#212079 Hayesville PS and Water Improvements

The City of Salem and Marion County are procuring a comprehensive water and sewer infrastructure improvement project for the Hayesville Public Service area, designated as Project #212079. The project encompasses constructing sewer pumping facilities, sanitary sewer forcemain, gravity sewer, water distribution system improvements, and associated surface restoration work. Specific deliverables include installation of 3,132 linear feet of 12-inch ductile iron forcemain, 26 linear feet of 12-inch PVC gravity sewer, 204 linear feet of 15-inch PVC gravity sewer, and various sizes of ductile iron water main totaling 2,857 linear feet. A mandatory pre-bid conference was scheduled for December 15, 2022, at 10:00am at the project site, with the final bid submission deadline extended to January 6, 2023, at 2:00pm local time. The project requires a 10% bid bond, and bidders were expected to acknowledge and comply with multiple addenda that provided technical specifications, clarifications, and updates to the original solicitation.

No specific set-aside designations or restrictions for disadvantaged enterprises were explicitly mentioned in the documentation. K & E Excavating, Inc. of Salem, Oregon, was ultimately selected as the lowest responsive and responsible bidder, with a total bid of $4,939,153, which exceeded the initial engineer's estimate range of $3.75 million to $4.25 million. The engineer's detailed estimate for the project was $3,992,085.00. Twenty-seven bidders participated in the solicitation, including firms such as AKS Engineering & Forestry LLC, B&M Excavation, and Bain Associates Inc. The second and third lowest bidders were Emery & Sons Construction at $4,998,829 and Pacific Excavation at $5,100,680, respectively. No information was provided about existing infrastructure integration requirements or specific technology specifications beyond the detailed technical drawings and project manual.