City of Tacoma
Environmental Services Department
REQUEST FOR BIDS ES21-0629F
SW & WW Manitou District Green Infrastructure Project
Submittal Deadline: 11:00 a.m., Pacific Time, Tuesday, November 29th, 2022
Submittals must be received by the City’s Procurement and Payables Division prior to 11:00 a.m. Pacific Time.
For electronic submittals, the City of Tacoma will designate the time of receipt recorded by our email, bids@cityoftacoma.org, as the official time of receipt. This clock will be used as the official time of receipt of all parts of electronic bid submittals.
Submittal Delivery: Sealed submittals will be received as follows:
By Email:
bids@cityoftacoma.org
Maximum file size: 35 MB. Multiple emails may be sent for each submittal
Bid Opening: Sealed submittals in response to a RFB will be opened Tuesday’s at 11AM by a purchasing representative and read aloud during a public bid opening held at the Tacoma Public Utilities Administrative Building North, 3628 S. 35th Street, Tacoma, WA 98409, conference room M-1, located on the main floor. They will also be held virtually Tuesday’s at 11AM. Attend via this link or call 1 (253) 215 8782. Submittals in response to an RFP, RFQ or RFI will be recorded as received. As soon as possible, after 1:00 PM, on the day of submittal deadline, preliminary results will be posted to www.TacomaPurchasing.org.
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, or by going to http://www.e-arc.com/location/tacoma. 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 virtually from 11:00 am – 12:00 pm on November 21st, 2022 to answer questions regarding the project in general as well as the Equity in Contracting (EIC) and Local Employment and Apprenticeship Training Program (LEAP) requirements included in the Contract. Prospective bidders are encouraged to attend this meeting. You can join the meeting by visiting:
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-teams/join-a-meeting and entering:
Meeting ID: 245 216 252 478 with Passcode: 49S3KP.
Project Scope: This Contract shall generally consist of the improvement of the following streets:
• S Ferdinand Street between S 64th Street and S 66th Street
• S Cheyenne Street between S 64th and S American Lake Blvd
• S Verde Street between S 64th Street and S Grove St
• S Grove Street between S Cheyenne Street and S Verde Street
• S Stevens Street between S 64th Street and S 66th Street
• S Mason Street between S 62nd Street and S 66th Street
The improvements shall include, but are not limited to, demolition and reconstruction of the existing roadways with hot mix asphalt, permeable asphalt, cement concrete curbs with and
without gutters, cement concrete curb ramps, cement concrete driveways, asphalt driveways, catch basins, storm drainage and wastewater manholes, storm and wastewater pipes, potable water improvements and landscape restoration in accordance with the Contract Plans, these Contract Provisions, and the Standard Specifications.
Estimate: $6,825,000 (not including sales tax)
Paid Sick Leave: The City of Tacoma requires all employers to provide paid sick leave as set forth in Title 18 of the Tacoma Municipal Code. For more information, visit our Minimum Employment Standards Paid Sick Leave webpage.
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Information: The City of Tacoma, in accordance with Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act (Section 504) and the Americans with Disabilities Act
(ADA), commits to nondiscrimination on the basis of disability, in all of its programs and activities. Specification materials can be made available in an alternate format by emailing Gail Himes at ghimes@cityoftacoma.org, or by calling her collect at 253-591-5785.
Title VI Information: “The City of Tacoma” in accordance with provisions of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, (78 Stat. 252, 42 U.S.C. sections 2000d to 2000d-4) and the Regulations, hereby notifies all bidders that it will affirmatively ensure that in any contract entered into pursuant to this advertisement, disadvantaged business enterprises will be afforded full and fair opportunity to submit bids in response to this invitation and will not be discriminated against on the grounds of race, color, national origin in consideration of award.
Additional Information: Requests for information regarding the specifications may be obtained by contacting Dawn DeJarlais, Senior Buyer by email to ddejarlais@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.
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November 15, 22, 2022
