City of Tacoma REQUEST FOR BIDS Specification No. WQ14-0528F Department of Public Utilities Tacoma Water Water Treatment Chemical Supply for 2015 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, October 28, 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 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 not be held. Project Scope: Supply water treatment chemicals per specification requirements for the calendar year 2015. Prospective bidders should note that Tacoma Water will start up the newly constructed Green River Filtration Facility in late 2014. Therefore, in addition to the pre-existing chemicals, Tacoma Water will also contract for coagulant chemicals for the first time. Estimate: $1,600,000.00 Additional information regarding the specifications may be obtained by contacting Marie Holm, senior buyer by email to marie.holm@cityoftacoma.org. CITY OF TACOMA Kathy Katterhagen Procurement and Payables Manager 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. October 13