279C.308
Community benefit contract; permitted provisions; required contents of
solicitation; powers and duties of contracting agency and local contract review
board; rules. (1)
As used in this section:
(a) “Apprentice”
has the meaning given that term in ORS 660.010.
(b) “Apprenticeable
occupation” has the meaning given that term in ORS 660.010.
(c) “Community
benefit project” means a public improvement project that is subject to the
terms and conditions of a community benefit contract.
(2) As used in
this section and in ORS 279C.375 and 279C.430, “community benefit contract”
means a public improvement contract that includes, but is not limited to, the
elements described in subsection (3)(b) of this section.
(3)(a) A
contracting agency or local contract review board may enact or adopt, as
appropriate, an ordinance, resolution, rule, regulation or other legislative or
administrative measure that authorizes the contracting agency or local contract
review board to designate a public improvement contract as a community benefit
contract.
(b) In addition
to and not in lieu of any other requirement that applies to a public
improvement contract under this chapter, a public improvement contract that a
contracting agency or local contract review board designates as a community
benefit contract may include as material provisions of the contract, but need
not be limited to, terms and conditions that require the contractor to:
(A) Qualify as a
training agent, as defined in ORS 660.010, or provide apprenticeship training
that meets applicable federal and state standards for apprenticeship training;
(B) Employ
apprentices to perform a specified percentage of work hours that workers in
apprenticeable occupations perform on the community benefit project;
(C) Provide
employer-paid family health insurance; and
(D) Meet any
other requirements that the contracting agency or local contract review board
sets forth in the ordinance, resolution, rule, regulation or other legislative
or administrative measure that authorizes procurements of community benefit
contracts.
(c) A contracting
agency or local contract review board shall:
(A) Ensure,
before advertising or soliciting a community benefit contract, that all
advertisements and solicitation documents state clearly that the procurement is
for a community benefit contract and identify conspicuously all of the
provisions to which a contractor will be subject, including the percentage of
work hours for which the contractor must employ apprentices and the standards
that will apply to the health plan the contractor must provide; and
(B) Require,
before accepting and evaluating bids or proposals for a community benefit
contract, that each bidder or proposer include with the bid or proposal a
signed statement that acknowledges that the bidder or proposer understands and
agrees to be bound by the requirements that apply to the community benefit
contract.
(4) Except as
otherwise provided in this section, a solicitation and award of a community
benefit contract is subject to all applicable provisions of the Public
Contracting Code. [2021 c.488 §2]
Notes of Decisions
Oregon-Columbia Chapter AGC v. ODOT (S071452), 567 P.3d 1040 (Or. 2025).
· cites it 41× “2021 legislation—ORS 279C.308 In 2021, the legislature enacted a statute that addresses a specific type of public improvement project, known as a “community benefit project.”
Oregon-Columbia Chapter AGC v. ODOT (S071452), 373 Or. 405 (Or. 2025).
· cites it 41× “2021 legislation—ORS 279C.308 In 2021, the legislature enacted a statute that addresses a specific type of public improvement project, known as a “community benefit project.”
Oregon-Columbia Chapter AGC v. ODOT (S071452), 373 Or. 405 (Or. 2025).
· cites it 41× “2021 legislation—ORS 279C.308 In 2021, the legislature enacted a statute that addresses a specific type of public improvement project, known as a “community benefit project.”
Oregon-Columbia Chapter AGC v. ODOT (S071037), 373 Or. 440 (Or. 2025).
“The underlying circuit court action is one of three cases that AGC filed to challenge the process used by ODOT to set the terms of “community benefit contracts” for certain highway improvement projects pursuant to ORS 279C.308. The other two cases are petitions for judicial…”
Oregon-Columbia Chapter AGC v. ODOT (S071037), 373 Or. 440 (Or. 2025).
“The underlying circuit court action is one of three cases that AGC filed to challenge the process used by ODOT to set the terms of “community benefit contracts” for certain highway improvement projects pursuant to ORS 279C.308. The other two cases are petitions for judicial…”
Oregon-Columbia Chapter AGC v. ODOT (S071037), 373 Or. 440 (Or. 2025).
“The underlying circuit court action is one of three cases that AGC filed to challenge the process used by ODOT to set the terms of “community benefit contracts” for certain highway improvement projects pursuant to ORS 279C.308. The other two cases are petitions for judicial…”
Or. Rev. Stat. § 279C.308(1)(c): 3 cases
Oregon-Columbia Chapter AGC v. ODOT (S071452), 567 P.3d 1040 (Or. 2025).
“2021 legislation—ORS 279C.308 In 2021, the legislature enacted a statute that addresses a specific type of public improvement project, known as a “community benefit project.”
Oregon-Columbia Chapter AGC v. ODOT (S071452), 373 Or. 405 (Or. 2025).
“2021 legislation—ORS 279C.308 In 2021, the legislature enacted a statute that addresses a specific type of public improvement project, known as a “community benefit project.”
Oregon-Columbia Chapter AGC v. ODOT (S071452), 373 Or. 405 (Or. 2025).
“2021 legislation—ORS 279C.308 In 2021, the legislature enacted a statute that addresses a specific type of public improvement project, known as a “community benefit project.”
Or. Rev. Stat. § 279C.308(2): 3 cases
Oregon-Columbia Chapter AGC v. ODOT (S071452), 567 P.3d 1040 (Or. 2025).
“2021 legislation—ORS 279C.308 In 2021, the legislature enacted a statute that addresses a specific type of public improvement project, known as a “community benefit project.”
Oregon-Columbia Chapter AGC v. ODOT (S071452), 373 Or. 405 (Or. 2025).
“2021 legislation—ORS 279C.308 In 2021, the legislature enacted a statute that addresses a specific type of public improvement project, known as a “community benefit project.”
Oregon-Columbia Chapter AGC v. ODOT (S071452), 373 Or. 405 (Or. 2025).
“2021 legislation—ORS 279C.308 In 2021, the legislature enacted a statute that addresses a specific type of public improvement project, known as a “community benefit project.”
Or. Rev. Stat. § 279C.308(3)(b): 3 cases
Oregon-Columbia Chapter AGC v. ODOT (S071452), 567 P.3d 1040 (Or. 2025).
“2021 legislation—ORS 279C.308 In 2021, the legislature enacted a statute that addresses a specific type of public improvement project, known as a “community benefit project.”
Oregon-Columbia Chapter AGC v. ODOT (S071452), 373 Or. 405 (Or. 2025).
“2021 legislation—ORS 279C.308 In 2021, the legislature enacted a statute that addresses a specific type of public improvement project, known as a “community benefit project.”
Oregon-Columbia Chapter AGC v. ODOT (S071452), 373 Or. 405 (Or. 2025).
“2021 legislation—ORS 279C.308 In 2021, the legislature enacted a statute that addresses a specific type of public improvement project, known as a “community benefit project.”
Or. Rev. Stat. § 279C.308(3)(c)(A): 3 cases
Oregon-Columbia Chapter AGC v. ODOT (S071452), 567 P.3d 1040 (Or. 2025).
“2021 legislation—ORS 279C.308 In 2021, the legislature enacted a statute that addresses a specific type of public improvement project, known as a “community benefit project.”
Oregon-Columbia Chapter AGC v. ODOT (S071452), 373 Or. 405 (Or. 2025).
“2021 legislation—ORS 279C.308 In 2021, the legislature enacted a statute that addresses a specific type of public improvement project, known as a “community benefit project.”
Oregon-Columbia Chapter AGC v. ODOT (S071452), 373 Or. 405 (Or. 2025).
“2021 legislation—ORS 279C.308 In 2021, the legislature enacted a statute that addresses a specific type of public improvement project, known as a “community benefit project.”
Or. Rev. Stat. § 279C.308(3)(c)(B): 3 cases
Oregon-Columbia Chapter AGC v. ODOT (S071452), 567 P.3d 1040 (Or. 2025).
“2021 legislation—ORS 279C.308 In 2021, the legislature enacted a statute that addresses a specific type of public improvement project, known as a “community benefit project.”
Oregon-Columbia Chapter AGC v. ODOT (S071452), 373 Or. 405 (Or. 2025).
“2021 legislation—ORS 279C.308 In 2021, the legislature enacted a statute that addresses a specific type of public improvement project, known as a “community benefit project.”
Oregon-Columbia Chapter AGC v. ODOT (S071452), 373 Or. 405 (Or. 2025).
“2021 legislation—ORS 279C.308 In 2021, the legislature enacted a statute that addresses a specific type of public improvement project, known as a “community benefit project.”
Or. Rev. Stat. § 279C.308(4): 3 cases
Oregon-Columbia Chapter AGC v. ODOT (S071452), 567 P.3d 1040 (Or. 2025).
“2021 legislation—ORS 279C.308 In 2021, the legislature enacted a statute that addresses a specific type of public improvement project, known as a “community benefit project.”
Oregon-Columbia Chapter AGC v. ODOT (S071452), 373 Or. 405 (Or. 2025).
“2021 legislation—ORS 279C.308 In 2021, the legislature enacted a statute that addresses a specific type of public improvement project, known as a “community benefit project.”
Oregon-Columbia Chapter AGC v. ODOT (S071452), 373 Or. 405 (Or. 2025).
“2021 legislation—ORS 279C.308 In 2021, the legislature enacted a statute that addresses a specific type of public improvement project, known as a “community benefit project.”
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