City of Tacoma REQUEST FOR BIDS Specification No. WQ12-0142F Department of Public Utilities Tacoma Water South Tacoma Groundwater Treatment Facilities 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 15, 2012, 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 at the City's plan distribution service provider, ARC, 632 Broadway, Tacoma, WA 98402, or by going to http:// www.nwcontractorsnetwork.com. Prospective bidders will be required to pay reproduction costs. A list of vendors registered for this solicitation is also available at their website. After 1:00 p.m. the day of bid opening, preliminary submittal results and names of vendors submitting bids are posted to www.TacomaPurchasing.org for public viewing. A pre-bid meeting will be held at 9:00 a.m., Tuesday, May 1, 2012, at the Tacoma Public Utilities Building, Conference Room G-1 on the ground floor. 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. Site visits to Hood Street Reservoir and South Tacoma Pump Station will follow the meeting. Project Scope: Construct corrosion control and fluoridation facilities, and associated pipelines, buildings, and systems, at Hood Street Reservoir, and a diffused aeration system, and associated systems, at the South Tacoma Pump Station. Estimate: Schedule A $1,715,000.00 plus sales tax, Schedule B $362,000.00 plus sales tax Additional information regarding the specifications may be obtained by contacting Kim DeFolo at 253-3963087, or contract 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 23