Portland Public Schools Planet bids #2026-045

Portland Public Schools Electrical Construction and Services Contractor Pool

Portland Public Schools is seeking electrical contractors for on-call construction, repair, and related services across district facilities. - Government buyer: Portland Public Schools, School District 1J, Multnomah County, Oregon; Purchasing & Contracting, including the Director of Purchasing & Contracting. - Opportunity: Flexible Services Contractor Pool for project-based electrical construction and related services. No specific OEMs, product vendors, equipment part numbers, or fixed product quantities are identified. - Requested work: High- and low-voltage electrical troubleshooting, installation, demolition, modifications, inspections, testing, repairs, replacements, temporary or emergency power, controls and sensor wiring, low-voltage cabling, commissioning assistance, and related work such as excavation, concrete, wall repair, and penetration sealing. Required electrical permits and final permit documentation are part of the work. - Pricing requested: Hourly rates for foreman, journeyman, and apprentice labor across straight-time, overtime, night, weekend, and holiday work; rates must include profit and home-office overhead. The rate form also requests annual inflation and markups for materials, equipment, and subcontractors. Billing is in 30-minute increments, and overhead labor may include project management, procurement, and administration when listed on the pricing form. - Notable requirements: Emergency response may be required at any hour, including weekends and holidays. Work may be subject to prevailing-wage or District Council of Unions wage terms, student-safety requirements, insurance and bonding, construction compliance, certified-business utilization reporting, and workforce-equity protocols for qualifying work. - Project scale and term: Individual projects are typically valued at $5,000–$100,000. The contractor-pool term is three years, with schedules and scope established for individual projects; no option years are stated. - Named OEMs and vendors: None identified. PlanetBids is identified as the electronic proposal-submission platform, not as an OEM or product vendor.

Description

Portland Public Schools is seeking proposals for a Flexible Services Contractor Pool (FSCP) for electrical services. The pool will be used for electrical construction and related services, with project-specific scopes, schedules, deliverables, and compensation established through work authorizations. Proposals must be submitted electronically through PlanetBids by December 2, 2026, at 2:00 PM Pacific Time; hardcopy and emailed submissions will not be accepted. The RFP identifies requirements including prevailing wages and contractor registration and licensing conditions.

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