Invitation to Bid for Balfour Park Improvements

The City of Milwaukie issued a competitive sealed bid invitation on May 19, 2026, for masonry and bollard improvements at Balfour Park, located at 3039 SE Balfour Street, Milwaukie, Oregon 97222, in Clackamas County. The primary procurement scope includes providing all labor, materials, machinery, tools, equipment, and other construction means necessary to install bollards and chains on existing basalt columns (base bid), with two optional bid alternates for installing wooden benches on basalt rock benches and installing basalt step stones. All work must be completed by November 30, 2026, with contractor access limited to 7:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday. A mandatory pre-bid meeting is scheduled for 9:00 a.m. PDT on Thursday, June 4, 2026, at the project site, with attendance required for bid consideration. Sealed bids must be submitted electronically through the City's Euna Procurement Bonfire system by 2:00 p.m. PDT on Tuesday, June 23, 2026, with no public bid opening scheduled and award announced on June 24, 2026. Questions and clarifications must be submitted by 2:00 p.m. PDT on Thursday, June 11, 2026, with addenda issued by 2:00 p.m. PDT on Tuesday, June 16, 2026. The City will select the lowest-cost qualified bidder based on unit prices multiplied by estimated quantities, with adjustment for any selected alternates. Required qualifications include legal entity registration to do business in Oregon, current Oregon Construction Contractors Board registration, absence from BOLI's prevailing wage violation list, and a minimum of three years in business.

Bidders must comply with Oregon prevailing wage rate requirements if the total contract cost exceeds $50,000, and contractors and subcontractors must file and maintain a $30,000 public works bond with the Oregon Construction Contractors Board before commencing work. Bidders must maintain Commercial General Liability Insurance with minimum limits of $1,000,000 per occurrence and $2,000,000 general aggregate, Commercial Automobile Liability Insurance of $1,000,000 per accident, and Workers' Compensation Insurance of $1,000,000 per accident, with the City named as an additional insured. All contractors must comply with federal, state, and local nondiscrimination and affirmative action requirements, and COBID (Certification Office for Business Inclusion and Diversity) certification status may be acknowledged but is not mandatory. The City's engineer estimate for the project ranges from $22,726 to $24,999, with monthly progress payments based on estimated work completion and five percent retainage held by the owner, due 30 days after submission of the Application for Payment. The contractor must provide a one-year performance guarantee from the date of substantial completion and maintain all temporary best management practices for erosion and sediment control until final stabilization is confirmed by the owner.