Linn County, OR. — Official Release: The Board Room of the Linn County Courthouse was full of people Tuesday morning, as representatives of construction companies were present for two Road Department projects bid openings and representatives from area waste management companies were on hand to finalize their annual fee adjustments.
Roadmaster Wayne Mink opened six sealed bids for each of the two projects and County Engineer Daineal Malone announced the individual bids.
The apparent low bids will be evaluated by the Road Department to ensure all bidding rules were followed and if so, staff will provide a “recommendation to award” to the Board of Commissioners for the actual award of the contracts.
Bids for the Cox Creek Goldfish Farm Bridge Replacement project were: Cascade Civil Corp, Redmond, $2,428,388; Farline Bridge Inc., Stayton, $2,470,088.20; Legacy Contracting Inc., Stayton, $2,578,555.45; Hamilton Construction, Springfield, $2,635,963.75; Oregon State Bridge Construction, Stayton, $2,661,809.25; M.J. Hughes Construction, Vancouver, Wash., $3,055,624.75.
Bids for the Owl Creek Peoria Road Bridge Replacement were: Farline Bridge Inc., Stayton, $1,071,818.43; Cascade Civil Corp, Redmond, $1,090,639; Hamilton Construction, Springfield, $1,175,587; Oregon State Bridge Construction, Stayton, $1,208,855.25; Legacy Contracting, Stayton, $1,343,386.48; M.J. Hughes Construction, Vancouver, Wash., 1,595,238.
The commissioners approved a supplemental project agreement between Linn County and the Oregon Department of Transportation to fund the Murder Creek (Nygren Road) bridge. Roadmaster Mink said this is a federally-funded project and this order grants reimbursement of up to $877,110.75 for Linn County’s work with preliminary design, right-of-way and construction for rehabilitation of the bridge.
The commissioners also approved an engineering contract with David Evans and Associates for the Cox Creek (Waverly Drive) bridge in Millersburg. The contract is not to exceed $832,306.33. This project is 100 percent reimbursable by; the Oregon Department of Transportation, 89.73 percent and City of Millersburg, 10.27 percent.
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