City of Tacoma PUBLIC WORKS ENGINEERING REQUEST FOR BIDS PW16-0194F 2016 Striping Contract 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-Bid Meeting: A pre-bid meeting will be held at 747 Market Street in the Tacoma Municipal Building, Room 138 at 9:30 a.m., Monday, May 9, 2016 to answer questions regarding the Small Business Enterprise Program (SBE) and Local Employment and Apprenticeship Training Program (LEAP) requirements included in the contract. Prospective bidders are urged to attend. Project Scope: This contract shall generally consist of furnishing, installing, and/or removing pavement markings as described in these contract specifications, including but not limited to marking of centerlines, lane lines, turn lanes, bike lanes, parking lines, wide lines, turn arrow markings, stop lines, and symbols/legends as identified in these contract specifications. The majority of the work entails the re-painting of existing striping elements using the existing channelization as guidance. The extent of the work area primarily includes the South and East portions of the City of Tacoma, approximately bounded by the downtown area (Foss Waterway) to the West and Center Street to the North. Additional supplemental areas within the City, performing similar work elements, are also included as part of this scope—namely re-marking of painted bike lane striping, at a minimum, within the northern/western portions of the City. Estimate: $370,000 Additional Information: Requests for information regarding the specifications may be obtained by contacting Joe Parris, Senior Buyer, by email 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-697446 May 3