City of Tacoma Department of Public WorksEngineering REQUEST FOR BIDS PW14-0696F Port of Tacoma Road Rehabilitation Submittal Deadline: 11:00 a.m., Pacific Time, Tuesday, March 24, 2015. Submittal Delivery: Sealed submittals will be received and time stamped at this location only: City of Tacoma Procurement and Payables Division Tacoma Public UtilitiesAdministration 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-Bid Meeting: A pre-bid meeting will be held at the Tacoma Municipal Building, 747 Market St., Monday, March 9, 2015, from 2 pm to 3 pm in Conference Room #148. Project Scope: The Port of Tacoma Road has deteriorated to the point it needs to be replaced. The existing asphalt roadway surface from East 11th St. to South of Marshall Avenue will be replaced with concrete to be able to withstand heavy truck traffic. In addition to new road surface, the project will improve pedestrian access by completing missing segments of sidewalk, which will meet current ADA standards. A permanent traffic signal will be constructed at the entrance to the Washington United Terminal and a new signal will be constructed at Lincoln Avenue. Conduit for future Intelligent Transportation System along the entire project length and a water line from East 11th Street to Lincoln Avenue will also be constructed. Estimate: $7,250,000 to $9,250,000 Additional Information: Requests for information regarding the specifications may be obtained by contacting Chuck Blankenship, senior buyer, by email to charles.blankenship@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. March 3, 10