Site work and paving for a civil project in Madras, Oregon. Completed plans call for site work for a road / highway; for paving for a road / highway; and water / sewer project.

City of Madras ("City") is issuing this Invitation to Bid ("ITB") to invite bids from contractors to bid on the Fairgrounds Road Sewer project, which work will include, without limitation, installation of 8-inch public sewer main with manholes and services including excavation, aggregate base for roadwork, HMAC patching, and right of way vegetation establishment. The sewer main is installed in existing agricultural fields which are currently being utilized and will not be available until September 2, 2024. Work within those fields cannot occur until after September 2, 2024. Work shall be substantially completed by December 20, 2024. Technical questions regarding the project, or requests for clarification or change, must be directed to Jeffrey Hurd, City of Madras Public Works Dept., 125 SW "E" Street, Madras, OR 97741; phone (541) 325-0309; fax (541) 475-1038. Technical questions, requests for clarification or change, and/or bid protests must be received by 4:00 p.m., Thursday, July 25, 2024. Each Bid must be accompanied by a bid security of ten percent (10%) of the amount Bid. (For the purpose of this provision, the amount of the bid shall be the base bid, only.) The bid security must be payable to City in lawful money of the United States, in the form of a cashier's check, certified check, or an irrevocable letter of credit issued by an insured institution as defined in ORS 706.008. In the alternative, the bid security may be in the form of a bid bond executed by a surety company authorized to do business in the State of Oregon and acceptable to City. City may retain the bid security of any bidder for the entire duration of the period in which the bid is irrevocable and open for acceptance. Should City award the Contract to a bidder and the bidder fails, refuses, and/or is unable to execute the Contract and promptly return it with any required performance bond, payment bond, and/or any required proof of insurance, City shall be entitled to the total amount of the bid security as liquidated damages and not as a penalty. City will release the bid security of all unsuccessful bidders after a Contract has been fully executed and all required bonds and insurance have been provided, or after all bids have been rejected.