Maple St. And Quince St. Gateway Monuments

City of Florence
250 Highway 101
Florence, Oregon 97439

INVITATION FOR BIDS

January 15, 2020

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that sealed bids will be accepted by the City Project Manager or Manager's designee at the City of Florence, 250 Highway 101, Florence, Oregon 97439; the time of the bid receipt will be recorded by either official.  Acceptance of bids will be officially closed at 2:00 PM Pacific Time: February 6, 2020 and immediately thereafter the bids will be publicly opened and read in the conference room of the City of Florence City Hall.

The Florence Urban Renewal Agency (FURA) is requesting qualified Contractors to submit bids on the FURA MAPLE ST. AND QUINCE ST. GATEWAY MONUMENTS. The project generally consists of the following work: constructing gateway monument structures at the northeast corner of Maple Street and US101, the southeast corner of Maple Street and US101, and the southwest corner of Quince Street and OR126; and all appurtenances and incidentals necessary to complete the work.

The schedule for the work is time-sensitive and the Contractor shall be substantially complete by June 29, 2020.

The bid proposal shall be submitted under sealed cover and marked with the Contractor’s name and following project:

FLORENCE URBAN RENEWAL AGENCY
MAPLE ST. AND QUINCE ST. GATEWAY MONUMENTS
CITY PROJECT NO. FURA-20-01

All proposals must be submitted on the regular forms furnished and shall be accompanied by an unconditional certified check or bidder’s bond in an amount equivalent to five (5) percent of the total amount of the bid. The award will be made to the lowest responsible bidder who will be asked to furnish a separate 100% Corporate Surety Performance Bond and a separate 100% Payment Bond for the faithful performance of the contract.  The Contractors may be asked to have their Surety furnish a letter certifying they have currently reviewed the Contractor's financial statement and that the Contractor is financially sound prior to award. 

Complete digital contract documents are available below under supporting documents. An informational copy of the contract documents is on file for inspection at the City of Florence office. All prospective bidders must provide a valid e-mail address and be added to the Plan Holders List by downloading the documents from the City’s website. Notification of Addenda issuance will be issued via e-mail to the addresses listed on the Plan Holders List.  Bid results will be made available on the city’s website.

Technical questions regarding the project should be directed to Chris Link, PE at
541-741-2975, Chris.Link@murraysmith.us.

This is for public work and therefore subject to prevailing wage requirements of ORS 279C.800 thru 279C.870.  A subcontractor listing is required and shall be submitted with the bid.  If the subcontractor listing is not submitted with the bid, it must be received within two (2) hours after the bid closing time and date at the City of Florence, 250 Highway 101, Florence, OR 97439 to the attention of Megan Messmer (facsimile is acceptable at 541-997-1735). Failure to supply a correct subcontractor listing will result in bid rejection.

Request for specification changes must be made a minimum of ten (10) days prior to the proposal receipt date. Protests of bid results must be in writing, must be made within five (5) days of the posted award date, and must otherwise be in accordance with City Public Contracting Rule 137-049-0260. 

The City and/or FURA may reject any bid not in compliance with all prescribed public bidding procedures and requirements, and may, for good cause, reject all bids upon a finding by the City of Florence if it is in the public interest to do so in accordance with ORS 279C.395.

Published
Date: January 15, 2020
By Megan Messmer, City Project Manager