Advertisement for bids - Maggie Osgood Library and City Hall Renovation

“This project was funded in part with a financial award from the Special Public Works Fund, funded by the Oregon State Lottery and administered by the Oregon Infrastructure Finance Authority”.

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Invitation to Bid Notice

Notice is hereby given that bids for construction of the Maggie Osgood Library and City Hall Renovation project for the City of Lowell will be received at the date and time and location shown below.

Bid Submission Deadline (Closing)

Date:  Thursday, March 31, 2022 at 2:00 pm.                            
Location:  Lowell City Hall at 107 E. 3rd Street Lowell, OR 97452

Bidders shall submit bids in a sealed, opaque envelope, plainly marked “Proposals for Construction Services – Maggie Osgood Library and City Hall Renovation”. The Bid Opening time will be immediately after the deadline for submission of bids. Bids will be opened at the above location.

Project Description

The project is located at a former church building location at 70 N. Pioneer Street in Lowell, OR.The existing building is approximately 2,880 square feet of wood framed construction.

The Project consists of renovations to the existing building to accommodate a new library and city hall spaces within the existing building.The work includes some demolition to existing walls, finishes, and ceilings, and new walls, doors, finishes, ceiling, etc to create the new spaces.Work at the building envelope is limited to accommodation of new doors and windows at the walls, and new plumbing vents and tubular skylights at the roof.The site improvements are limited to modifications at an isolated locations to the sidewalk and new pavement markings and signage for accessible parking.MEP improvements include removal of some existing plumbing fixtures and associated work, replacement of existing ductwork with new ductwork, and modifications to the existing light, power, and data systems.

Documents

Files containing the Bid Documents can be downloaded from Oregon Buys www.oregonbuys.govon or after 9:00 a.m. on Monday, February 28, 2022.

Plans and specifications maybe viewed at local area plan centers.Documents will be sent to these plan centers.

Bay Area Plan Center, Coos Bay
Central Coast Plan Exchange, Florence
Daily Journal of Commerce, Portland
Eugene Builders Exchange, Eugene
McGraw Hill Construction Dodge, Portland
Medford Builders Exchange, Medford
Salem Contractors Exchange, Salem

Pre-Bid Meeting

A voluntary (non-mandatory) pre-bid meeting will be held at 3:00 p.m. on Thursday, March 10 at the project site.

Statements made by City representatives at that meeting are not binding on City unless confirmed by written addendum.

An additional Non-Mandatory Pre-Bid Site Visits will beheld at the Project Site to visit the site and building. This is an opportunity for potential bidders an additional opportunity to review existing conditions and meet key participants of the project team.

Bid Requirements

Bids must be accompanied by a certified check, cashier's check, irrevocable letter of credit or Bid Bond in an amount equal to not less than ten percent (10%) of the total amount of the bid.

Prevailing wage rates for public works contracts in Oregon are required for this project. No bid will be received or considered by the Owner unless the bid contains a statement that the Bidder will comply with the provisions of ORS 279C.800 to 279C.840 regarding the payment of prevailing rates of wage.

All bidders must be "Equal Opportunity Employers" and comply with the appropriate provisions of state and federal law. In regards to Worker's Compensation, all bidders shall be required to comply with ORS 656.017 or are exempt under ORS 656.126.

Each bid must include a statement by the bidder as to whether the bidder is a resident bidder under ORS 279A.120.

Unless exempt under ORS 279C.800 to 279C.870, the successful bidder must file a $30,000 Public Works Bond with the Construction Contractors Board prior to beginning work on the project, and certify that all sub-contractors have also filed such bond.

The Owner may reject any bid that does not comply with all prescribed public bidding procedures and requirements, including the requirements to demonstrate the bidder's responsibility under ORS 279C.375(3)(b).

The Owner reserves the right to waive informalities, and for good cause to reject any and all bids after finding that doing so is in the public interest.

No bid will be received or considered unless the bidder is licensed by the Construction Contractors Board or the State Landscape Contractors Board for the work of the project.

Each bidder must submit a disclosure of first-tier subcontractors supplying labor or labor and materials within two hours after the date and time of the deadline when bids are due, in accordance with ORS 279C.370 .

Unless exempt under ORS 279C.800 to 279C.870, all bidders must file a written, certified statement with the City consistent with ORS 279C.845.

Questions and Clarifications

Questions to be directed to the project architect, Curt Wilson at Wilson Architecture at curt@wilson-architecture.com.

Questions will be received until 3 hours prior to the deadline for the last addenda as described in Section 00 0101 – Project Info and Title Page.

Addendums will be issued by the Architect and distributed through the same outlets as the distribution of the bid documents.

Published:   February 28, 2022