Renovation of a municipal facility in Saint Helens, Oregon. Completed plans call for the renovation of a municipal facility.

Columbia County, by and through its Board of County Commissioners hereby invites bids from general contractors for the construction of the Columbia County Deflection Suite in St. Helens, Oregon. Columbia County, on behalf of the Department of Community Justice, is soliciting sealed bids from qualified contractors for the renovation of approximately 1,000 square feet within the Columbia County Courthouse Annex, located at 230 Strand Street, St. Helens, Oregon. The project supports the development of a Behavioral Health Deflection Program through construction of a dedicated Deflection suite. The work includes general construction, mechanical, electrical, and other related trades as specified in the construction documents. This project will be delivered through a design-bid-build process. Adjacent uses in the Columbia County Courthouse and Courthouse Annex will continue during construction. Additional Information regarding the Project is provided in Section 4.6 Work to be Done, and other Procurement Documents. Bidders shall carefully review all Procurement Documents, including but not limited to the Sample Contract, before submitting a bid. The Project is funded in part by a grant from the Oregon Criminal Justice Commission Deflection Program Grant #BHD-25-05, administered by Columbia County (the Grant). Contractors that developed or drafted specifications, and/or requirement, statements of work for the procurement. Each Bid shall be accompanied by a surety bond, irrevocable letter of credit issued by an insured institution as defined in ORS 706.008, cashier's check or certified check in the amount of 10% of the total amount stated in the Bid as bid security. The full amount of the bid security shall be forfeited in the event the successful Bidder fails to execute a 9 satisfactory Contract and promptly return it with the performance bond, payment bond and proof of insurance within ten (10) days following the date of receipt of the Contract prepared and ready for execution. The bid security shall be taken and considered as liquidated damages and not as a penalty for failure of the Bidder to execute the Contract and submit bonds. The Bid security of all unsuccessful Bidders shall be returned after a Contract is executed, when all Bids have been rejected, or when a Bid has been properly withdrawn as provided in 4.19, below. The County will return the Bid security of the successful Bidder after the Bidder executes the Contract and delivers a good and sufficient performance bond, a good and sufficient payment bond and proof of insurance. Question Deadline 10/10/2025 at 5:00 PM PT The County reserves the right to waive minor informalities in the bids received. The County may also reject any Bid not in compliance with all prescribed public contracting procedures and requirements, including the requirement to demonstrate the Bidder s responsibility under 4.21 above, and may reject for good cause any or all bids upon a finding by the County that it is in the public interest to do so, in accordance with OAR 137-049-0440. Pre bid meeting notes: Bidders or their representatives are required to attend this mandatory Pre-bid conference. Bids will only be evaluated from bidders or their Representatives who registered and attended the mandatory pre-bid Conference, and all other bids will be considered non-responsive.