WWTP Influent Flowmeter Project

As of September 7th, 2022 this project was no awarded due to bids being too high. It will rebid at a later date and time. Project Estimate Range: $60,000 - $65,000 Notice is hereby given that Sealed Bids for furnishing all materials, equipment, labor, and services for the WWTP INFLUENT FLOWMETER PROJECT, PROJECT NO. S-680 for the City of St. Helens (City) will be accepted by the City Administrator. First-tier Subcontracting Disclosure forms, per the instructions to bidders, are due within two (2) working hours after the bid submission deadline. Prequalification of Contractors and/or Subcontractors is not required. No Pre-Bid Conference is scheduled for this project. The General Character of the Work under this Contract includes the installation of a flowmeter inside a new 72" diameter flat top doghouse manhole complete with all required fittings and appurtenances. Work also includes the installation, maintenance, and removal of erosion control measures, pipe trench excavation, and the removal and replacement of existing pavement. The Solicitation Schedule and Deadlines are generally as follows: BID SUBMISSION DEADLINE/BID OPENING: 2:00 pm, August 9, 2022 Anticipated City Council Award: August 17, 2022 Anticipated Notice to Proceed: September 1, 2022 Project Final Completion: November 18, 2022 Contract Documents, including plans and specifications, may be examined after 2:00 pm July 18, 2022, at the following offices: City of St. Helens City Hall, 265 Strand Street, St. Helens, OR 97051, 503-397-6272 Data & Analytics, 3461 NW Yeon Ave., Portland, OR 97210, 253-539-9335 Oregon Contractors Plan Center, 5468 SE International Drive, Milwaukie, OR 97222, 503-650-0148 Daily Journal of Commerce, 503-274-0624 SW Washington Contractors Association, 7017 NE Hwy. 99, Suite #214, Vancouver, WA 98665, 360-694-7922 Premier Builders Exchange, 1902 NE 4th Street, Bend, OR 97701, 541-389-0123 Salem Contractors Exchange Plan Center, 2256 Judson St. SE, P.O. Box 12065, Salem, OR 97309, 503-362-7957 Seattle Daily Journal of Commerce, 206-219-6481 Copies of Contract Documents, including plans and specifications may be obtained on or after 1:00 PM July 18th, 2022 at St. Helens City Hall 265 Strand Street, St. Helens, Oregon for a nonrefundable fee of forty-five dollars ($45.00) per set. If ordered by mail, add a ten-dollar ($10.00) processing and mailing charge. Plans may also be downloaded at no cost on the City's website. Bids shall only be considered valid if Bidder is listed on the City's Official Plan Holder List. The purchase of project Plans and Specifications from the City will place the Bidder on the Official Plan Holder List. Bidders who download project Plans and Specifications or acquires them from a plan center must contact the City at (503) 397-6272 and request to be placed on the Official Plan Holder List for a nonrefundable fee of ten dollars ($10.00). The City reserves the right to make changes to the Notice to Contractors/Invitation to Bid and the resulting contract by written addenda, prior to the bid submission deadline and date. The City will not mail notice of addenda but shall publish notice of any addenda on the City's website, and post the notice of addenda at City Hall. The addenda may be downloaded or picked up at City Hall. Check website and City Hall bulletin board frequently until the bid submission deadline because City may, in its discretion, provide additional notices. No bid will be received or considered unless the bid is submitted in writing and received on the prescribed City Offer form, mailed or delivered to the City Administrator, City Hall, City of St. Helens, 265 Strand Street St. Helens, Oregon 97051 in a sealed envelope plainly marked on the outside of the envelope "SEALED BID" and specifying the project name, WWTP INFLUENT FLOWMETER PROJECT, PROJECT NO. S-680, and bearing the name and address of the bidder, the bidder's telephone number and the bid opening date. All bids must be prepared and signed in ink by an authorized representative. Facsimile bids will not be accepted. No bid will be received or considered unless the bid contains a statement by the bidder, as part of their bid, that Contractor agrees to be bound by and will comply with the provisions of ORS 279C.838 or 279C.840 or 40 U.S.C. 3141 to 3148 (Davis- Bacon Act), as applicable. This project is for a public work and is subject to ORS 279C.800 to 279C.870, the Oregon Prevailing Wage Law. No bid will be received or considered unless the bid contains a statement by the bidder, as part of their bid, identifying whether or not the bidder is a resident bidder as defined by ORS 279A.120. Bidders are not required to be licensed for asbestos removal under ORS 468A.720. The successful bidder is required to obtain a City business license. No bid will be received or considered unless the bidder is licensed by the Oregon Construction Contractor's Board or the State Landscape Contractors Board, whichever is applicable. No bid will be received or considered unless the Offer is accompanied by a certified check, cashier's check, surety bond (bid bond), or irrevocable letter of credit issued by an insured institution as defined in ORS 706.008, in an amount equal to ten percent (10%) of the total amount bid. The successful bidder will be required to furnish a faithful performance bond and a labor and material payment bond each in the amount of one hundred percent (100%) of the amount of the Contract and show proof that the Contractor has filed a public works bond in the amount of $30,000 with Bureau of Labor and Industries (BOLI). Contractor will also be required to furnish evidence of insurance, including workers' compensation insurance before the Work shall commence. The City shall investigate and determine the qualifications of the apparent low responsive bidder prior to awarding the Contract. The City shall reject any bid by a nonqualified or disqualified bidder. The City reserves the right to reject any bid not in compliance with all prescribed public bidding procedures and requirements and may reject all bids for good cause upon a finding that it is in the public interest to do so. Evaluation of bids will be based on minimum requirements established by the specifications and compliance with conditions of the Notice to Contractors/Invitation to Bid and City's public contracting rules. Additional evaluation criteria are as follows: None Required Pursuant to ORS 279A.120, awards shall be subject to preference for products produced or manufactured in Oregon, providing that price, fitness and quality are equal. In determining the lowest responsible bidder, City shall add a percent increase to each out-of-state bidder's bid price which is equal to the percent of preference given to local bidders in the bidder's home state, as set forth in the chart. The deadline to file a written protest or request, pursuant to Instruction to Bidders to change Contract terms, conditions or specifications is not less than ten (10) calendar days prior to the bid submission deadline. The bid submission deadline may be extended by the City to consider a protest or request. Project Contacts: Alexander Bird, P.E., Project Manager, (503) 366-8223 or abird@sthelensoregon.gov; or Sharon Darroux, Engineering Manager, (503) 366-8243 or sdarroux@sthelensoregon.gov The City of St. Helens requires all contractors to comply with the City's adopted Nondiscrimination and Equal Opportunity Policies, a copy of which can be obtained from the City Project Manager, supra. The City's programs, services, employment opportunities, volunteer positions and contracts are open to all persons without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, marital status or age if the individual is 18 years of age or older. Contractor shall comply with all federal, state, and local laws and ordinances applicable to the Work under this Contract, including, without limitation, ORS chapter 279A-C, and Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Section V of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, ORS 659A.142, and all regulations and administrative rules established pursuant to those laws, and all other applicable requirements of federal and state civil rights and rehabilitation statues, rules and regulations. Contractor shall certify that the Contractor has not discriminated against minorities, women or emerging small businesses in obtaining any required subcontract. *The value for this project is based on a financial range. The value is listed as the highest possible cost from the range provided by a stakeholder or official project document.

Division 02 -	Existing Conditions, Subsurface Investigation.
Division 03 -	Concrete, Precast Concrete.
Division 04 -	Masonry, Unit Masonry.
Division 05 -	Metals, Structural Metal Framing, Metal Fabrications.
Division 06 -	Wood, Plastics, and Composites, Rough Carpentry.
Division 07 -	Thermal and Moisture Protection, Dampproofing and Waterproofing, Thermal Protection.
Division 08 -	Openings, Doors and Frames, Windows, Hardware.
Division 09 -	Finishes, Painting and Coating.
Division 10 -	Specialties, Signage, Compartments and Cubicles, Emergency Aid Specialties, Fire Protection Specialties, Storage Assemblies.
Division 11 -	Equipment, Laboratory Equipment.
Division 14 -	Conveying Equipment.
Division 21 -	Fire Suppression, Fire-Extinguishing Systems.
Division 22 -	Plumbing, Instrumentation and Control for Plumbing, Plumbing Piping, Plumbing Equipment, Plumbing Fixtures.
Division 23 -	Heating, Ventilating, and Air Conditioning (HVAC), Instrumentation and Control for HVAC, HVAC Air Distribution.
Division 26 -	Electrical, Instrumentation and Control for Electrical Systems, Interior Lighting, Emergency Lighting, Exit Signs, Exterior Lighting.
Division 27 -	Communications, Structured Cabling, Data Communications, Voice Communications, Distributed Audio-Video Communications Systems.
Division 28 -	Electronic Safety and Security, Electronic Access Control and Intrusion Detection, Access Control, Intrusion Detection, Electronic Surveillance, Electronic Detection and Alarm.
Division 31 -	Earthwork, Earthwork Methods.
Division 32 -	Exterior Improvements, Operation and Maintenance of Exterior Improvements, Flexible Paving, Rigid Paving, Curbs, Gutters, Sidewalks, and Driveways, Fences and Gates, Turf and Grasses.
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, Storm Drainage Utilities, Electrical Utilities, Communications Utilities.
Division 34 -	Transportation, Operation and Maintenance of Transportation.
Division 44 -	Pollution and Waste Control Equipment, Common Work Results for Pollution and Waste Control Equipment, Air Pollution Control, Noise Pollution Control, Odor Control, Water Pollution Control Equipment, Solid Waste Control and Reuse, Waste Thermal Processing Equipment, Fluidized Bed Combustion Equipment, Rotary Kiln Incinerators, Pyrolysis Equipment, Hazardous Waste and Medical Waste Incinerators, Heat Recovery Equipment for Waste Thermal Processing, Synthesis Gas Cleanup and Handling Equipment.