(PUBLISHED IN THE MCALESTER NE...

(Published in the McAlester News-Capital on November 2nd&9th, 2016.) RESOLUTION #17-086 To Advertise The Board of County Commissioners, Pittsburg County, met in regular session on Monday, October 31, 2016. WHEREAS, Pittsburg County wishes to advertise for the following for Rural Water District #7: Improvement to Water Lines To be paid with funds through 16718 CDBG 16 and RWD#7 A bid package containing complete specifications and an “Invitation to Bid” are available for viewing at the Pittsburg County Clerk’s Office, 115 E. Carl Albert Pkwy, Room 103, McAlester, Oklahoma 74501 or online at pittsburg.okcounties.org. The bidding and contract documents can be viewed and obtained by contacting the project engineer : Cowen Group Engineering 7100 N. Classen, Suite 500 Oklahoma City, OK 73116 Phone: 405-463-3369 THEREFORE, each competitive bid submitted to the County must be accompanied with an affidavit for filing with the competitive bid form, as required by 61 O.S. § 138. Sealed bids will be received and filed with the Pittsburg County Clerk and opened on Monday, November 28, 2016 at 10:00 a.m. in the Board of County Commissioners Conference Room, Pittsburg County Courthouse, 115 E. Carl Albert Pkwy, McAlester, Oklahoma. Contract will be awarded to the lowest or best bidder. The Board of County Commissioners, Pittsburg County, reserves the right to reject any and all bids and re-advertise. BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS PITTSBURG COUNTY, OKLAHOMA /S/Ross Selman, CHAIRMAN /S/Kevin Smith, VICE-CHAIRMAN /S/Gene Rogers, MEMBER ((SEAL)) ATTEST: /S/Hope Trammell, COUNTY CLERK ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS Pittsburg County Rural Water District #7 515 East Cherokee, McAlester, OK 74501 (918)-429-1440 Pittsburg Co. Board of County Commissioners 115 E. Carl Albert Pkwy, Room 100, McAlester, OK 74501 (918) 423-1338 Separate SEALED BIDS for the construction of Pittsburg County RWD #7 CDBG Waterline Improvements will be received by the Pittsburg County Clerk for the Board of County Commissioners—Pittsburg County, 115 E. Carl Albert Pkwy, Room 103, McAlester, Oklahoma, 74501 until 10:00 a.m., CST/CDST, on the 28th day of November, 2016, and then at said office publicly opened and read aloud. All bids must include assurances that the following provisions will be complied with: 1. Federal Labor Standards Provisions, US Department of Labor, 29 CFR 5 2. Section 3 of the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1974, as amended; 12 U.S.C. 1701U, which requires that, to the greatest extent feasible, opportunities for training and employment be given lower-income residents of the project area and contracts for work in substantial part by persons residing in the area of the project; 3. Section 109 of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974, which assures that no person shall, on the grounds of race, color, natural origin or sex, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of or be subjected to discrimination; 4. Certification of Non-Segregated Facilities, which assures the bidder does not maintain or provide any segregated facilities; comply with the terms of Section 504 and the American with Disabilities Act 5. Equal Opportunity Provisions – Executive Order 11246, as amended, which assures non-discrimination; 6. Minority Business Enterprise and Women Business Enterprise provisions which encourage minority-owned business and women-owned businesses to bid on the project; 7. Assurances that surety companies executing bonds appear on the Treasury Department's list and are authorized to transact business in the State where the project is located. 8. System for Award Management (SAM) registration and a DUNS number is required for CDBG Awardees (Prime contractors) in order to be awarded contracts by the CDBG program. Awardees must go to Sam.gov to complete the registration process. The DUNS number site is http://fedgov.dnb.com/webform The Contract documents may be examined at the following locations: Office of the RWD #7, 515 East Cherokee McAlester, OK 74502 Pittsburg County Clerk, 115 E. Carl Albert Pkwy, McAlester, OK 74501 Cowan Group Engineering, Room 103, 7100 N Classen, Suite 500, Oklahoma City, OK 73116 Copies of the contract documents may be obtained at the office of Cowan Group Engineering, located at 7100 N Classen, Suite 500, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, 73116, upon payment of $75.00 for each set. Complete digital project bidding documents are available for a non-refundable fee of $50.00 by going to www.cowangroup.com, navigating to the Bid Documents page, and by entering Quest Project # 4683142 on the website’s project search page. Please contact QuestCDN.com at 952-233-1632 or info@questcdn.com for assistance in free membership registration, downloading and working with this digital project information.