Oregon construction contractors gloomy as 2020 grinds on(Portland Tribune, 10/12/2020)
Tools & tips (serial) Oregon Construction Contractors Board
Annual performance progress report (annual) Oregon Construction Contractors Board
contractors
Unlicensed construction contractors
Agency’s C.O. sweep finds unlicensed contractors (KTVZ, 5/13/2019)
Consumer guide to selecting and working with a contractor (2017) Oregon Construction Contractors Board
Unlicensed contractors
False home inspector facing $80,000 in fines (Bend Bulletin, 4/19/17)
State fines phony Bend home inspector $80,000 (KTVZ, 4/19/17)
Consumer guide to selecting and working with a contractor [PDF] (2017) Oregon Construction Contractors Board
Department of Transportation
ODOT resists changes to road-quality oversight (Portland Tribune, 3/16/2017)
Review of Oregon Department of Transportation asphalt mix specification, phase II: interim report, review of specifications and comparison with other states (2016) Oregon Department of Transportation
ODOT construction contracts audit
ODOT loses money on contractors gaming the system, auditors say, but agency questions accuracy (Oregonian, 3/6/17)
Contractors could be gaming ODOT contracts, state audit finds (Statesman Journal, 3/6/17)
New audit of ODOT contracting system finds same old flaws (Portland Tribune, 3/6/17)
ODOT should better scrutinize construction costs and project changes by tracking line item bids with abnormally high or low prices [PDF] (2017) Oregon Secretary of State, Audits Division
Construction contractor fraud
Unlicensed contractor’s victims line up (Daily Journal of Commerce, 8/17/2016)
Fight construction fraud & scams [PDF] (2016) Oregon Construction Contractors Board
State vendors who owe taxes
State vendors who owe taxes, other debt continue to be paid (Portland Tribune, 4/18/2016)
Oregon needs stronger leadership, sustained focus to improve delinquent debt collection [PDF] (2015) Oregon Secretary of State, Audits Division
State of Oregon, opportunities to improve delinquent debt collection by state agencies [PDF] (1997) Oregon Secretary of State, Audits Division
Construction contractor licenses
State orders unlicensed contractor, doing business as Florence Hearth and Patio, to close and pay $18,000 in restitution to clients (Register Guard, 11/24/2015)
Who needs a construction contractor’s license? [PDF] (2010) Oregon Construction Contractors Board
Construction contractors
Since You Asked: Contractors must be licensed with the state (Mail Tribune, 10/9/2015)
16 ways to avoid remodeling, repair and construction problems (serial) Oregon Construction Contractors Board
Continuing education for contractors
New Oregon contractors rule requires training many say they don’t need (Oregonian, 3/31/2012)
Residential continuing education [PDF] (2012) Oregon Construction Contractors Board
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