Invitation to Bid for Umatilla Falls Entry Monument and Fountain

Sealed bids for the Umatilla Falls Entry Monument and Fountain will be received by The City of Umatilla until 2:30 p.m., October 5, 2022, at which time bids will be publicly read aloud. Within 2 working hours after the date and time designated for bid opening, the Bidder’s shall submit to the City the First Tier Sub-Contractor’s Disclosure form and Fountain Contractor Qualifications. If a First Tier Sub-Contractor Disclosure form and Fountain Contractor Qualifications are not received by 4:30 p.m. the day of the bid opening, the bid will be considered Non-Responsive. Proposals shall be clearly marked Umatilla Falls Entry Monument and Fountain showing the date and time of the bid opening, and shall be delivered to the City of Umatilla, City Hall on or before the above bid time. No faxed or electronically submitted bids will be considered.

A voluntary Pre-Bid Conference will be held September 22, 2022 at 2:30 p.m. at Umatilla City Hall, 700 6th St., Umatilla, OR. Statements made by the Contracting Agency’s representatives at the Pre-Bid Conference are not binding upon the Contracting Agency unless confirmed by written addendum.

Bid approval by City Council is scheduled for the subsequent City Council meeting October 18, 2022. A pre-construction conference will be scheduled following council approval.

Work will include: Site demolition and grading, traffic control, potable water system improvements and electrical upgrades. Other work includes entrance fountain, signage, irrigation system and landscaping. Bid Procedures and Conditions, Bid Forms, Drawings, Specifications, and other Documents collectively referred to as Bid Documents may be examined at the following locations:

1. Umatilla City Hall, 700 6th St., Umatilla OR 97882
2. J-U-B ENGINEERS, Inc., 3611 S. Zintel Way, Kennewick, WA 99337.

Electronic copies of the bidding documents are available for purchase at http://www.questcdn.net upon payment of $25. The QuestCDN project number is 8294514. All addenda will be issued electronically and available for no extra cost at QuestCDN. Contract Documents must be purchased and submitted in completion in order to be considered a Responsive Offer as Defined by OAR 137-046-0110(33).

The project is funded through local funding and as such Oregon Bureau of Labor and Industries (BOLI) Wage Rates must be paid on this project.

Each bid must contain a statement as to whether the Bidder is a resident Bidder, as defined in ORS 279A.120. In determining the lowest responsible Bidder, City of Umatilla will, for the purpose of awarding the Contract, add a percentage increase on the bid of a nonresident Bidder equal to the percentage, if any, of the preference given to that Bidder in the state in which the Bidder resides.

Each proposal must be submitted on the prescribed form and accompanied by a bid bond payable to City of Umatilla in an amount not less than ten percent (10%) of the amount bid.

The successful Bidder will be required to furnish separate Performance and Payment Bonds of one hundred percent (100%) submitted on the prescribed forms for faithful performance of the Contract in the full amount of the Contract price. The Surety issuing the bond must have an attorney-in-fact or a principal doing business in the State of Oregon. This information must be included on the bond statement.

The Contracting Agency will not receive or consider an Offer for a Public Improvement Contract unless the Offeror is registered with the Construction Contractors Board, or is licensed by the State Landscape Contractors Board, as specified in OAR 137-049-0230.

Contractor shall not discriminate in obtaining required Sub-Contractor’s in accordance with ORS 279A.110(4). (See OAR 137-049-0440(3)).

The City of Umatilla reserves the right to reject any or all proposals not in compliance with all prescribed Public Contracting procures and requirements, including the requirement to demonstrate the Bidder’s responsibility under ORS 279C.375(3)(b). The City of Umatilla may also reject any or all proposals for good cause, or any or all bids upon a finding of the Owner that it is in the public interest to do so, to postpone the award of the Contract for a period not to exceed thirty (30) days, and to accept that proposal which is to the best interests of City of Umatilla.

For information regarding this project, contact the consulting Engineers, J-U-B ENGINEERS, Inc. phone (509) 783-2144, Lee Unterwegner, P.E.

Dated this 8th day of September 2022