Ashland Water Treatment Plant

The City of Ashland is requesting bids for construction of the Ashland Creek Water Treatment Plant, a new drinking water treatment facility with raw water conveyance, pressure reduction, chemical pretreatment, filtration, filtered water storage and pumping, chemical storage and metering, water and sewer lines, solar array and battery energy storage, site preparation, and facility commissioning, with bids due November 5, 2026 at 1:00 p.m. Pacific Time and mandatory pre-bid conference on October 13, 2026 at 10:00 a.m.

Contractor prequalification is required. All contractors and subcontactors must hold a current Oregon Construction Contractors Board (CCB) license in good standing. Prequalification applications (Form 2025-27) must be submitted at least five days prior to the first bid opening; prequalification is valid through August 31, 2027. Applicants must identify maximum contract value capacity, years of experience by work class, owned equipment, and major projects completed in the last five years. Work classes include asphalt paving, earthwork, electrical, landscaping, Portland cement concrete structures, storm and sanitary sewer construction, potable waterline construction, and temporary traffic control. Foreign corporations must comply with Oregon Department of Revenue requirements under ORS 279.021. Nonresident bidders with contracts exceeding $10,000 must report to the Department of Revenue before final payment.

Bids are submitted to the City Engineering Office, 20 East Main Street (mailing) or 51 Winburn Way (delivery), Ashland, OR 97520. Bidding documents are available through OregonBuys at https://oregonbuys.gov/bso/; prospective bidders must register as document holders to receive official notifications and addenda. All communications, addenda, and documents are provided exclusively through OregonBuys; the City is not responsible for documents obtained from third-party sources. Technical specifications (Volumes 1 and 2), drawings, and Instructions to Bidders detail scope, performance standards, materials, construction methods, testing protocols, quality assurance requirements, and contract award procedures.