CAREERS Special Edition
August 15, 2018
TriMet construction projects boost the local economy. For
minority firms like Raimore Construction, a black-owned company
headquartered in northeast Portland, it has meant 20 years of
construction work with bigger contracts on the horizon.
Contractor Grows
with TriMet
Raimore on
track for biggest
contract ever
Northeast Portland’s Raimore
Construction, a black-owned firm
with 20 years of experience work-
ing for TriMet, has been selected
for pre-construction services for
the transit agency’s new Division
Transit Project and is now in line
to receive the largest Disadvan-
taged Business Enterprise (DBE)
contract in Oregon history.
Raimore will help bring faster,
more efficient and reliable bus
service to the east side with its
pre-construction work for bring-
ing high-capacity bus service to a
15-mile corridor between Gresh-
am and downtown Portland. Con-
struction is expected to begin ear-
ly next year.
Key features of the project will
include a new bus line to accom-
modate 60-foot-long, articulated
buses with three doors for quicker
boarding and room for 60 percent
more riders and space for bikes;
construction of 42 transit stations
with 83 platforms and upgraded
rider amenities.
Raimore’s job performance on
pre-construction, a contract valued
at $395,000, is expected to put it
on course to win the total Division
Transit Project contract valued at
$60-$65 million, which would be
the largest DBE contract in state
history, TriMet officials said.
The local contractor’s history
of working with TriMet dates back
to the construction of the Inter-
state MAX Yellow Line in north
Portland. It was during that proj-
ect that TriMet created a national
model for its Disadvantaged Busi-
ness Enterprise program.
Raimore is now course to real-
ize its decades-long goal of grad-
uating from TriMet’s DBE pro-
gram.
The achievement blazes a trail
for other small, minority-owned
businesses opportunities to follow.
It also continues TriMet’s com-
mitment to engage in equitable,
sustainable and fiscally-prudent
business practices for decades to
come, officials said.
Fabricator’s Death Unsolved
C ontinued from P age 3
Oregon State Medical Examiner’s
office cited “homicidal violence”
as the cause of death.
Gora’s custom fabrication work
ranged from barbeques to elab-
orate artwork that added unique
flavor to surrounding north and
northeast neighborhoods for
restaurants, shops, or in people’s
yards.
In the months leading up to his
death, Gora was trying to sell his
property and possessions. He held
an estate sale in late April after re-
ceiving nuisance complaints from
the city for debris and vehicles in
his yard, as well as a citation for
residing in what was zoned as
commercial property for over 40
years, a city official said.
Police said information learned
from social media sites may lead
to the identification of suspect(s)
and can be shared anonymously
through their partners in justice,
Crime Stoppers of Oregon.
To submit an anonymous tip,
call 503-823-HELP (4357), down-
load the app ‘P3 Tips,’ or submit
online at p3tips.com/823.
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