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Coastal Town Provides A Safe 'Harbor'
Located on the coast, North Bend is one of the communities that surround Coos Bay, Oregon's largest natural deep water port. Edging the Pacific Ocean, with beautiful beaches and gorgeous sunsets, it's a small town of approximately 9,855. But being a small community, surrounded by beauty, doesn't shield this town from the ugliness you find in larger cities... And sometimes, even in the dead of th[...]
Bid Results In Robert Lindsey Tower Elevator Rehab
The City of Salem has released bid results for the Robert Lindsey Tower Elevator Rehabilitation project.
Snowberry Brook Apts Street Improvement Project Cancelled
The Snowberry Brook Apartments Street Improvements off-site project scheduled for bid on September 10, 2009 at 2:00 pm has been canceled.
All Bids Rejected for Benton County Fairgrounds Project
The Benton County Public Works Department received bids for the Fairgrounds Renovation/Arena Residing project on August 26, 2009 at 2:00 pm.
City of Woodburn Issues Recommendation of Award for Hardcastle Street Project
The City of Woodburn Engineering Department intends to recommend the award to John Rice Excavating in the amount of $44,109.00 for the Hardcastle St. Storm Culvert Improvement project at the next Council meeting scheduled for September 14, 2009.
Somethin' To Write Home About…
We were pleasantly surprised when we received the bid results for the City of Seaside's project for installing a 277/480 volt 350 KW generator to provide emergency standby power for the Seaside Civic and Convention Center. The results were not in the typical format, just listing names and amounts. These results came with a very nice letter---one that the low bidder might want to frame and put in [...]
This explains so much …
When architects, engineers and general contractors go to golf tournaments, it's all about the networking [...]
Unsealed, Late Bid Wins Award
On August 13th, I wrote about the Beaver Landing Reconstruction project ("They Forgot to Lick the Envelope") and that the three low bidders were NW Kodiak Construction, TFT Construction, and Brix Paving. However, the City Council was going to have to review the bids because of some "irregularities" which resulted because the low bidder, NW Kodiak, forgot to seal their bid and it was received one [...]
City of Grants Pass Releases Bid Results for Ph 2 Overlay Project
The City of Grants Pass has released the bid results for the 2009/2010 Overlay Phase 2 project. The City received bids for the project on August 13, 2009 at 3:00 pm.
A Piece Of The Pie Is Better Than None At All
The "VA Outpatient Clinic Vancouver" project is out for bid and has very stringent rules if you are going to bid as a general contractor. Your company must be a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned business (SDVO). To be considered as such, the company must be at least 51% owned by an individual who the Government recongizes as service-disabled veteran-owned.
Town Center Plaza Rebid Released
The Town of Eatonville has issued a rebid for the Town Center Plaza project. The Town will be accepting bids for the Town Center Plaza project on August 28, 2009 at 3:00 pm. The rebid was issued after all bidders on the first bid where deemed non-responsive with the respect of not meeting the 5% DBE subcontracting goal.
Construction less annoying than panhandlers
Lately, even the good news out of the local construction industry is bad news. Consider the results of the Portland Business Alliance‘s annual business survey, released today: Downtown workers no […]
News
- $960,000 office renovation in Portland building permits | Aug. 10, 2026
- Two projects in historic districts in Portland land use review intakes | Aug. 10, 2026
- Multnomah County commits up to $101.6M for Moda Center
- Portland code changes to take effect in November
- Los Colibris project approved for Portland’s OMSI District
- Pacific Northwest projects totaling $9.9 million in top bidders | Aug. 7, 2026
- Oregon opens infrastructure grant program
- Ex-TV host claps back at Detroit officials in blight case
- 31-unit multifamily project in Portland land use review intakes | Aug. 3, 2026
- $2.4 million office renovation in Portland building permits | Aug. 3, 2026
- Transportation commission weighs ODOT budget cuts
- Lam Research planning $1.7 billion investment in Tualatin
Commentary
- Beware of when the debt collector comes calling | Opinion
- Assembly of a future workforce begins with an invitation | Opinion
- Beware of overlooking legal requirements for remote workers | Opinion
- Become a critical thinker and transform a workplace | Opinion
- Managing construction risks with international suppliers | Opinion
- A rally with many engines: the lesson of 2026’s first half | Opinion
- Oregon housing challenges persist despite sound and fury | Opinion
- When does an employee’s bullying become harassment? | Opinion
- Ditch disorganization 鈥� the cost of deferred decisions | Opinion
- Consider 10 common risks for healthcare construction projects | Opinion
- Clarifying the reach of a law regarding prevailing wage | Opinion
- Adjust to legal changes now to ensure compliance later | Opinion
