City of Tacoma Environmental Services Department REQUEST FOR BIDS ES15-0216F POINT DEFIANCE REGIONAL TREATMENT RETROFIT Submittal Deadline: 11:00 a.m., Pacific Time, Tuesday, April 28, 2015 Submittal Delivery: Sealed submittals will be received and time stamped at this location only: City of TacomaProcurement and Payables Division Tacoma Public Utilities Administration Building North, Main Floor 3628 South 35th Street, Tacoma, WA 98409 Submittal Opening: Sealed submittals in response to a RFB 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. 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. Solicitation Documents: 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. Pre-Proposal Meeting: A pre-proposal meeting will be held at 5402 North Winnifred Street, Tacoma, Washington 98402-3768 at 11:00 a.m. on APRIL 20, 2015. Project Scope: The Pt. Defiance Regional Treatment Retrofit Project is designed to improve the quality of stormwater discharged from to City's North Tacoma watershed. This project shall generally consist of constructing stormwater flow splitter system, conveyance, pretreatment system, concrete cascade pools, distribution troughs, high flow treatment cells, landscaping, and irrigation. Stockpiling approximately 22,000 cubic yards of contaminated soil on site and removing approximately 73,000 cubic yards of clean soil excavation, utility constructing approximately 1,150 linear feet of storm sewer and the replacement of an existing outfall with a 36-inch outfall. Small building demolition/removal including site utility removal, and abandonment. "It is anticipated that this project will be funded in part by the Washington State Department of Ecology. Neither the State of Washington nor any of its departments or employees are, or shall be, a party to any contract or any subcontract resulting from this solicitation for bids.". Estimate: $3,900.00 to $4,600,000.00 The following is applicable to Federal Aid Projects: The City of Tacoma 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. Additional Information: Requests for information regarding the specifications may be obtained by contacting Joe Parris, senior buyer, by email to jparris@cityoftacoma.org. Protest Policy: 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 14