Aumsville Wastewater Treatment Plant Lagoon Biosolids Removal

Aumsville Wastewater Treatment Plant Lagoon Biosolids Removal Invitation to Bid Sealed bids for the Aumsville Wastewater Treatment Plant Lagoon Biosolids Removal Project will be received on behalf of the City of Aumsville, Oregon ("Owner") by Christopher J. Brugato, P.E., Project Manager, of Westech Engineering, Inc. at 3841 Fairview Industrial Drive SE, Suite 100, Salem, Oregon 97302-1192, until the bid closing time of 2:00 p.m. local time on April 16, 2026. Bids will be publicly opened (at the above address) and the applicable information read aloud immediately after the bid closing time, and while bid totals and apparent low bidders will be available, formal written bid tabulations will not be finalized until after 4:00 p.m. (the submittal deadline for the "First-Tier Subcontractor Disclosure Form"). Bids shall be clearly marked "Bid for the Aumsville Wastewater Treatment Plant Lagoon Biosolids Removal Project", showing the date and time of the public bid closing, as well as the Bidders name, and shall be delivered to the location specified above, by or before the above bid closing time. By no later than 4:00 p.m. local time on April 16, 2026 (i.e. 2 working hours after the bid closing), each bidder shall deliver to Christopher J. Brugato, P.E., Project Manager, of Westech Engineering, Inc., at the same address as the bids were delivered to, the "First Tier Subcontractor Disclosure Form" contained in the bidding documents. This form shall be submitted regardless of the bid total. Bidders who fail to submit the required disclosure form will be considered non-responsive, and their bid will not be considered for award. The disclosure form shall either be submitted in the same envelope as the bid, or shall be submitted in a separate sealed envelope clearly marked "Disclosure Form for the Aumsville Wastewater Treatment Plant Lagoon Biosolids Removal Project", showing the date and time of the disclosure submittal deadline, as well as the Bidders name. The work includes removing approximately 900 dry tons of municipal biosolids from two, clay-lined, wastewater lagoons located at the Aumsville Wastewater Treatment Plant (955 Olney Street, Aumsville, OR 97325). The solids content of the sludge ranges from 2% to 8%. Upon removal, the biosolids shall be screened, dewatered, and hauled to an approved landfill for disposal. Payment will be by the bone-dry ton hauled as explained in the technical specifications for the project. A non-mandatory pre-bid meeting & site inspection through for prospective bidders will be held at the project site (beginning at 955 Olney Street, Aumsville, Oregon) at 2:00 PM local time on March 25, 2026. Any prospective bidder not attending the pre-bid walk though will be fully responsible for making separate arrangements with the City of Aumsville for access to examine the project site. In the event that the prospective bidder fails to coordinate such separate access to inspect the site, the bidder will be fully responsible for any and all information affecting the cost, progress or performance of the work that could have been obtained by such a pre-bid inspection visit. Copies of the Bid Documents (Contract Terms, Conditions, Specifications and Drawings) may be examined at the following locations (ie. but only during periods and hours when the offices noted below are open to the public): Westech Engineering, Inc., 3841 Fairview Industrial Dr. SE, Suite 100, Salem, OR 97302 (phone 503/585-2474)City of Aumsville, City Hall, (595 Main Street, Aumsville, Oregon) Paper sets of the bid documents will not be available for purchase from Westech Engineering for bidding purposes. Complete digital (pdf) copies of Bid Documents (including drawings) are available at http://www.westech-eng.com (under the Currently Bidding tab). The digital Bid Documents may be downloaded for a non-refundable payment of $25 by inputting Hubexo (QuestCDN) eBidDoc Number listed on the project information sheet available through the website link above. Assistance with free Hubexo (QuestCDN) registration, document downloading or working with the project information may be obtained at Hubexo.com (QuestCDN.com), at 952-233-1632, or via email at info@questcdn.com. This contract is for a public works project subject to ORS 279C.800 to 279C.870 (state prevailing wages) and/or the Davis-Bacon Act (40USC 3141 to 3148) (federal prevailing wages) as applicable, and subject to all applicable BOLI regulations and requirements. Mandatory prequalification of each bidder is required for this project in accordance with Owner standards and as provided by OAR 137-049-0220. Specific requirements for the prequalification submittal are contained in the Instructions to Bidders, Article 3. Prequalification submittals shall include all information as outlined in Article 3 of the Instructions to Bidders. Prequalification statements for this particular project must be received by Westech Engineering no later than April 1, 2026 at 4:30 p.m. Only bids from prequalified bidders for this project will be opened. Faxed or emailed prequalification statements will not be accepted. This project was funded in part with a financial award from the USDA Rural Development, Rural Utilities Service (RUS). Dated March 10, 2026. Publication Dates: Daily Journal of Commerce: March 13 & 16, 2026 Salem Statesman Journal: March 16, 2026 March 16 2026 LEUG0477119