LA GRANDE – Smaller firms could qualify for construction projects under a new program of the Oregon Department of Transportation’s Procurement Office.

The Small Contracting Program for Construction (SPC has a goal of increasing economic opportunities for Oregon workers and businesses, diversifying the size of companies that are awarded ODOT construction contracts and boosting participation in transportation projects.

A slate of ODOT construction projects valued at $100,000 or less have been set aside for the program. Contractors who have pre-qualified under the Small Contracting Program for Construction are eligible.

Listed below is a sample listing of potential ODOT Eastern Oregon area projects in this program.

A Request for Qualifications (RFQ) to participate in the program is posted on ORPIN, the Oregon Procurement Information Network website. Links to that and more information are available on sidebar or contact ODOT Region 5 SCP Program Facilitator Laurie Banta at 541-963-1598, or send an e-mail to her at: (Laura.banta@odot.state.or.us).

Examples of the projects up for bid are: remodeling and repair of the Basque Maintenance Station in Malheur County; painting and siding repair at the ODOT Spray Sand Shed in Morrow County; and fencing, sidewalk and landscape upgrades at a rest area in Umatilla County.