Seattle School District No. 1

Bid No. B042501

Project Title:  Gatzert Elementary School Tenant Improvements

Date of Bid Opening:  May 21, 2025

NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS:

The work will include, but not be limited to interior alterations to convert an existing office into an accessible single occupant toilet room and minor HVAC improvements to change use of a storage space for an Occupational Therapy/ Physical Therapy Room.  The cost range is $200,000 to $250,000.

Sealed Bids will be received by Seattle Public Schools (“SPS” or “Owner”) through and including 2:00 p.m. on May 21, 2025 at the Seattle Public Schools’ John Stanford Center, Contracting Services Section, 2445 Third Avenue South, Seattle, WA 98134 for Gatzert Elementary School Tenant Improvements. Bids will be opened in public and read aloud shortly after the receipt deadline. Bids received after the day and hour stated above will not receive consideration. Owner reserves the right to postpone the Bid opening. 

The Project site is available for inspection by prospective bidders at a pre-bid site meeting and walk-through at 2:45 PM on May 7, 2025 at Bailey Gatzert Elementary School, 1301 E Yesler Way, Seattle, WA 98122.  Check in at Main Office and proceed to Room 3. Any questions relating to the project or this advertisement should be directed to Contracting Services, (206) 252-0566.

Seattle Public Schools requires that all contractors, vendors, suppliers or providers of services comply with all applicable laws and regulations prohibiting discrimination in employment, public accommodation, and educational programs.  Seattle Public Schools is an Equal Opportunity Employer and encourages participation by minority and women owned businesses.

A surety company bid bond on a form acceptable to Owner, a cashier’s check or a certified check payable to the order of Seattle Public Schools shall accompany each bid in an amount not less than five percent (5%) of the Base Bid.  The Owner reserves the right to reject any or all bids and to waive any informalities or irregularities in the bids received.

No bidder may withdraw its bid after the hour set for the opening thereof, unless the award of the contract is delayed for a period exceeding ninety (90) days.

Bid documents are available beginning April 30, 2025 in the following ways:

1. Online Plan Center

Bid documents, associated addenda and Bidders List are available at no charge at Builders Exchange of Washington, Inc. On-line Plan Center (www.bxwa.com).  To access documents on-line with Builders Exchange, go to “bxwa.com” and click on “Posted Projects,” “Public Works,” “Seattle Public Schools” and “Projects Bidding.”  It is recommended that bidders “Register as a Bidder” in order to receive automatic email notification of future addenda, to download addenda, and to be placed on the “Bidders List.” Contact Builders Exchange at (425) 258-1303 if additional assistance is required.

2. Reprographic Outlet

General contractors may pick up a maximum of two complete sets of Bidding Documents, and mechanical and electrical subcontractors may obtain one complete set of the Bidding Documents for a refundable deposit of $150.00 per set, by business or cashier’s check only, made payable to Seattle Public Schools at the office of:

ARC Document Solutions

                                               1750 4th Avenue South

                                                Seattle, WA 98134

                                                (206) 622-6000

between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m.  Said deposit will be fully refunded upon the return of complete, unmarked and non-mutilated Bidding Documents to ARC Document Solutions within

30 days after the Bid Opening date.

At the bidder’s option, Bidding Documents will be mailed upon receipt of both a deposit check and a nonrefundable shipping fee by the reprographic firm for each set of bid documents ordered. Individual sheets can be ordered for the cost of printing from the reprographic outlet.  Bidders who pick up Bidding Documents from the reprographic outlet will be issued all project addenda.

3. Bidding Documents are also available in the offices of:

1)            Builders Exchange of Washington, Inc. – Everett (electronic)

2)            Contractor Plan Center – Milwaukie, OR (electronic)

3)            Daily Journal of Commerce – Portland, OR (electronic)

4)            Daily Journal of Commerce – Seattle, (electronic)

5)            Dodge Data & Analytics (formerly McGraw Hill) – Seattle (electronic)

6)            Inland Northwest AGC – Spokane (electronic)

7)            CMD – Norcross, GA (electronic)

8)            Southwest Washington Contractors Association (electronic)

9)            Spokane Regional Plan Center – Spokane (electronic)

10)          Tri-City Construction Council – Kennewick (electronic)

11)          Weekly Construction Reporter – Bellingham (electronic)

12)          Yakima Plan Center – Yakima (electronic)