Contract description: The Washington State Department of Enterprise Services (Enterprise Services) is conducting a competitive procurement to award Contracts by Geographic Region (Olympic, Northwest, Southwest, South Central, North Central and Eastern Regions) for eligible purchasers to acquire contracted interior and exterior painting services.

Review Exhibit B – Scope of Services in its entirety, reviewing these sections in great detail: Contractors Supplied Equipment, Materials, Itemized Approved & Authorized Paint Job specific Material sections.

Contractor must have personnel with a minimum of three (3) years of experience providing quality and professional painting services for interior and exterior work.

The Contractor personnel performing services has the requisite skills and experience necessary to adequately provide the services in accordance with the high standards, and shall be qualified to do so.

The Contractor shall provide all equipment, materials, and labor as needed as described herein unless otherwise specified. The Contractor shall perform the painting activities in a professional, timely, safe, and workmanlike manner consistent with the highest standards in the trade and industry, meet or exceed the performance and operations standards to obtain excellent coverage, durability, and longevity, and cooperate with Purchasers.

Painting Services- interior and exterior painting services (all types of paint and surfaces, including epoxy painting), that includes:

• Paint products consultation with Purchaser prior to product ordering;
  • Premium Paint is the minimum standard, unless at Purchaser’s request either higher or lower quality of paint. 
  • Brand Paint and/or Type of Paint
  • Discuss any specific or special requests or needs
• Measurement of Purchaser’s project work site;
• Work site preparation, including surfaces examination and protection of surfaces not receiving a coating (including items that cannot be detached or removed);
• Surface repair prior to beginning work, including sanding, priming, pressure washing, caulking, filling cracks, etc.;
• Paint/coating application(s);
• Work site inspection and cleanup;
• Warranty service; and
• Customer (i.e., Purchaser) service including invoicing, logistics, communication, and project management.
• And other painting related services as agreed between Purchaser and Contractor.

Total # of Labor Hours and Labor $ Rates, # of Contractor’s Employees. - Based on the prevailing wage determination.  Quotes must clearly outline the prevailing labor rate and percentage % rate above the prevailing wage.  Travel time/expenses is the responsibility of the Contractor and will not be reimbursed.

NOTE:  Billable time will be limited to time spent on-site working on the painting project.  Time will be billed in 15-minute increments, however if a painting project takes less than one (1) hour, Contractor may quote and bill for a full hour.

Note:  As required by Washington law, this Competitive Solicitation is posted to Washington’s Electronic Business Solution (“WEBS”).   As set forth in the Contracting Guide, interested Bidders must register in WEBS.  In the event there are amendments to this Competitive Solicitation, Enterprise Services will post such amendments to WEBS.  Similarly, in the event of any timely Bidder questions (i.e., questions raised during the Pre-Bid Conference or the Question & Answer Period), Enterprise Services will post written responses to such questions to WEBS.