ITB 26-56-20 Washington Parking Lot

The Medford School District 549C in Jackson County, Oregon, is soliciting bids through Invitation to Bid (ITB) 26-56-20 for construction of a new parking lot and associated site improvements at Washington Elementary School, located at 610 S. Peach Street, Medford. The project scope includes site demolition of existing structures, grading and drainage infrastructure installation (including a 24-inch beehive control structure and drainage swales), curb and gutter construction, medium-duty asphalt paving with aggregate base and subbase layers, erosion and sediment control measures, and landscape and irrigation components. Deliverables must comply with Oregon Department of Transportation standards, Rogue Valley Sewer Services guidelines, the 2018 APWA Standard Specifications for Public Works Construction, and City of Medford adopted standards, with all concrete work requiring 3,300 PSI compressive strength and ADA-compliant accessible parking design. Qualified bidders must hold a current Oregon Construction Contractors Board license, maintain a City of Medford business license, obtain a public works bond on file with the Oregon Construction Contractors Board before work commences, and conduct mandatory background checks for all employees and subcontractors. Required qualifications also include general liability insurance of $2,000,000 combined single limit per occurrence, automobile liability insurance of $2,000,000 per accident, and worker's compensation coverage with the District named as additional insured. Bid submission is due by 2:00 p.m. on April 7, 2026, at the Purchasing Office, 900 Kenyon Street, Medford, Oregon 97501, with a non-mandatory pre-bid walk-through scheduled for March 20, 2026, at 9:30 a.m. Written questions and protests must be submitted by March 30, 2026, at 2:00 p.m., with the final addendum issued by March 31, 2026, and the Notice of Intent to Award to be issued on April 8, 2026.

The contract will be awarded to the lowest responsive and responsible bidder as a firm fixed-price agreement based on project completion with no stated renewal options. Bidders must provide a bid bond equal to 10 percent of the total base bid, along with performance and payment bonds each equal to 100 percent of the contract amount from a licensed bonding company operating in Oregon. The project is subject to Oregon prevailing wage requirements under ORS 279C.800 to 279C.870, with prevailing wage rates effective February 18, 2026, applying throughout project duration. First-tier subcontractor disclosures must be submitted for subcontractors providing labor or labor and material valued at 5 percent of the contract price (minimum $15,000) or $350,000 or more by 4:00 p.m. on the bid closing date. The District does not provide advance payments or deposits. No specific budget range or award value is stated in the procurement documents, and no set-aside designations for disadvantaged enterprises or restrictions on organization types are indicated; however, contractors must demonstrate compliance with Oregon Construction Contractors Board licensing and prevailing wage requirements.