NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS
CITY OF ALBANY, OREGON
REQUEST FOR QUOTATIONS
Fire Training Tower Site – Foundation Preparation
Construction Estimate: $40,000
Quotations due at 2:00 p.m., Thursday, September 24, 2026
The City of Albany hereby extends a request for quotations to interested contractors for the
site preparation and foundation installation for the Fire Training Tower at Fire Station 12, in
Albany. This project is part of a larger construction project for the installation of the
tower and exceeds $100,000. Prevailing wages will be applicable to the foundation
preparation for the Tower Project. This procurement is being made in accordance ORS
279C.412, competitive quotes for intermediate procurements. No federal funds are being
used.
A Mandatory Prebid Site Visit will be held on Wednesday, September 16, 2026, and
Thursday September 17, 2026, from 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m., at Fire Station 12, 120 34th
Avenue SE, Albany. Attendees will be reviewing the existing site conditions and will have
the opportunity to ask specific project related questions. Contractors wishing to bid the
project are required to attend one of the site visits. An attendance form will be available
for sign-in to record Contractor’s interest.
Quotations must be submitted by electronic means at Bid Submittal Location, to the
Finance Department, and must be received not later than 2:00 p.m., Thursday,
September 24, 2026, or any extension of the time made by addendum. Bids will be
considered time-stamped and received by the City at the time indicated on the City’s email
confirmation response. The electronic submission shall include the project number and
name, “RFQ# 260915, Fire Training Tower Site – Foundation Preparation”. Quotations
received after the closing date and time will not be opened or reviewed. The body of the
quotation must plainly identify (1) the project name, (2) the bid opening time and date, (3)
the bidder’s name, and (4) the contractor’s license number (per ORS 701). Bid totals will be
distributed to all interested bidders.
Contract bid documents may be reviewed in the finance department at Albany City Hall. All
who are known by the City of Albany to have received a complete set of the bid documents
will receive notification by email when there are changes by addenda. For project
information, email contracts@albanyoregon.gov.
Each Bidder must have access to a current set of City of Albany Standard Construction
Specifications. All public improvements are required to conform to these specifications
and bid prices must reflect these specifications.
All City contracts contain a statement declaring that the bidder agrees to comply with the
provisions of ORS 279C.800 through 279C.870 regarding payment of prevailing wages. The
City’s contract contains a clause which incorporates by reference all of the provisions of
ORS Chapter 279C which are applicable to public contracts. Bidders are expected to be
familiar with these provisions including, but not limited to, recent changes to ORS Chapter
279C.
No quotation will be received or considered unless the Bidder is licensed by the
Construction Contractors Board for construction projects or licensed with the State
Landscape Contractors Board for landscaping projects.
DATED THIS 2ND DAY OF SEPTEMBER 2026.
Lara Raggon
Contracts and Procurement Manager
PUBLISH: City of Albany Website, September 2, 20226