ELEPHANT EXHIBIT MODIFICATIONS

OREGON ZOO/METRO ELEPHANT EXHIBIT MODIFICATIONS Bids due: July 8, 2020 @ 2:00 pm INVITATION TO BIDS ITB 3771 The Oregon Zoo, a department of Metro, a metropolitan service district organized under the laws of the State of Oregon and the Metro Charter, located at 600 NE Grand Avenue, Portland, OR 97232-2736, is hereby requesting sealed bids for Elephant Exhibit Modifications. DEADLINE, NAME AND TITLE OF PERSON DESIGNATED FOR RECEIPT OF BIDS Sealed bids are due no later than 2:00 p.m., July 8, 2020, submitted electronically to BidLocker at http://bidlocker.us/a/oregonmetro/BidLocker, First Tier Subcontractor forms are due from all bidders within two hours of the bid due time or the bid will be considered non-responsive. PRE BID MEETING A voluntary pre-bid conference for all potential prime contractors is scheduled on June 23, 2020, at 8:00 am. At the Front Gate of the Oregon Zoo. Interested sub-contractors are also invited. ALL ATTENDEES ARE REQUIRED TO RSVP AT LEAST 24-HOURS IN ADVANCE. FACE COVERINGS ARE REQUIRED AND SOCIAL DISTANCING PRACTICES WILL BE ENFORCED. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE WORK Contractor to modify metal bollards located in animal holding area by fabricating, cutting, installing and welding material on-site. Contractor will construct a platform adjacent to the elephant exhibit for animal viewing and training purposes. The platform will require installation of an engineered pile anchoring system, framing, decking and a metal cable railing system that matches the railing system currently installed in the exhibit. FOR PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT BIDS All bidders submitting a bid for public improvements over $50,000 certify that they will pay and comply with the minimum prevailing wage requirements of ORS 279C.800-279C.870 and if applicable 40 U.S.C.276a. WHERE TO FIND DOCUMENTS Bidding documents/RFP documents can be viewed and downloaded from the Oregon Procurement Information Network (ORPIN) at http://orpin.oregon.gov/open.dll/. LEGAL REQUIREMENTS Metro may accept or reject any or all bids, in whole or in part, or waive irregularities not affecting substantial rights if such action is deemed in the public interest. Metro extends equal opportunity to all persons and specifically encourages minority, women-owned, emerging small businesses and service disabled veteran owned businesses to access and participate in this and all Metro projects, programs and services. Metro Local Contract Review Board Rules require all Bidders to follow and document a specific outreach effort to State-certified Minority, Emerging. Women-owned and Service Disabled Veteran owned Businesses. Certification of good faith compliance and a declaration of any actual utilization pursuant to both programs are required at the time of Bid Opening. Metro and its contractors will not discriminate against any person(s), employee or applicant for employment based on race, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, age, religion, disability, political affiliation or marital status. Metro fully complies with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and related statutes and regulations in all programs and activities. For more information, or to obtain a Title VI Complaint Form, see www.oregonmetro.gov. Published June 16, 2020. BT168226

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