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Washington County is seeking a construction manager/general contractor for its Center for Addictions Triage and Treatment (CATT) project. The firm will assist in the design phase and manage project construction – renovations of two existing buildings.

A request for proposals (RFP) process will be used instead of a traditional design-bid-build approach. The contractor will be selected based on qualifications, experience, and equity.

The CATT project, led by Washington County’s Behavioral Health division, will add critical substance use treatment infrastructure that does not currently exist in the county. CATT will consist of two separate buildings that offer services and support to people struggling with substance use. The Intensive Services Building will be in Beaverton and offer residentially based intensive treatment, sobering, withdrawal management and stabilization/transition. The Community Services Building, planned for Hillsboro, will offer a variety of co-located outpatient support and services, peer/recovery support, crisis services and health services.

Intensive Services will utilize the former Washington County Consolidated Communications Agency 911 building at 17911 N.E. Evergreen Parkway in Beaverton, Washington County project manager Stuart Spafford stated during a board meeting on Tuesday. Community Services will occupy a building at 5250 N.E. Elam Young Parkway in Hillsboro.

CODA Inc. will provide intensive services. LifeWorks NW will continue to provide crisis services and Solutions Group NW will be the outpatient provider for the Community Services Building.

Schematic design has been completed by Holst Architecture and its consultants.

The CM-GC approach brings a general contractor into the project early during design, Spafford added. Benefits of the approach include a shorter construction schedule, a more accurate construction cost, and identification of possible cost savings during the design phase.

In 2022, the CATT leadership team completed an in-depth financial analysis. It showed the county would need approximately $41.3 million to cover the capital costs of purchasing and renovating the two buildings.

Both buildings are expected to open in early 2025.