Invitation to Bid on the Cottage Grove Cleveland Street Capital Improvement Project

Branch Engineering Inc Project No. 23-001c

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT Sealed bids for Cleveland Street Capital Improvements Project, City of Cottage Grove, Oregon, shall be addressed to the City Engineer, Damien Gilbert, PE, 310 5th Street, Springfield, Oregon 97477 and will be received at 400 E Main St, Cottage Grove, Oregon 97424. Acceptance of bids will be officially closed at 2:00 pm Pacific Time, January 15th, 2025, and immediately thereafter the bids will be publicly opened and read at Branch Engineering. The bid proposal shall be submitted under sealed cover and marked with the Contractor’s name and project name. Bid proposals received after the date and time fixed for opening will not be considered. No electronic or facsimile submittals will be accepted.

The project involves improvements of existing Cleveland Street from South 6th Street approximately 1400 feet to its terminus, along with extending the water, wastewater and stormwater infrastructure. The work involves saw cutting, excavating, trenching, removal, compaction, and construction of: roadbed and asphalt paving, concrete sidewalks, pedestrian bridge and ADA ramps, concrete curb and gutter, stormwater pipes, stormwater manhole, wastewater pipes and service laterals, wastewater manhole, water main extension and services, and site restoration.

The Project Manual including; Plans, Specifications, Agreement, and Bid Forms are available at the City of Cottage Grove’s website https://www.cottagegroveor.gov/ where they can be viewed and printed. Any Addenda will also be posted on the City of Cottage Grove’s website https://www.cottagegroveor.gov/ . All prospective bidders must be added to the Plan Holders List by sending an e-mail with company contact information to jillianm@branchengineering.com with the project title in the subject line. Prospective bidders must be on the Plan Holders List for their bid to be considered. Bidders are responsible for checking the website for addenda and changes prior to submitting bid, however notification of Addenda issuance will be issued via e-mail to the addresses listed on the Plan Holders List. No hard copy of the bid documents will be available.

Bidders must be pre-qualified with Branch Engineering in accordance with Oregon Revised Statutes (ORS) Chapter 279C.430 by submitting a completed Oregon Department of Transportation form on or before 5:00 p.m., Friday, January 10th, 2025. Bidders and/or subcontractors must be prequalified in street repair construction and water and wastewater construction to complete the project. Pre-qualification forms are available at 310 5th Street, Springfield, Oregon 97477 or the Oregon Department of Transportation website. You may prequalify with the Oregon Department of Transportation at 121 Transportation Building, Salem, Oregon 97310.

Notice is hereby given that this contract is for a Public Work, subject to ORS 279C.800 to 279C.870.

All bids must be sealed and plainly marked on the outside showing the name of the bidder: the project name: the date and time of bid opening: the words "sealed bid": and addressed to Damien Gilbert, PE, City Engineer, 310 5th Street, Springfield, Oregon 97477. There is no pre-bid conference scheduled for this project.

Published Date: December 13th, 2025