City of Tacoma Environmental Services Department / Science and Engineering Division REQUEST FOR BIDS Specification No. ES16-0114F Gravel Detention Facility Expansion Submittal Deadline: 11:00 a.m., Pacific Time, Tuesday, May 17, 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 on-site at the facility located at 2517 S. 84th Street, Lakewood. We will meet at the 80th Street entrance to the facility. The pre-proposal meeting is scheduled for 9:00 AM on Monday, May 9, 2016. Project Scope: This contract shall generally consist of the excavation and removal of approximately 97,000 cubic yards of material from a former gravel pit quarry that is currently utilized as a regional stormwater detention facility. Work shall also include approximately 2,000 feet of trail, grading, gabion cribbing, fencing, and associated landscaping. Estimate: $3,500,000 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 cityoftacoma.org/employmentstandards. Additional Information: Requests for information regarding the specifications may be obtained by contacting Jill Tibbs, Senior Buyer, by email to jtibbs@cityoftacoma.org. The Successful bidder will be required to conform to the wage requirements prescribed by the federal Davis-Bacon and Relate Acts which requires that all laborers and mechanics employed by contractors and subcontractors performing on contracts funded in whole or in part by SRF appropriations in excess of $2,000 pay their laborers and mechanics not less than the prevailing wage rates and fringe benefits, as determined by the Secretary of Labor, for corresponding classes of laborers and mechanics employed on similar projects in the area. It is anticipated that this project will be funded in part by the Washington State Department of Ecology. Neither the State of Washington nor any of its departments or employees are, or shall be, a party to any contract or any subcontract resulting from this solicitation for bids. 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-697310 May 3