Diamond Lake Substation Rock Project

SEE THE "DOCUMENTS" TAB FOR A PDF OF THE INVITATION TO BID & ALL RELATED DOCUMENTS.24-048INVITATION TO BIDDIAMOND LAKE SUBSTATION ROCK PROJECTPUBLIC UTILITY DISTRICT NO. 1 of PEND OREILLE COUNTYPublic Utility District No. 1 of Pend Oreille County (the District), is seeking bids for a contractor to supply and grade rock and gravel at the District’s Diamond Lake Substation and storage area.PurposeThe purpose of the bid is to obtain a contractor to supply and grade rock and gravel at the District’s Diamond Lake Substation and storage area.  The work will be performed under the direction of the District’s Warehouseman or other designated District personnel.  The work will be done under a written contract in a form acceptable to District.  The District shall be the exclusive judge of all bids and reserves the right to accept or reject any bid proposal based upon its own criteria and sole judgment.Scope of WorkThe selected contractor will be responsible for supplying the material, compacting it, and bringing it up to grade.  The area needing rock measures approximately 250’ x 60’.    The material needed is estimated at approximately six (6”) inches of four (4”) minus for the base and three (3”) inches of three-quarter (¾”) minus for the top course.  All material is to be graded out and compacted accordingly. Site location is 9316 Coyote Trail, Newport, WA 99156. All bidding documents can be viewed and/or downloaded through the District’s online contracting portal, ProcureWare, at https://popud.procureware.com.  In order to be eligible to bid and ensure notification of addenda/clarifications, bidders must be registered through ProcureWare. It is desired by the District to have this project start as soon as possible. Bid RequirementsEach bid must be accompanied by the following:The completed bid proposal form.Bidders to furnish a project schedule.Performance and payment bonds required with the contract.  Selected contractor shall be knowledgeable and experienced in the following:Commercial rock/grading projects;Site preparation and compaction; andMaterials procurement. The State of Washington prevailing wage rates are applicable for this contract located in Pend Oreille County.  Bidders are responsible to verify and use the most recent prevailing wage rates.  The applicable prevailing wage rates may be found on the Department of Labor and Industries website.By bidding on this project, Contractor acknowledges they have reviewed the District’s Safety Plan, which can be found here: https://popud.org/top-links/safety-and-education/safety-plan/.  All contractors must comply with State of Washington and CDC Guidelines with respect to COVID-19. Bid SubmittalsBids must be submitted using ProcureWare, the Districts online contracting portal, at popud.procureware.com no later than September 17, 2024 at 2:00 p.m. PST. Submittals received after the above date and time for any reason will not be considered. Questions related to this submittal must be submitted by way of ProcureWare no later than September 12, 2024 at 2:00 p.m. PST.  Responses to these questions will be made available to all bidders via ProcureWare.An on-site pre-bid meeting will take place on September 9, 2024 at 9:00 a.m. PST.  Location: 9316 Coyote Trail, Newport, WA 99156.  Bid Evaluation CriteriaOverall project costProject ScheduleProject related experience The District reserves the right to cancel this bid at any time, or issue amendments or corrections. The District reserves the right to award this contract, or to not award this contract.  Women’s, minority, and small business enterprises are encouraged to apply. The District is an equal opportunity employer.