BID 2026-65 Clarifying Questions 3.pdf

This is a clarifying questions document for BID 2026-65, the Bear Creek Culvert and Molalla Ave Shoulders Project, issued by Clackamas County, Oregon in coordination with the City of Molalla. The project encompasses replacement of an undersized culvert at Bear Creek on South Molalla Avenue, roadway shoulder widening, drainage and erosion control improvements, base and shoulder construction, permanent seeding and planting, asphalt wearing surfaces, and traffic control measures. The scope includes the City of Molalla's South Pump Station Replacement, which represents 75 percent of the project work value. Electronic bids are due October 14, 2026 at 2:00 PM Pacific Time, with public opening scheduled for 2:05 PM via Zoom on the same date. The substantial completion date for the pump station work is June 30, 2027, with all remaining work (excluding seeding establishment) due by September 15, 2027, followed by a one-year plant establishment period extending through December 31, 2028. The Engineer's Estimate for the project is $2,542,099.50, with agency-furnished materials including precast wingwall, headwall systems, and precast reinforced concrete three-sided structures to be provided at the Steel Bridge yard site located at 16154 OR-211, Molalla, Oregon.

Bidders must submit a 10 percent bid security via cashier's check, certified check, or bid bond, and are required to execute performance and payment bonds each equal to 100 percent of the contract sum. Commercial general liability insurance of $1,000,000 per occurrence with $2,000,000 annual aggregate is mandatory, and all work must comply with Oregon prevailing wage requirements. A 5.0 percent retainage from progress payments applies, with the option to submit surety bonds in lieu of cash retainage under Oregon House Bill 4006, 2024. Liquidated damages of $500 per 15 minutes per lane apply for lane closures exceeding specified limits. Prequalification by Clackamas County or ODOT is required in any combination of two work classes: Earthwork and Drainage (EART), Bridges and Structures (REIN), Electrical (ELEC), and Buildings (BLD1), with applications due at least two business days prior to bid closing. The County encourages bids from Minority, Women, and Emerging Small Businesses and requires Good Faith Effort documentation, mandating contact with at least three certified or self-identified M/W/ESB subcontractors for each division of work to be subcontracted, with documentation due within two hours of bid closing.