NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that sealed bid proposals will be received only by Purchasing at their office in the Administrative Services Finance Department in the Whatcom County Courthouse, 311 Grand Avenue Suite 503, Bellingham WA 98225 for the following:

2018 DRYDOCKING, REPAIR & MAINTENANCE
OF THE WHATCOM CHIEF FERRY

UNTIL: 2:30 PM Tuesday, June 26, 2018

At which time and place the bids will be publicly opened and read aloud. All interested people are invited to be present. This bid is for the annual drydocking, repair, and maintenance of the Whatcom Chief Ferry and other related work as described in the bid documents.

A mandatory bidder's conference will be held on Thursday, June 7, 2018 at 11:00 AM on board the Whatcom Chief. Attendance is mandatory, and bids will not be considered from bidders who fail to attend the meeting.

Electronic copies of the bid documents are available at no charge in PDF format at http://www.co.whatcom.wa.us/Bids.aspx; see “Related Documents” at the bottom of the Bid Posting page to download. If you are unable to download the bid documents from the website, contact Purchasing at FN_purchasing@co.whatcom.wa.us (preferred), or phone (360) 778-5330.

Award will be made to the lowest and/or best bidder. Whatcom County reserves the right to reject any or all bids, and to waive any irregularities. Late submittals will not be considered.

Publication Dates: May 30 & June 6, 2018