Portland Public Schools Planet bids #2026-042

Beverly Cleary Fernwood Middle School Seismic Rehabilitation

Portland Public Schools seeks a contractor for seismic rehabilitation at Beverly Cleary Fernwood Middle School. - Government buyer: Portland Public Schools, School District No. 1J, through Purchasing & Contracting; the project is in Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon. The District’s RISE office is associated with student career-learning requirements, and City of Portland Procurement Services administers the workforce program. - Project scope: Full-campus voluntary seismic retrofit, partial re-roofing, structural and building-system upgrades, demolition and abatement, fire-protection work, and site, landscape, courtyard, and paving improvements. New teaching walls and wireless access points are specified for all classrooms. The school will be closed during construction. - Pricing items: Base price for the full project, including two $100,000 allowances—plan-check corrections and PBOT requirements—and nine unit prices for potential replacement of ceiling tile, wood trim, suspended and lay-in light fixtures, and specified lower and upper casework/countertops. Existing sink and faucet are reused for the sink-countertop item. Quantities for unit-price work are not stated. - OEMs and suppliers: No product manufacturers, OEMs, named construction contractors, or product part numbers are identified. PlanetBids is named as the electronic proposal platform; PBOT means Portland Bureau of Transportation. - Workforce and community requirements: For qualifying projects, workforce rules include at least 20% apprentice hours in apprenticeable trades, with aspirational goals of 25% minority and 14% female workforce hours. Qualifying contracts also require student career-learning opportunities: at least four annually below $25 million, or six annually at or above $25 million. - Other notable terms: Oregon prevailing-wage requirements apply. The sample contract includes liquidated damages for late completion; it is a template and does not establish this project’s contract amount or schedule.

Description

Portland Public Schools is seeking proposals for construction services for seismic rehabilitation at Beverly Cleary Fernwood. The procurement is an RFP for Construction, approved by Board Resolution 7390 on October 20, 2026. Proposals must be submitted electronically through PlanetBids by December 17, 2026, at 2:00 PM Pacific Time; hardcopy and email submissions will not be accepted. The optional pre-proposal site walk is scheduled for November 17, 2026, at Beverly Cleary Fernwood Middle School.

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