Bid #2023-54 Clackamas County Fairgrounds Multiuse Building

Clackamas County is soliciting sealed bids for Bid #2023-54, a comprehensive construction project to develop a new Multiuse Building at the Clackamas County Fairgrounds. The project requires a contractor with demonstrated experience completing at least two commercial building projects within the last four years, with a minimum budget of $7 million or 20,000 square feet in size. The proposed 49,800 square foot multiuse building will be constructed in two distinct phases, with Phase 1 site work, concrete, framing, and roof panels scheduled for completion by June 30, 2024, and Phase 2 to be finalized by June 30, 2025. Sealed bids are due electronically through BidLocker by July 13, 2023, at 2:00 PM Pacific Time, with bidders required to submit a 10% bid bond. The engineer's estimated project cost is $16 million, and the project will involve comprehensive construction including structural, mechanical, electrical, and plumbing systems, with detailed technical specifications provided across multiple attachment documents.

The county encourages bids from minority, women, and emerging small businesses and requires bidders to complete a good faith effort to include historically underrepresented businesses as subcontractors. Bidders must submit required outreach documentation and provide a 100% performance bond and 100% payment bond upon contract award. The apparent low bidder is Inline Commercial Construction, with a bid amount of $11,499,999.00, though other bidders submitted proposals ranging from $11,829,540.00 to $12,900,000.00. The project will be jointly funded by Clackamas County and Oregon City, with prevailing wage rates applicable to all work. Other responsive bidders included Corp Inc, CSI Construction, Emerick Construction, Essex General Construction, and PCL Construction Services, Inc., indicating a competitive bidding environment for this significant public infrastructure project.