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

Bidders shall be Wastewater Pipeline contractor "C" prequalified in accordance with City of Oklahoma City Ordinance No. 26,614. Bidders shall be preregistered for Electronic Bidding Process at website. Additional information is contained in the Bidding Documents. Prior to bidding this project, Bidders must carefully read the Bidding Documents (and addenda, if any) and the City of Oklahoma City Standard Specifications for Public Improvements prior to bidding this Project. the bidder 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 ten (10) days after the acceptance of its bid. The Bid Security 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 its bid with a ORF-412 Noncollusion Affidavit and a ORF-413 Business Relationships Affidavit in writing displaying 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. 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. A Maintenance Bond guaranteeing the repair of all damage due to improper materials or workmanship for a period of two (2) years, after the acceptance of the Work by the Owner, will be required. This Project is to be financed by a loan from the Oklahoma Water Resources Board through the Department of Environmental Quality Clean Water State Revolving Fund (CWSRF) and shall be referred to as CWSRF. A. "Equal Opportunity in Employment: All qualified applicants will receive considerations for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age or physical handicap. Bidders on this Work will be required to comply with the President's Executive Order No. 11246, as amended. The requirements for bidders and contractors under this order are explained in the specifications." B. "Each bidder must fully comply with the requirement, terms and conditions of the Department of Environmental Quality Small, Minority, Women's Businesses. Requirements including affirmative steps to contract with small, minority and women's businesses during the performance of this Contract. The bidder commits itself to the affirmative steps to contract with small, minority and women's businesses contained herein and all other requirements, terms and conditions of these bid conditions by submitting a properly signed bid. Requirements are contained in (1) Oklahoma Water Resources Board Guidance and Procedures, ORF-267." C. "All bidders must comply with the Anti-Kickback Act and the Contract Work Hours Standards Act." D. "Davis Bacon Act wage rules shall apply. All laborers and mechanics employed by contractors and sub-contractors on projects funded directly by or assisted in whole or in part by and through the Federal Government shall be paid wages at rates not less than those prevailing on projects of a character similar in the locality as determined by the Secretary of Labor in accordance with subchapter IV of Chapter 31 of Title 40, United States Code and 29 CFR parts 1,3, and 5. The Department of Labor provides all pertinent information related to compliance with labor standards, including prevailing wage rates and instructions for reporting. For more information please refer to Oklahoma Water Resources Board Supplemental Conditions, ORF 185 as well as website. E. American Iron and Steel provisions (Buy American Requirements) also apply to projects funded directly by or assisted in whole or in part by and through the Federal Government pursuant to P.L. 113-76, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2014". Sec. 436 requires that "None of the funds made available by a State water pollution control revolving fund as authorized by Title VI of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C 1381 et seq.) or made available by a drinking water treatment revolving loan fund as authorized by Section 1452 of the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 300j-12) shall be used for a project for the construction, alteration, maintenance, or repair of a public water system or treatment works unless all of the iron and steel products used in the project are produced in the United States." For more information please refer to Oklahoma Water Resources Board Supplemental Conditions ORF-185. F. System for Award Management (SAM) registration is required for all SRF programs (CWSRF and DWSRF) applicants and Awardees (Entities, Prime Contractors, Subcontractors, Vendors) in order to be awarded contracts by the SRF programs. SAM replaces Central Contractor Registration/Federal Agency Registration, Online Representations and Certifications Application, and Excluded Parties List System. Applicants and awardees are required to complete a one-time free registration to provide basic information relevant to procurement and financial transactions. Registrants must retain an active status to be eligible for SRF projects. New Applicants and Awardees can go to Sam.gov to complete the registration process. Note: In order to register in SAM, a Data Universal Number System (DUNS) number will be required. DUNS number is a unique, non-indicative 9-digit identifier issued and maintained by Dun & Bradstreet (D&B) that verifies the existence of a business entity globally. D&B assigns DUNS numbers for each physical location of a business. All entities doing business with the U.S. Government can receive a DUNS number FREE of charge and, under normal circumstances, within 1-2 business days when using the D&B web form process at website. The bids filed with the Owner as provided above will be opened and considered by the Owner, at a public meeting to be held in the Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, but all bids shall remain on file at least forty-eight (48) hours thereafter before a Contract will be made and entered into thereon. Bids received more than ninety-six (96) hours prior to the Bid Opening will be returned. The Contract is to be awarded to the lowest 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. Conditional bids shall not be accepted. SC-1112