PIERCE TRANSIT

CALL FOR BIDS

UNIT PRICED ON-CALL SNOW AND ICE REMOVAL

Contract No. 1538

PIERCE TRANSIT is a municipal corporation with administrative offices located at 3701 96th Street SW, Lakewood, Washington 98499-4431. Bid proposals are being solicited from bidders to furnish labor, equipment, and materials to perform on-call snow and ice removal, as required. Scope of Work:

Provide labor, equipment and materials to assist Pierce Transit with emergency snow and ice removal at one or more of the various locations in Pierce County as listed in Specification Section 01 11 00 Summary of Work. Work shall also include manually clearing snow from transit center platforms. The Contract shall expire when the total of $100,000, including applicable sales tax, has been expended or December 31, 2023, whichever occurs first.

Sealed bids will be received at Pierce Transit’s headquarters, main lobby reception counter, 3701 96th St. SW, Lakewood, Washington until 11:00 a.m. on November 21, 2022 at which time they will be publicly opened and read aloud.

All inquiries regarding the contents and requirements of this Bid must be in writing and directed to: Shawna Fore, Contract Coordinator via email sfore@piercetransit.org.

Each bid must be accompanied by a Certified Check or Bid Bond in an amount equal to five (5) percent of the maximum contract amount of $100,000. Disadvantaged, Minority, and Women’s Business Enterprises are encouraged to respond. Pierce Transit does not discriminate on the grounds of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age or handicap in consideration for a project award. Pierce Transit reserves the right to reject any and all bids, waive technicalities or irregularities and to accept any bid if such action is believed to be for the best interest of Pierce Transit.

Plans, specifications, addenda, reference documents, and plan holders list for this project are available on-line through Builders Exchange of Washington, Inc. at http://www.bxwa.com. Click on: “Posted Projects”; “Public Works”, “Pierce Transit”, and “Projects Bidding”. Bidders are encouraged to “Register as a Bidder”, in order to receive automatic email notification of future addenda and to be placed on the “Bidders List”. This service is provided free of charge to Prime Bidders, Subcontractors, & Vendors bidding this project. This online plan center provides bidders with fully usable online documents, including time saving on-line digitizer/take-off tools; automatic addenda notification; viewing and or printing plans, details, & specifications at your own desk top printer, plotter, or from multiple reprographic houses utilizing on-line print order form. Contact Builders Exchange of Washington at 425-258-1303 should you require further assistance.

Equal Employment Opportunity:

Contractor will be required to comply with all applicable Equal Employment Opportunity laws and regulations.

PIERCE TRANSIT

Shawna Fore

Contract Coordinator

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November 7, 2022