The City of Bend invites Sealed Bids for the construction work to upgrade 365 existing residential water meter box installations to current City Standards and Specifications. Bidders are responsible for making sure they have all addenda before submitting bids Please contact the Issuing Officer no later than two (2) business days prior to Bid due date to make arrangements ahead of time for an in-person submission. Hard copies will not be accepted unless the Bidder has made arrangements ahead of time. If a hard copy of the Bid is submitted without prior coordination with the Issuing Officer, the Bid will be returned (unopened) to the Bidder without consideration. No faxed or emailed submissions will be accepted. Prequalification is a requirement. Bidders must be prequalified with City of Bend at the time the bids are opened. Prequalification process is administered by the Private Development Engineering Division through the CityView permit and licensing software and customer portal. You can verify if you are Prequalified by going online at www.bendoregon.gov/qualifiedcontractors. New applications for the City of Bend prequalification must be received at least 10 business days before the bid deadline. Registration for the customer portal may be obtained online at above webpage Bend at the time the bids are opened. Prequalification process is administered by the Private Development Engineering Division through the CityView permit and licensing software and customer portal. You can verify if you are Prequalified by going online at www.bendoregon.gov/qualifiedcontractors. New applications for the City of Bend prequalification must be received at least 10 business days before the bid deadline. Registration for the customer portal may be obtained online at above webpage Once registered select "Apply for a Qualified Contractor License" and follow the instructions. For the field "Please describe the types(s) of contracting you do" it is important to type "For Current Bid" followed by the type of work requesting approval for to ensure your application is processed promptly. Contact the Issuing Officer for this solicitation for assistance or call the Permits Center at (541) 388-5580. This project is subject to the provisions of ORS 279C.800 through 279C.870 regarding payment of prevailing wages The City of Bend (City) invites Sealed Bids for construction work to upgrade 365 existing residential water meter box installations to current City Standards and Specifications. Work includes soft and hardscape box locations and involves, but is not limited to, installation of standard meter boxes, relocation of meter boxes and/or correction of non-compliant connections. Detailed information about the project is included in Exhibit A - Scope of Work. Contractor shall construct the Residential Meter Box Upgrade Phase 13 - WA23AA. The Project is described in more detail in the attached Exhibit A -Scope of Work. Contractor is required to furnish all materials, labor, water, tools, power, equipment, transportation and other work needed to construct the Project, unless otherwise indicated in the Contract Documents.