NOTICE TO BIDDERS, HOOD CANAL COMMUNICATIONS, UNION, WASHINGTON Labor for Fiber Optic Engineering Services, Northern Hood Canal Fiber Extension, SEALED BIDS, will be received for engineering services to design a passive optical fiber optic network, pole engineering, permitting, construction prints and BOM, at Hood Canal Communications, located at 300 E Dalby Rd, Union, WA 98592, P.O. Box 249 Union, WA 98592 until 12:00 A.M. on June 2nd, 2022. Submitted bids will be opened publicly and read in the Hood Canal Communication’s conference room, immediately thereafter. Sealed bids received after the specific opening time will not be accepted.

BID ITEMS will include: Labor and necessary equipment to design a passive optical network, WSDOT and County permits, PUD Pole application, HOA permissions, BOM, fiber optic splice matrix and mapping/design must be able to be imported in Innovative Systems Mapkit. For bid documents go to www.hcc.net/projects. Email questions to  fiberbuilds@hoodcanal.net.   Q/A period will end May 26th, 2022.

ALL BID PROPOSALS must be submitted in pdf form to fiberbuilds@hoodcanal.net on or before the day and hour above mentioned.

The (Local Agency) in accordance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 78 Stat. 252,42 U.S.C 2000d to 2000-d4 and Title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, Department of Transportation, Subtitle A, Office of the Secretary, Part 21, nondiscrimination in federally assisted programs of the Department of Transportation issued Act, hereby notifies all bidders that it will affirmatively insure that in any contract entered into pursuant to this advertisement, disadvantage business enterprises will be afforded full 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 award. Hood Canal Communications assures that no person shall on the grounds of race, color, national origin, or sex, as provided by Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and related statues, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be otherwise subjected to discrimination under any Hood Canal Communications program or activity. For more information, please contact Hood Canal Communications. Hood Canal Communications reserves the right to accept or reject bids on each item separately or as a whole, to reject any or all bids. To waive informalities and to contract as to the best interest of Hood Canal Communications.