256012 Notice Intent to Award.pdf

This is a Notice of Intent to Award issued by the City of Salem, Oregon's Administrative Services Department, Contracts & Procurement Division, for Bid No. 256012 concerning meter stops. The City intends to award the contract to CORE & MAIN, with the award effective on April 18, 2025. The procurement was issued in response to a solicitation for meter stops to be utilized by the Department of Public Works, with the bid closing on April 2, 2025. The contract term is scheduled to run from July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2026, with the potential for four additional one-year renewal periods contingent upon city approval and satisfactory vendor performance.

The notice does not contain specific pricing information, quantity details, or other financial terms, as it serves solely as formal notification of the City's intent to award the contract to the selected vendor. Pricing and detailed contract specifications were outlined in the original solicitation documents. The procurement allowed for electronic bid submissions through Equity Hub's Bid Locker and permitted cooperative purchasing arrangements with other public agencies. The contract administrator for this procurement is Chris Demara, with Lindsey Bergerson serving as the Procurement Analyst responsible for this notification.