BID 2022-26 Salmonberry Drive Paving Project

Clackamas County issued Bid #2022-26 for the Salmonberry Drive Paving Project, a public infrastructure improvement contract involving road resurfacing of approximately 0.3 miles of Salmonberry Drive and Columbine Court. The project scope includes placing 1,200 tons of asphalt, reconditioning 5,055 square yards of asphalt surfaces, and installing temporary traffic control. Bidders were required to be prequalified in Asphalt Concrete Paving and Temporary Traffic Control prior to submission. The bid was due on March 31, 2022, at 2:00 PM Pacific Time, with bids to be publicly opened and read aloud. The county estimated the project cost at $200,000, with substantial completion required by September 1, 2022, and final completion by December 31, 2022. Award criteria focused on selecting the lowest responsive and responsible bidder, with the county reserving the right to reject all bids. Prevailing wage rates applied to the contract, and the successful contractor was required to provide performance and payment bonds.

The county actively encouraged participation from Minority, Women, and Emerging Small Businesses (MWESB), mandating that bidders perform a Good Faith Effort to reach out to at least three such subcontractors for each division of work. Bidders were required to submit documentation of their outreach efforts within two hours of bid closing. Multiple contractors submitted bids, with S-2 Contractors, Inc. emerging as the apparent low bidder at $201,630.00, compared to other bids from Eagle-Elsner ($235,000.00), Brix Paving ($225,930.75), and Knife River ($221,239.00). The Notice of Intent to Award indicated that S-2 Contractors, Inc. would be the recommended contractor, with provisions for contract negotiation and potential alternative award scenarios if the initial contractor fails to execute the contract. No specific set-aside percentages or detailed MWESB requirements beyond the outreach mandate were explicitly detailed in the bid documents.