Directional Drilling RFP

November 7, 2022: RFP Cancelled.  District intends to revise and re-issue this RFP based on contractor feedback.

Tualatin Valley Water District (District) invites qualified contractors to submit proposals to provide directional drilling for prevailing wage rate projects in the District’s service area in and around Washington County, Oregon, under a one-year contract that can be renewed for up to two additional one-year periods.  District intends to select two contractors but reserves the option to award a single contract or multiple contracts.  Interested contractors must submit proposals.

Proposers must be licensed by the Oregon Construction Contractors Board.  Prevailing wage rates must be paid by proposers and any subcontractors on the Contract in accordance with ORS 279C.800 to 279C.870.  Proposers and any subcontractors will be required to have a public works bond filed with the Construction Contractors Board before starting work on the Contract unless there is an applicable exemption under ORS 279C.836(4), (7), (8) or (9).  Proposers need not be licensed under ORS 468A.720 (regarding licensing of contractors on projects involving asbestos abatement).

The Request for Proposal (RFP) documents, including the specifications, are available at https://bidlocker.us/details/3112_Directional_Drilling (Bid Locker). Potential proposers who do not already have an approved vendor profile set up with the District will need to register with Bid Locker at https://bidlocker.us/Home/bidlockerus.  There is no charge to register.

Registration requires a correctly completed Confidentiality Agreement, which is available through the registration process.  Following completion of the requested vendor information and upload of the Confidentiality Agreement, the vendor profile will be sent for a manual approval.  Please allow one business day for your vendor profile to be approved.  If it has not been approved within one business day, or if you have questions about this process, please contact heather.speight@tvwd.org. 

All proposals must be submitted by 2:00 p.m., Wednesday, October 19, 2022 (Deadline) to Bid Locker.  Late proposals, hard copy submissions, and submissions via fax or email will not be accepted.  Contractors are responsible for obtaining any Addenda by using the link provided in the automatic email.  Proposals will not be accepted after the specified date and time.  Proposals will not be opened publicly or read aloud.

RFP documents may be obtained electronically from Bid Locker in electronic or hard copy format by contacting Megan Verdoorn at Contractor Plan Center, Inc. 5468 SE International Drive, Milwaukie, OR 97222, 503.650.0148, megan@contractorplancenter.com, www.contractorplancenter.com. If a potential proposer obtains the RFP from Contractor Plan Center, the proposer is still responsible for registering with Bid Locker in order to submit their proposal.  Proposers are advised to ensure that their Bid Locker TVWD vendor profile is active and approved a minimum of three business days prior to the proposal Deadline to prevent any issues with submitting a proposal on time.

Proposers will be notified via email when addenda are published. It is the responsibility of the proposer to obtain all addenda. Contractors are responsible for obtaining any Addenda by using the link provided in the automatic email.  If you experience problems downloading the RFP, please contact Heather Speight at 503.848.3055 or heather.speight@tvwd.org.

The District reserves the right to cancel this RFP, reject any and all proposals not in compliance with prescribed public contracting procedures and requirements, including proposer responsibility under ORS 279C.375(3)(b), and may reject for good cause any and all proposals upon the Districts’s finding that it is in the District’s or the public’s best interest to do so. The District reserves the right to waive informalities and to negotiate a contract with the highest scoring proposer. Proposers need not be licensed under ORS 468A.720 (regarding licensing of contractors on projects involving asbestos abatement).

Proposers will be responsible for all costs associated with preparing a proposal.

For more information about this procurement, contact Heather Speight, Procurement and Contract Administrator, at heather.speight@tvwd.org.  For more information about the Scope of Work, contact Joel Ayres, Construction and Maintenance Supervisor at joel.ayres@tvwd.org.

Advertised September 28, 2022.