Notice of Intent to Award~43.pdf

This is a Notice of Intent to Award Contract issued by Clackamas County Water Environment Services for the Kellogg Creek Water Resource Recovery Facility (WRRF) Administration Building Remodel project (Bid #2025-83, Project #P632311/700221311). The project involves comprehensive renovation of the existing 4,050 square-foot administration building with approximately 1,550 square feet of new additions to create a total building area of 5,900 square feet. Deliverables include relocating locker and break rooms, creating flexible conference spaces with folding partitions, installing new floors, walls, doors, roofing, and upgrading mechanical, electrical, and plumbing systems. The project will transition the building's occupancy from B (Office) to mixed B and A-3 (Assembly) use. The sealed bid was due on January 8, 2026, at 2:00 PM Pacific Time, with the Notice of Intent to Award issued on January 26, 2026. The contractor must achieve Substantial Completion within 274 calendar days and final completion within 304 calendar days. A non-mandatory pre-bid conference was held on December 16, 2025, at 11:00 AM.

Creative Contracting, Inc. has been identified as the apparent successful bidder with a bid amount of $2,966,175.15, which is below the engineer's estimated project value of $3,500,000.00. The contractor must submit a bid bond equal to ten percent of the bid amount and maintain comprehensive insurance, including $4,000,000 commercial general liability coverage, along with 100% performance and payment bonds. Progress payments will be made at 95% of completed work value with 5% retainage. The county encourages bids from Minority, Women, and Emerging Small Businesses (MWESB) and requires prevailing wage compliance as compensation exceeds $50,000. The Notice of Intent to Award starts a seven-calendar-day protest period for unsuccessful bidders, with protests to be submitted in writing to Ryan Rice at rrice@clackamas.us. The apparent successful bidder must negotiate and execute a contract containing terms and conditions acceptable to the County to acquire legal and equitable rights relative to the contract services.