When and where must I submit my bid for the Rieth Interchange project?

Bids are due by 9:00 a.m. on June 4, 2026; submit electronically via Bid Express or deliver to ODOT Procurement, 355 Capitol Street NE, Salem.

Do I need to be prequalified to bid?

Yes — prime contractors must submit prequalification at least ten calendar days before the bid closing date in the required work class.

How will I know if my bid was accepted?

Preliminary bid results publish by close of business on bid day; award is not final until three working days after the Notice of Intent to Award is posted or after protest resolution.

May 8, 2026 Bid Notice: 355 Capitol Street NE, Salem, OR, Pendleton

STATE OF OREGON DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATIONI-84: RIETH INTERCHANGE AND UMATILLA RIVER BRIDGES PROJECT Bids Due 9:00 am, June 4, 2026 SUPPLEMENTAL NOTICE TO CONTRACTORSBid Closing for the projects identified below will be at 9:00:00 a.m. on the 4th day of June, 2026. Bid Opening will be at the Oregon Department of Transportation, 355 Capitol Street NE, Salem, Oregon, beginning at 9:00:00 a.m. on the day of Bid Closing. Bids will be received by BJ McCartney, Construction Contracts Manager. · Submit electronic bids, on-line through Bid Express® (www.bidx.com) before 9:00:00 a.m. on the day of Bid Closing. Submit paper bids to BJ McCartney, Construction Contracts Manager · Before 9:00:00 a.m. on the day of Bid Closing. · For Bids submitted by mail or parcel delivery service, send to the following address: Oregon Department of Transportation Procurement Construction Contracts, MS #33 355 Capitol Street NE, Salem, Oregon 97301 · For Bids submitted by hand delivery, date stamp the Bid with the provided date stamping device and place into the ODOT Procurement Bid Box located in the 1st floor lobby at the following address: Oregon Department of Transportation 355 Capitol Street NE, Salem, Oregon 97301 Bids, Bid modifications, and Bid withdrawals will not be accepted at or after 9:00:00 a.m. on the day of Bid Closing. To be eligible for award of Oregon Department of Transportation construction contracts, bidders (prime contractors) must submit a prequalification application according to ODOT's Oregon Administrative Rules and prequalification procedures at least ten calendar days before the Bid Closing date. Prequalification must be in the class(es) of work indicated in the project's special provisions and the bid booklet. The Prequalification Application form, requirements, and instructions are on the Agency's website http://www.oregon.gov/ODOT/Business/Procurement/Pages/Bid_Award.aspx The Agency's Electronic Bidding Information System (eBIDS) allows free access to plans, specifications, bid booklets, project addenda, and clarification letters at https://ecmnet.odot.state.or.us/ebidse Preliminary bid results are published on the following websites by close of business on Bid Closing day http://www.oregon.gov/ODOT/Business/Procurement/Pages/PBR.aspx, http://www.bidx.com Award of contracts will not be final until: 1) Three working days after Notice of Intent to Award is posted on the Agency's website or 2) The Agency provides a written response to each timely protest, denying the protest and affirming the award; whichever is later. All projects include a steel escalation clause. All projects have minimum wage rate requirements. Wage publications are published on the Agency's website at http://www.oregon.gov/ODOT/Business/Pages/Project-Wages.aspx All projects require work to be performed by the Contractor's own organization of at least 30 percent of the awarded contract amount. All federally funded projects have "BUY AMERICA" requirements. Email the Project Manager listed at the end of each announcement for PROJECT SPECIFIC TECHNICAL QUESTIONS. The project cost range value is preliminary, may not reflect the current scope of the project, and is not a reflection of the Engineer's Estimate. 3. UMATILLA COUNTY: I-84: Rieth Interchange and Umatilla River Bridges Project on the Old Oregon Trail Highway (Rt. No. I-84) near Pendleton. Class of Work: Bridges and Structures. This project contains asphalt and fuel escalation clauses. The Oregon Department of Transportation is an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer. The policy of the Oregon Department of Transportation is to provide equal opportunity for participation in its contracting activities to all persons and firms in compliance with applicable Federal and State laws, rules and regulations. The Department of Transportation may reject any bid not in compliance with all prescribed public bidding procedures and requirements, and may reject for good cause any or all bids upon a finding of the Department of Transportation that it is in the public interest to do so. Notice 26019 - June 4, 4 - week ad Published May 8, 2026. 4160909

Bid Notice — 355 Capitol Street NE, Salem, OR

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ODOT is soliciting bids for multiple highway and bridge construction projects with a bid closing and opening at 9:00 a.m. on June 11, 2026 in Salem; bidders must prequalify and follow electronic or paper submission rules. Awards are provisional pending protest period.

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