OR86: Snake River (Oxbow) Bridge Paving PRoject

The Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) is soliciting competitive sealed bids for a public improvement contract to resurface the Snake River (Oxbow) Bridge located along OR 86 at milepost 70.8 in Baker County, Oregon. The contractor must supply all labor, equipment, material, and machinery necessary to complete the bridge resurfacing work, while ODOT will provide traffic control services. The scope of work includes mobilization, development and implementation of a pollution control plan, and placement of approximately 280 tons of Level 3 PG 64-28 asphalt concrete pavement (ACP) with nominal thickness varying from 2 to 3 inches over the concrete bridge deck. The project requires cold plane removal of existing asphalt concrete surfacing and installation of new ACP wearing course material across a project length of 0.09 miles. Bidders must be licensed with the Oregon Construction Contractors Board prior to submission and must comply with prevailing wage rate requirements established by the Oregon Bureau of Labor and Industries effective January 5, 2026, for BOLI Region 13. All subcontractors performing licensed work must be licensed with the Construction Contractors Board or State Landscape Contractors Board before commencing work. The tentative project start date is May 15, 2026, with substantial completion required by May 23, 2026, and final completion by June 1, 2026. Bids must be submitted electronically through the OregonBuys system by the Bid Opening Date specified in that system, with public opening occurring immediately thereafter. Requests for clarification or protests must be submitted in writing to the Single Point of Contact by a deadline seven calendar days prior to the Bid Opening Date. No pre-bid conference is scheduled; however, bidders are solely responsible for inspecting the site prior to bidding and may attend the electronic public opening via Microsoft Teams.

There are no documented small business set-asides or disadvantaged enterprise designations specified for this procurement. Bid security in the amount of 10 percent of the total bid is required and may be furnished as a bid bond, certified check, cashier's check, or irrevocable letter of credit. The awarded contractor must execute the contract and provide performance and payment bonds each equal to 100 percent of the contract amount, along with proof of commercial general liability insurance of $1,000,000 per occurrence and $2,000,000 annual aggregate, as well as commercial automobile liability insurance of $1,000,000 per occurrence, within seven days of request. Retainage shall not exceed 5 percent of progress payments and will be withheld and released in accordance with Oregon Revised Statutes Chapter 279C.550 to 279C.580. Award will be made to the responsible bidder submitting the lowest responsive bid, and the work is anticipated to be funded with State funds, with award dependent upon receipt of sufficient project funding. The project cost estimate for bonding purposes ranges from $0.00 to $100,000. No incumbent vendors or existing contractor relationships are documented in the solicitation materials.