City of Tacoma REQUEST FOR BIDS Specification No. WD13-0213F Department of Public UtilitiesTacoma Water Water Main Replacement Project No. WDP 2011-03 FIFE HEIGHTS 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, August 13, 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 2:30 p.m. Pacific Time, Wednesday, July 31, 2013, at Tacoma Public Utilities, 3628 South 35th Street, Tacoma Washington, conference room ABN2A. 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: Construct approximately 1,739 linear feet of 12-inch, 8inch, 6-inc, and 4-inch water mains and pressure reducing valve chamber in accordance with these specifications and approved plans. The work is located within the area bounded by 12th Street NE, westerly 900 L/F from 58th Ave. NE, and approximately 725 L/F of main installed within an easement beginning at 59th Ave Ct NE, 250 feet north of 6th St NE, the point of beginning, then north 325 feet, then west 410 feet to 58th Ave NE. All located in the NW 1/4 of Sec. 31, T21N, R4E, and SW 1.4 of Sec. 31, T21N, R4E, W.M. Pierce County, WA Estimate: $349,000.00 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 23