City of Tacoma REQUEST FOR BIDS Specification No. WD13-0119F Department of Public UtilitiesTacoma Water Water Main Replacement Project MRP 2011-01 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, May 7, 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 11:30 a.m., Thursday, April 25, 2013 at Tacoma Public Utilities Administrative Building North, Conference Room 2A located at 3628 S. 35th Street, Tacoma, Washington 98409. 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 HUB and LEAP goals. Project Scope: Constructing approximately 5,785 lf of 12-inch, 10inch, 8-inch, 6-inch and 4-inch ductile iron water main and associated appurtenances in 22nd Avenue East from 104th Street East to 105th Street East, 24th Avenue East from 99th Street East to 104th Street East, 25th Avenue East from 105th Street East to SR 512, 26th Avenue East from 104th Street East to 100 feet south of 106th Street East, 105th Street East from 22nd Avenue East to 25th Avenue East and 106th Street East from 25th Avenue East to 100 feet east of 26th Avenue East. Tacoma, WA Estimate: $667,445.00 plus applicable sales tax. Additional information regarding the specifications may be obtained by contacting Greg Armstrong at 253502-8501, 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. April 12