256103-Bailey Ridge Park Development, Phase 1

Marion County, Oregon is procuring construction services for the Bailey Ridge Park Development, Phase 1 project, a landscape restoration and public pathway development initiative located at 1457 23rd Street SE in Salem. The project scope encompasses the restoration and stabilization of Chambers Swale, a degrading stream channel, along with the construction of an accessible public pathway system spanning approximately 7,400 linear feet. Deliverables include swale bank stabilization utilizing engineered streambed materials and rock weir structures, installation of a 6-foot-wide concrete pathway with accessible grading specifications (maximum 4.8% running slope and 1.5% cross slope), erosion and sediment control measures, invasive vegetation removal, planting restoration in disturbed areas and wetland buffers, temporary stream crossing and flow diversion infrastructure, and installation of site amenities including benches, trash receptacles, information boards, gates, and deer browse fencing. Contractors must demonstrate the ability to coordinate with multiple regulatory agencies including the City of Salem, Oregon Department of Environmental Quality, Department of State Lands, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, and Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife, and must comply with in-water work windows and migratory bird nesting requirements (March 1 to August 31). Required qualifications include responsibility for site security, public notification procedures (72-hour advance notice), tree and utility protection, staging area management, and adherence to City of Salem construction standards and specifications. The procurement was posted on March 3, 2026, with a proposal due date of March 31, 2026.

The contracting documents do not specify set-aside designations or restrictions on respondent eligibility based on disadvantaged enterprise status or organizational type. No incumbent vendors or current contractors are identified in the available procurement documentation. The project design was prepared by Environmental Science Associates with landscape architecture, permitting, and engineering services, and the plans were approved by the City of Salem on March 4, 2026, with the registered professional engineer (Chad D. McKinney, PE, CFM) whose registration expires December 31, 2026. The contractor is responsible for all post-construction restoration of disturbed areas to in-kind conditions at no additional cost to Marion County, as well as supplemental project monitoring to verify erosion stabilization success following construction completion. The estimated contract value is between $1,000,000 and $1,300,000, reflecting the comprehensive scope of ecological restoration, infrastructure development, and site amenity installation required for this phase of Bailey Ridge Park development.