Lexington Airport - Invitation to Bid Apron Construction and Reconfiguration

INVITATION TO BID

MORROW COUNTY – LEXINGTON AIRPORT

APRON CONSTRUCTION AND RECONFIGURATION

A.I.P. PROJECT No. 3-41-0034-008

Sealed bids for the Lexington Airport – Apron Construction and Reconfiguration, A.I.P. Project No. 3-41-0034-008 will be received by Morrow County Public Works at the Public Works Office, 365 West Highway 74, Lexington, Oregon 97839, until the bid closing time of 2:00PM, on the 13th day of July 2017, at which time the bids will be publicly opened and read.  Bidders shall submit the required first-tier subcontractor disclosure form within two working hours of the bid closing time.  Bidders whose bids and/or disclosure statements are received after the stated times will be considered non-responsive and their bids will not be considered.

The scope of work being considered is:

Apron Paving (7,150 SY)

The Contract Documents for the above project may be examined at the Morrow County Public Works Department on working days, between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m.  Copies of said documents may be obtained at a cost of $100.00 per set from:

Century West Engineering Corp.; 1020 SW Emkay Drive, Ste. 100; Bend, OR  97702; (541) 322-8962

Documents will be promptly sent upon receipt of $100.00 per hard copy set, or $50 for electronic files in pdf format to cover the document fee and postage/handling (The document costs also apply to Plan Centers).  The cost of the documents is non-refundable, and the documents need not be returned.  Technical questions shall be directed to Tom Headley, Century West Engineering Corporation, (541) 322-8962.

Contractors must be qualified in accordance with the applicable parts of ORS 279C in order to enter into a contract with Morrow County Public Works.  Morrow County Public Works will only consider contractors who are able to demonstrate prior experience with similar work.  Morrow County Public Works may investigate to determine the qualifications of the bidders as part of the evaluation of the bids.  Bidders must submit qualification statements in accordance with the terms of Subsection 20-02 of the specifications with their Proposal. Proposals submitted without qualification statements will not be accepted.

Contractor licensing under ORS 468A.720 for asbestos abatement is not a requirement of this project.  No bid shall be considered unless the bidder is registered with the Oregon Construction Contractors Board or licensed by the State Landscape Contractors Board as required by ORS 671.530.

This contract will be funded, in part, by a grant from the Federal Aviation Administration.  As such it will be subject to federal requirements.  These include, but are not limited to:

Buy American Preferences;
Foreign Trade Restrictions;
Prevailing Wage Rates.  All labor shall be paid no less than the minimum wage rates established by the US Secretary of Labor (Davis Bacon) or the State of Oregon (BOLI) whichever is greater.
Affirmative Action Requirements;
Government wide Debarment and Suspension Provisions; and
Government wide Requirements for Drug-free workplace Requirements.

All applicable federal provisions are given in the specifications under FAA Required Provisions.

Morrow County Public Works, in accordance with the provisions of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (78 Stat. 252, 42 U.S.C. §§ 2000d to 2000d-4) and the Regulations, hereby notifies all bidders that it will affirmatively ensure that any contract entered into pursuant to this advertisement, disadvantaged business enterprises will be afforded full and fair opportunity to submit bids in response to this invitation and will not be discriminated against on the grounds of race, color, or national origin in consideration for an award.

In accordance with federal requirements, Morrow County Public Works has determined that this contract has limited subcontracting opportunities that would be suitable for DBE participation.  However, Bidder’s are encouraged to seek opportunities for DBE participation and to include DBE’s in their bids.

Based on the 9th Circuit Court Decision in Western States Paving Company v. Washington State Department of Transportation, Morrow County Public Works has determined that it is appropriate to use a race/gender neutral goal. Morrow County Public Works encourages all bidders to take active race/gender neutral steps to include DBE’s in this contract. Race/gender neutral steps include: unbundling large contracts, subcontracting work the prime contractor may self-perform, providing bonding or financing assistance, providing technical assistance, etc. This contract can be awarded without the lowest responsive bidder meeting the goal or demonstrating good faith effort to meet the goal.

Each prospective bidder is requested to attend a non-mandatory pre-bid meeting to be held at 2:00PM, local time on the 29th day of June 2017, at the airport. At this meeting, questions concerning the Contract Documents and the proposed work will be discussed. Answers and clarifications will be in the form of written addenda to the contract and will be emailed or faxed to all plan holders.

Proposals must be submitted on the prescribed forms and must be accompanied by certified check, cashier’s check, or bid bond executed in favor of Morrow County Public Works in an amount equal to ten percent (10%) of the amount bid. Each Bidder must supply all information required by the bid documents and specifications.  The successful bidder will be required to furnish a performance bond and payment bond, each in the full amount of the contract price.

Morrow County Public Works reserves the right to reject any and all bids, to waive any irregularities, and to accept the bid deemed in the best interest of Morrow County Public Works.  Morrow County Public Works may reject any bid not in compliance with all prescribed public bidding procedures and requirements, and may reject for good cause any or all bids upon a finding by Morrow County Public Works that it is in the public interest to do so.

MORROW COUNTY PUBLIC WORKS