Cottage Grove Sanitary Sewer Improvements

INTENT TO AWARD

COTTAGE GROVE SANITARY SEWER IMPROVEMENTS 

The City received the following bids for the Cottage Grove Sanitary Sewer Improvements Project on July 10, 2024. Bidder Bid Total 1. H&J Construction, Inc. $ 1,348,350.00.

Branch Engineering reviewed the bid packet submitted and found it to be complete and responsive.

Branch Engineering, Inc. and a City of Cottage Grove Representative met with the apparent low bidder, as is allowed in the ORS 279C.340 & OAR 137-049-0430, to value engineer the bid price to within the City’s budget.

The negotiated price is as follows: Bidder Bid Total 1. H&J Construction, Inc. $ 876,736.25

City Engineer, Damien Gilbert, P.E. recommends that the contract be awarded to H&J Construction, Inc. in the amount of $876,736.25.

Click here to review the Award Recommendation. 

Click here to review the amended schedule fo bid items.

INVITATION TO BID

COTTAGE GROVE SANITARY SEWER IMPROVEMENTS

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT Sealed bids for Sanitary Sewer Improvements, City of Cottage Grove, Oregon, shall be addressed to the City Engineer, Damien Gilbert, PE, 310 5th Street, Springfield, Oregon 97477 and will be received at Branch Engineering, Inc., 310 5th Street, Springfield, Oregon 97477. Acceptance of bids will be officially closed at 2:00 pm Pacific Time, July 10 th, 2024, and immediately thereafter the bids will be publicly opened and read at Branch Engineering. The bid proposal shall be submitted under sealed cover and marked with the Contractor’s name and project name. Bid proposals received after the date and time fixed for opening will not be considered. No electronic or facsimile submittals will be accepted.

The project involves replacing wastewater mains and laterals in 4 separate locations near E Jefferson Ave and E Madison Ave, E Polk Ave and Taylor Ave, and E Main St and E Washington Ave, Cottage Grove, Lane County, Oregon. The work involves reconstruction of wastewater facilities, including pipe busting, excavation, pipe bedding, pipe laying, backfill, P.C.C. and A.C. trench patch. The Engineer’s Estimate for this Project is approximately $900,000-$950,000.

The Project Manual including; Plans, Specifications, Agreement, and Bid Forms are available at the City of Cottage Grove’s website https://www.cottagegroveor.gov/ where they can be viewed and printed. Any Addenda will also be posted on the City of Cottage Grove’s website https://www.cottagegroveor.gov/. All prospective bidders must be added to the Plan Holders List by sending an e-mail with company contact information to jessicam@branchengineering.com with the project title in the subject line. Prospective bidders must be on the Plan Holders List for their bid to be considered. Bidders are responsible for checking the website for addenda and changes prior to submitting bid, however notification of Addenda issuance will be issued via e-mail to the addresses listed on the Plan Holders List. No hard copy of the bid documents will be available.

Bidders must be pre-qualified with the City of Cottage Grove in accordance with Oregon Revised Statutes (ORS) Chapter 279C.430 by submitting either a completed City of Cottage Grove Prequalification form or an Oregon Department of Transportation form on or before 5:00 p.m., Tuesday, July 9 th, 2024 to Branch Engineering. Bidders and/or subcontractors must be pre-qualified in street repair construction and wastewater construction to complete the project. City of Cottage Grove Pre-qualification forms are available at 400 East Main Street, Cottage Grove, Oregon 97424. You may pre-qualify with the Oregon Department of Transportation at 121 Transportation Building, Salem, Oregon 97310.

Notice is hereby given that this contract is for a Public Work, subject to ORS 279C.800 to 279C.870.

All bids must be sealed and plainly marked on the outside showing the name of the bidder: the project name: the date and time of bid opening: the words "sealed bid": and addressed to Damien Gilbert, PE, City Engineer, 310 5th Street, Springfield, Oregon 97477. There is no pre-bid conference scheduled for this project.