October IO, 2012
Repairing
a Broken
Chain
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disadvantaged population. With
more than 2,500 residents originat
ing from 22 different countries and
speaking 11 languages, 70 percent
of New Columbia’s residents live on
low-income.
O ver the past couple years; in
collaboration with Home Forward,
Portland’s public housing agency,
and a We Can All Ride resident-
led bike com m ittee, the cycling
center has worked closely with
local residents to address the
neighborhood’s bicycling needs.
The lack of an affordable and
n e a rb y b ic y c le r e p a ir sh o p
sparked the idea to build one on a
vacant lot in the neighborhood.
The group won $10,000 from
the national bike coalition Bikes
Belong to build a hub and outdoor
training space. Bike Gallery also
contributed money and the project
was supported by Portland D e
velopm ent Com m ission.
G raduate student artists from
the Oregon College of Art and
Craft and Pacific Northw est C ol
lege of Art helped to construct
the 196-square-foot hub which
com es with a patio and a porch.
The Bike R epair Hub will offer
affordable bike repair and m ainte
nance clinics two days a week.
Trained residents will also lead
weekly bike rides where kids can
explore their neighborhood, make
friends and enjoy travel on two
wheels.
“I see the need for the Bike
R e p aid H u b ,” says M ic h e lle
Hanna, a New Colum bia resident.
“Kids have bikes that need re
pairs. For one reason or another,
bikes break down and we need
som ething there to get the bikes
fixed.”
The Com m unity Cycling C en
ter hopes to continue to break
barriers to bicycling by partnering
with the local com m unity.
“T hese c o lla b o ra tio n s have
shifted and enriched our organi
zational culture, with a focus on
d iv ersity and in clu sio n ,” said
Graves. “This evolution has given
us the ability to influence policy
investm ents and ensure equity is
a priority.”
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CITY OF CAMAS
NOTICE TO CONSULTANTS FOR
544 FOOT PRESSURE ZONE SURFACE WATER SUPPLY PROJECT
CITY PROJECT: WS-709
The City of Camas solicits interest from consulting firms with expertise
in Civil, Environmental, Archeological, Surveying, Project Management,
and C o n stru c tio n M a na gem ent fo r p e rfo rm in g w ork under
Washington State Department of Health, State Revolving Fund, Clark
County, and City of Camas requirements. This work shall consist of
preliminary engineering, final design and specifications, permitting,
project management, and construction management. The City is
looking for specific experience in water treatment, State Revolving
Fund (SRF) requirements, Washington State Department of Health
(DOH) requirements, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), local
land use laws, and water system modeling.
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• Construction staking and monumentation,
• Construction inspection,
• On-going environmental and cultural resource monitoring,
• Submittal reviews, preparation of Daily Inspection Reports, pay
notes, pay estimate preparation, breakdown of eligible funding
cost reimbursements for various funding sources, certified payroll
reviews, verification of contractor’s eligibility to perform work, DBE
verification and documentation, file preparation and on-going
maintenance in accordance with state and federal requirements,
• Preparation of “As-built” drawings,
• Other general construction records preparation as required by
various funding sources, utility coordination, and assistance and
coordination with various agencies, companies, citizens, property
owners, and contractors,
• Preparation of operation and maintenance plan in accordance
with DOH guidelines.
S U B M ITTAL
The City of Camas’ 544 Foot Pressure Zone Surface Water Supply Submittals should include the following information: Firm name,
Project will construct a new 2.2 million gallon per day slow sand filter phone and fax numbers, and email address; Name of Principal-in-
plant and 4.6 to 5.3 miles of pipeline connecting the plant to the Charge and Project Manager and personnel proposed for this project;
City’s water system. The project also includes upgrades to two existing and number of employees in each firm to be committed to the project.
private Group A systems along with miscellaneous infrastructure
Submittals will be evaluated and ranked based on the following
upgrades required to integrate the 542 and 544 foot pressure zones.
criteria:
The proposed improvements are identified in the City of Camas Water
1) Key available personnel = 20%;
System Plan as approved by the Washington State Department of
2) Firm/team experience with water treatment plant projects in
Health Office of Drinking Water.
the Pacific Northwest along with transmission piping. Please identify
the team, date of project, anticipated and final cost = 30%;
In January 2010, the City contracted with CH2M Hill to provide an
3) Firm/team experience with SRF funded construction project
alternative assessment to determine the viability of rehabilitating
coordination and management = 10%;
the current surface water system , which includes collection,
4) Ability to meet schedule = 10%;
transmission, and filtration components. After Council review and
5) Approach to project = 20%;
authorization, CH2M Hill worked with the City to submit a loan
6) Past performances/references = 10%;
application to the Department of Health through the State Revolving
Fund Program. On August 16, 2012, the City signed the loan
Consultants are encouraged to submit their statements in the format
agreement for $8,000,000 to fund the project.
and order of the above listed evaluation criteria. Please limit the size
The City is completing a pilot test of slow sand filtration to develop of submittals, including tables of contents, appendices, illustrations,
design criteria. The pilot test will be completed in November 2012, charts, graphs, cover letters, and any other information, to 24 pages
allowing completion of the design report. The property for the slow or up to 12 double-sided sheets with text no smaller than size 10
sand filter plant will be purchased from Longview Timber and a short font on 8 % ” x 11” paper. Two additional l l ”x 17” sheets are allowed
plat and forest moratorium waiver application are underway. The City as part of submittal. Please do n ot su b m it cost p ro p osa ls at this tim e.
has completed a pre-application conference with the Clark County
The City of Camas encourages disadvantaged, minority, and women-
D epartm ent of Com m unity D evelopm ent to initiate the la n d ’
owned consultant firms to respond. The Fair Share Objectives or
subdivision and site permitting processes.
goals for the utilization of disadvantaged businesses for this project
as negotiated with EPA by the WA Office of Minority Business are as
The major features and goals for this project are as follows:
• Peer review of project status to date,
follows: Purchased Services 10% MBE, 4% WBE; Construction 10%
• Complete design, specifications, and bidding for transmission MBE 6%, WBE 6%; Supplies 8% MBE, 4%WBE; and Equipment 10%
MBE, 4% WBE.
main by June 2013,
• Complete design, specification, and bidding for Slow Sand
Consulting firm is not presently debarred, suspended, proposed for
Filtration Plant by November 2013,
debarment, declared ineligible or voluntarily excluded by any State or
• Have transmission line construction completed by November
Federal department or agency.
2013,
• Have Filter Plant on-line by October 31, 2014.
Please subm it FOUR identical copies of your S ta tem en t of
This project is fully funded through a Department of Health State
Revolving Fund Loan.
The work to be performed by the selected consultant is broken down
into the following tasks:
1) Preliminary engineering phase will include, but not necessarily be
limited to;
• All environmental studies, archeological studies, DOH engineering
re p o rts , pe rm it a p p lic a tio n s , a ccess e a se m e n ts, and
documentation required for state and federally funded projects,
• System m odeling utilizing the existing hydraulic model to
determine any additional system improvements required to make
the 544/542 zone operational,
• Coordination with various agencies involved in the approval
processes,
• Land surveying for various purposes,
• Preparation of plans, specifications, and engineering estimates,
• P ro vid e a ss ista n c e w ith fu n d in g a g e n cie s and coun cil
presentations,
• Meet with stakeholders as needed.
2) Construction phase assistance with project management may
include, but not necessarily be limited to;
Qualifications to: City of Camas, attention Eric Levison, Public Works
Director, (site address) 616 NE 4th Avenue or (mailing address) P.O.
Box 1055, Camas, WA 98607, by October 30, 2012, no later than
11:00 AM. No submittals will be accepted after that date and time.
Any questions regarding this project should be directed to Eric Levison
at elevison@citvofcamas.us or 360-817-7003.
Persons with disabilities may request that this information be
prepared and supplied in alternate forms by calling collect 0-360-
834-6864.
The Recipient, in accordance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of
1964, 78 Stat. 252,42 U.S.C. 2000d to 2000d-4 and Title 49, code
of Federal Regulations, Department of Transportation, Subtitle A,
Office of the Secretary, Part 21, Nondiscrimination in federally-
assisted programs of the Department of Transportation issued
pursuant to such Act, hereby notifies all bidders that it will affirmatively
ensure th a t in any c o n tra c t entered into p u rsu a n t to th is
advertisement, disadvantaged business enterprises as defined at
49 CFR Part 26 will be afforded full opportunity to submit bids in
response to this invitation and will not be discriminated against on
the grounds of race, color, national origin, or sex in consideration for
an award.