Water Intertie Upgrade for Taylor Way and Milwaukee Way

Notice is hereby given that sealed bids will be received by the City of Fife at City Hall, located at 5411 23rd Street East, Fife, Washington up to the hour of 11:00 a.m. PDT on July 17, 2024, for the Water Intertie Upgrade for Taylor Way and Milwaukee Way sites and will then be opened and publicly read.  Proposals received after 11:00 a.m. PDT, on July 17th, 2024, will not be considered. The work for the Water Intertie Upgrade for Taylor Way and Milwaukee Way includes installation of two pressure reducing valve (PRV) stations and intertie upgrades at different sites: one PRV station and intertie is located near the 3800 block of Taylor Way; the other PRV station and intertie is located near the 2300 block of Milwaukee Way. The PRV stations will be undergrounded within vaults and have parallel 4” and 12” PRV pipe galleries within the stations. The PRV stations are located near the intertie locations for the City of Tacoma and the City of Fife, which are being upgraded as part of this contract.Additional improvements and work to be completed is provided for in the Contract Documents. Within the bid form, Schedule ‘A’ contains all work associated with the Milwaukee Way site; Schedule ‘B’ contains all work associated with the Taylor Way site. A single Prime Contractor will be selected for work at both sites based on the lowest total bid (i.e. the summation of Schedule ‘A’ and Schedule ‘B’).   Bid packet and contract documents can be found on the City of Fife website, under “Bids”. A non-mandatory prebid meeting will be held at the City of Fife Public Works Facility located at 3725 Pacific Highway E, Fife, Washington 98424 on Tuesday, July 9th, 2024, at 10:00 a.m. The primary contact is Andrew Wozniak, Project Manager, at document.write('awozniak'+'@'+'cityoffife.org')For security reasons, you must enable JavaScript to view this E-mail address. at +1 (555) 000-0000. The secondary contact is Nick Lathrop, Senior Water Quality Specialist, at document.write('nlathrop'+'@'+'cityoffife.org')For security reasons, you must enable JavaScript to view this E-mail address. or at +1 (555) 000-0000. All bids shall be submitted on the prescribed Bid Forms and in the manner as stated in this advertisement and in the Bid Document and shall be accompanied by a bid deposit in the form of cash, cashier’s check, certified check, postal money order, or a surety bond to the City of Fife in the amount of five percent (5%) of the total amount of the bid. Bids submitted on other than the bond form provided by the City may be subject to rejection. Faxed bids and/or surety bond will not be accepted.  Bids must be submitted in a sealed envelope with the outside clearly marked “sealed bid” with the bid opening date and time, and the project name as it appears in this advertisement. Bids shall be addressed to the City Clerk, City of Fife, 5411 23rd Street, Fife, WA 98424. The City of Fife reserves the right to reject any or all bids and to waive irregularities in the bid or in the bidding.Plans, specifications, addenda, bidders list and plan holders list for this project are also available through the City of Fife’s on-line plan room with the Builders Exchange of Washington. Free of Charge access is provided to Prime Bidders, Subcontractors, and Vendors by going to: www.bxwa.com.  Bidders are encouraged to “Register” to receive automatic email notification of future addenda and to be placed on the “Bidders List”. Contact Builders Exchange of Washington at +1 (555) 000-0000 should you require assistance with access or registration.The City of Fife in accordance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 78 Stat. 252, 42 USC 2000d to 2000d-4 and Title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, Department of Transportation, Subtitle A, Office of the Secretary, Part 21, Nondiscrimination in Federally-Assisted Programs of the Department of Transportation issued pursuant to such Act, hereby notifies all bidders that it will affirmatively ensure that in any contract entered into pursuant to this advertisement, disadvantaged business enterprises as defined at 49 CFR Part 26 will be afforded full opportunity to submit bids in response to this invitation and will not be discriminated against on the grounds of race, color, national origin, or sex in consideration for an award.