City of Tacoma
TACOMA RAIL
REQUEST FOR BIDS PW21-0733F
Puyallup River Bridge Upgrades (MP 0.5C)
Submittal Deadline: 11:00 a.m., Pacific Time, Tuesday, January 11, 2022
Submittals must be received by the City’s Procurement and Payables Division prior to 11:00 a.m. Pacific Time.
For electronic submittals, the City of Tacoma will designate the time of receipt recorded by our email, bids@cityoftacoma.org, as the official time of receipt. This clock will be used as the official time of receipt of all parts of electronic bid submittals.
Submittal Delivery: Sealed submittals will be received as follows:
By Email:
bids@cityoftacoma.org
Maximum file size: 35 MB. Multiple emails may be sent for each submittal.
By Carrier:
If possible, please include a flash drive of your full submittal.
City of Tacoma Procurement & Payables Division
Tacoma Public Utilities
3628 S 35th Street
Tacoma, WA 98409
In Person:
If possible, please include a flash drive of your full submittal.
City of Tacoma Procurement & Payables Division
Tacoma Public Utilities Administration Building North Guard House (east side of main building)
3628 S 35th Street
Tacoma, WA 98409
By Mail:
If possible, please include a flash drive of your full submittal.
City of Tacoma Procurement & Payables Division
Tacoma Public Utilities
PO Box 11007
Tacoma, WA 98411-0007
Bid Opening: Held virtually each Tuesday at 11AM. Attend via this link or call 1 (253) 215 8782.
Submittals in response to a RFB will be recorded as received. As soon as possible, after 1:00 PM, on the day of submittal deadline, preliminary results will be posted to www.TacomaPurchasing.org.
Solicitation Documents: 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.
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Pre-Proposal Meeting: A pre-proposal meeting will be held on December 14, 2021, at 9:30 a.m. at the link
below. Please click the link below to join the webinar:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85862885142?pwd=U3VEc0JlRjdLREU3WmgrcUd4Q1hDQT09
Passcode: 686155
Or Telephone:
Dial(for higher quality, dial a number based on your current location):
US: +1 253 215 8782
Scope: This Contract shall generally consist of making repairs to various elements of the Puyallup River Bridge. These repairs will include but not be limited to replacing guardrail, ties, tie spacers, timber walkway planks, replacing stringers and sway braces and making repairs to a steel truss.
Estimate: $420,000
Paid Sick Leave: The City of Tacoma requires all employers to provide paid sick leave as set forth in Title 18 of the Tacoma Municipal Code. For more information, visit our Minimum Employment Standards Paid Sick Leave webpage.
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA Information: The City of Tacoma, in accordance with Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act (Section 504) and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), commits to nondiscrimination on the basis of disability, in all of its programs and activities. Specification materials can be made available in an alternate format by emailing Gail Himes at ghimes@cityoftacoma.org, or by calling her collect at 253-591-5785.
Title VI Information:
“The City of Tacoma” in accordance with provisions of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, (78 Stat. 252, 42 U.S.C. sections 2000d to 2000d-4) and the Regulations, hereby notifies all bidders that it will affirmatively ensure that in any contract entered into pursuant to this advertisement, disadvantaged business enterprises will be afforded full and fair opportunity to submit bids in response to this invitation and will not be discriminated against on the grounds of race, color, national origin in consideration of award.
Additional Information: Requests for information regarding the specifications may be obtained by contacting Tina Eide, Senior Buyer by email to teide@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.
IDX-944769
December 8, 2021
