Wastewater System Capacity Improvements Project

PROJECT BID DOCUMENTS
WASTEWATER SYSTEM CAPACITY
IMPROVEMENTS BASINS 4 AND 6
PROJECT NO. S-679
Bid Documents
BIDS DUE: 1:00 PM May 12, 2026
City of St. Helens City Hall, 265 Strand Street, St. Helens, Oregon 97051
City of St. Helens Consor
265 Strand Street 1 SW Columbia, Suite 1700
St. Helens, Oregon 97051 Portland, OR 97204
(503) 397-6272 (503)-225-9010
PROJECT RELEASE DATE: April 15, 2026

BID DOCUMENTS
FOR
WASTEWATER SYSTEM CAPACITY IMPROVEMENTS BASINS 4 AND 6
PROJECT NO. S-679
CITY OF ST. HELENS
PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT
ENGINEERING DIVISION
265 STRAND STREET
ST. HELENS, OREGON, 97051
(503) 397-6272
April 2026

INTRODUCTION AND TABLE OF CONTENTS
Contract Documents are listed below. Documents are either attached or bound separately and available from
the Project Manager. All documents bound separately are incorporated into the Contract Documents and
have the same force and effect as though set forth in full herein.
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS / INVITATION TO BID .............................................................................................................................................. 5
PART 1 - BID DOCUMENTS ........................................................................................................................................................................ 9
FIRM OFFER (BID) AND SCHEDULE OF PRICES ..................................................................................................................................................... 9
FIRST-TIER SUBCONTRACTOR DISCLOSURE FORM ......................................................................................................................................... 18
FIRST TIER SUBCONTRACTORS ................................................................................................................................................................................. 19
BID BOND SURETY ............................................................................................................................................................................................................ 20
STATEMENT OF QUALIFICATIONS ...................................................................................................................................................................... 21
PART 2 - CONTRACT DOCUMENTS ...................................................................................................................................................... 23
STANDARD PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT CONTRACT ............................................................................................................................................... 24
1. Effective Date and Duration ........................................................................................................................................................................ 24
2. Statement of Work ........................................................................................................................................................................................... 24
3. Consideration ..................................................................................................................................................................................................... 24
CONTRACTOR DATA, CERTIFICATION, AND SIGNATURE .............................................................................................................................. 25
STANDARD TERMS AND CONDITIONS FOR PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT CONTRACTS ........................................................................... 26
1. Contractor is Independent Contractor ................................................................................................................................................... 26
2. Subcontracts and Assignment .................................................................................................................................................................... 26
3. No Third Party Beneficiaries ....................................................................................................................................................................... 26
4. Successors in Interest..................................................................................................................................................................................... 26
5. Contract Documents ....................................................................................................................................................................................... 26
6. Contractor's Representations ..................................................................................................................................................................... 27
7. Drug Testing ....................................................................................................................................................................................................... 27
8. Notice to Proceed ............................................................................................................................................................................................. 27
9. Suspension of the Work ................................................................................................................................................................................ 27
10. Early Termination ...................................................................................................................................................................................... 27
11. Payment on Early Termination ............................................................................................................................................................ 28
12. Remedies for Default ................................................................................................................................................................................ 28
13. Access to Records ....................................................................................................................................................................................... 28
14. Ownership of Work Product.................................................................................................................................................................. 28
15. Compliance with Applicable Law ........................................................................................................................................................ 29
16. Licensing with Construction Contractor's Board ......................................................................................................................... 32
17. Prevailing Wages ........................................................................................................................................................................................ 32
18. Change Orders/Extra Work ................................................................................................................................................................... 33
19. Inspection and Acceptance .................................................................................................................................................................... 33
20. Liquidated Damages .................................................................................................................................................................................. 33
21. Liability, Indemnity and Hold Harmless .......................................................................................................................................... 33
22. Insurance ....................................................................................................................................................................................................... 34
23. Bonds / Notice of Bond Claims ............................................................................................................................................................. 34
24. Two-Year Warranty .................................................................................................................................................................................. 35
25. Nondiscrimination in Labor .................................................................................................................................................................. 35
26. Environmental Regulations ................................................................................................................................................................... 35
27. Waiver ............................................................................................................................................................................................................. 37
28. Errors ............................................................................................................................................................................................................... 37
29. Governing Law ............................................................................................................................................................................................. 37
30. Severability ................................................................................................................................................................................................... 37

31. Attorney's Fees ............................................................................................................................................................................................ 37
32. Business License ......................................................................................................................................................................................... 37
33. Notices/Bills/Payments .......................................................................................................................................................................... 37
34. Conflict of Interest ..................................................................................................................................................................................... 38
35. Merger Clause .............................................................................................................................................................................................. 38
EXHIBITS A - J
EXHIBIT A STATEMENT OF WORK, COMPENSATION, AND PAYMENT SCHEDULE
EXHIBIT B PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT CONTRACT INSURANCE REQUIREMENTS
EXHIBIT C CERTIFICATION STATEMENT FOR CORPORATION OR INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR
EXHIBIT D BONDS (PAYMENT AND PERFORMANCE)
EXHIBIT E CERTIFICATE OF SUBSTANTIAL COMPLETION
EXHIBIT F CERTIFICATE OF COMPLIANCE
EXHIBIT G CONTRACTOR'S RELEASE OF LIENS AND CLAIMS
EXHIBIT H CERTIFICATE OF FINAL COMPLETION
EXHIBIT I INSTRUCTIONS TO BIDDERS
EXHIBIT J OREGON PREVAILING WAGE RATES
PART 3: 2024 OREGON STANDARD SPECIFICATIONS FOR CONSTRUCTION
........................................................................................................................................................ Available Online
PART 4: CITY OF ST. HELENS ENGINEERING STANDARDS MANUAL
......................................................................................................................................................... Available Online
In the event of a conflict, Supplementary Conditions control over all Standard Specifications and other
Contract Documents. To the extent Standard Specifications and other Contract Documents conflict, the more
restrictive requirement or provision shall control, except where otherwise noted in the Contract Documents,
addenda, or amendment.
PART 5: SPECIAL PROVISIONS & TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS
.......................................................................................................... See Technical Specifications Table of Contents
PART 6: SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION ........................................................... Separately Bound
1- Oregon DEQ 1200-C Permit
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2- Geotechnical Report
3- ODOT Hwy 30 As-Built Plan (26V-92)
4- Inadvertent Discovery Plan
5- US Army Corp of Engineers NWP 58
6- Oregon DEQ 401 Water Quality Certification Approval
7- ODOT Permit to Perform Operations
8- SERP Basin 4 Wetland Compliance Memorandum
9- SERP Floodplain Compliance Memorandum
10-SERP Federal Cross-Cutting Memorandum
11-Oregon DSL Basin 6 Wetland Impact and Wetland Delineation Approval
12-Clean Water State Revolving Fund Documents
13-Railroad Access Permit (to follow)
14-Bidders Checklist
15-Project Documentation Checklist
16-Construction Door Hanger Notice Example
PART 7: CONSTRUCTION DRAWINGS
........................................................................................................................................................... Separately Bound

NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS / INVITATION TO BID
CITY OF ST. HELENS ENGINEERING DIVISION
WASTEWATER SYSTEM CAPACITY IMPROVEMENTS BASINS 4 AND 6, PROJECT NO. S-679
Notice is hereby given that Sealed Bids for furnishing all materials, equipment, labor, and services for the
WASTEWATER SYSTEM CAPACITY IMPROVEMENTS BASINS 4 AND 6, Project No. S-679 for the City of St. Helens
(City) will be accepted by the City Administrator at St. Helens City Hall, 265 Strand Street, St. Helens, Oregon until 1:00
pm May 12, 2026. All bids received on or before this date and time and in proper form will be publicly opened and
read in the City Hall Council Chambers at the time set forth above as the deadline for receipt of bids, and thereafter bid
documents, shall be made available for public inspection. Bids received after this date and time will not be considered.
First-tier Subcontracting Disclosure forms, per the instructions to bidders, are due within two (2) working hours after
the bid submission deadline.
Prequalification of Contractors and/or Subcontractors is is not required.
A Mandatory Pre-Bid Conference will be held in the Columbia Room at the City of St. Helens City Hall at 265 Strand
Street, St. Helens, Oregon 97051 on April 29, 2026, at 2:00 PM to provide prospective bidders with the opportunity to
visit the site and ask questions relating to bidding or constructing the work under this Contract. If deemed appropriate
by the Engineer, questions that cannot be addressed by direct reference to the bidding documents will be the subject of
an addendum issued to all plan holders
The General Character of the Work under this Contract is for the: The project consists of construction of new
sanitary sewer pipe or sanitary sewer pipe replacement in Basins 4 and 6 in St. Helens, Oregon. The lengths of new
sewer pipe are 33 feet of 10-inch PVC, 3,098 feet of 12-inch PVC, 1,340 feet of 15-inch PVC, 1,822 feet of 18-inch PVC,
1,443 feet of 24-inch PVC, 2,629 feet of 27-inch PVC, and 2,084 feet of 28-inch HDPE Pipe. The 24-inch PVC pipe and
1,564 feet of the 28-inch HDPE sewer pipe will be completed using a trenchless method. This includes one boring under
a railroad. Associated work includes rechanneling 18 existing manholes and installing 49 new manholes, 150 feet of
water line relocation, 383 feet of storm pipe replacement, backfill and asphalt paving of trenches, sewer testing, and
restoration of landscaping and structures within the sewer improvement area. Work includes new sewer pipe within
Highway 30 right-of-way requiring coordination and inspection with Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT).
The Solicitation Schedule And Deadlines Are Generally As Follows:
Mandatory Pre-Bid Conference: 2:00 PM, April 29, 2026
BID SUBMISSION DEADLINE/BID OPENING:_ 1:00 PM, May 12, 2026
Anticipated Notice of Intent to Award:_ May 13, 2026
Final Completion:_ 740 Calendar Days
Contract Documents, including plans and specifications, may be examined after 1:00 pm Wednesday, April 15, 2026, at
the following offices:
City of St. Helens City Hall 265 Strand Street, St. Helens, OR 97051 503-397-6272
Plan Center Northwest PO Box 2486, Clackamas, OR 97015 503-650-0148
Daily Journal of Commerce www.djcoregon.com 503-274-0624
SW Washington Contractors Association 7017 NE Hwy. 99, Suite #214, Vancouver, WA 98665 360-694-7922
Premier Builders Exchange 1902 NE 4th Street, Bend, OR 97701 541-389-0123
Salem Contractors Exchange Plan Center 2256 Judson St. SE, P.O. Box 12065, Salem, OR 97309 503-362-7957
Seattle Daily Journal of Commerce www.plancenter.com 206-219-6481
Copies of Contract Documents, including plans and specifications may be obtained on or after 1:00 PM on April 15, 2026
by special order at St. Helens City Hall 265 Strand St, St. Helens, OR for a nonrefundable fee of two hundred and seventy
dollars ($270.00) per set. If ordered by mail, add a one hundred and fifty dollar ($150.00) processing and mailing
charge. Plans may also be downloaded at no cost on the City's website at https://www.sthelensoregon.gov/rfps.
Bids shall only be considered valid if Bidder is included on the City's Official Plan Holder List. The purchase of
project Plans and Specifications from the City will place the Bidder on the Official Plan Holder List. Bidders who
download project Plans and Specifications or acquire them from a from a plan center must contact the City at (503)
397-6272 and request to be placed on the Official Plan Holder List for a nonrefundable fee of ten dollars ($10.00).
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The City reserves the right to make changes to the Notice to Contractors/Invitation to Bid and the resulting contract by
written addenda, prior to the bid submission deadline and date. The City will not mail notice of addenda but shall
publish notice of any addenda on the City's website, https://www.sthelensoregon.gov/rfps, and post the notice of
addenda at City Hall. The addenda may be downloaded or picked up at City Hall. Check website and City Hall bulletin
board frequently until the bid submission deadline because City may, in its discretion, provide additional notices.
No bid will be received or considered unless the bid is submitted in writing and received on the prescribed City Offer
form, mailed or delivered to the City Administrator, City Hall, City of St. Helens, 265 Strand Street St. Helens, Oregon
97051 in a sealed envelope plainly marked on the outside of the envelope "SEALED BID" and specifying the project
name, Wastewater System Capacity Improvements Basins 4 and 6, Project No. S-679, and bearing the name and
address of the bidder, the bidder's telephone number and the bid opening date. All bids must be prepared and signed in
ink by an authorized representative. Facsimile bids will not be accepted. No bid will be received or considered unless
the bid contains a statement by the bidder, as part of their bid, that Contractor agrees to be bound by and will comply
with the provisions of ORS 279C.838 or 279C.840 or 40 U.S.C. 3141 to 3148 (Davis- Bacon Act), as applicable. This
project is for a public work and is subject to ORS 279C.800 to 279C.870, the Oregon Prevailing Wage Law.
No bid will be received or considered unless the bid contains a statement by the bidder, as part of their bid, identifying
whether or not the bidder is a resident bidder as defined by ORS 279A.120.
Bidders are are not required to be licensed for asbestos removal under ORS 468A.720.
The successful bidder is required to obtain a City business license.
No bid will be received or considered unless the bidder is licensed by the Oregon Construction Contractor's Board or
the State Landscape Contractors Board, whichever is applicable.
No bid will be received or considered unless the Offer is accompanied by a certified check, cashier's check, surety bond
(bid bond), or irrevocable letter of credit issued by an insured institution as defined in ORS 706.008, in an amount equal
to ten percent (10%) of the total amount bid. The successful bidder will be required to furnish a faithful performance
bond and a labor and material payment bond each in the amount of one hundred percent (100%) of the amount of the
Contract and show proof that the Contractor has filed a public works bond in the amount of $30,000 with Bureau of
Labor and Industries (BOLI). Contractor will also be required to furnish evidence of insurance, including workers'
compensation insurance before the Work shall commence.
The City shall investigate and determine the qualifications of the apparent low responsive bidder prior to awarding the
Contract. The City shall reject any bid by a nonqualified or disqualified bidder. The City reserves the right to reject any
bid not in compliance with all prescribed public bidding procedures and requirements, and may reject all bids for good
cause upon a finding that it is in the public interest to do so. Evaluation of bids will be based on minimum requirements
established by the specifications and compliance with conditions of the Notice to Contractors/Invitation to Bid and
City's public contracting rules.
Additional evaluation criteria are as follows:
1) Bidder must be licensed with the Oregon Construction Contractors Board (OCCB).
2) Bidder must have completed at least 3 similar wastewater conveyance projects with contract amounts
exceeding $12,000,000 in the last 8 years.
Pursuant to ORS 279A.120, awards shall be subject to preference for products produced or manufactured in Oregon,
providing that price, fitness and quality are equal. In determining the lowest responsible bidder, City shall add a percent
increase to each out-of-state bidder's bid price which is equal to the percent of preference given to local bidders in the
bidder's home state, as set forth in the chart located at www.oregon.gov/DAS/EGS/ps/Pages/RecipPref/detail_a_main
_page.aspx The deadline to file a written protest or request, pursuant to Instruction to Bidders to change Contract
terms, conditions or specifications is not less than ten (10) calendar days prior to the bid submission deadline. The bid
submission deadline may be extended by the City to consider a protest or request.
Project Contacts: Consor Project Manager, Bart Stepp, PE, at (503) 714-3187 or bart.stepp@consoreng.com; or City of
St. Helens Engineering Manager, Sharon Darroux, PMP at (503) 366-8243 or sdarroux@sthelensoregon.gov.
The City of St. Helens requires all contractors to comply with the City's adopted Nondiscrimination and Equal
Opportunity Policies, a copy of which can be obtained from the City Project Manager, Sharon Darroux. The City's
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programs, services, employment opportunities, volunteer positions and contracts are open to all persons without
regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, marital status or age if the individual is 18 years of
age or older. Contractor shall comply with all federal, state, and local laws and ordinances applicable to the Work under
this Contract, including, without limitation, ORS chapter 279A-C, and Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Section V of
the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, ORS 659A.142, and all regulations and
administrative rules established pursuant to those laws, and all other applicable requirements of federal and state civil
rights and rehabilitation statues, rules and regulations. Contractor shall certify that the Contractor has not
discriminated against minorities, women or emerging small businesses in obtaining any required subcontracts.
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Part 1
Bid Documents
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WASTEWATER SYSTEM CAPACITY IMPROVEMENTS BASINS 4 AND 6
PROJECT NO. S-679
FIRM OFFER (BID) AND SCHEDULE OF PRICES
TO FURNISH ALL PERMITS, LABOR, TOOLS, MACHINERY, MATERIALS, TRANSPORTATION, EQUIPMENT AND
SERVICES OF ALL KINDS REQUIRED FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF THIS PROJECT FOR THE CITY OF ST. HELENS,
COLUMBIA COUNTY, OREGON, AS STATED IN THE COMPLETED SCHEDULE OF PRICES, ALL IN ACCORDANCE WITH
THE CONTRACT DOCUMENTS, PLANS, SPECIFICATIONS, AND DRAWINGS WHICH ARE ON FILE AT THE CITY OF ST.
HELENS, CITY HALL, 265 STRAND STREET, ST. HELENS, OREGON 97051.
NAME OF BIDDER:
CONTACT:
ADDRESS:
CITY STATE ZIP
TELEPHONE NO.:
FAX NO.:
EMAIL ADDRESS:
To the Honorable Mayor and City Council
City Hall
City of St. Helens
265 Strand Street
St. Helens, Oregon 97051
In response to competitive bidding, this FIRM OFFER is submitted as an offer by the undersigned to enter into a
contract with the City of St. Helens for furnishing all permits, labor, tools, machinery, materials, transportation,
equipment and services of all kinds required for, necessary for, or reasonable incidental to, the construction of this
Project for the City of St. Helens, Oregon, as shown in the Contract Documents on file at City Hall, 265 Strand Street, St.
Helens, Oregon, and which are a condition of this Offer as though they were attached. This offer is subject to the
following declarations as to the acts, intentions and understandings of the undersigned and the agreement of the City of
St. Helens to the terms and prices herein submitted.
1. The undersigned has familiarized themselves with the nature and extent of the Contract Documents, project Work,
site, locality, general nature of Work to be performed by City or others at the site that relates to the project Work
required by the Contract Documents, local conditions, and federal state, and local Laws and Regulations that in any
manner may affect cost, progress, performance, or furnishing of the project Work.
2. The undersigned has obtained and carefully studied (or assumes responsibility for obtaining and carefully studying)
examinations, investigation, exploration, tests, and studies which pertain to the conditions (subsurface or physical)
at or contiguous to the site or otherwise and which may affect the cost, progress, performance, or furnishing of the
project Work as Contractor deems necessary for the performance and furnishing of the project Work at the Contract
Price, within the Contract Time, and in accordance with the other terms and conditions of the Contract Documents;
and no additional or supplementary examinations, investigations, explorations, tests, reports, or similar information
or data are or will be required by Contractor for such purposes.
3. All of the Contract Documents, including all plans, specifications, and drawings have been examined and an
examination of the site of the proposed Work, together with such investigations as are necessary to determine the
conditions to be encountered have been made by the undersigned and the terms and conditions of the Contract and
solicitation documents are hereby accepted, and that if this Offer is accepted, the undersigned will contract with the
City of St. Helens, Oregon, using the form attached and agrees to be bound to the terms and conditions of said
Contract and solicitation documents.
4. It is understood that the contract drawings may be supplemented by additional drawings and specifications in
explanation and elaboration thereof and, if they are not in conflict with those referred to in paragraph 1 above, they
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shall have the same force and effect as though they were attached and they shall be accepted as part of the Contract
when issued.
5. The undersigned agrees that upon written acceptance of this bid s/he/it will, within ten working days, of receipt of
such notice, execute a formal contract agreement with the City. The undersigned further agrees that s/he/it will
provide the following in order to execute the Contract:
Performance Bond and Payment Bond, both in the amount equal to 100% of the awarded Contract;
Proof of filing of a Public Works Bond in the required statutory amount with BOLI
Certificates of Insurance for all required insurance coverages;
Certificates of Coverage for Workman Compensation and unemployment insurance; and
All other bonds, permits, licenses, etc. as required in the Contract Documents.
6. The quantities stated in the Schedule of Prices are approximate only and payment will be made at the unit prices
stated for the actual quantities incorporated in the completed Work. If there is an increase in the total payment for
an item covered by a lump sum price, it shall be computed on the basis of extra work for which an increase in
payment will have been earned; and if there is a decrease in a lump sum payment for any such items, it shall be made
only as the result of negotiation between the undersigned and the City.
BID SCHEDULE A
WASTEWATER SYSTEM CAPACITY IMPROVEMENTS BASIN 4, PROJECT NO. S-679
Item Estimated
Description Unit Est Qty Unit Price
No Total Price
A-1 Mobilization, Bonds, Insurance, and L.S. 1
Demobilization
A-2 Temporary Work Zone Traffic Control L.S. 1
A-3 Erosion and Sediment Control L.S. 1
A-4 Construction Staking and Survey L.S. 1
A-5 As-Built Survey L.S. 1
A-6 Trench Safety System L.S. 1
A-7 Rock Excavation, Haul, and Disposal C.Y. 6397
A-8 6" N-12 HDPE Storm Pipe, Open Cut L.F. 10
Trench
A-9 10" PVC Sanitary Sewer Pipe, Open Cut L.F. 33
Trench
A-10 12" PVC Sanitary Sewer Pipe, Open Cut L.F. 137
Trench
A-11 12" N-12 HDPE Storm Pipe, Open Cut L.F. 175
Trench
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