Active SLED Opportunity · OREGON · CITY OF FOREST GROVE
AI Summary
City of Forest Grove seeks bids for construction of a solar array project funded by a federal HUD grant. The project includes final design, procurement, and construction on city land. Bids due May 29, 2026. Compliance with Davis-Bacon Act and Oregon wage laws required.
Project Description (Estimated Cost Range $150K to $250K):
The work generally consists of providing all construction services, equipment, necessary tools, materials, fuel, personnel, supervision, and labor required to complete the preparation and placement as specified herein: Complete the final design based on the owner-provided concept design. Procure all project-required materials in accordance with the Buy America, Build America (BABA) requirements. Construct the final-designed solar array project on the city-owned land adjacent to Forest Grove Substation at 2301 Maple Street. All wages associated with the project will be in accordance with the Davis-Bacon Act, using the LCP Tracker certified payroll system.
All vendors must accept the terms included with this Invitation to Bid as part of the contract. If a proposer is exempt from a particular term due to a statutory or regulatory exception or exemption, whether the exception or exemption applies to the contract matter, the type of work, or the vendor, the vendor will be considered to have met the requirements of that term.
The City reserves the right to negotiate a final contract that is in the best interest of the City.
City intends to issue notice to proceed on June 15, 2026, and have the work fully completed by December 31, 2026.
PROJECT STAFF WILL ONLY RESPOND TO QUESTIONS AS FOLLOWS:
Please submit questions electronically via the Portal's Question & Answer (Q&A) tab for this project by May 15, 2026
Replies to these questions will be posted to the City’s Portal: https://procurement.opengov.com/portal/forestgrove-or
NON-MANDATORY PRE-PROPOSAL MEETING VIRTUAL LINK: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/83118940156?pwd=7aEL3vd5CStAbB5qsoiYDgR1dBSwpv.1
This project is funded by a Federal HUD grant and must comply with all Federal guidelines. The project concept is to construct a solar array whose energy production will be monetized by the City of Forest Grove Light & Power, with the funds used to provide financial assistance to low-income energy customers within the City of Forest Grove Light & Power service area.
Bid documents are available and bids received via City's e-Procurement Portal ("Portal"): https://procurement.opengov.com/portal/forestgrove-or
Bids are due no later than 2:00 local time on May 29, 2026. Late bids are unable to be entered. Immediately after the bid closing date and time, the Portal system will automatically unseal publicly all the bids submitted prior to the bid close deadline with tabulated results. Bid vetting will be conducted and results confirmed before awarding.
Bidders are solely responsible for ensuring actual receipt of the bid by the City of Forest Grove at the place and time designated.
Bidders shall be solely responsible to check for and download all addenda, if any, from the City Portal prior to bidding. Bidders who "Follow" the project and are listed under the Followers list will receive automatic email alerts when addenda or notices are issued by the City.
Bids must contain:
All bidders must be registered with the Oregon Construction Contractors Board prior to submitting bids. Failure to be registered will be sufficient cause to reject a bid as "non- responsive.”
The City may reject any bid not in compliance with all prescribed public bidding procedures and requirements, and may reject for good cause any or all bids upon a finding of the City it is in the public interest to do so.
The City reserves the right, but is not obligated, to waive any irregularities or informalities in its sole and absolute discretion.
The City does not intend to pre-qualify any bidders for this project. All bids submitted for this project will be considered provided that they meet the criteria set forth in the bid documents with respect to submission in a timely manner, bonding, and all other applicable requirements. However, all bidders will be checked against the Bureau of Labor and Industries and the Construction Contractor’s Board list of contractors ineligible to receive public works contracts.
City of Forest Grove
Published: Daily Journal of Commerce, May 1, 2026
Please download the below documents, complete, and upload.
You must login to the OpenGov City Public Portal. You cannot click a link from a pdf download of project document to do this.
Please download the below documents, complete, and upload.
You must login to the OpenGov City Public Portal. You cannot click a link from a pdf download of project document to do this.
The Bidder is registered with the Oregon Construction Contractors Board
The Bidder is a resident as defined in ORS 279A.120?
ORS 279A.120(1)(b) – Resident bidder means a bidder that has paid unemployment taxes or income taxes in this state during the 12 calendar months immediately preceding submission of the bid, has a business address in this state and has stated in the bid whether the vendor is a resident vendor . Nonresident vendor shall comply with the provisions of ORS 279A.120(3).
Bidder will comply with the provisions of ORS 279C.800 to 279C.870. Workers to be Paid Not Less Than Prevailing Rate of Wage.
The undersigned, hereinafter called the Bidder, declares that the only persons or parties interested in this Proposal are those named herein; that this Proposal is, in all respects, fair and without fraud; that it is made without collusion with any official of the Owner; and that the Proposal is made without any connection or collusion with any person making another proposal on this Contract.
The Bidder further declares that he has carefully examined the Contract Documents; that he has personally inspected the site; that he has satisfied himself as to the quantities involved, including materials and equipment, and conditions of work involved, including the fact that the description of the quantities of work and materials, as included herein, is brief and is intended only to indicate the general nature of the work and to identify the same quantities with the detailed requirements of the Contract Documents; and that this Proposal is made according to the provisions and under the terms of the Contract Documents, which Documents are hereby made a part of this Proposal.
The Bidder further agrees that he has exercised his own judgement regarding the interpretation of surface and subsurface information and has utilized all data which he believes pertinent from the Engineer, Owner, and other sources in arriving at his conclusions.
The Bidder further agrees that all of the applicable provisions of Oregon Law relating to public contracts (ORS Chapter 279) are, by this reference, incorporated in and made a part of this proposal.
The Bidder further agrees that if this Proposal is accepted, he shall, if requested by the Engineer, submit a statement of qualifications in a form adopted by the State of Oregon Public Contract Review Board and/or a list of names of subcontractors he intends to utilize in the execution of the contract, within twenty-four (24) hours of the request.
The Bidder further agrees that if this Proposal is accepted, he will, within ten (10) calendar days after notification of acceptance, execute the Contract with the Owner on the form of Contract annexed hereto; and will, at the time of execution of the Contract, deliver to the Owner the Performance Bond and the Labor and Material Payment Bond both required herein; and will, to the extent of his Proposal, furnish all machinery, tools, apparatus, and other means of construction and do the work and furnish all materials necessary to complete the work in the manner, in the time, and according to the methods as specified in the Contract Documents and required by the Engineer thereunder.
The Bidder further agrees to furnish the Owner, before commencing the work under this contract, the certificate of insurance as specified in these documents.
The Bidder further agrees to commence work following the issuance of a "Notice to Proceed" by the Owner and fully complete the project by December 31, 2026.
Once the Contractor has moved onto the project site, work shall commence and continue, uninterrupted, until fully complete and accepted by the City.
In the event the Bidder is awarded the contract and shall fail to complete the work within the time limit or extended time limit agreed upon, as more particularly set forth in the Contract Documents, the Bidder further agrees to pay liquidated damages, until the work is finished, as specified in these Documents.
The Bidder further proposes to accept as full payment for the work proposed herein the amount computed under the provisions of the Contract Documents and based on the following unit price amounts, it being expressly understood that the unit prices are independent of the quantities involved, that said unit prices represent a true measure of the labor and material required to perform the specified unit of work, including all allowance for overhead and profit for each type and unit of work called for in these Contract Documents.
The amounts shown shall be shown in both words and figures. In case of a discrepancy, the amount shown in words shall govern.
It is agreed that if the Bidder is awarded the Contract for the work herein proposed and shall fail or refuse to execute the Contract and furnish the specified Performance Bond and the Labor and Material Payment Bond within ten (10) calendar days after receipt of notification of acceptance of his Proposal, then, in that event, the Proposal Guaranty deposited herewith according to the conditions of the Invitation for bids and General Conditions shall be retained by the Owner as liquidated damages; and it is agreed that the said sum is a fair measure of the amount of damage the Owner will sustain in case the Bidder shall fail or refuse to enter into the Contract for the said work and to furnish the Performance Bond and the Labor and Material Payment Bond as specified in the Contract Documents. Proposal Guaranty in the form of a certified check shall be subject to the same requirements as a bid bond.
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which is the address to which all communications concerned with this Proposal and with the Contract shall be sent.
Use the following Format:July 1, 2022
Use the following Format:July 1, 2022
SLED stands for State, Local, and Education. These are solicitations issued by state governments, counties, cities, school districts, utilities, and higher education institutions — as opposed to federal agencies.
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