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Board approves $69,950 low bid for asbestos abatement at district building
Summary
The Mapleton SD 32 board voted to accept a $69,950 low bid to remove asbestos from a district building, with staff noting the low bidder omitted acknowledgement of a late addendum but that the omission was judged non‑material. The board instructed staff to notify bidders and begin the seven‑day protest period.
Mapleton SD 32's board voted to award an asbestos‑abatement contract to the apparent low bidder, accepting a base bid of $69,950.
The board member who moved the motion said, “I move that we accept the bid for Ray Construction for $69,950.” The chair called the vote and recorded those in favor by name; the motion was announced as unanimous. Staff said they will notify bidders and start the seven‑day protest clock.
District staff told trustees the project attracted 10 bids that ranged roughly from about $70,000 to $294,000 and said they had focused vetting on the four lowest bidders. A presenter told the board the lowest bidder did not acknowledge the third addendum because the bid packet was mailed before that addendum was issued, and staff considered that omission an informal, waivable error that did not change the low‑bid result. “The fact that they did not see that when they put their bid in the mail doesn't change their bid result,” the presenter said.
Staff also reported checking the Oregon State Construction Contractors Board (CCB) registration for the low bidder; the CCB listing showed two complaints in the last 10 years resolved through mediation with no fines. The presenter said those items did not appear to be disqualifying but were context trustees should consider, and that a competitor could raise a formal protest during the statutory protest period. The board approved the motion to proceed despite the flagged items.
Staff said they would follow up with the recommended contractor to finalize scheduling and logistics and to phase work to minimize disruption to occupants in priority areas of the building.
