2026-53 Notice of Intent to Award.pdf

This is a Notice of Intent to Award issued by Clackamas County Department of Transportation and Development for the Marquam Paving Project (BID 2026-53), a rural roadway resurfacing initiative spanning 3.6 miles across South Drake Road, South Farm Road, and related county roads in the Marquam area of Clackamas and Marion Counties, Oregon. The scope of work includes placing approximately 8,860 tons of asphalt concrete paving, cold planing approximately 4,000 square yards of existing pavement, performing surface removal and subgrade repairs of varying depths, and completing edge and shoulder repairs with temporary traffic control and incidental work per 2024 Oregon Standard Specifications for Construction. Sealed bids were due July 7, 2026 at 2:00 PM Pacific Time, with public bid opening scheduled for 2:05 PM via Zoom. Substantial Completion is required by September 3, 2026, with Final Completion by December 31, 2026. Work cannot commence before June 15, 2026. Lane closures are permitted Monday through Friday, 7:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., with more restrictive hours on State Highway OR213.

North Santiam Paving was identified as the apparent successful bidder with a bid amount of $1,326,411.00, which is below the County's Engineers Estimate of $1.66 million. Bidders were required to submit 10 percent bid security and, if selected, execute 100 percent Performance and Payment Bonds within 20 calendar days, with 5 percent retainage applied to progress payments. Prime contractors were required to hold current prequalification with either the Oregon Department of Transportation or Clackamas County in Asphalt Concrete Paving, Temporary Traffic Control, Miscellaneous Highway Appurtenances, and Earthwork classifications. Good Faith Effort outreach to at least three Historically Underrepresented Business subcontractors was required for each division of work, and the County encouraged bids from Minority, Women, and Emerging Small Businesses. State prevailing wage rates apply. A seven-calendar-day protest period begins from the Notice of Intent to Award date of July 7, 2026, during which unsuccessful bidders may file written protests with Tralee Whitley at Twhitley@clackamas.us.