Active SLED Opportunity · OREGON · WASHINGTON COUNTY
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Washington County, Oregon seeks general contractors for an on-call pool to perform construction services up to $500,000. Services include remodeling, demolition, new construction, and rehabilitation of county properties. Proposals are due by August 27, 2026, with a pre-proposal meeting on August 13, 2026.
This solicitation is intended to create a pool of General Contractors approved to perform General Contracting for construction services not to exceed $500,000. Washington County is seeking General Contractor Services for building construction on an on-call basis. The work will involve remodeling, demolition, upgrades, new construction and rehabilitation of County owned andf/or leased properties. This will be a broad scope contract involving the supply of any needed trade, material, coordination, technical expertise or requested construction labor, materials, equipment or services.
Proposers responding to this solicitation must be capable of performing the work described. Facilities coordinates and provides oversight of project activities with consultants and contractors and while precise scope of work will vary for each project, services may include but are not limited to what is included within this solicitation.
Proposal was within the page count and conformed to all instruction in regards to submittal.
Describe your company’s experience acting as a General Contractor, either as a prime contractor or as a subcontractor overseeing additional subcontractors, by providing three (3) examples of projects you have led with total values up to $500,000. Project examples of varying size and complexity are preferred with at least one project of $150,000 or more. Project examples that demonstrate experience working with public agencies or on buildings that serve the community in similar ways to public agencies are preferred. For each project, include the following:
● The name of the Project Owner
● The name and location of the Project
● The duration of the project. Projects in progress may be described with the expected completion date.
● A description of the project requirements.
● The size, in square feet, of the project. Projects in progress may be described with the expected size.
● The amount of the original contract.
● The number of change orders and the total dollar amount of increase to the original contract. For projects in progress, provide the most recent information available.
● A summary of the unique characteristics of the project that made you choose it as your example.
Limit of three (3) pages per project. Limit of nine (9) pages total. Pages exceeding the limits will be removed and will not be evaluated. Cover pages, corporate summaries, or other items not directly answering Question 2.1.1 will be removed and will not be evaluated. Provide as a single PDF file.
Response is limited to a combined five (5) pages for the first four items listed above. Resumes are limited to five (5) resumes total, and two (2) pages per resume. Pages exceeding the limits will not be evaluated. Provide as a single PDF file.
Provide a detailed description of your approach to General Contractor services including:
● What is your approach to establishing and maintaining a contingency fund to ensure that the Project budget is not exceeded?
● What is your process for documenting the line item components of the not to exceed project price?
● What programs do you use, and what procedures do you follow, to ensure safety of the public and all construction workers at and near project sites?
● What steps do you take to manage the construction schedules? In your experience, what events or elements are most likely to put a construction schedule at risk? How have you proactively managed these risks?
Include descriptions of schedule tracking tools you use.
● What measures have you used to mitigate the recent challenges with availability of labor and materials? What processes have you found helpful in generating sufficient Subcontractor and material supplier competition to minimize Project costs?
Response is limited to five (5) pages. Pages exceeding the limit will be removed and will not be evaluated. Provide as a single PDF file.
Washington County is committed to providing COBID firms with bidding opportunities on its projects, and the successful proposers will be required to submit subcontracting plans for each project they bid. Describe the approach that you use to maximize COBID Contractor utilization including:
● Methods and strategies for outreach, notification and utilization of COBID Subcontractors.
● Technical and other assistance that you provide to COBID Subcontractors such as mentorships and business development training.
Response is limited to three (3) pages. Pages exceeding the limit will be removed and will not be evaluated. Provide as a single PDF file.
If the Coiunty chooses to do interviews of the top scorring proposals the interview scores will determine award.
By electronically submitting this response the Supplier attests and certifies that:
1. Person completing this response represents that I am either authorized to bind the Supplier, or that I am submitting the Response on behalf of and at the direction of the Supplier's representative authorized to contractually bind the Supplier.
2. I represent that the Supplier or its applicable representative(s) has reviewed the information contained in this Solicitation Package and that the information submitted is accurate.
3. Respondent agrees that the action of electronically submitting its response constitutes:
a. an electronic signature on the responses, generally,
b. an agreement to conduct business electronically,
c. an electronic signature on any form or section specifically calling for a
signature, and
d. an affirmative agreement to any statement contained in the solicitation
that requires a definite confirmation or acknowledgement.
Proposer read through and confirm that you met all of the Solicitation requirements?
Have you or a member of your staff been an employee of Washington County in the last six months?
Enter your registry number without dashes or spaces. If you are not currently registered enter N/A. If you are the successful bidder you will be required to register with the Secretary of State in order to contract with the County, per OAR 125-246-0330.
Please enter your CCB #.
The proposer hereby certifies that they have complied with the tax laws of Oregon and all political subdivision of the State of Oregon, including ORS 305.620 and ORS chapters 316, 317 and 318. Washington County may terminate the contract if contractor fails to comply with any tax laws during the term of the contract.
Provide the name, email, and phone number for the contact in case of questions, or interview or demonstration arrangements.
The proposal shall be prepared succinctly, providing a straight forward, concise description of the proposer’s ability to meet the requirements of the RFP. There should be no unnecessary attachments or exhibits.
Proposal should contain no more than twenty (20) 8.5" x 11", pages of written material (excluding biographies and brochures which may be included in an appendix) describing the ability of the proposer to perform the work described. The minimum font shall be twelve (12) point single spaced and the minimum margins shall be one (1) inch on all sides.
Upload your proposal here. After uploading documents responders are encouraged to open and review uploaded documents to verify that they can be opened and are the correct documents before submitting. If the County cannot open any of the documents submitted the entire proposal will be disqualified.
Confirm that your Schedule of Values is not attached in your Proposal and is uploaded separately here.
County insurance requirement can be found under the section titled Attachments. The County may consider reducing insurance for these services. Please upload your Certificate of Insurance (Accord form) to indicate the level of insurance you currently possess.
Upload all pages or documents containing information exempt from disclosure per the Proprietary Information, Ownership and Use of Documents article of the Terms and Conditions Section.
Upload any alterations requested to Washington County's contract standard terms and conditions per the Form of Contract article of the Terms and Conditions Section.
How did you hear about this opportunity?
Will there be a Pre-Proposal Conference?
Would you like to have bidders respond to an electronic pricing table through ProcureNow?
Choose this if you want them to provide rates or pricing in a format dictated by you.
Will you want your bidder to separate a Price Proposal from the rest of the Response?
Proposal should contain no more than 'Page Limit 8.5" x 11", pages of written material (excluding biographies and brochures which may be included in an appendix) describing the ability of the proposer to perform the work described.
Is this a multiple award type solicitation?
Unless authorized by the Board a contract cannot exceed five years, but there are various ways that contracts can be set up. Please choose your preference. Options 2 - 3 will require amendments to extend the contract at the designated times.
Will Federal Funds be used to pay part or all of the agreements made under this solicitation
What is the expected resulting Contract Type with a selection of "Firm-Fixed-Lump-Sum" Firm-Fixed-Unit-Price", "Cost-reimbursement + Fee/Profit/Incentive" "Mixed/Flexible" would then provide us a clear picture of what the price-proposal or cost-proposal structure needs to be, and this the approriate instructions to the proposer can be provided.
Based on the intended scope of work for the awarded agreement, will the proposer be case as a subrecipient under 2 cfr 200.331
Do you have prior approval from the federal awarding agency to enter into a fixed awward? Did you inform them of the requirement for them to upload documentation of the pre-approval either from official guidance or from direct communication (email).
Is this a solicitation for proposals/applications for a beneficiary program?
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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