City of Tacoma Department of Public Works- Engineering REQUEST FOR BIDS PW16-0113F Streets Initiative Package #2 Submittal Deadline: 11:00 a.m., Pacific Time, Tuesday, May 31, 2016 Submittal Delivery: Sealed submittals will be received and time stamped at this location only: City of Tacoma Procurement and Payables Division, Tacoma Public Utilities- Administration Building North, Main Floor 3628 South 35th Street, Tacoma, WA 98409 Submittal Opening: Sealed submittals in response to a RFB will be opened by a Purchasing representative and read aloud during a public bid opening held in Conference Room M-1, located on the main floor in the same building. After 1:00 p.m. the day of bid opening, preliminary submittal results and names of vendors submitting bids are posted to www.TacomaPurchasing.org for public viewing. Solicitation Documents: An electronic copy of the complete solicitation documents may be viewed and obtained at the City's plan distribution service provider, ARC, 632 Broadway, Tacoma, WA 98402, or by going to http://www.nwcontractorsnetwork.com. Prospective bidders will be required to pay reproduction costs. A list of vendors registered for this solicitation is also available at their website. Pre-Proposal Meeting: A pre-proposal meeting will be held at 9:30 a.m., May 23, 2016 at the Tacoma Municipal Building, Room 138. Project Scope: This contract shall generally consist of pavement removal, roadway excavation, minor grading, catch basins removal and replacement, and HMA paving over a new road base around South 15th Street and Cedar Street. In addition, similar work will be performed around South 5th Street and Sheridan Ave, consisting of asphalt removal, HMA prelevel and HMA paving on top of existing base concrete. The work also includes constructing curb and gutter, curb ramps, repairing brick gutters, tree removal, tree installation, pavement repair, Catch basin removal and replacement, and extending 8" & 4" water main. In addition, the project has one additive pertaining to the work in the vicinity of South 16th Street and South L Street (from South 16th Street to South 17th Street). The work consists of removal and replacement of cement concrete pavement, removal of asphalt, concrete pavement, roadway excavation, minor grading, and constructing curb ramps. Estimate: $1,500,000-$1,700,000 Paid Leave and Minimum Wage: Effective February 1, 2016, the City of Tacoma requires all employers to provide paid leave and minimum wages, as set forth in Title 18 of the Tacoma Municipal Code. For more information visit www.cityoftacoma.org/employmentstandards. Additional Information: Requests for information regarding the specifications may be obtained by contacting Joe Parris, Senior Buyer, by email to jparris@cityoftacoma.org. Protest Policy: City of Tacoma protest policy, located at www.tacomapurchasing.org, specifies procedures for protests submitted prior to and after submittal deadline. Meeting sites are accessible to persons with disabilities. Reasonable accommodations for persons with disabilities can be arranged with 48 hours advance notice by calling 253-502-8468. IDX-700034 May 17