City of Tacoma REQUEST FOR BIDS Specification No. WD14-0437F Department of Public UtilitiesTacoma Water Water Main Replacement Project MRP 2013-21 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 16, 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 be held at 11:00 a.m., Friday, September 5, 2014 at the Tacoma Public Utilities Administrative Building North, Conference Room 2A, 3628 S. 35th Street, Tacoma, WA 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 SBE and LEAP goals. Project Scope: Constructing approximately 6,926 lineal feet of ductile iron water main and associated appurtenances in the following Pierce Country streets: 133rd Street East from Prairie Ridge Drive East to Cedarview Drive East, Cedar Circle East from Prairie Ridge Drive East to Prairie Ridge Drive East, Greenbelt Drive East from 147th Street East to Prairie Ridge Drive East, 147th Street East from Greenbelt Drive East east to dead end and 134th Street from Cedar Circle East east to dead end. Estimate: $922,598.00 plus applicable sales tax. Additional information regarding the specifications may be obtained by contacting Marie Holm, senior buyer, by email to marie.holm@cityoftacoma.org. 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 29