City of Tacoma REQUEST FOR BIDS Specification No. PW14-0675F Department of Public Works Engineering Chinese Reconciliation Park, Phase III 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, January 20, 2015, 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 10:00 a.m., Wednesday, January 7, 2015, Room 148 at Tacoma Municipal Building, 747 Market Street, Tacoma. 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: The project will increase the size of the current parking lot, by adding an additional 30 parking spaces. The project will also remove approximately 1000 cubic yards of contaminated soil currently stockpiled on site underneath the Schuster Parkway bridge. In addition the project will also install signage, bamboo wall with a Chinese motif, plantings and lighting. Estimate: $320,000 Additional information regarding the specifications may be obtained by contacting Chuck Blankenship, senior buyer, by email to charles.blankenship@cityoftacoma.org. 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