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Oct 15, 2009

Only four GCs chosen for NOAA interviews

Request for proposal submissions for Construction Management/General Contractor services for NOAA’s Marine Operations Center were received by the Port of Newport on Oct. 6. and 11 companies responded. The companies that […]

Oct 12, 2009

Contractors will get chance at lottery (building)

An RFP (Request for Proposals) for architectural & engineering services bid on December 30th , 2008 and LRS Architects was awarded the contract.  The scope of work will consist of […]

Oct 9, 2009

Bid date extended for pump station project in The Dalles

A verbal bid date extension has been issued for the City of the Dalles Terminal Reservoir and Pump Station project.

Oct 8, 2009

Bid Results for Craft Center Under Review

Pivot Architecture and the University of Oregon have decided to delay the bid results for the EMU Craft Center Shelter project after it was found that many of the bids received came in higher than expected.

Oct 2, 2009

Shop ’til you drop

A couple of months ago, the 91ÊÓÆµ ran a series of stories that cast a spotlight on the “side” markets that serve the building industry. Planning departments, equipment companies and […]

Oct 1, 2009

A-mazing engineering

It's fall again, and for Oregon that means corn mazes. Dozens of these man-made mazes crop up on farms throughout the state each year, but how does one go about creating these intricate (and often times muddy) labyrinths?

Oct 1, 2009

All Bids Rejected for Phase 2 Water System Improvement

The Lewis County Board of Commissioners has rejected all bids for the Phase 2 Water System Improvements after finding several irregularities.

Sep 29, 2009

Steel ‘velcro’ could be used for building facades

Buildings of the future could be held together with velcro. Well, not the fabric fasteners that you strap on your sneakers, but a new invention created at the Technical University of Munich that uses a similar hook-and-loop fastening system constructed from steel.

Sep 28, 2009

When pigs fly

I really thought it was a typographical error when I read the city of Gresham’s Official Call for Bid:  “Linneman Pump Station Pigging Facility.” Nah … they must have meant […]

Sep 16, 2009

All Bids Rejected For Daggy Hall Roof Replacement

Washington State University has rejected all bids for the Daggy Hall Roof Replacement. Bids for the project were accepted by the University Facility Operations Department on September 15, 2009 at 2pm.

Sep 16, 2009

Beaverton’s six degrees of baseball separation

The city of Beaverton's new community development director has more than a passing acquaintance with the Portland Beavers' search for a new baseball stadium to call home.

Sep 15, 2009

Beaverton mayor: no commitment on BG Plaza site

Did he or didn't he? That's the debate that's apparently cropped up over a claim by the owners of BG Plaza in Beaverton that Mayor Denny Doyle during a private meeting Friday told them the city is no longer interested in condemning the property to make room for a baseball stadium.



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