For its Raw Water Fiber Conduit Installation project. All bids shall be identified as "DUFF RAW WATER FIBER CONDUIT INSTALLATION" and must include all components of the bid submittal packet and any addenda. All bids will be filed for public inspection following the bid opening. The contractor shall provide everything necessary for construction of these improvements in Medford, Oregon with the exception of owner identified work. This work consists of but is not limited to: asphalt/concrete cutting, trenching, installation of piping, appurtenances and residential service lines, backfill, compaction, and restoration of roadways. The contractor will need to coordinate with Medford Water for field inspection and owner provided work as well as the City of Medford Public Works for work within the roadways. Then select 'click here for plans' under the Plans column. Potential bidders must contact Mark Depner, Purchasing Agent, at mark.depner@medfordwater.org or (541) 774-2459 to be provided a login password. Potential bidders will be responsible for all printing and production requirements for reproduction of the bid documents. Contractor will need to make arrangements to produce their own hard copies. For any questions regarding this Invitation to Bid, contact Andy Huffman, Senior Capital & Special Projects Manager at 541-774-2455 or andy.huffman@medfordwater.org. Facsimile (FAX) proposals are not acceptable. Each bid must contain a statement as to whether the bidder is a resident bidder. A sample contract is included. All employers working under the contract are subject to the workers compensation laws of the State of Oregon. Temporary employees, leased workers, and independent contractors do not qualify for Medford Water benefits. No bid for a construction contract shall be received or considered by the public contracting agency unless the bidder is registered in the State of Oregon with the Construction Contractors Board or licensed by the State Landscape Contractor's Board. Notification to bidders of project addenda will only be made electronically on Medford Water's website. Within two working hours after the date and time of the deadline when bids are due to a contracting agency for a public improvement contract, a bidder shall submit to the contracting agency a disclosure of the first-tier subcontractors pursuant to ORS 279C.370, if applicable. all bids as bid security unless the contract for which a bid is submitted has been exempted from this requirement under ORS 279C.390. The security may not exceed 10 percent of the amount bid for the contract. This project does not contain asbestos abatement work and the contractor or (any) subcontractor will not be required to be licensed by the Oregon DEQ pursuant to ORS 468A.720. Medford Water may cancel the procurement or reject for good cause any or all bids in accordance with ORS 279B.100. Medford Water reserves the right to postpone the award of the contract for a period not to exceed 60 days.