Invitation to Bid Notice is given that the City of Hoquiam will receive sealed bids to construct the North Shore Levee West located in Hoquiam, Washington. Sealed bids will be received at the Office of the Finance Director, Hoquiam City Hall, 609 8th Street, Hoquiam, WA, 98550, until 10:00 a.m. on November 20th, 2026, at which time they will be publicly opened and read aloud. Bids received after the day and hour indicated will not be accepted and will not receive consideration. A virtual pre-bid meeting will be held on October 16th, 2026 from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. Please contact Brian Shay, City of Hoquiam, bshay@cityofhoquiam.com to provide your email for the pre-bid meeting by 5:00 pm Pacific Standard Time (PST) by October 14th, 2026. Bidding documents for the project are prepared by HDR Engineering, Inc. Free-of-charge access to project bid documents (plans, specifications, addenda, and Bidders List) is provided to Prime Bidders, Subcontractors, and Vendors by going to http://www.bxwa.com and clicking on "Posted Projects", "Public Works", "City of Hoquiam" and “Projects Bidding”. This online plan room provides Bidders with fully usable online documents with the ability to: download, view, print, order full/partial plan sets from numerous reprographic sources, and a free online digitizer/take-off tool. It is recommended that Bidders “Register” to receive automatic e-mail notification of future addenda and to place themselves on the “Self-Registered Bidders List". Bidders that do not register will not be automatically notified of addenda and will need to periodically check the on-line plan room for addenda issued on this project. Contact Builders Exchange of Washington at (425) 258-1303 should you require assistance with access or registration. The content available through bxwa.com is our property or the property of our licensors and is protected by copyright and other intellectual property laws. Access to project documents is intended for use by bidders (general contractors/prime bidders, subcontractors and suppliers), agency personnel and agency’s consultants, as well as for personal, non-commercial, use by the public. You may display or print the content available for these uses only. "Harvesting" (downloading, copying, and transmitting) of any project information and/or project documents for purposes of reselling and/or redistributing information by any other party is not allowed by BXWA. The City utilizes the Builder’s Exchange of Washington to post plans, specifications, and addenda, plan holders list and bid results for this project. All documents pertaining to this project will be available on October 1, 2026, at the Builder’s Exchange website. Addenda may not be available or updated on any other website other than through the official plan holders list. Appendices to the specifications, including Geotechnical Investigation Report, structural calculations, easements, permits, and other appendices noted in the specifications can be requested by email from Ty Johnson (ty.johnson@hdrinc.com) and Mason Skinner (mason.skinner@hdrinc.com) and will be provided electronically free-of-charge to bidders. Informational copies of maps, reports, plans and specifications are on file for inspection in the Hoquiam City Hall, Hoquiam, Washington. All bid proposals shall be accompanied by a bid proposal deposit in cash, certified check, cashier’s check, or surety bond in an amount equal to five percent (5%) of the amount of such bid proposal payable to the City of Hoquiam. Should the successful bidder fail to enter into such contract and furnish satisfactory performance bond within the time stated in the specifications, the bid proposal deposit shall be forfeited to the City of Hoquiam. The right is reserved to reject any and all bids not accompanied by bid security or data required by the bidding documents, and to waiver informalities in the bidding. The following is applicable to federal aid projects. The City of Hoquiam, in accordance with the provisions of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (78 Stat. 252, 42 U.S.C. 2000d to 2000d-4) and the Regulations, hereby notifies all bidders that it will affirmatively ensure that in any contract entered into pursuant to this advertisement, disadvantaged business enterprises will be afforded full and fair opportunity to submit bids in response to this invitation and will not be discriminated against on the grounds of race, color, or national origin in consideration for an award. The City of Hoquiam is an equal opportunity employer. All work performed on the project will be subject to state prevailing wage rates. This project is partially funded through the Washington State Public Works Board program with state funds. PWB requirements and provisions must be met by general contractors and all subcontractors. All contractors and subcontractors must be licensed in the state of Washington to conduct business. The improvement for which bids will be received is described below: The purpose of this project is for City of Hoquiam to select and hire a contractor to construct approximately 4.9 miles of new concrete, sheet pile, earthen and raised road levees on the west side of the City of Hoquiam that will transition to existing natural high ground at each end and where practicable. The project level of protection is based on and will be constructed per USACE, FEMA NFIP regulations including 44 CFR 65.10, and ASCE-24-14standards. The flood protection system is 4.9 miles long (excluding natural high ground) and will consist of approximately: 8,920 LF of earthen levee; 1,420 LF of sheet pile supported reinforced concrete floodwall (I-Wall);9,160 LF of pile support reinforced concrete floodwall (T-Wall); and 5,750 LF of raised roadway. Relocation and upgrade of the K Street, 10th Street, and Queen Street stormwater pump station outfalls, including three stormwater pump station retrofits are to be completed in advance to prepare for this project to allow stormwater to pass through the flood protection system. The system includes 16 closure structures (totaling approximately 594 LF) spanning openings for streets, sidewalks, and property accesses. The system will include seepage cutoff including soil bentonite and sheet pile. The system will include pile supported bank stabilization.