City of Tacoma REQUEST FOR BIDS Specification No. WD13-0109F Department of Public UtilitiesTacoma Water Department of Public WorksEnvironmental Services Water Main Replacement Project No. MRP 2012-04 Wastewater Sewer Replacement Project No. ENV-04105-09 Vassault Street Et Al. Phase 3 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 2, 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 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 be held at 8:00a.m. Pacific Time, Tuesday, June 18, 2013, at Tacoma Public Utilities, 3628 South 35th Street, Tacoma Washington, conference room ABN2C. 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: Construct approximately 5,125 linear feet of 8-inch 6inch and 4-inch water mains and approximately 5,400 linear feet of 10inch, and 8-inch sanitary sewer and Storm Sewer mains, all in accordance with these specifications and approved plans. The work is located within the area bounded by North 49th Street to North 51st Street, Vassault Street to Visscher Street. In the NW 1/ 4Sec. 23T.21NR.2E, W.M., Tacoma WA. Estimate: Water: $1,417,000.00 plus applicable sales tax Wastewater Sewer: $1,197,000.00 plus applicable sales tax Additional information regarding the specifications may be obtained by contacting Grant Whitley at 253-5028746, or contact Marie Holm, Senior Buyer, 253-502-8139, for general purchasing information. CITY OF TACOMA /s/Kathy Katterhagen Procurement and Payables Manager /s/Marie Holm 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. June 12