223110 2023 New Streetlight Installations

The City of Salem and Marion County, Oregon, have initiated a competitive procurement for the 2023 New Streetlight Installations project (Bid Number 223110), seeking a qualified electrical contractor to perform comprehensive streetlight infrastructure improvements. The project involves installing new streetlights in developed urban areas, which includes deploying fiberglass and wood poles, conduit, junction boxes, wiring, luminaire arms, and LED fixtures across various city locations. Contractors must be registered with the Oregon Construction Contractors Board or Oregon State Landscape Contractors Board and provide a 10% bid bond with their submission. The bid due date was February 7, 2023, at 2:30 pm local time, with bids publicly opened via Zoom meeting. The project timeline requires substantial completion within 150 days and final completion within 195 days of the Notice to Proceed. Evaluation criteria focus on selecting the lowest responsive and responsible bidder, with the City reserving the right to reject any or all submitted bids.

Four bidders participated in the procurement: Willamette Fence Co., Inc., Aaken Corporation, Northstar Electrical Contractors, and Gold Electric Inc. The project's engineer's estimate ranged from $400,000 to $500,000, with bid prices varying between $525,000 and $599,439. After evaluation, the City of Salem intends to award the contract to Northstar Electrical Contractors of Sherwood, Oregon, at $525,000 on March 29, 2023. The project will be jointly funded by the City of Salem and Marion County, with work focused on infrastructure improvements in specific urban corridors including Hawthorne Avenue NE and Baxter Road SE. No specific set-aside designations or restrictions for disadvantaged enterprises were mentioned in the procurement documents. The project will require coordination with Portland General Electric (PGE) for pole placement and electrical integration, suggesting a complex infrastructure implementation requiring specialized electrical contracting expertise.