Site work for a water / sewer project in Blanchard, Oklahoma. Completed plans call for site work for a water / sewer project.

Water System Improvements Old Town Water Line Replacement, Phase 1 18226 CDBG 17 Project to include replacing approximately 8,100 l.f. of existing water lines and appurtenances. All bids must include assurances that the following provisions will be complied with: 1. Federal Labor Standards Provisions, US Department of Labor, 29 CFR 5; Subpart A - Davis-Bacon Act; Subpart B - Fringe Benefit Provision. 2. Section 3 Final Rule became effective on November 30, 2020, and is codified at 24 CFR part 75. The regulation simplifies the Section 3 requirements and establishes that Section 3 requirements apply to housing rehabilitation, housing construction, and other public construction projects assisted under HUD programs that provide housing and community development financial assistance when the total amount of HUD assistance to the project exceeds a minimum funding threshold. The regulation also improves alignment with current business practices by requiring the reporting of labor hours rather than new hires. The Benchmark Notice establishes the current numeric goals for compliance with Section 3 requirements. 3. Section 109 of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974, which assures that no person shall, on the grounds of race, color, natural origin, or sex, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits or be subjected to discrimination. 4. Non-Segregated Facilities Certification that assures the bidder does not maintain or provide any segregated facilities. 5. Executive Order 11246, EEO provisions require affirmative action and prohibits federal contractors from discriminating on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, or national origin. 6. Minority Business Enterprise and Women Business Enterprise provisions which encourage minority-owned business and women-owned businesses to bid on the project. 7. Circular 570 provide assurances that surety companies executing bonds appear on the Treasury Department's list and are authorized to transact business in the State where the project is located. All bids received at said time will be publicly opened and read aloud, and all bids shall remain on file at least fortyeight (48) hours thereafter. Bids received more than ninety-six (96) hours prior to the Bid Opening will be returned. All work shall be performed, and al construction and material used and furnished shall be in accordance with the Contract Documents prepared by Glenn Sullivan & Associates, Inc., and on file in the office of the City Clerk, located at City Hall. Contract to be awarded to the low responsive responsible bidder. The Owner reserves the right to waive any informalities in the bidding and the right to reject any and all bids in accordance with the Oklahoma Competitive Bidding Act. Each bidder shall accompany his original bid, with a certified or Cashier's Check on a solvent bank located in Oklahoma or a Bidder's Bond, in the amount of five (5) percent of the amount bid, as a guarantee of his ability to perform the contract bid upon, and that he will enter into a written contract with the Owner to perform said work and/or furnish said materials in accordance with said plans and specifications and furnish the required bonds within seven (7) days after the acceptance of his bid. The deposit will be retained by the Owner as, and for, liquidated damages in case the successful bidder fails to enter in said contract and furnish the required bonds provided for in the specifications within the time required. Deposit of the unsuccessful bidders will be returned upon the execution of the Contract and required bonds. Each bidder shall accompany his bid with a sworn statement in writing that the Bidder has not directly or indirectly entered into an agreement, express of implied, with any other bidder or the price or amount of such bid or any bids, the limiting of the bids or bidders, the paying to anyone any money for promotion expenses, the parceling or farming out to any bidder or bidders or other persons of any part of the contract or any part of the subject matter of the bid or of the profits thereof. A Performance, Maintenance and Statutory Bond in the amount of 100% of the contract price with a Corporate Surety licensed in Oklahoma and approved by the Owner and Engineer, will be required for the faithful performance of the contract, and the bidder shall state in the proposal the name and address of the Surety or Sureties who will sign this bond in case the contract is awarded to him. The Maintenance Bond required will guarantee the repair of all damage due to improper materials or workmanship for a period of one (1) year after the acceptance of the work by the Owner.