SECOND STREET IMPROVEMENTS - WO 148

Sealed proposals for the Second Street Improvements – WO #148 project for the City of Lake Oswego Redevelopment Agency will be received by the David Kudna, Project Manager, at the 3rd floor reception desk in Lake Oswego City Hall at 380 A Avenue, Lake Oswego, Oregon, 97034 until 2:00 p.m., local time, on Tuesday, October 16, 2012 , and then will be publicly opened and read.

SCOPE OF WORK:

The Scope of the Work includes civil, and landscape improvements, including reconstruction of concrete curb, sidewalk, roadway reconstruction, driveways, curb extensions, planting trees, storm sewer system, landscaping, stormwater planters, street lights, and tree well power receptacles on Second Street between “A” and “B” Avenues, in Lake Oswego, Oregon.

No proposal will be considered by the Owner unless the proposal contains, or is accompanied by, a statement by the bidder as part of the proposal that the provision required by ORS 279C.840 pertaining to prevailing wages shall be included in the contract.

The contract documents may be reviewed, examined, and copies obtained at the City Engineering Dept., 3rd Floor, Lake Oswego City Hall, 380 A Avenue, Lake Oswego, Oregon between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, except legal holidays.  Copies may be obtained upon payment of a non-refundable fee of $25.00.  Copies of the contract documents may also be obtained by mail upon request (phone: 503.635.0270; fax: 503.635.0269) and upon the receipt of an additional $5.00 per contract document to cover postage and handling.  Requests sent through the mail shall be addressed to the Engineering Department, City of Lake Oswego, P. O. Box 369, Lake Oswego, Oregon 97034. 

The City has a brand new Bid/RFP website http://www.ci.oswego.or.us/publicworks/bid-rfp-information.  You will need to create an account within the site to download Planhold Lists, Addenda and get Bid Results.

Contractors must be prequalified by the Department of Transportation in order to enter into a contract with the Owner prior to the opening of bids.  Prequalification application forms may be obtained from the Construction Contracts Office, Oregon Department of Transportation, 307 Transportation Building, 355 Capitol Street NE, Room 212, Salem, OR 97301, 503.986.6918, or on-line at http://www.oregon.gov/ODOT/CS/CONSTRUCTION/ and must be submitted to the City no later than date and time set forth above for submission of the bid. 

The Owner will investigate and determine the qualifications of the apparent low bidder as part of its evaluation of the lowest responsive bid.

A mandatory pre-bid conference will be held at 9:00 am local time on October 5, 2012, at City Hall. 3rd Floor. Bidders are encouraged to visit the site of the Work during bid preparation.  Clarifications to the Bidding Documents will be made by addenda only.  Oral statements may not be relied upon and will not be binding or legally effective.

Published in the Daily Journal of Commerce on September 25 and 27, 2012.