INVITATION TO BID

INVITATION TO BID: BADGER, HERSEY, OR SENSUS WATER METERS AND VARIOUS
RELATED EQUIPMENT
BEND, OR
Bids due: February 18, 2016 @ 2:00 pm
The City of Bend invites sealed bids for3/4-inch Hersey, or Sensus Water Meters and various related equipment including double check valve assemblies and loops that will be used within the City’s water system.
The invitation to bid, plans, specifications, addenda, planholders list, mandatory pre-bid attendees, and notification of bid results for this project may be viewed, printed or ordered on line from Premier Builders Exchange (formerly known as Central Oregon Builders Exchange) at http://www.plansonfile.com by clicking on “Public Works Projects” and then on “City of Bend” or in person at 1902 NE 4th St, Bend, Oregon.
Entities intending to bid should register with the Premier Builders Exchange as a planholder in order to receive addenda. This can be done on-line or by contacting Premier Builders Exchange at: (541) 389-0123, Fax (541) 389-1549, or email at admin@plansonfile.com. Bidders are responsible for making sure they have all addenda before submitting bids.
The deadline for submitting bids is: February 18, 2016, at 2:00 PM. Bids will be opened and read at Bend City Hall Council Chambers (located on 1st Floor) immediately after the deadline. Bids must be physically received by the City at the location listed below by the deadline. No faxed or electronic (email) bids shall be accepted.
Sealed bids shall be delivered to: Gwen Chapman, Purchasing Manager, City Hall, Administrative Office, 2nd floor, 710 Wall Street, Bend, Oregon 97701 or mailed to her at: City of Bend, PO Box
431, Bend, Oregon 97709. The outside of the envelope or box containing the bid shall include the bidders name and be marked: “Badger, Hersey, or Sensus Water Meters and Various Related Equipment”.
The City of Bend reserves the right to: 1) reject any or all bids not in compliance with public bidding procedures, 2) to postpone award of the contact for a period not to exceed sixty days from the
date of bid opening, 3) to waive informalities in the bids, and 4) to select the bid which appears to be in the interest of the City.
Gwen Chapman
Purchasing Manager
541-385-6677
Published Feb. 12, 2016.
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