City of Tacoma REQUEST FOR BIDS Specification No. PT14-0695F Department of Public UtilitiesTacoma Power 15kV 600A Submersible Switchgear 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, December 23, 2014, 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 by accessing the City of Tacoma Purchasing website at www.TacomaPurchasing.org. A list of vendors registered for this solicitation is also available at the website. After 1:00 p.m. the day of bid opening, preliminary submittal results and names of vendors submitting bids are posted to the website for public viewing. A pre-bid meeting will not be held. Project Scope: 3 year material supply contract for 15kV 600A Submersible Switchgear Estimate: $425,000 Additional information regarding the specifications may be obtained by contacting Kim Kerner, senior buyer, by email to kkerner@cityoftacoma.org. CITY OF TACOMA /s/Patsy Best Interim Procurement and Payables Division Manager /s/Kim Kerner 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. December 16