The 2018 Boy Scouts Sporting Clays event is May 17-18. Kerr Contractors has been the presenting sponsor for this event since 2003 and is proud to continue this fund raising event to support scouting. If you want to support the Boy Scouts, you can learn more about this event at https://www.cpcbsa.org/sportingclays. […]
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Pipe Trainer Dedication
Daily Journal of Commerce coverage of the May 2, 2018 NWUCA pipe trainer dedication at the NWCC. Kerr Contractors proudly donated labor and equipment to construct this “one-of-a-kind” pipe trainer facility. This represents a significant investment towards workforce development for the construction industry. […]
New Contract Announcement
Kerr Contractors was awarded the contract for the Cedar Hills Blvd. Widening and Access Road Project from the Beaverton School District. Work will include the construction of a new access road across the William Walker School property from Cedar Hills Blvd. Work also includes improvements and widening on Cedar Hills Blvd. Kerr Contractors was the […]
DJC News Makers Award
The Daily Journal of Commerce held its 2018 News Maker Awards at the Sentinel Hotel in downtown Portland on March 28. Among the many awards given was the Trade Association of the Year. This year’s winner was the Northwest Utility Contractors Association. The nomination was in recognition of NWUCA’s growing leadership in the construction industry. […]
Mark Perry Tribute
Big thanks to Don Roberts and Sam Kennedy for coming up with the idea and to Washington County for allowing Kerr Contractors to pay tribute to Mark Perry who passed away in 2017. This plaque is set at the highest point of the job and placed along western side of the new 124th Avenue. For […]
I-205 Johnson Creek to the Glenn Jackson Bridge for ODOT
On December 21, 2017 ODOT received three bids for this project. The low bidder was $23M, Kerr was second at $26M and the third bidder was at $29M. The following day, Kerr received a letter indicating that the low bidder was non-responsive and that ODOT would move to next responsive bidder. Just over a month […]
Oregon State University Heavy Civil Competition Prep
This year’s group of Oregon State University students is preparing for the annual Reno Estimating Competition at Kerr Contractor’s offices in Woodburn. Quinn Cox, a Senior Estimator, has 20 years support for Construction Engineering Management Project at Oregon State University, nine years at Kerr Contractors. Each year, he takes a group of students interested in […]
South Hillsboro Site Development
Work is beginning for the new growth area in the City of Hillsboro. This new, innovative place will help meet some of our current and future needs for housing while creating an amazing neighborhood. Learn more about the planned project here. […]
ODOT Low Bid for Columbia River project
Kerr Contractors was low bidder for ODOT on a project in the Columbia Gorge called the I-84 Farley Slide. This project will include excavation and foundation improvements including micropiles, tiebacks and shotcrete facing. Contract values is $5,412,422 and work is set to begin early 2018. Learn more about the project here. […]
Cornelius Pass project wins 2017 APWA Project of the Year
Cornelius Pass Road for Washington County, Oregon, received APWA (American Public Works Association) Project of the Year 2017. Work for the newly reconstructed segment of Cornelius Pass Road from N.W. Cornell Road to U.S. 26 began in 2015 and was completed in late 2016. Congratulations to the project team for delivering a vital section of […]