Site work and new construction of a civil project in Keizer, Oregon. Completed plans call for the construction of a water / sewer project; and for site work for a water / sewer project.

This project is funded by the American Rescue Plan Act funds and therefore is subject to both federal and state contract regulations. If it is determined an in-person bid meeting cannot be held, instructions for Bidders to participate remotely will be furnished by addendum. Bid Documents may be obtained at AKS ENGINEERING & FORESTRY, LLC. Bid Documents will be provided electronically in PDF format only. Inquiries concerning the Bid Documents should be directed to Scott Peterson by email (preferred) at petersons@aks-eng.com or by phone at 503.400.6028. 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 being funded by the American Rescue Plan Act funds. In accordance with ORS 279C.370, the First-tier Subcontractor Disclosure Form provided with the Bid Form must be received by allow Bidders two (2) working hours to submit the First-Tier Subcontractor Disclosure Form. Submit the form in a sealed, standard No. 10, business envelope, which may be enclosed in the Bid Envelope. The Work Is Summarized as Follows: Construct Filtration System and Process Equipment, including New Building and Foundation, Site Work, Utilities, Underground Piping, Mechanical, Electrical, Pumping System, Control System and other Miscellaneous Items Associated with this type of Work. 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. A percentage increase equal to the percentage increase from Bidder's resident state will be applied to Non-Resident Bidders total amount bid. The Contract will require Contractor to employ apprentices to perform 15 percent of the work hours that workers in apprentice able occupations perform under the contract, in a manner consistent with the apprentices' respective apprenticeship training programs. The Contract will require that Contractor establish and execute a plan for outreach, recruitment and retention of women, minority individuals and veterans to perform work under the contract, with the aspirational target of having at least 15 percent of total work hours performed by individuals in one or more of those groups. 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) licensed 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. 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 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. Bids shall be made on the Bid Forms furnished by the City, addressed, and mailed, or delivered to: City Recorder, Keizer City Hall, 930 Chemawa Rd. NE, Keizer, OR 97303 In a sealed 9" x 12" Bid Envelope plainly marked, "Meadows Well Filtration", along with the name and address of the Bidder. The Bidder shall not enclose the Project Manual or Plans, or anything else with his/her Bid.