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and connections to the labor market, otherwise
college debt will grow.”
By region, the Mountain West was most like-
ly to have young college graduates jobless or
underemployed - roughly 3 in 5. It was fol-
lowed by the more rural southeastern U.S.,
including Alabama, Kentucky, Mississippi and
Tennessee. The Pacific region, including Alas-
ka, California, Hawaii, Oregon and Washing-
ton, also was high on the list.
On the other end of the scale, the southern
U.S., anchored by Texas, was most likely to
have young college graduates in higher-skill
jobs.
The figures are based on an analysis of 2011
Current Population Survey data by Northeast-
ern University researchers and supplemented
with material from Paul Harrington, an econo-
mist at Drexel University, and the Economic
Policy Institute, a Washington think tank. They
rely on Labor Department assessments of the
level of education required to do the job in
900-plus U.S. occupations, which were used to
calculate the shares of young adults with bach-
elor’s degrees who were “underemployed.”
About 1.5 million, or 53.6 percent, of bache-
lor’s degree-holders under the age of 25 last
year were jobless or underemployed, the high-
est share in at least 11 years. In 2000, the share
was at a low of 41 percent, before the dot-com
bust erased job gains for college graduates in
the telecommunications and IT fields.
Out of the 1.5 million who languished in the
job market, about half were underemployed, an
increase from the previous year.
REQUEST FOR BIDS
METRO PARKS AND ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES
Supplying Steel Drums
RFB 12-2101
The Parks and Environmental Services Department of
Metro, a metropolitan service district organized under the
laws of the State of Oregon and the Metro Charter, locat-
ed at 600 NE Grand Avenue, Portland, OR 97232-2736,
is requesting sealed bids for supplying new or recondi-
tioned 55-gallon steel drums.
Bids are due no later than 2:00 p.m., May 1, 2012, in
Metro’s business offices at 600 NE Grand Avenue, Port-
land, OR 97232-2736, Attention: Karen Slusarenko, RFB
12-2101. First Tier Subcontractor and Good Faith Effort
forms are due from all bidders within two (2) hours of the
bid due time or the bid will be considered non-respon-
sive.
The contract contemplated consists of furnishing an esti-
mated 6,000 open top 55-gallon steel drums and 1,700
tight-head 55-gallon steel drums, to be used for bulking
and lab packing hazardous materials received,
processed for disposal, and recycled through two per-
manent facilities and miscellaneous satellite activities.
All bids must be submitted in sealed envelopes which
clearly identify the item(s) as stated in the RFB. Bidding
documents, (including plans and specifications depicting
the work) may be viewed on Metro’s website at
http://www.oregonmetro.gov under “Doing Business
With”, then “Requests for Bids and Proposal”.
All bidders submitting a bid for public improvements over
$50,000 certify that they will pay and comply with the
minimum prevailing wage requirements of ORS
279C.800-279C.870 and if applicable 40 U.S.C.276a.
Metro may accept or reject any or all bids, in whole or in
part, or waive irregularities not affecting substantial
rights if such action is deemed in the public interest.
Metro extends equal opportunity to all persons and
specifically encourages minority, women-owned and
emerging small businesses to access and participate in
this and all Metro projects, programs and services.
Metro Code provisions 2.04.100 and 200 require all Bid-
ders to follow and document a specific good faith out-
reach effort to State-certified Minority, Emerging and
Women-owned Businesses. Certification of good faith
compliance and a declaration of any actual utilization
pursuant to both programs are required at the time of Bid
Opening.
Metro and its contractors will not discriminate against
any person(s), employee or applicant for employment
based on race, creed, color, national origin, sex, sexual
orientation, age, religion, physical handicap, political affil-
iation or martial status. Metro fully complies with Title VI
of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and related statutes and
regulations in all programs and activities. For more infor-
mation, or to obtain a Title VI Complaint Form, see
www.oregonmetro.gov.
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REQUEST FOR BIDS
METRO PARKS AND ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES
Electric Utility Carts and Vehicles
RFB 12-2098
The Parks and Environmental Services Department of
Metro, a metropolitan service district organized under the
laws of the State of Oregon and the Metro Charter, locat-
ed at 600 NE Grand Avenue, Portland, OR 97232-2736,
is requesting bids for Electric Utility Carts and Vehicles
purchases for the Metro and Metro facilities.
Bids are due no later than 2:00 p.m., May 3, 2012, in
Metro’s business offices at 600 NE Grand Avenue, Port-
land, OR 97232-2736, Attention: Karen Slusarenko, RFB
12-2098. First Tier Subcontractor and Good Faith Effort
forms are due from all bidders within two (2) hours of the
bid due time or the bid will be considered non-respon-
sive.
The contract contemplated consists of the purchase of
electric carts and vehicles. Metro intends to purchase a
minimum of four (4) vehicles with the option to purchase
additional vehicles at a later date.
Broken down by occupation, young college graduates
were heavily represented in jobs that require a high
school diploma or less.
In the last year, they were more likely to be employed
as waiters, waitresses, bartenders and food-service
helpers than as engineers, physicists, chemists and math-
ematicians combined (100,000 versus 90,000). There
were more working in office-related jobs such as recep-
tionist or payroll clerk than in all computer professional
By region, the Mountain West
was most likely to have young
college graduates jobless or
underemployed
jobs (163,000 versus 100,000). More also were
employed as cashiers, retail clerks and customer repre-
sentatives than engineers (125,000 versus 80,000).
According to government projections released last
month, only three of the 30 occupations with the largest
projected number of job openings by 2020 will require a
bachelor’s degree or higher to fill the position - teachers,
college professors and accountants. Most job openings
are in professions such as retail sales, fast food and truck
driving, jobs which aren’t easily replaced by computers.
College graduates who majored in zoology, anthropol-
ogy, philosophy, art history and humanities were among
the least likely to find jobs appropriate to their education
level; those with nursing, teaching, accounting or com-
puter science degrees were among the most likely.
In Nevada, where unemployment is the highest in the
nation, Class of 2012 college seniors recently expressed
feelings ranging from anxiety and fear to cautious opti-
mism about what lies ahead.
With the state’s economy languishing in an extended
housing bust, a lot of young graduates have shown up at
job placement centers in tears. Many have been
squeezed out of jobs by more experienced workers, job
counselors said, and are now having to explain to
prospective employers the time gaps in their resumes.
“It’s kind of scary,” said Cameron Bawden, 22, who is
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CONSTRUCTION
KICKOFF EVENT
PCC Rock Creek Bond Projects
All bids must be submitted in sealed envelopes which
clearly identify the item(s) as stated in the RFB. Bidding
documents, (including plans and specifications depicting
the work) may be viewed on Metro’s website at
http://www.oregonmetro.gov under “Doing Business
With”, then “Requests for Bids and Proposal”.
All bidders submitting a bid for public improvements over
$50,000 certify that they will pay and comply with the
minimum prevailing wage requirements of ORS
279C.800-279C.870 and if applicable 40 U.S.C.276a.
Metro may accept or reject any or all bids, in whole or in
part, or waive irregularities not affecting substantial
rights if such action is deemed in the public interest.
Metro extends equal opportunity to all persons and
specifically encourages minority, women-owned and
emerging small businesses to access and participate in
this and all Metro projects, programs and services.
Metro Code provisions 2.04.100 and 200 require all Bid-
ders to follow and document a specific good faith out-
reach effort to State-certified Minority, Emerging and
Women-owned Businesses. Certification of good faith
compliance and a declaration of any actual utilization
pursuant to both programs are required at the time of Bid
Opening.
Metro and its contractors will not discriminate against
any person(s), employee or applicant for employment
based on race, creed, color, national origin, sex, sexual
orientation, age, religion, physical handicap, political affil-
iation or martial status. Metro fully complies with Title VI
of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and related statutes and
regulations in all programs and activities. For more infor-
mation, or to obtain a Title VI Complaint Form, see
www.oregonmetro.gov.
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Date: May 8th, 2012 /
Time: 8:30am – 10:30am
Location: PCC Rock Creek Campus,
Building 9 Event Center
Map: http://www.pcc.edu/about/locations/map/#rc
The session – led by Campus President David Rule
– will take place in the Building 9 Event Center and
will focus on bond-funded improvement projects for
the Rock Creek Campus. This will also be an
M/W/ESB workshop to discuss specific opportuni-
ties. The agenda will include a bond program
overview and Rock Creek projects overview.
CM/GC partners: Fortis Construction, Northwest
Infrastructure, and Faison Construction will discuss
project timelines and opportunities for participation
as well as projects slated for summer construction
starts.
For more information contact:
John Persen at jpersen@pcc.edu OR
Chelle Miller at chellem@fortisconstruct.com
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