of contracts or purchase agreements with the City should follow the steps The term "iron and steel products" means the following products made primarily of iron and steel: lined or unlined pipes and fittings, manhole covers and other municipal castings, hydrants, tanks, flanges, pipe clamps and restraints, valves, structural steel, reinforced precast concrete, and construction materials. This project is financed with federal monies that may be subject to statutory requirements commonly known as "Build America, Buy America" provisions of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) (P.L. 117-58, 70911-70917).

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