City of Tacoma REQUEST FOR BIDS Specification No. TR14-0419F Department of Public Utilities Tacoma Rail TMBL Tideland and Capital Division Track Maintenance 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, November 4, 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 not be held. Project Scope: Establish one or more contracts with qualified firms to provide equipment and personnel to perform railroad track maintenance, for both scheduled and emergency repairs, in addition to authorized system upgrades to its railroad tracks for up to five years. All work shall be in accordance with the Standard Plans, Specifications and American Railway Engineering and Maintenance of Way Association (AREMA). Equipment and supplies needed to perform maintenance/repairs shall conform to the current standards in the AREMA, FRA, and/or WSDOT Standard Specifications. Estimate: $650,000 Additional information regarding the specifications may be obtained by contacting Richelle Krienke by email to rkrienke@cityoftacoma.org. CITY OF TACOMA Kathy Katterhagen Procurement and Payables Manager Richelle Krienke 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. October 15