CITY OF ASHLAND

DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS

ASHLAND, OREGON

ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS

Sealed proposals addressed to the City of Ashland, Oregon, and endorsed the LIBERTY STREET IMPROVEMENT PROJECT, Attn: MORGAN WAYMAN, PROJECT MANAGER will be received at the Siskiyou Conference Room located at 51 Winburn Way (mailing address:  20 E. Main Street, Ashland OR 97520), until 2:00 PM on May 6, 2010, at which time proposals will be publicly opened and read. If the total amount of the contract exceeds $75,000, the award of the contract must be approved by the Local Contract Review Board (Ashland City Council). A contract for work will be awarded or bids may be rejected, separately or entirely, within thirty (30) days after opening.

The project duration is 90 calendar days from Notice to Proceed issuance. The work shall consist of supplying all labor, equipment, and materials necessary to construct improvements including but not limited to the following approximate quantities for major work items:

·        Asphalt Pavement – 354 Tons

·        Concrete Sidewalk – 840 s.f.

·        Concrete Driveway Aprons – 1,477 s.f.

·        12” Storm Drain – 304 l.f.

·        Crushed Rock – 473 c.y.

·        8” Sanitary Sewer-103 l.f.

Plans, specifications and documents may be examined at:

A non-mandatory pre-bid conference will be held at the Community Development Building, Siskiyou Conference Room, 51 Winburn Way, Ashland, Oregon at 2:00 PM, April 28, 2010. All bidders are encouraged to attend this meeting.

Copies of the plans and specifications may be obtained at the City Engineering Office, 51 Winburn Way, Ashland Oregon. No bid shall be received or considered unless the bidder is registered with the Construction Contractor’s Board.

The “Oregon Standard Specifications for Construction, 2008” shall apply to work done under this contract. Copies of the Standard Specifications are available from:

               ODOT Contractor Plans Office

Room 28 Transportation Building

               355 Capitol Street NE

               Salem OR 97301-3871

Standard Specifications may also be downloaded from the ODOT Web Site: 

http://www.oregon.gov/ODOT/contracting.shtml#Specifications_and_Standards

Bidders shall pre-qualify as provided by ORS Chapter 279C.430 and in accordance with the Standard Specifications for Public Works Construction, Oregon Chapter of APWA. Pre-qualification applications must be received by the City of Ashland at least five days prior to the opening of the bids. Contractor or Sub-Contractor do not need to be licensed under ORS 468A.720 (No asbestos removal).

Each bid must contain a statement as to whether the bidder is a resident bidder as defined in ORS 279A.120.

All projects in excess of $50,000.00 require the Contractor to pay prevailing wage rates. A copy of the current BOLI wage rates may be obtained from the City of Ashland Engineering Division or online at:

http://www.oregon.gov/BOLI/WHD/PWR/pwr_book.shtml.

No bid shall be considered unless the bid contains a statement by the bidder as a part of the bid that the provisions of ORS 279C.800 through 279C.870 Prevailing Wage Rates will be complied with.

In accordance with ORS Chapter 279C all contractors and subcontractors working on an eligible public works project must file a $30,000 “public works bond” with the Construction Contractors Board.

All projects require the Contractor to provide a “Performance” bond and a “Payment” bond, each equal to the total amount of the contract.

Contractor is required to read the ORS 279 subchapter A and ORS 279 subchapter C. Contractor is also required to read City of Ashland’s Public Contracting rules as found in the Ashland Municipal Code, Chapter 2.50, “Public Contracts.” 

Contractors awarded a contract must provide proof of required insurance (as required in the City’s contract form) at the time of the execution of the contract. A contract is not accepted unless such proof of insurance is provided.

The City of Ashland reserves the right to reject for any good cause any or all bids, waive formalities, or to accept any bid which appears to serve the best interests of the City.

By Order of the City Council

Ashland, Oregon

Public Works Director