City of Tacoma
Tacoma Water
REQUEST FOR BIDS TW23-0242F
99th & Aqueduct PRV Station Replacement
Submittal Deadline: 11:00 a.m., Pacific Time, Tuesday, July 9, 2024
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, send bid@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. For in person submittals, the City of Tacoma will designate the time of receipt recorded by the timestamp located at the lobby security desk, as the official time of receipt. Late submittals will be returned unopened and rejected as non-responsive.
Submittal Delivery: Sealed submittals will be received as follows:
By Email:
sendbid@cityoftacoma.org
Maximum file size: 35 MB. Multiple emails may be sent for each submittal
Bid Opening: Submittals must be received by the City’s Procurement and Payables Division prior to 11:00
a.m. Pacific Time. Sealed submittals in response to a RFB will be opened Tuesday’s at 11:15 a.m. by a purchasing representative and read aloud during a public bid opening held at the Tacoma Public Utilities Administrative Building North, 3628 S. 35th Street, Tacoma, WA 98409, conference room M-1, located on the main floor. They will also be held virtually Tuesday’s at 11:15 a.m. Attend via this link or call 1 (253) 215 8782. Submittals in response to an RFP, RFQ or RFI 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 at 8:30 a.m., PST, Friday, June 28, 2024 via TEAMS.
Project Scope: The City of Tacoma (City) / Department of Public Utilities (TPU) / Water Division is soliciting
bids to establish a contract for the construction of a new pressure reducing valve (PRV) station, located in
unincorporated Pierce County near the Parkland–Spanaway–Midland communities. The project includes the installation of a City pre-purchased vault (base, solid wall center, and top), 12” Cla-Val, two (2) 12” FLxPE ductile iron spool pieces, miscellaneous piping, valves and appurtenances necessary to complete the work. The work will include delivering the vault components, excavation and setting the vault, multiple concrete cores on the vault (while in-place), installation of ductile iron main and fittings, making two connections to existing water main, constructing specialized concrete anchors on either side of the vault, and the installation of various transition couplings, valving, steel fitting fabrication, strainer, dismantling joint, and miscellaneous fittings in accordance with the project drawings. The Contractor shall do all demo and restoration work necessary to accomplish the aforementioned work and return the site to its current condition.
Estimate: $180,000.00
Paid Sick Leave: The City of Tacoma requires all employers to provide paid sick leave in accordance with State of Washington law.
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 the contact listed below in the Additional Information section.
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 Brandon Snow, Senior Buyer, by email to bsnow@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-998142
June 21, 2024
