City of Tacoma REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS Cable Communications and Franchise Services Specification No. CM13-0264F TV Tacoma Studio Hard Sets The City of Tacoma is accepting SEALED PROPOSALS 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. Proposals will be received until 11:00 a.m., Pacific Time, Tuesday, May 14, 2013, at which time they will be recorded and forwarded to a Selection Advisory Committee for evaluation. Proposals are not typically opened and read aloud. 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, the names of vendors submitting proposals are posted to the website for public viewing. A pre-proposal meeting will be held at 2 pm on Wednesday, May 8, 2013 in the Municipal Services Center, 1224 MLK Jr. Way, Tacoma, WA 98405. The purpose of the pre-proposal meeting is to view the production facility, answer questions about this solicitation and any special or technical requirements. Project Scope: Design, construct and install one permanent and four removable hard sets for use by TV Tacoma in the production of their programs in their TV Studio at the Municipal Services Center, 1224 MLK Jr. Way, Tacoma, WA 98405. Estimate: $50,000$55,000 Additional information regarding the specifications may be obtained by contacting Jeff Lueders at 253-5915727, or contact Jim Wilkerson, Senior Buyer, 253-502-8332, for general purchasing information. CITY OF TACOMA /s/Kathy Katterhagen Procurement and Payables Manager /s/Jim Wilkerson 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. April 25