All bid details (plans, special provisions, etc.), are located on the City of Woodinville's roster system, Public Purchase. More info below.

SCOPE OF WORK: This project provides for removal and replacement of shop siding and visible rot/water damage for the Public Works Maintenance Shop in Woodinville.  The Work includes demolition and removal of siding, and rotted material such as studs and drywall, installation of siding, studs, drywall, and vapor barrier, and painting to match existing. All Work shall be completed as shown on the plans or as directed by the City Engineer. It is the Contractor's responsibility to adequately review and understand the Scope of Work, facility locations, and all potential hazards and dangers associated with the Work.

The last date for questions/clarifications is October 4, 2024.

PRE-BID SITE WALK-THROUGH: An optional on-site walk-through is scheduled for October 3, 2024, at 8 am. Public Works Shop is located at 19900 144th AVE NE, Woodinville, WA 98072. If you plan on attending the site walk, please send a quick notice to Chista Kouretchian at Chistak@ci.woodinville.wa.us letting her know.

BUDGET: The current estimated budget is between $43,000 to $47,000.

BID PROPOSAL SUBMITTAL: All interested and registered Contractors must submit their bid proposal through the Public Purchase portal by 10 am (local time) on October 10th, 2024. Bid proposals received after the due date will not be accepted.  There will NOT be a physical public opening of bids.  Public Purchase allows for an electronically sealed bid system and as a result all bids must be uploaded in Public Purchase to be accepted. Thus, the public opening of bids will be done electronically on Public Purchase.

 (For instructions on how to get registered in Public Purchase go here: https://www.sharedprocurementportal.com/VendorRegistration . Note that it may take up to 24 hours for newly registered accounts. Registration is a 2-step process.  Step 1 is to register.  Step 2 occurs after you receive an activation email from Public Purchase. You will have to log back in, click on the “Tools” tab then, on the “Agencies” tab.  This will take you to the Agency search page. In the Agency name box type in “Agency Name”.  Leave the “new Agency since” box blank. Make sure Registration Status says “ALL”.  Click on “search”. This will bring up the Agency below. To the far right of it you will see “view” and “Register”.  Click on the “Register” link to complete the supplier registration with the Agencies. If you do not select “Woodinville” you will not appear to me as a registered vendor and you will not be able to access this ITB or download bid attachments).

Submitted bids shall be valid for at least sixty (60) calendar days after bid opening.

The City of Woodinville will not be liable for any costs associated by the Contractor in preparation of a bid/proposal or presentation in response to this ITB.

All proposals shall be accompanied by a bid deposit in the form of cashier’s check, certified check, postal money order, or a surety bond to the City of Woodinville in the amount of five percent (5%) of the total amount of the bid. An electronic copy of the bid deposit or bond must be submitted with the full proposal on Public Purchase, with the original bid deposit or bond either hand delivered to Woodinville City Hall or mailed to 17301 133rd Avenue NE, Woodinville, WA 98072, Attn: Chista Kouretchian – prior to bid closing. The original must be received by the City at Woodinville City Hall, addressed as directed herein, no later than October 14, 2024.

Bidder Protests shall be pursuant to RCW 39.04.105.

BASIS OF AWARD: The City will select and award the Contract to the lowest responsible and responsive bidder pursuant to RCW 39.04.350.  The Information for Bidders on page 3 of the Bid Proposal Form clearly identifies all items and forms that must be submitted with Contractor’s bid prior to the bid closing date.  Any items or forms missing upon bid opening may deem the Contractor as not responsible.

ESTIMATED QUANTITIES: The unit quantities shown in the Bid Proposal Form are best-estimates. The City does not warrant that the actual quantities of Work will correspond with those estimates. Payment will be made on the basis of actual quantities satisfactorily completed in accordance with the Contract requirements.

AGREEMENT FOR SERVICES: The Contractor selected for final award will be required to enter into a standard Public Works Contract substantially in the form of the draft contract attached with this ITB. The selected Contractor will have, or be able to obtain, a certificate of insurance as defined in the draft contract, with a policy endorsement which names the City of Woodinville as additional insured. The 5% retainage and 100% payment & performance bonding requirements will not be waived for this Contract.

PREVAILING WAGE: This Contract is subject to the requirements of Chapter 39.12 RCW, as it may be amended, relating to prevailing wages.  Prevailing rate shall be paid on public works and building service maintenance contracts. No worker, laborer or mechanic employed in the performance of any part of this Contract shall be paid less than the prevailing rate of wage as determined by the Industrial Statistician of the Department of Labor and Industries for the State of Washington.  The schedule of prevailing wage rates in King County for this Contract is available online at https://secure.lni.wa.gov/wagelookup/ and by this reference made a part of this contract as though fully set forth herein effective from the date of this ITB issuance. If the work is funded in part or in whole with Federal funds, Federal wage laws and regulations shall be applicable.  

Prior to making any payment under the awarded Contract, the City must receive an approved copy of the “Statement of Intent to Pay Prevailing Wages” from the Department of Labor and Industries.  It is the Contractor’s responsibility to obtain and file the Statement.  The Contractor shall be responsible for all filing fees. Each invoice shall include a signed statement that prevailing wages have been paid by the Contractor and all subcontractors. Following the final acceptance of the Work, Contractor shall submit an “Affidavit of Wages Paid” which must be certified by the Industrial Statistician of the Department of Labor and Industries.

In case any dispute arises as to what are the prevailing rates of wages for work of a similar nature and such dispute cannot be adjusted by the parties of interest, including labor and management representatives, the matter shall be referred for arbitration to the Director of the Department of Labor and Industries of the State and his/her decision therein shall be final and conclusive and binding on all parties involved in the dispute as provided for by RCW 39.12.060 as amended.

A NOTE about Prevailing Wages: An owner/operator does not need to pay themselves prevailing wages; HOWEVER, they do still need to pay their employees prevailing wages and file Intents and Affidavits with the Department of Labor and Industries. (See also WAC 296-127-026.)

SUBCONTRACTORS: A public works contractor must verify responsibility criteria for each first tier subcontractor, and a subcontractor of any tier that hires other subcontractors must verify responsibility criteria for each of its subcontractors. Verification shall include that each subcontractor, at the time of subcontract execution, meets the responsibility criteria listed in RCW 39.04.350(1) and possesses an electrical contractor license, if required by chapter 19.28 RCW, or an elevator contractor license, if required by chapter 70.87 RCW. This verification requirement, as well as the responsibility criteria, must be included in every public works contract and subcontract of every tier.  Each Contractor shall submit the names of such subcontractors (or name itself as performing the work) on a separate sheet of paper attached to and submitted with their bid proposal.  In the absence of such a list submitted with the bid proposal, the Contractor’s agreement and certification in this paragraph of no subcontracting in the three identified trades remains in force.

PUBLIC RECORDS ACT: All responses submitted become the property of the City and after bid opening may be subject to public disclosure under the Public Records Act, RCW 42.56. Within two business days of the bid opening on a public works projects subject to competitive bids, if a bidder requests copies of the bids, the City will provide copies of the bids received (see RCW 39.04.105). In that event, the City will allow at least two full business days after providing bidders with copies of all bids before executing a contract for the project.

Any information contained in the response that is exempt from public disclosure because it is proprietary, a trade secret or otherwise exempt must be clearly designated. Marking of the entire response or entire sections of the response as exempt will not be accepted or honored. The City will not honor designations by the bidder where pricing is marked proprietary.

TITLE VI NON-DISCRIMINATION COMPLIANCE: The City of Woodinville, 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.