Information
Type: Deliberation
Department: PW - Public Works
Directors' Update: Dec. 31, 2025
Business Meeting: Jan. 6, 2026
Summary:A call for bids for the Ceres Hill project, was made on November 20, 2025. The project was advertised in the Chronicle, the Seattle Daily Journal of Commerce and the OMWBE web site. Public Works received six bids for this project on December 17, 2025. Stellar J Corporation, Woodland, WA provided the lowest responsive bid of $1,394,103.00. The Engineer's Estimate for this project was $3,427,550.00.
Public Works recommends awarding this project to the lowest responsive bidder, Stellar J Corporation, Woodland, WA.
Publications:
Cover Letter To:
Additional Copies To: Robin Saline, Geoff Soderquist, Wes Anderson, Zelma Hammer; PW
Resolution
LIST THE BIDS RECEIVED AND CONTRACTOR SELECTED FOR THE CERES HILL MP 0.79 BRIDGE RETROFIT PROJECT, CRP 2204, F.A. PROJECT NO. BHOS-2021(079)
WHEREAS, Lewis County issued a call for bids on November 20, 2025, for the Ceres Hill MP 0.79 Bridge Retrofit project, CRP 2204, F.A. Project No. BHOS-2021(079); and
WHEREAS, bid quotations have been submitted from the contractors as follows:
| CONTRACTOR | CITY, STATE | BID (W/ TAX) |
| Stellar J Corporation | Woodland, WA | $1,394,103.00 |
| Hamilton Construction Co. | Springfield, OR | $1,433,830.00 |
| Farline Bridge Inc. | Stayton, OR | $1,567,808.80 |
| Combined Construction Inc. | Mukilteo, WA | $1,742,500.00 |
| Quigg Bros. Inc. | Aberdeen, WA | $1,829,896.00 |
| Structural Technologies LLC | Fort Worth, TX | $2,160,361.11 |
; and
WHEREAS, Stellar J Corporation provided the lowest responsive bid quote of $1,394,103.00 for the Ceres Hill MP 0.79 Bridge Retrofit project, CRP 2204, F.A. Project No. BHOS-2021(079).
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the contract for the Ceres Hill MP 0.79 Bridge Retrofit project, CRP 2204, funded by a Federal Highway Administration grant, F.A. Project No. BHOS-2021(079), shall be awarded to Stellar J Corporation in the amount of $1,394,103.00 upon the execution of a contract acceptable to the Board of County Commissioners (BOCC), and the County Engineer is authorized to sign on behalf of the BOCC.
DONE IN OPEN SESSION this 6th day of January, 2026.