2024 Slurry Seal Project

The City of Pendleton, Oregon is seeking bids for the 2024 Slurry Seal Project, which involves infrastructure maintenance and improvement of city streets. The project requires slurry sealing of approximately 42,301 square yards and striping 988 linear feet across specified street segments. Deliverables include comprehensive street surface preparation, cleaning, traffic control, slurry seal application, replacement striping, and associated incidental work. Bidders must be prequalified, registered with the Construction Contractors Board, and possess a City of Pendleton Business License to be eligible. Bid submissions are due by 2:00 pm on February 29, 2024, with a bid opening available via Zoom and at the Community Development Department Conference Room. The City plans to award the contract on March 19, 2024, with all project work mandated for completion no later than June 28, 2024. Evaluation will be based on the total bid amount, with the City reserving the right to select the most beneficial proposal, and the engineer's estimated project cost is $143,800.

The solicitation does not explicitly outline specific set-aside designations or restrictions for disadvantaged business enterprises. The bid tabulation reveals multiple potential contractors, with Doolittle Construction, LLC from Sacramento, CA emerging as the low bidder at $186,575.59, which is above the engineer's initial estimate. Other bidding contractors include Blackline, Inc. from Vancouver, WA, Pave Northwest, Inc. from Marcola, OR, One Way Trigger, LLC from Sacramento, CA, Boswell Asphalt Paving Solutions, Inc. from Meridian, ID, and VSS International, Inc. from West Sacramento, CA. The highest bid was submitted by VSS International, Inc. at $280,704.35. While the documents do not mention an incumbent vendor, they indicate this is a competitive procurement process for street maintenance services. The project appears to be funded through local municipal infrastructure budgets, with the anticipated contract value ranging between $143,800 and $280,704, depending on the selected bidder.