City of Tacoma Environmental Services REQUEST FOR BIDS ES14-0426F Tacoma Landfill Cover Ponding Repairs Submittal Deadline: 11:00 a.m., Pacific Time, Tuesday, May 26, 2015 Submittal Delivery: Sealed submittals will be received and time stamped at this location only: City of Tacoma Procurement and Payables Division Tacoma Public UtilitiesAdministration 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 11:00am on May 18th, 2015 at the Solid Waste Management Administration Office at 3510 South Mullen Street, Tacoma, WA 98409. Project Scope: This contract shall generally consist of eliminating ponding in seven areas of the landfill capped in 1990 by installing gravity drainage lines from depressions caused by landfill settlement on the landfill. The installation of the gravity lines will require the construction of double lined trenches below the gravity lines in some areas, with the trenches tied into the existing cover system. Estimate: $662,500 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. May 12