City of Tacoma REQUEST FOR BIDS Specification No. WD13-0055F Department of Public UtilitiesTacoma Water Water Main Replacement Project No. MRP 2010-32 DUMAS BAY The City of Tacoma is accepting SEALED BIDS for the above solicitation. Submittals will be received and time stamped only at the Purchasing Division, located in 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, July 30, 2013, 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 by accessing the City of Tacoma Purchasing website at www.TacomaPurchasing.org. A list of vendors registered for this solicitation is also available at the website. After 1:00 p.m. the day of bid opening, preliminary submittal results and names of vendors submitting bids are posted to the website for public viewing. A pre-bid meeting will be held at 3:00 p.m. Pacific Time, Thursday, July 18, 2013, at Tacoma Public Utilities, 3628 South 35th Street, Tacoma WA, conference room ABN-ground floor Auditorium Conference Room. 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 SBE and LEAP goals. Project Scope: The work to be performed under these Specifications consists of furnishing all labor, tools and materials for constructing approximately 1925 lineal feet of 8-inch, 6inch and 4-inch water mains together with all necessary valves, specials, etc., all in accordance with these specifications and approved plans, as well as the removal and disposal of approximately 1051 lineal feet of existing asbestos cement (AC) water mains abandoned as a result of this project. The work is located in 31st Ave. SW from SW 302nd Place to SW 300th Place, and in SW 300th Place from 31st Avenue SW to northeast approximately 1200 feet to end of cul-de-sac. In the SW 1/4Sec. 1T.21NR.3E, W.M. Federal Way, WA. Estimate: $400,100.00 plus applicable sales tax Additional information regarding the specifications may be obtained by contacting Grant Whitley at 253-5028746, or contact Marie Holm, Senior Buyer, 253-502-8139, for general purchasing information. CITY OF TACOMA /s/Kathy Katterhagen Procurement and Payables Manager /s/Marie Holm 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. July 9