FRANKLIN PUD

NOTICE OF CALL FOR BID 10291

LABOR FOR FIBER-TO-THE-HOME PROJECT

Public Utility District No. 1 of Franklin County (Franklin PUD) is seeking sealed bids from interested parties for the construction of fiber infrastructure for its Connell and Basin City Fiber-To-The-Home Project (Project).  Contractors must be licensed, bonded, and insured in Washington State. Contractors are encouraged to commit to local hires for this project. Contractors are subject to the mandatory 15% apprentice labor hours of the total labor hour requirement set by the Department of Labor & Industries, Apprenticeship Section.

Franklin PUD is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer.  Small, minority and women-owned firms are encouraged to submit bids.

Franklin PUD will receive sealed bids no later than 4:00 p.m. Pacific Standard Time on Wednesday, August 07, 2024, at the Franklin PUD administrative office at 1411 W Clark St, Pasco, Washington 99301. Bids received after that deadline shall be considered nonresponsive. Faxed or emailed submissions will not be accepted. Please review the entire bid package for a full list of reasons why a bid may be rejected. Bids will be publicly opened in accordance with social distancing guidelines.

Bid prices shall be firm for a minimum of sixty (60) days from the date of the bid opening to allow for formal approval by the Commissioners of Public Utility District No. 1 of Franklin County.  All bid prices shall exclude State and local sales taxes and use taxes.

All bids shall be sealed and shall be marked on the outside of the envelope: "Bid 10291 – FTTH Labor”

Copies of bid packet may be obtained by sending an email request to purchasing@franklinpud.com. For questions, contact the Franklin PUD at purchasing@franklinpud.com or by calling 509-546-5950.

Each bid must be accompanied by a certified or cashier's check payable to the order of the Commissioners of Public Utility District No. 1 of Franklin County, for a sum not less than five percent (5%) of the amount of the bid or accompanied by a bid bond in an amount not less than five percent (5%) of the bid with a corporate surety licensed to do business in the State of Washington.  This Call For Bids shall be considered to be in conformity with R.C.W. 54.04.070 and 54.04.080 and Chapter 220, Laws, Executive Session 1971, and the terms of said laws are incorporated herein by this reference.

This Project is funded by federal award number CPFFN0145 (ARPA Capital) awarded to Washington State Broadband Office by the U.S. Department of the Treasury.

PUBLIC UTILITY DISTRICT NO. 1 OF FRANKLIN COUNTY

By:            /s/Julie Anderson            

    Julie Anderson,  Purchasing Manager