Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 12, December 1, 2024
(1)
Notice. ODOT shall furnish notice as set forth in subsections (a) through (c)
of this section, to a number of Persons sufficient for the purpose of fostering
and promoting competition. The notice shall indicate where, when, how, and for
how long the Solicitation Document may be obtained and generally describe the
Work. The notice may contain any other appropriate information. ODOT may
furnish notice using any method determined to foster and promote competition,
including:
(a) Mailing notice of the
availability of Solicitation documents to Persons that have expressed an
interest in ODOT's procurements;
(b) Placing notice on ODOT's Electronic
Procurement System; or
(c) Placing
notice on ODOT's internet website.
(2) Advertising. Pursuant to ORS 279C.360 and
this rule, ODOT shall advertise every Solicitation for a Public Improvement
Contract, unless ODOT has exempted the Solicitation from the advertisement
requirement as part of a competitive Bidding exemption under ORS 279C.335:
(a) Unless ODOT publishes by Electronic
Advertisement as permitted under subsection (b) of this section, ODOT shall
publish the advertisement for Offers at least once in at least one newspaper of
general circulation in the area where the Contract is to be performed and in as
many additional issues and publications as ODOT may determine to be necessary
or desirable to foster and promote competition;
(b) ODOT may publish by Electronic
Advertisement;
(c) In addition to
ODOT's publication required under subsection (a) or (b) of this section, ODOT
shall also publish an advertisement for Offers in at least one trade newspaper
of general statewide circulation if the Contract is for a Public Improvement
with an estimated cost in excess of $125,000;
(d) All advertisements for Offers shall set
forth:
(A) The Public Improvement
project;
(B) The scheduled Closing,
that shall not be less than five Days after the date of the last publication of
the advertisement or in the case of electronic advertisement, the scheduled
closing shall not be less than five Days after the date ODOT uploads and posts
the electronic advertisement to be viewable by the public;
(C) The date that Bidders must file
applications for prequalification if prequalification is a requirement and the
class or classes of Work for which Bidders must be prequalified;
(D) The nature of the Work to be performed or
the goods to be purchased;
(E) The
office where the Solicitation Documents may be reviewed;
(F) The name, title and address of ODOT
contact authorized to receive Offers;
(G) The scheduled Opening; and
(H) If applicable, that the Contract is for a
Public Work subject to ORS 279C.800 to 279C.870 or the Davis-Bacon Act ( 40
U.S.C. 276(a)).
(3) Equity Notice. ODOT shall provide timely
notice of all solicitations to the Director for Diversity, Equity and
Inclusion, Governor's Office, in accordance with contract price stated in ORS
200.035.
Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 184.619, 279A.050 &
279A.065
Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS 200.035 &
279C.360
