BID 2026-67 Clarifying Questions 1.pdf

This document is a clarification response issued by Clackamas County, Oregon regarding BID 2026-678 for landscaping improvements at the Clackamas County Stabilization Center. The clarification addresses specifications for irrigation valve boxes contained in Section 328400, 2.08 of the technical specifications. In response to questions from interested bidders, the County clarified that items B and C of Section 2.08, which specified cast iron valve boxes for valves located within paved areas, are duplicative and were included in error. Since no irrigation valves are located within paving on this project, the plastic valve boxes specified under Section 2.08.A apply to all irrigation valves shown on the project drawings. Accordingly, Sections 2.08.B and 2.08.C should be deleted from the specifications. Bids are due October 7, 2026 at 2:00 PM Pacific Time, with bid opening and public reading scheduled for 2:05 PM the same day via Zoom.

The engineer's estimate for this landscaping improvement project is $125,000, with substantial completion required by December 31, 2026 and final completion by March 31, 2027. Bid security equal to ten percent of the total bid amount must accompany each proposal. All contractors must be registered with the Oregon Construction Contractors Board, maintain workers' compensation insurance, and comply with prevailing wage requirements under ORS 279C.800 through 279C.870 with rates effective July 5, 2026 and amended September 3, 2026. The successful bidder must provide 100% performance and payment bonds within twenty calendar days of award. Clackamas County encourages participation from Minority, Women, and Emerging Small Businesses and requires contractors to demonstrate good faith effort outreach to at least three Historically Underrepresented Business subcontractors for each division of work to be subcontracted.