City of Tacoma REQUEST FOR BIDS Specification No. ED13-0359F Community and Economic Development Department BUSINESS DISTRICT SIDEWALK IMPROVEMENTS The City of Tacoma is accepting SEALED BIDS for the above solicitation. Submittals will be received and time stamped only at the Purchasing Division, located in the Tacoma Public Utilities Administration Building North, Main Floor, 3628 South 35th Street, Tacoma, WA 98409. Bids will be received until 11:00 a.m., Pacific Time, Tuesday, July 16, 2013, at which time they 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. 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. 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. A pre-bid meeting will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Monday, July 8, 2013 at 747 Market Street Room 902, Tacoma, WA 98402. The purpose of the pre-bid meeting is to answer questions about this solicitation and any special or technical requirements, as well as the City's SBE and LEAP goals. Project Scope: This contract provides for the improvement of unfit or unsafe sidewalk and curb ramps and shall generally consist of removal of pavement, curb, and sidewalk and the construction of new asphalt pavement, cement concrete curb and gutter, cement concrete sidewalk, and curb ramps in compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and Public Right-of-Way Accessibility Guidelines (PROWAG) at four locations in the City of Tacoma. Estimate: $337,000 Additional information regarding the specifications may be obtained by contacting Carol Wolfe at 253-5915384, or contact Chuck Blankenship, Senior Buyer, 253-502-8163, for general purchasing information. CITY OF TACOMA /s/Kathy Katterhagen Procurement and Payables Manager /s/Chuck Blankenship Senior Buyer 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. July 2