INVITATION TO BID

INVITATION TO BID: RIVER ROAD
ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, BUILDINGS
AND SITE
EUGENE, OR
Bids due: March 15, 2016 @ 2:00 pm
Sealed bids will be received by Kathi Hernandez, Facilities Management Assistant, for the River Road Elementary School, Buildings and Site on March 15, 2016, until the Deadline for Bid Submission at 2:00 pm, at the Eugene School District 4J Facilities Management Office, 715 West Fourth Avenue, Eugene, Oregon 97402. The Bids will be opened publicly and read aloud immediately after the deadline for submission of bids. Late Bids will not be considered.
Briefly, the work includes the construction of a replacement elementary school followed by demolition of the old school followed by completion of site improvements. Beginning February 16, 2016, Prime Bidder, Sub-bidders, and Suppliers may obtain bidding documents at the following hyperlink: http://www.4j.lane.edu/bids/. Hard copies are not provided by the School District. It is the responsibility of all Prime Bidders, Sub-bidders, and Suppliers to obtain Bidding Documents and all Addenda from the hyperlink.
Bidders and Suppliers may also obtain bidding documents from Central Print and Reprographic Services, 45 West 5th Avenue, Eugene, OR by paying the cost of reproduction. It is the responsibility of those obtaining bidding Documents in this manner to obtain any and all addenda from the hyperlink or the Plan Centers.
Bidding Documents may be examined at the following locations: Eugene District 4J website http://www.4j.lane.edu/bids/
Eugene Builder’s Exchange, 2460 W. 11th, Eugene, OR 97402
Premier Builders Exchange, 1902 NE 4th Street, Bend, OR 97701
McGraw Hill Construction, 3461 NW Yeon Ave. Portland, OR 97210
Daily Journal of Commerce Plan Center, 921 SW Washington, Suite 210, Portland, or 97210-0127
Douglas County Plan Center, 3076 NE Diamond Lake Blvd, Roseburg, OR 97470
Oregon Contractor Plan Center, 14625 SE 82nd Drive, Clackamas, OR 97015
Reed Construction Data, 30 Technology Parkway South, Ste 500, Norcross, GA 90092
Salem Contractor’s Exchange, 2256 Judson Street SE, Salem, OR 97309
Willamette Valley Bid Center, 32054 Old Hwy 34, Tangent, OR 97389
A non-mandatory pre-bid conference and walk-through has been scheduled for February 24, 2016, at 2:30 pm. The location of the conference will be at the Project Site – River Road Elementary School, 120 West Hilliard Lane, Eugene, OR 97404. The meeting will begin in the existing school gym located at the West end. Statements made by the District’s representatives at the conference are not binding upon the District unless confirmed by Written Addendum. Pre-qualification of bidders is not required.
Each Bid must be submitted on the prescribed form and accompanied by a Surety Bond, Cashiers Check, or Certified Check, executed in favor of Eugene School District 4J, in the amount not less than ten percent (10%) of the total bid, based upon the total bid amount for those items bid upon. Either with the Bid or within two working hours of the Deadline for Submission of Bids, bidders shall submit, on the form provided, information regarding first-tier subcontractors furnishing labor or labor and materials, as provided in ORS 279C.370. Bids for which disclosure forms are required, but not submitted, will be rejected.
No bid for a construction contract will be received or considered unless the Bidder is registered with the Construction Contractors Board or licensed by the State Landscape Contractors Board at the time the Bid is made, as required by OAR 137-049-0230. A license to work with asbestos-containing materials under ORS 468A.720 is not required for this project.
For every bid $100,000 or greater, all Contractors and Subcontractors shall have a public works bond, in the amount of $30,000, filed with the Construction Contractors’ Board (CCB), before starting work on the project, unless exempt. A copy of the Contractor’ BOLI Public Works Bond shall be provided with the executed contract documents. Each Bid shall contain a statement indicating whether the Bidder is a “resident bidder”, as defined in ORS 279A.120.
Each Bid shall contain a statement that the “Contractor agrees to be bound by and will comply with the provisions of ORS 279C.800 through 279C.870 regarding payment of Prevailing Wages”. Contractor shall certify nondiscrimination in obtaining required subcontractors, in accordance with ORS 279A.110(4).
School District 4J reserves the right to (1) reject any or all Bids not in compliance with all public bidding procedures and requirements, (2) postpone award of the Contract for a period not to exceed sixty (60) days from the date of bid opening, (3) waive informalities in the Bids, (4) select the Bid which appears to be in the best interest of the District, or (5) reject any or all Bids.
Kathi Hernandez
Facilities Management Assistant
Published Feb. 19, 2016.
BT15825606