720503 - Bid Register.pdf

This is a Bid Opening Register for the City of Salem, Oregon, documenting the Pedestrian Safety Improved Crossings Project (Project Number 720503, Bid No. 245124). The project encompasses construction of pedestrian safety enhancements at three intersections—Riviera Drive NE, State Street, and Lancaster Drive NE—involving ADA-compliant ramps with truncated domes, high-visibility crosswalk striping, traffic signals with rectangular rapid flashing beacons, street lighting, sidewalk and curb installations, and associated infrastructure modifications across approximately 0.08 miles of roadway. The bid closing date was Tuesday, September 2, 2025, with electronic proposal submission required through Equity Hub's Bid Locker by November 4, 2025, at 2:30 PM. Contract completion is scheduled for August 21, 2026, with final work completion by October 30, 2026. Project Manager Elizabeth Thorley, PE, oversees the initiative.

Nine contractors submitted bids, all acknowledging receipt of addendums and providing the required 10% bid bond. Bid amounts ranged from $577,842.50 (Emery & Sons Construction Group, ranked #1) to $753,000.00 (Pacific North Construction, ranked #9), compared to the Engineer's Estimate of $968,000 to $1,071,000. The project is federally funded through the Surface Transportation Block Grant Program with City match funding and includes a 9% Disadvantaged Business Enterprise participation goal. Bidders must maintain ODOT prequalification in Earthwork and Drainage, Electrical, Miscellaneous Highway Appurtenances, and Temporary Traffic Control classifications, and comply with Davis-Bacon wage rates, Buy America provisions, and environmental protection standards. Contractors must also demonstrate compliance with equal employment opportunity standards and provide lead compliance plans and DBE work plans.