Minority-owned firm lands big city contract

By: Garrett Andrews//March 22, 2017//

Minority-owned firm lands big city contract

Garrett Andrews//March 22, 2017//

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This month, the city of Portland awarded Raimore Construction a $1 million contract 鈥� the largest ever issued by the city to a minority-owned firm.

Raimore Construction will perform improvements to Lents Park. The project is funded by the 2014 Parks Replacement Bond, which authorized up to $68 million in bond funding.

Raimore last year won from TriMet a $7 million contract 鈥� the largest one the transit agency ever issued to a minority-owned firm. The company was founded in the early 2000s and has since worked on transportation projects including TriMet’s green and orange light-rail lines and the Portland Streetcar.