The City of Beaverton

The City of Beaverton is located seven miles west of Portland, Oregon, in the Tualatin River Valley, encompasses 19.6 square miles, and is home to more than 97,000 residents. The city is Oregon’s sixth largest city and the second-largest incorporated city in Washington County.

Beaverton is a friendly, active and responsive city well-known for our exceptional community services and amenities, helping Beaverton residents enjoy a high quality of life. Ranked in Money magazine’s Best Places to Live, Beaverton truly is “The Best of Oregon.” 

Beaverton is a family-friendly city and is well-known for its many attractive and well-planned neighborhoods. Residents enjoy easy access to a complete range of community services, including the largest shopping district in west metropolitan Portland and dozens of churches serving all denominations.

Why contract with the City of Beaverton?

The city aspires to achieve a minimum of 10% participation of firms certified by COBID in its overall dollar amount of contracting and purchasing activities, including goods and services, personal/professional services, architectural & engineering and related services, and construction of public improvements. There are three primary initiatives aimed at achieving this goal:

• Good Faith Effort Program for Construction and Personal Services Contracts valued over $100,000

• Increasing staff awareness and use of firms certified by COBID in procurements valued under $100,000

• Annual reports and regular tracking of city dollars spent with firms certified by COBID

You can read more about our contracting equity here.