INVITATION TO BID #2024-02

CITY OF SCAPPOOSE

WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT (WWTP) PHASE I IMPROVEMENTS PROJECT

Bid Submission Deadline: 2:00 pm (PST) on May 23, 2024

At 33568 E Columbia Ave., Scappoose, OR 97056

Notice is hereby given that sealed bids for furnishing a portion of the materials, and all equipment, labor, and services for the WWTP Phase I Improvements Project (Project) for the City of Scappoose (City) will be accepted at City Hall until 2:00 PM on May 23, 2024. All bids received on or before this date and time and in proper form will be publicly opened and read in the City Hall Council Chambers at the time set forth above as the deadline for receipt of bids, and thereafter bid documents, shall be made available for public inspection. Bids received after this date and time will not be considered. First-tier subcontractor disclosure forms are due within two (2) working hours after the bid submission deadline.

The Work to be done under this Contract consists of furnishing all labor, materials, and equipment necessary for the construction of WWTP improvements including the following in Scappoose, Oregon:

·         Schedule A: Modifications to the existing influent pump station; new headworks building with screening, new grit separator, new washer compactor; new aeration basin with flow split; new blower building and electrical room; new UV disinfection channel; new utility water pump station; modifications to the existing effluent pump station; new electrical service, electrical improvements, and updated SCADA system; and related yard piping, site improvements, and grading and seeding.

·         Schedule B: Installation of an owner-supplied biosolids dryer system including selective demolition; new concrete slab and equipment pads; dryer, air-handling unit, boiler, scrubber, shaftless screw conveyors, and chain conveyors; new electrical service, electrical and SCADA improvements; and related yard piping, utilities, site improvements, and grading and seeding. See Schedule B Technical Specifications for details of owner-supplied equipment.

·         Additional and incidental Work as called for by the Specifications and Plans.

The solicitation schedule and deadlines are generally as follows:

·         Bid Submission Deadline: 5/23/2024

·         Anticipated Notice of Intent to Award: 5/27/2024

·         City Council Contract Authorization: 6/3/2024

·         Desired Final Completion: 7/1/2026 – Schedule A

                                                   11/1/2024 – Schedule B

Contract Documents, including plans and specifications, may be examined from Willamette Print and Blueprint for free and downloaded. A fee is required for hard copies, which is not refundable. Return of the documents is not required. Bids shall only be considered valid if Bidder is included on the official Plan Holder List. Only the download or purchase of the Contract Documents, plans, and specifications from Willamette Print & Blueprint will place the Bidder on the official Plan Holder List. The City reserves the right to make changes to the Invitation to Bid and the resulting contract via written addenda, prior to the bid submission deadline. The City will not mail notice of addenda but shall publish notice of any addenda on the City’s website (www.scappoose.gov/rfps), at City Hall, and in the WPB virtual planroom. Check the City website frequently until the bid submission deadline as the 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 forms included in the Contract Documents, mailed or delivered to the City of Scappoose City Hall, 33568 E Columbia Avenue, Scappoose, Oregon 97056 in a  sealed  envelope  plainly  marked  on the envelope “SEALED BID” and specifying the project name and bearing the name, address, and telephone number the bidder, as well as the bid opening date. All bids must be prepared on the prescribed forms and signed in ink by an authorized representative. Facsimile and/or emailed bids will not be accepted.

No proposal shall be considered by the City of Scappoose unless the Bid contains a statement by the Bidder that the Bidder will comply with the provisions of ORS 279C.800 to 279C.870 and 40 U.S.C. 276(a) pertaining to prevailing wages, as applicable. Contractor licensing under ORS 468A.720 for working with asbestos-containing materials is not a requirement of this project. Each bid must contain a statement as to whether or not the bidder is a resident bidder as defined in ORS 279A.120. Each bid must also contain confirmation that bidder is registered with the Oregon Construction Contractors Board (CCB) – no bid will be received or considered unless the bidder is registered with the Oregon CCB, as required by ORS 701.035 et seq. No bid will be considered unless the First-Tier Subcontractor Disclosure form is submitted by the specified deadline. Facsimile and/or emailed disclosure forms will not be accepted.

Contractors must be qualified in accordance with the applicable parts of ORS 279 in order to enter into a contract with the City of Scappoose for public work in the State of Oregon. The City of Scappoose will investigate and determine the qualifications of the bidders as part of its evaluation of the bids.

Proposals must be submitted on the prescribed forms and must be accompanied by certified check, cashier's check, or bid bond executed in favor of the City of Scappoose in an amount not less than ten percent (10%) of the amount of Bidder’s maximum Bid price (including all optional work items). The successful bidder will be required to furnish to the City of Scappoose a performance bond and a payment bond each equal to one hundred percent (100%) of the amount of the bid with the selected (if any) optional work items as determined by the City. The successful bidder and all subcontractors shall be required to furnish to the Oregon Construction Contractors Board a public works bond in the amount of

$30,000, unless exempt under ORS 279C.

The City of Scappoose reserves the right to reject any and all bids, to waive any irregularities, and to accept the bid deemed in the best interests of the City of Scappoose. The City of Scappoose 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 City it is in the public interest to do so.

Questions:

Submit questions to Charlotte Baker, at cbaker@scappoose.gov or 503-543-8404.

Replies to questions will be posted to the City’s website at: https://www.scappoose.gov/rfps