City of Tacoma REQUEST FOR BIDS Specification No. ES14-0379F Environmental Services Department Asotin, 45th, & Cushman Improvement Project The City of Tacoma is accepting SEALED BIDS for the above solicitation. Submittals will be received and time stamped only at the Purchasing Division, locatedin the Tacoma Public Utilities Administration Building North, Main Floor, 3628 South 35th Street, Tacoma, WA 98409. Bids will be received until 11:00 a.m., Pacific Time, Tuesday, November 18, 2014, at which time they 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. 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. 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. A pre-bid meeting will be held at 326 East D Street, Rm 101 South, Tacoma, Washington, 98402-3768, Tacoma, Washington, 98402-3768 at 10:30 on November 10, 2014 The purpose of the pre-bid meeting is to answer questions about this solicitation and any special or technical requirements, as well as the City's M/ WBE and LEAP goals. Project Scope: This contract shall generally consist of pavement removal, grading, storm sewer removal and replacement, removal and replacement of manholes, removal and replacement of catch basins, paving, removal and replacement of curb and gutter, and constructing new ADA curb ramps. The project will also construct a new porous asphalt street section and concrete traffic curb on Asotin Street from South 48th Street to South 42nd Street with new planter strip and street trees. "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." 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 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 or national origin in consideration for an award. Estimate: $2,200,000 $2,500,000 Additional information regarding the specifications may be obtained by contacting Joe Parris, senior buyer, by email to jparris@cityoftacoma.org. CITY OF TACOMA /s/Kathy Katterhagen Procurement and Payables Manager /s/Joe Parris Senior Buyer 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. November 4