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City of Cosmopolis - New Municipal Building

Sealed bids will be received at 2:00 p.m., Wednesday, May 17th, 2023 by City Council, City of Cosmopolis for the following project:  New Municipal Building, City of Cosmopolis, Cosmopolis, Washington.  Location of Bid Opening:  Cosmopolis City Hall, 1300 1st Street, Cosmopolis, WA 98537.  Bids received by the above time, shall be opened publicly, and read aloud at: 2:05PM, May 17, 2023, Cosmopolis City Hall.

DESCRIPTION

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

Bidding Documents are available online at http://www.harborarchitects.com/20-03R.

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, Contractor Plan Center – Milwaukie 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 (3) days prior to the date for receipt of Bids.  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 (30) 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 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 p.m. on Tuesday, May 9, 2023, year at the Project Site 1300 1st St, Cosmopolis, Washington.  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.

City of Cosmopolis is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer.  City of Cosmopolis 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.

City of Cosmopolis 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, bidders must submit the names of subcontractors whom the bidder, if awarded the contract, will subcontract for performance of the work as follows:

1.  Within (1) hour after the published bid submittal time, the subcontracts for HVAC (heating ventilation, and air conditioning) and plumbing per 18.106 RCW and electrical per 19.28 RCW or to name itself for the work.

2.  Within (48) hours after the the published bid submittal time, the subcontracts for structural steel installation and rebar installation.

Closing Date: 
Thursday, May 18, 2023
Organization: 
Harbor Architects LLC
Point of Contact: 
Carrie Hubbard