Sealed bids will be received at 3:00PM, Tuesday October 6, 2026 by Grays Harbor Transit Authority for the following project:  Bus Detailing Facility, Grays Harbor Transit Authority, Hoquiam, Washington.  Location of Bid Opening:  Grays Harbor Transit Administration Office, 3030 Ingram Street, Hoquiam WA 98550.

Bids must be delivered to the location listed above in a sealed envelope. The outside of the envelope must be marked with the project name - ​Bus Detailing Facility​, the name of the contractor, and the date, written legibly.

All bids received shall be publicly opened and read aloud at the above time.

DESCRIPTION: Construction of a new, 5,496 SF pre-engineered metal building to house a bus detailing facility with storage, and site improvements to accommodate bus staging and staff parking areas.

Bidding Documents for the Work are those prepared by the Architect:  Harbor Architects LLC, 345 W Wishkah, Aberdeen  WA  98520, (360) 532-0980.

Bidding Documents are available online at http://www.harborarchitects.com/23-07c.

Bona fide Bidders may purchase copies of the Drawing Set only, from the office of the Architect upon submitting a check, payable to Harbor Architects LLC in the amount of $4.00 per sheet.  Project Manuals are available by download only.

Bidding Documents will be available for examination during the bidding period at the following locations:  Office of the Architect, Office of the Owner, Associated Subcontractors – Tacoma, Builder’s Exchange of Washington – Everett, Dodge Data and Analytics – Tacoma, Plan Center Northwest – Clackamas OR.

Addenda may be issued for the purpose of clarification and/or revision of the Project Manual and/or Drawings.  Addenda will be sent to known bidders and will become part of the Contract Documents.  Any costs resulting from Addenda should be included in the Bid Sum.

Direct all questions in writing to Monika Kuhnau AIA at the office of the Architect, email monika@harborarchitects.com.

Submit questions no later than Thursday October 1, 12:00 pm.  Clarifications will be included in Addenda.  Questions will not be received after 12:00PM on this date, no exceptions.

Verbal answers and clarifications are not binding on any party.

Bidders shall be bound by their bids for for (45) calendar days following the bid opening.

A bid security, in the form of a certified check, bank cashier’s check or bid bond is required with each Bid in an amount equal to five (5) percent of the Base Bid plus Additive Alternates, if any.  Should a bidder fail to enter into an Agreement with the Owner and/or fail to furnish the bonds required by the Contract Documents within ten (10) days after his/her Bid has been accepted, the Contractor’s Bid Security shall be forfeited to the Owner as liquidated damages, not as a penalty.

Contractor shall secure, include costs therefore in the Bid, and pay for bonds issued by a bonding company with a Best’s rating of “A”, or better, and licensed to transact business in the State of Washington in Statutory Form.  Liability under each of the bonds shall be 100 percent of the contract sum, including state sales tax, for: Performance, Labor and Material Payment, One-year maintenance for correction of defective work.

A Pre-Bid Conference will be held at 2:00 pm Monday, September 28, 2026 at the Project Site: 615 30th Street, Hoquiam WA 98550.  Representatives for the Owner and the Architect will be available to answer questions.  To be eligible to bid, all bidders must physically inspect the premises and familiarize themselves with all existing conditions.

Bidders will be required to submit the following documents:  Non-Collusion Affidavit, Certification Regarding Responsibility Matters, Certification of Compliance with Wage Payment Statutes.

PREVAILING WAGE RATES: WA State Prevailing Wage Rates:  Shall apply.

APPRENTICE UTILIZATION: This Project is subject to the apprentice utilization requirements of RCW 39.04.320.  No less than 15 percent of the total labor hours performed under the Contract shall be performed by apprentices enrolled in apprenticeship training programs approved or recognized by the Washington State Apprenticeship and Training Council.  Refer to the Contract Documents for additional apprentice utilization requirements.

Grays Harbor Transit Authority is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer.  Grays Harbor Transit Authority hereby notifies all bidders that small, minority and/or women owned business enterprises will be afforded full opportunity to submit bids in response to this advertisement and will not be discriminated against on the grounds of religion, age, race, color, sexual identification, or national origin.  This advertisement will be posted on the State Office of Minority and Women’s Business Enterprise (OMWBE) website at www.omwbe.wa.gov.

The lowest responsive bid, including selected Alternates shall be the sole basis of award.

Grays Harbor Transit Authority reserves the right to reject or accept any or all bids not accompanied by bid security or data required by the bidding documents or a bid in any way incomplete or irregular.  Bids received after the above time and date will be returned, unopened, to the bidder.

For Public Works contracts over $1,000,000.00, bidders must submit the names of subcontractors whose work will exceed 10% of the submitted bid price. The subcontractor listing need not be submitted with the bid, but it must be submitted no later than one hour after the published bid submittal time.