City of Tacoma REQUEST FOR BIDS Specification No. WD13-0292F Department of Public UtilitiesTacoma Water Water Main Replacement Project No. MRP 2012-11 SOUTH CRYSTAL SPRINGS ROAD 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, September 3, 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 a.m. Pacific Time, Friday, August 23, 2013, at Tacoma Public Utilities, 3628 South 35th Street, Tacoma WA, conference room ABN-2A. 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 1302 linear feet of 6-inch water mains in accordance with these specifications and approved plans. The work is located in South Crystal Springs Road between South 18th Street and South 19th Street and in South 18th Street from South Crystal Springs Road to the west 900 feet. All located in the SE 1/4 of Sec. 03, T20N, R24E, and the SW 1/4 of Sec. 04, T20N, R2E, WM. City of Tacoma, Pierce County, WA Estimate: $261,650.00 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. August 12