CITY OF LINCOLN CITYDESIGN-BUILD COMPETITIVE BIDDING EXEMPTION NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGNotice is hereby given that the City Council of Lincoln City will hold a public hearing to take oral and written comments on the City's draft findings in support of an exemption from competitive bidding under ORS 279C.335 for the design and construction of the SE 19th Roadway Repair Project. The City is requesting the exemption from competitive bidding to allow the use of a procurement method that presents an alternative to the traditional low-bid method of contracting. The method known as Design-Build awards projects to the contractor offering the best combination of price, technical qualifications, and technical approach. The City's evaluation and scoring of competing contractor's technical qualifications and technical approach components, combined with comparison of the contractor's price component will be the basis of award. The project is located at the 1900 Block of SE 19th St, the the east end of the roadway and cul-de-sac. The project will reconstruct two separate sections of failed roadway. The draft findings may also be viewed on Lincoln City's website at www.lincolncity.org. Copies of draft findings may be obtained at a cost of 30 cents per page. Public Hearing Information Date: February 23, 2026 Time: City Council Meeting, 6:00 PM* Place: City Council Chambers, 801 SW Highway 101, 3rd Floor Lincoln City, Oregon *(This is a regularly scheduled City Council meeting, and the public hearing will not be the first item on the agenda.) Comments must be submitted in writing by noon on February 18, 2026 to be included in the City Council packet. Written comments received after noon February 18, 2026 will be provided to City Council at the hearing. Any person may provide oral or written comments to the City Council at the February 23, 2026 hearing. Written comments for the public hearing can be addressed to publiccomment@lincolncity.org. Comments on the Draft Findings should be addressed digitally to Dwentz@lincolncity.org or by mail: Daniel Wentz, City Engineer P.O. Box 50 Lincoln City OR, 97367 Published Feb. 2, 2026. 4132089