Parking Lot
Bollard Installation in Tualatin and Tigard, Oregon
Cojo
Invalid Date
6 min read
Tualatin and Tigard are paired in this guide because they share a single retail and industrial corridor running south from Highway 217 along Pacific Highway and the Tualatin River. Bridgeport Village, Washington Square, and the Tualatin commercial-industrial mix near 65th Avenue all draw heavy bollard demand. Cojo serves both cities as a single coordinated service area. This page lays out installation specifics for property and operations managers at sites in either city.
A standard 6-inch concrete-filled steel pipe bollard installed in Tualatin or Tigard takes 4 to 6 hours per unit, requires a 24 to 36 inch concrete footing, and runs $400 to $1,200 installed. Both cities enforce site-improvement standards through their Community Development departments under their respective Community Development Codes. Right-of-way work along Highway 99W (Pacific Highway), I-5, and Highway 217 is ODOT jurisdiction. Most sites sit on Tualatin Valley silty clay loam.
Both cities have adopted the Oregon Structural Specialty Code (which incorporates the IBC and the federal ADA Standards). Site-improvement bollards are enforced through:
Right-of-way work along Pacific Highway, Highway 217, and the I-5 corridor follows ODOT design standards (ODOT Design Manual). Washington County right-of-way work outside city limits goes through the County Department of Land Use and Transportation.
Both cities sit on Tualatin Valley silty clay loam over alluvial gravel, with a moderately high water table near the Tualatin River. Two notes:
Freeze-thaw runs 25 to 35 cycles per metro winter -- air-entrained concrete mandatory.
In December 2025 we installed 8 stainless steel decorative bollards (304 alloy, 6-inch outer diameter, 36 inches above grade) at a 28,000 square foot Tigard retail strip near Washington Square. The owner specified stainless for facade aesthetic and corrosion resistance. Footings ran 36 inches with grade-rated anchor cages. Each bollard was hand-finished and field-welded into final position. Field time: 2 days, 2-person crew. The same job included 4 standard 6-inch concrete-filled bollards at the rear loading dock. See our storefront bollards reference for the design rationale and our best parking lot bollards page for product comparisons.
Industry Baseline Range
| Bollard Type | Installed Price (each) |
|---|---|
| 4-inch steel pipe, surface-mount | $300 to $700 |
| 6-inch concrete-filled steel pipe, embedded | $400 to $1,200 |
| 8-inch forklift-rated, embedded | $700 to $1,600 |
| Removable bollard with sleeve | $700 to $1,800 |
| Decorative cast bollard | $800 to $2,500 |
| Stainless steel decorative | $1,200 to $2,800 |
| ASTM F2656 K4 crash-rated | $1,500 to $4,000 |
Tualatin and Tigard 2026 pricing runs above the regional baseline because Bridgeport Village and Washington Square jobs require after-hours scheduling, Pacific Highway work pulls ODOT coordination time, and retail underwriters in this corridor frequently specify crash-rated upgrades. Lead times: stock steel 2 to 3 weeks, stainless 4 to 6 weeks, crash-rated certified 6 to 10 weeks.
Tualatin and Tigard bollard installs frequently come bundled with parking lot striping. Stall lines at Bridgeport, Washington Square, and Pacific Highway need refreshing after the new traffic pattern lands. See commercial striping in Tigard for that scope and the Portland metro bollards page for multi-site coordination.
Cojo handles bollard installation across Tualatin, Tigard, King City, Sherwood, and the broader I-5/Highway 99W corridor. Every quote comes with a written ADA compliance review. Contact Cojo for a site walk; bollard work in this corridor usually pairs with the rest of our parking lot services on the same crew day.
Understand what happens during an ADA parking compliance audit, common violations found in Oregon commercial lots, and how to prepare your property.
Complete guide to ADA parking requirements in Oregon, including space dimensions, van accessible standards, signage rules, and ORS 447.233 specifics for commercial property owners.
See real before-and-after results of commercial sealcoating projects in Oregon and learn how this affordable maintenance extends parking lot life by a decade or more.
Have a question about this topic? We'll respond within 24 hours.