Barton Park Day Use Well Project

Clackamas County and Oregon City are procuring a public improvement contract for the Barton Park Day Use Well Project, which involves constructing a new well and associated infrastructure at the Barton Park day use area. The project requires procurement of all necessary labor, materials, transportation, equipment, and services to install a new well house with a 300 amp panel and 120/230 volt connection. Specific technical requirements include drilling an 8-inch casing well to a depth of approximately 760 feet, with a required water flow of 80 gallons per minute at 65 psi. The well must include a booster pump system and connect to existing water lines serving the East Campground. Bid submissions were due by March 8, 2022, at 2:00 PM Pacific Time, with bid opening immediately following at 2:05 PM. The Engineer's estimated project cost was $280,000, and the contract period extends from the Notice to Proceed until Final Completion on June 30, 2023. Bidders were required to submit a bid bond equal to 10% of their total bid amount and must comply with prevailing wage rate requirements.

The procurement encourages participation from Minority, Women, and Emerging Small Businesses and requires contractors to meet Good Faith Effort requirements for outreach to Historically Underrepresented Businesses. Holt Services, Inc. was identified as the apparent low bidder with a bid amount of $394,675.00, which exceeded the initial engineer's estimate. The contract will be awarded to a single vendor, with a 7-calendar day protest period for unsuccessful bidders. Bidders were required to provide a 100% performance bond and 100% payment bond. While specific funding sources were not detailed in the documents, the project appears to be a county-level infrastructure improvement initiative. No incumbent vendor information was provided, and the solicitation did not specify explicit set-aside percentages or restrictions beyond the encouragement of minority and emerging business participation.