NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS PIERCE COUNTY CALL FOR BIDS CRYSTAL MOUNTAIN BOULEVARD EAST (SR-410 to Crystal Mountain Ski Area) CRP 5738, Federal Aid No. WA PFH 33(2) Available for purchase on or after March 18, 2015 Project Summary Cost Range: > $6,000,000 DBE: 10% (ten percent) Working Days: 150 and Utility Relocation Window Days: O Hardcopy or CD of the plans and specifications may be purchased by mail by sending a check in the amount of $35.00 ($30.00 contract cost plus $5.00 mailing cost) for hard copy or $16.00 ($15.00 CD plus $1.00 mailing cost) for CD to: Pierce County Public Works 2702 South 42nd Street, Suite 201 Tacoma, WA 98409 Phone: (253) 798-7250 All requests for plans and specifications shall require payment of the above costs prior to pierce county furnishing the documents. To view or purchase plans and specifications and any addenda that may be issued for the project in person on or after March 18, 2015, go to: Pierce County Public Works 2401 South 35th Street, Room 150 Tacoma, WA 98409-7485 Bidders that obtain paper copies are encouraged to "Register" on-line at bxwa.com, in order to receive automatic addenda notification by email and to appear on the "Bidders List" if they so desire. Bidders that obtain paper copies from Pierce County will be required to provide an email address to which Pierce County will send any addenda that may be issued for the project. Informational copies of plans and specifications and any addenda that may be issued are available for viewing on-line at: www.piercecountywa.org/crp . Plans, specifications, addenda, bidders list, and plan holders list for this project are also available through Builders Exchange of Washington. Free-of-charge access is provided by going tohttp://bxwa.com and clicking on: Posted Projects, Public Works, Pierce County, and Projects Bidding. Bidders are encouraged to "Register" in order to receive automatic email notification of future addenda and to place themselves on the self registered "Bidders List". It is the sole responsibility of the Bidder to obtain Addenda, if any. Addenda information will be available on the Builders' Exchange of Washington website, on the Pierce County website, and at Pierce County Public Works' office noted above. Pierce County accepts no responsibility or liability and will provide no accommodation to bidders who fail to check for Addenda and submit inadequate or incomplete proposals. Bid Opening Time and Date: 1:00 P.M., FRIDAY, APRIL 10, 2015 Only original, paper bids will be accepted. Bids received after 1:00 p.m. on this date will not be considered. Deliver original paper Bids to: 930 Tacoma Avenue South County-City Building, Room 1046 Tacoma, WA 98402-2176 Description of Work: This contract provides for the improvement of approximately 6.1 miles of Crystal Mountain Boulevard East from SR-410 to Crystal Mountain Ski Area. This work includes, but is not limited to, roadway resurfacing with hot mix asphalt, replacement of all existing guardrail, rockslide protection, replacement of three structural plate culverts with three-sided bridge structures, and other work in accordance with and as described in the Plans and Specifications. Pierce County, in accordance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 78 Stat. 252, 42 U.S. C. 2000d to 2000d-4 and Title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, Department of Transportation, subtitle A, Office of the Secretary, Part 21, nondiscrimination in federally assisted programs of the Department of Transportation issued pursuant to such Act, hereby notifies all bidders that it will affirmatively insure that in any contract entered into pursuant to this advertisement, disadvantaged business enterprises as defined at 49 CFR Part 26 will be afforded full opportunity to submit bids in response to this invitation and will not be discriminated against on the grounds of race, color, national origin, or sex in consideration for an award. Brian D. Stacy, P.E., County Engineer Pierce County Public Works March 19