Oregon Administrative Rules
Chapter 731 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Division 7 - PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT CONTRACTS; HIGHWAY AND BRIDGE CONSTRUCTION
Section 731-007-0250 - Bid or Proposal Evaluation Criteria

Universal Citation: OR Admin Rules 731-007-0250

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 3, March 1, 2024

(1) General. A Public Improvement Contract, if awarded, shall be awarded to the Responsible Bidder submitting the lowest Responsive Bid, or to the Responsible Proposer submitting the best Responsive Proposal, provided that such Entity is not listed by the Construction Contractors Board as disqualified to hold a Contract for a Public Improvement. See OAR 731-005-0650 and OAR 731-007-0340 for Alternative Contracting Methods.

(2) Bid Evaluation Criteria. Invitations to Bid may solicit lump-sum Offers, unit-price Offers, or a combination of the two:

(a) If the ITB requires a lump-sum Bid, without additive or deductive alternates, or if ODOT elects not to award additive or deductive alternates, Bids shall be compared on the basis of lump-sum prices, or lump-sum base Bid prices, as applicable. If the ITB calls for a lump-sum base Bid, plus additive or deductive alternates, the Solicitation Documents shall provide the criteria for selection; and

(b) If the Bid includes unit pricing for estimated quantities, the total Bid price shall be calculated by multiplying the estimated quantities by the unit prices submitted by the Bidder, and adjusting for any additive or deductive alternates selected by ODOT, for the purpose of comparing Bids. In the event of mathematical discrepancies between unit price and any extended price calculations submitted by the Bidder, the unit price shall govern. See OAR 731-005-0620(2)(b).

(3) Proposal Evaluation Criteria. If the Director of Transportation has exempted the procurement of a Public Improvement from the competitive bidding requirements of ORS 279C.335(1), and has authorized the use of an Alternative Contracting Method under ORS 279C.335(3), ODOT shall set forth the evaluation criteria in the Solicitation Documents if they differ from those in division 5 (or the Specifications) and as required by OAR 137-049-0650 and ORS 279C.335(2) and (3).

Statutory/Other Authority: 184.619, 279A.050 & 279A.065

Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS 279A.065 & 279C.335

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